Six quid for a bacon roll !!
Discussion
Ozzie Osmond said:
Greedy March is getting above himself when you look at the high entry ticket price, very expensive grandstands and then exorbitant food prices on top.
Except that it sold out this year, including the Friday.Greed, or supply and demand?
It's a great event and well worth the cost. 130,000 people agreed.
It's a bit sad to moan about the price of something you can avoid purchasing. If you don't want to pay the prices, bring your own.
Ozzie Osmond said:
tubbystu said:
"exclusive" GRRC
I abandoned GRRC this year. An extra £40 a head for a walk round the paddock (which you can see from outside anyway) and access to a slightly different food tent ain't worth it in my opinion. Woodcote grandstand is little different from Chicane. >>Goodwood Road Racing Company Limited was incorporated on 24 Mar 1949 and is located in West Sussex. The company's status is active, with a team of 10 directors. Goodwood Road Racing Company Limited is split between 3 shareholders. They have no known group companies. Goodwood Road Racing Company Limited have total assets of £3,822,458 plus total liabilities of £12,824,019. They owe £3,921,661 to creditors and are due £1,344,823 from trade debtors. Last year, they paid £-949,727 in tax and had £1,800,606 in cash reserves. According to their last financial report, the business made a gross profit of £4,904,082. Goodwood Road Racing Company Limited paid £3,896,310 in salaries and £3,000,000 in dividends last year. Their net worth is £1,105,974, and the value of their shareholders' interest is £1,107,024.<<
Now, GRRC Revival is possibly the greatest historic motorsport event in the World, but it is over commercialized and too expensive. Having been to every Revival since year.1, I gave up my membership four years ago as couldn't face the sheer numbers of people attending and for me the 'quality' of a 'real' event disappeared some years ago.
I would not want this to be a negative thread as there are many who have only recently lost their Revival virginity and many 10,000's of folk who would not be anywhere else come the 3rd weekend in September. However, £40 paddock entry is taking the piss, particularly when the majority of cars can be seen f.o.c elsewhere.
M3John said:
tubbystu said:
I know Goodwood personnel pop in here,
Now, it might well be estate organic bacon that you can identify and name the "donor" animal, but £6 for two rashers and a roll.
C'mon guys this is taking the pith.
I didn't partake. At least my doc will be pleased I suppose.
I'll see you your £6 and raise you to £25 for two breakfast's, two cups of coffee and a cup of tea. The price for food is a little on the punchy side if i'm honest. Now, it might well be estate organic bacon that you can identify and name the "donor" animal, but £6 for two rashers and a roll.
C'mon guys this is taking the pith.
I didn't partake. At least my doc will be pleased I suppose.
on the food front, next year go to madgewick corner to mrs miggins pie truck. absolutly cracking pie n mash n gravy for a couple o quid more than your bacon buttie.............and no queue.
I had an amazing weekend..... But agree that the pricing was breathtaking.
Four of us went today, we had sandwiches and water in the GRRC tent. £38. But our bacon rolls (near the Bonhams tent) were £4.50 and very good.
You could almost have a day without actually going in! There's so much on the outside - the pretax cars are superb.
I would find it hard to criticise - its unique and extraordinary. The entire package is delivered with great style and attention to detail.
Four of us went today, we had sandwiches and water in the GRRC tent. £38. But our bacon rolls (near the Bonhams tent) were £4.50 and very good.
You could almost have a day without actually going in! There's so much on the outside - the pretax cars are superb.
I would find it hard to criticise - its unique and extraordinary. The entire package is delivered with great style and attention to detail.
jamieandthemagic said:
M3John said:
tubbystu said:
I know Goodwood personnel pop in here,
Now, it might well be estate organic bacon that you can identify and name the "donor" animal, but £6 for two rashers and a roll.
C'mon guys this is taking the pith.
I didn't partake. At least my doc will be pleased I suppose.
I'll see you your £6 and raise you to £25 for two breakfast's, two cups of coffee and a cup of tea. The price for food is a little on the punchy side if i'm honest. Now, it might well be estate organic bacon that you can identify and name the "donor" animal, but £6 for two rashers and a roll.
C'mon guys this is taking the pith.
I didn't partake. At least my doc will be pleased I suppose.
on the food front, next year go to madgewick corner to mrs miggins pie truck. absolutly cracking pie n mash n gravy for a couple o quid more than your bacon buttie.............and no queue.
Pie & Mash should only ever be eaten with liquor. Double double for me. 
will_ said:
It's a bit sad to moan about the price of something you can avoid purchasing. If you don't want to pay the prices, bring your own.
Hope you had a nice time at the Olympics. No doubt you've got an answer for the highly reasonable approach to prohibiting use of Master Card. After all, you have a choice whether to go or not.Some of us know when we're being ripped off.
Ozzie Osmond said:
will_ said:
It's a bit sad to moan about the price of something you can avoid purchasing. If you don't want to pay the prices, bring your own.
Hope you had a nice time at the Olympics. No doubt you've got an answer for the highly reasonable approach to prohibiting use of Master Card. After all, you have a choice whether to go or not.Some of us know when we're being ripped off.
