£200 barrier breached

[rexclark]

I like how Russy makes fishing trips like these look so easy. Must make the day go quicker.

[jimmyk83]

But we're not talking about free bus passes for the over 60s, or free prescriptions for the unwaged. We're talking about capitalists encouraging custom by offering deals for the company's ultimate gain.

Can you grasp that concept?

[russycarps]

Liar

[Rufus Gwertigan]

hey, I've worn Hunters for the best part of 15 years...I live in the country, have (until last year) had dogs and needed wellies that I could wear every day. So shoot me

[bsolxiv]

I never take up BOGOF offers at the supermarket, on the basis that I shouldn't get something for nothing.

[abdoujaparov]

But we're not talking about free bus passes for the over 60s, or free prescriptions for the unwaged. We're talking about capitalists encouraging custom by offering deals for the company's ultimate gain.

Can you grasp that concept?

[russycarps]

are you saying he's bullshitting?

[bsolxiv]

yes, of course

but by accepting a student discount, you're getting something for nothing which was the stated objection to a discount for the unwaged....

[MJMilz14]

Of course something being value for money doesn't always mean something is affordable

Edited October 10, 2012 by MJMilz14

[rexclark]

so rexclark is wrong then...

I thought he was, just wanted to know where he was coming from (so to speak)

[Mardy]

Been thinking about this. Here's what i reckon I'd do,

a tenner extra on 120,000 tickets

a 33% discount for unwaged (17500 places)

Does the maths work? Or have I got that arse about face?

[russycarps]

Been thinking about this. Here's what i reckon I'd do,

a tenner extra on 120,000 tickets

a 33% discount for unwaged (17500 places)

Does the maths work? Or have I got that arse about face?

Edited October 10, 2012 by russycarps

[gizmoman]

Been thinking about this. Here's what i reckon I'd do,

a tenner extra on 120,000 tickets

a 33% discount for unwaged (17500 places)

Does the maths work? Or have I got that arse about face?

[Mardy]

because we live in a society and value everybody equally.

[Jie Bie]

Been thinking about this. Here's what i reckon I'd do,

a tenner extra on 120,000 tickets

a 33% discount for unwaged (17500 places)

Does the maths work? Or have I got that arse about face?

[Mardy]

There were only 137,500 "standard" tickets on sale on Sunday. The total revenue from selling 137,500 tickets at £205 is just over £28millon.

If you wanted to offer £135 tickets for one category of people (e.g. unwaged) and were prepared to do it via increasing the standard ticket price to £215 and you wanted to keep revenues the same then you could offer 120,000 tickets at £215 and 17500 at £135.

There would actually be a shortfall of £25k with that split - and as See would undoubtedly charge a bit extra for every "proof of unwaged status" they had to process I would expect that in the end the split would end up being a bit lower.

[TheParkAfterDark]

Absolutley true, but then again £200 spread over a year is what? Just short of £20 a month.

Less than what I reckon would be the average price of a night out once a month for a year.

People are always asking me how I afford to go to all the gigs and festivals I go too, when I'm currently only earning minimum wage. The people who ask, and then moan that they can't afford to do the same, are very often people who will go out drinking 3 or 4 times a month and comfortably spend £30, £40.... sometimes £50 plus on a night out. I chose to give a couple of those nights a miss, save my cash and do the two things I love doing, one of which is going to gigs and festivals (the other is going to the football).

It's all about prioritizing... sure it's not easy to stump up £200 plus, but if you want to go badly enough, maybe you might give a few other things that aren't quite so important to you a miss and save the cash for Worthy Farm

[The Nal]

Hooray, it nearly works! vote Mardy for Chancellor!

[Mardy]

Are we subsidising their booze, fags and mags too?

[russycarps]

The maths might work but the concept doesn't, why should the 120,000 (some of whom will be struggling to afford a ticket) pay an extra tenner to subsidise the unwaged (some of whom will be genuine and some just workshy)?

Edited October 10, 2012 by russycarps

[efcfanwirral]

The maths might work but the concept doesn't, why should the 120,000 (some of whom will be struggling to afford a ticket) pay an extra tenner to subsidise the unwaged (some of whom will be genuine and some just workshy)?

Edited October 10, 2012 by efcfanwirral

[Filthy]

Are your 4 mates employed Russy? If so raising the standard price by another tenner takes them further out of their acceptable price range.

[russycarps]

While i'm not against the idea in principle, but the only way to work it would be to assign "unemployed" status to a reg number BEFORE ticket day, and give those who are unemployed the OPTION to buy a ticket on a discount (less deposit in October, leading to cheaper ticket in April if of course they can provide proof they are still not working!). Forgetting admin costs etc

I'm not up for 17,500 tickets being set aside for one group just to be inclusive, making it harder in general for people to get tickets...

[russycarps]

Are your 4 mates employed Russy? If so raising the standard price by another tenner takes them further out of their acceptable price range.

[Filthy]

Self employed.....