Raptors Season Ticket Holders Gifts

sauga_raptor · Post #61 » by **sauga_raptor** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 4:07 am

That's just cold, a bbq cover at the END of summer lol wow. You would think that they would try to keep their STH happy through these hard economic times.

McFurious1 · Post #62 » by **McFurious1** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 4:18 am

BBQ cover.... ya that makes a lot of sense.

dagger · Post #63 » by **dagger** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 4:19 am

I've gotten to the point where the gift doesn't impress me as much as 50 wins. If they deliver 50 wins, they can send me bupkis next year.

C_Money · Post #64 » by **C_Money** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 4:20 am

RiZ wrote:maybe u should just be happy that you are in a financial position that allows you to purchase season tickets and attend these raptor games...some of us on this board (me included) would love for the opportunity to have season tickets, heck in my case id just be happy to be able to go to at least one game this year. i dont mean to sound like im bashing u or anything but im just saying if i got a package sent to my house that was full of raptor tickets and gold bars i probably wouldnt even notice the gold (i kno its an over exaggeration but still..)

You don't have $20 for a crappy seat in the nosebleeds?

phd1969 · Post #65 » by **phd1969** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 4:20 am

That's beyond cheap! Although a bbq cover is not completely useless in the winter, I keep mine out all year.

Sikandar · Post #66 » by **Sikandar** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 4:57 am

Hindsight wrote:This year, in total, a crappy quality bbq cover.....and that's it!!!! No coupons or even or a letter. NOTHING!!!!

No food coupons either?! I wonder what the meeting was like when thinking about what to put in the package...

"Well team, we'll probably be losing a lot of business at our food concessions this year, with the poor economy and cheaper restaurants like Hoops and Subway at our doorstep now. Let's save some money by not printing food coupons this year. Now, what shall we include in our SSH package to reward the fans that renewed after a disappointing year and make a great impression on our first-year SSH?"

Everyone together: "BBQ COVERS!!!!"

"I think we have a winnerrr!"

No but seriously, I think the digital picture frames cost a lot for lower bowl SSH, so they had to go cheap on uppers. But still, it's like giving someone $5 for their birthday. You'd have been better off just getting them a nice card.

MEDIC · Post #67 » by **MEDIC** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 5:04 am

Maybe....just maybe, they were trying to buy you off with fluff in the past because of the crap product they were selling you. This year, they are confident that they have a good product & don't feel the need to compensate you with fluff.

This year, they are finally giving you the good product that you paid for. This is the first year that they sold you a good product. The first time they respected you as a customer.

You should feel respected as a customer...............not insulted, or ripped off.

Carlos Rogers · Post #68 » by **Carlos Rogers** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 5:09 am

Its called a Recession

Sikandar · Post #69 » by **Sikandar** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 5:12 am

MEDIC wrote:Maybe....just maybe, they were trying to buy you off with fluff in the past because of the crap product they were selling you. This year, they are confident that they have a good product & don't feel the need to compensate you with fluff.

This year, they are finally giving you the good product that you paid for. This is the first year that they sold you a good product. The first time they respected you as a customer.

You should feel respected as a customer...............not insulted, or ripped off.

Agreed, I'm not upset about it or anything, just found it random and kinda amusing. It's not really a cheap gift, worth about $40.. but they could've gotten everyone a Raptor-branded 16gb keychain USB drive for that much money, and I bet everyone would've loved them off.

Lucky26 · Post #70 » by **Lucky26** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 5:22 am

Worst gift EVER!

Paperclip · Post #71 » by **Paperclip** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 5:25 am

worst idea ever. The gift seems random to me.

Trax416 · Post #72 » by **Trax416** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 6:13 am

Carlos Rogers wrote:Its called a Recession

Sarcastic right? You watch to much American TV. What Canadians are in is barely a recession and it will be over in a couple months. Our Banking system is also stable and literally the best in the world (only one in the western world that did not collapse or have major problems). The recession we are in now, barely effects business's/companies like MLSE. Hence, the sold out Leaf exhibition games. Canadians get a lot of American TV, where the recession is bad, and think that what is happening to them means it's happening to us. What we are going through, is a happy day in the sun compared to them, because as much as our government may fail, it doesn't come close to sucking as bad as America's.

