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I don't really blame people. The ticket prices rose again this year by 14.5%, which results in consecutive years in which a double digit price increase has occured. That's for a team that didn't make the playoffs last year. For the average person in San Diego who has mortgage payments, car payments, insurance, food, gas, $500 cell phone bills, child support; its tough to take you and your family to a game at $79 a pop. Even for one person, $79 for to watch one game plus $20+ parking, $8 beers, and $5 hot dogs makes it a really pricey experience to watch a game.
I completely agree on that with you CJM.
When I first got my season tickets back for 03-04 season, Plaza season tickets were only $490. Not bad. They were $490 again the following season in which we went to the playoffs. Then, they sky rocketd to $570 last season. This season they're $620.
Not to mention that in a span of 4 seasons, parking went from $10 to $20.
As for me, I'm not a baller. I don't make lots of money. I have a somewhat stable job, kinda not really, but it brings in enough money to take care of the bills, buy the needs, and get by. But I save money for my season tickets. The payment plan helps as well.
It was my bad to say that some fans are being cheap, but if people aren't down enough to drop the loot to go to the games, and other investors in the Chargers got to bail us out like Sycuan, then the Chargers may be really packin' their bags to LA.
If kids these days can shell out $300 and then some for shoes, then why not for season tickets?
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