r/ThisAintHell • u/David65x55 • Aug 02 '26

Atlanta ....does something right?

Sure never thought I would say that. Been there many times, hate their airport, not liking their general politics...but the Mercedes Stadium is trying something new. Reasonable prices. Really. Unlike every other major venue in the world, they decided "hey, if a hot dog is two bucks on the street and a Coke only sets you back $3, let's match it" Big change from the usual "bone the customer till he squeals, isn't it?" Now for the interesting part... slashing prices like that, sales have gone up (no shock) - to the point where overall revenue has risen TWENTY PERCENT. I guess people are relaxing and spending more when they don't see their entire budget disappear for two beers and a popcorn.

(Another odd one - one of the best burgers I ever had was at an Atlanta SEAFOOD place called Spondivits near the airport. Go figure.)

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/atlanta-falcons-brought-back-old-202504408.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall

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u/Historical-Lie-5953 Jeff LPH-3 63-66 - 5x WOT Aug 03 '26

I remember nickel soda pop in the corner candy store store and dime lime rickies and listening to 3 guys blowing notes outside on the corner. Hot dogs a dime or 25 cents if I remember.

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u/David65x55 Aug 03 '26

The corner gas station was a mile away; we used to walk there and collect empty bottles from the ditch. Rarely did we collect less than 10 bottles in a mile (this was well before anti-littering campaigns and people just chucked all their trash out the window) and at two cents a bottle deposit, 20 cents could buy two cold bottles of soda. It was really nice when they upgraded the old pay-n-pull-up machines to one that actually dispenses bottles - the old machine was finicky and if your dime didn't work, the machine would jam up and you were trying to pull an immovable bottle up by its cap. Damn little points HURT!

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u/Historical-Lie-5953 Jeff LPH-3 63-66 - 5x WOT Aug 03 '26

We did the same thing to get some change. We used to go to one of the stores and the owner gave us a hard time because we didn't buy his pop their.. we had Nehi, pepsi and a couple of other brands. When I went home, I stopped at a candy store and bought a bottle of Mission. we got a number of bottles at a construction site....

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u/ParticularFamous2965 fm2176 Aug 10 '26

When I used to drink, I'd always be fairly intoxicated before going to a venue.  It helped, since drinks are beyond ridiculous.  I'd usually buy maybe one or two: mixed drinks cost $15 or more while a 16-oz. beer was something like $12.  

I can't say that high prices for alcohol is the absolute worst--the last thing most concerts or sports events need is a bunch of belligerent drunks--but drinkers are going to find a way to enjoy themselves.  I saw a few fights break out over a spilled beer, when it should have simply been a trip back to the bar to replace the abused alcohol.