On to the actual topic.

Ya your SWAG sucks, but season ticket holders get tons of other events during the year held for them, and the prices did not go up this year. You are lucky you actually have season tickets in the renovated ACC, with a quality Raptor team for once. Maybe if we live up to expectations this year, next year they may toss something big at their loyal season ticket holders.

Boogie! · Post #73 » by **Boogie!** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 6:54 am

i thought this thread was gonna involve hip-hop.

SkywalkerAC · Post #74 » by **SkywalkerAC** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 7:03 am

I say you write an letter if you really want more swag, you'll probably get hooked up. i didn't even realize that season ticket holders got anything but a bbq cover is simply ridiculous, what percentage of bbqs would it even fit properly?

Pchu · Post #75 » by **Pchu** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 12:48 pm

I didn't even know what it is when I opened my STH package last night. Yep, this is probably the worst of them all. I guess they are really cutting cost, even though MLSE makes lots of money.

CarpetMan500 · Post #76 » by **CarpetMan500** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 12:55 pm

Trax416 wrote:
Carlos Rogers wrote:Its called a Recession

Sarcastic right? You watch to much American TV. What Canadians are in is barely a recession and it will be over in a couple months. Our Banking system is also stable and literally the best in the world (only one in the western world that did not collapse or have major problems). The recession we are in now, barely effects business's/companies like MLSE. Hence, the sold out Leaf exhibition games. Canadians get a lot of American TV, where the recession is bad, and think that what is happening to them means it's happening to us. What we are going through, is a happy day in the sun compared to them, because as much as our government may fail, it doesn't come close to sucking as bad as America's.

On to the actual topic.

Ya your SWAG sucks, but season ticket holders get tons of other events during the year held for them, and the prices did not go up this year. You are lucky you actually have season tickets in the renovated ACC, with a quality Raptor team for once. Maybe if we live up to expectations this year, next year they may toss something big at their loyal season ticket holders.

I'm not looking to derail this thread, but if you seriously believe that this recession missed Canada or that our banks are so infallible your wrong. You do realize that unemployment in Toronto is over 10% right? You also realize that the only reason those banks are healthy is because our government has bought over a 100 billion dollars worth of mortgage securities? Keep drinking the Kool Aid buddy.

Post #77 » by **CPT** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 1:00 pm

I seriously thought this thread was going to be about how our team doesn't have enough swagger.

I can't be the only one...

theonlyeastcoastrapsfan · Post #78 » by **theonlyeastcoastrapsfan** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 1:03 pm

CPT wrote:I seriously thought this thread was going to be about how our team doesn't have enough swagger.

I can't be the only one...

I was thinking along those lines as well, but more about some epic fail of some dude tying to look cool.

BurlRapFan · Post #79 » by **BurlRapFan** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 1:33 pm

Sikandar wrote:
Hindsight wrote:This year, in total, a crappy quality bbq cover.....and that's it!!!! No coupons or even or a letter. NOTHING!!!!

No food coupons either?! I wonder what the meeting was like when thinking about what to put in the package...

I totally agree that the BBQ cover is a crap "gift", but if you go back to the email announcement the team sent on September 1st in advance of the ticket packages going out, you will see the following:

NEW! SEASON SEAT HOLDER DISCOUNT CARD
We are excited to be introducing a new Season Seat Holder Discount Card designed exclusively for you. This card can be redeemed for a 15% discount on merchandise at CentreSports, $10.00 discounted parking at Brookfield Place and exclusive offers from our corporate partners. You will be receiving this card in a separate delivery from your season ticket package.

No idea if it might give us food discounts too, but there will be something coming, and one would hope the "thanks for renewing" letter will be in this separate package as well.

Sikandar · Post #80 » by **Sikandar** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 1:42 pm