If an event sells out, arguably it's the opposite of a rip-off - it's too cheap if demand seriously outstrips supply.
I go every year with my wife and we always get there early and go and have a breakfast. I would never normally spend that sort of money on breakfast but it's become a bit of a treat for us, especially now we have young kids and rarely get time away from them. It did strike me as expensive when the price came up but in business terms it must be right because there was a queue of people for it.
The quality/price of food is the only thing that lets the Revival down IMO. If it was free entry, then by all means make your money on overpriced food. But when everyone is already paying £50 a ticket? And as has been said, if you are going to charge £6 for a bacon butty, at least have the decency to make it a good one.
And I also noticed the prices at the Veuve Clicquot tent which I thought were ridiculous. It looked like a PR/marketing stunt, so I would have thought if anything, prices might be cheaper than the high street, and not twice as much!
And I also noticed the prices at the Veuve Clicquot tent which I thought were ridiculous. It looked like a PR/marketing stunt, so I would have thought if anything, prices might be cheaper than the high street, and not twice as much!
Ozzie Osmond said:
will_ said:
It's a bit sad to moan about the price of something you can avoid purchasing. If you don't want to pay the prices, bring your own.
Hope you had a nice time at the Olympics. No doubt you've got an answer for the highly reasonable approach to prohibiting use of Master Card. After all, you have a choice whether to go or not.Some of us know when we're being ripped off.
Put it another way.
The Goodwood Events are a very successful business, and Lord March is a business man.
There were a multitude of catering outlets on the site, all selling (expensive) food.
Every year he has to subcontract to the people who come to the events and they have to make a profit.
Judging by the number of outlets I saw yesterday, he has no problems selling these pitches.
Why would he therefore think, "hang on, I think I might be charging a little too much for my food, I will reduce it, and also my profits."
He has been running these events for many years and the only way these prices will be reduced is if people stop buying from them, the vendors will not come back, and he will have empty food pitches.
This will never happen. Its like when BP or such like does not lower their prices when they can, everyone comes on here and says how bad they are and "lets boycott them" etc, but it will never happen, not unless you get everybody involved, and that will never happen. You may get a number of people complaining, but it is highly unlikely it will ever have the desired effect.
ETA... I am NOT defending LM, just looking at it how I would imagine he does.
The Goodwood Events are a very successful business, and Lord March is a business man.
There were a multitude of catering outlets on the site, all selling (expensive) food.
Every year he has to subcontract to the people who come to the events and they have to make a profit.
Judging by the number of outlets I saw yesterday, he has no problems selling these pitches.
Why would he therefore think, "hang on, I think I might be charging a little too much for my food, I will reduce it, and also my profits."
He has been running these events for many years and the only way these prices will be reduced is if people stop buying from them, the vendors will not come back, and he will have empty food pitches.
This will never happen. Its like when BP or such like does not lower their prices when they can, everyone comes on here and says how bad they are and "lets boycott them" etc, but it will never happen, not unless you get everybody involved, and that will never happen. You may get a number of people complaining, but it is highly unlikely it will ever have the desired effect.
ETA... I am NOT defending LM, just looking at it how I would imagine he does.
will_ said:
Indeed you do, hence not a "rip off" as it's entirely voluntary.
If an event sells out, arguably it's the opposite of a rip-off - it's too cheap if demand seriously outstrips supply.
Or they have underestimated demand.If an event sells out, arguably it's the opposite of a rip-off - it's too cheap if demand seriously outstrips supply.
Edited to add:
Things shouldn't, IMO, be priced to squeak the last pip out of every customer just to balance supply and demand. Sometimes there are more that want than can have. Changing it to only those that can afford can have, with something like GWR, would be an absolute crying shame.
However if they want to charge £10 for a bacon buttie, I don't care, but it has to be the best buttie on the planet. If it is, people will still buy it but they won't whinge.
An personal example of this is a couple of years ago there was cheese on toast for about £3 (IIRC) and it was worth every penny!!!
Edited by Crook on Monday 17th September 13:03
Crook said:
will_ said:
Indeed you do, hence not a "rip off" as it's entirely voluntary.
If an event sells out, arguably it's the opposite of a rip-off - it's too cheap if demand seriously outstrips supply.
Or they have underestimated demand.If an event sells out, arguably it's the opposite of a rip-off - it's too cheap if demand seriously outstrips supply.
I believe that Goodwood are obliged to limit the number of attendees in order to be able to hold their events?
ETA - with respect to your edit, in relation to the ticket price I agree. In relation to a bacon sandwhich, I cannot understand the moaning as it's entirely avoidable. Even if it were £100, or £1,000, there's no obigation to buy one and there is no restriction on taking your own food and drink anyway. I really don't see the problem.
Edited by will_ on Monday 17th September 13:06
longshot said:
£6 for a 2 rasher roll is disgusting tbh.
Just because you have a captive market doesn't mean it's ok to rip people off.
I wonder how they justify the expense and I wonder how much they would sell if they dropped they prices down to ridiculous instead of obscene?
Pack a lunch then, or buy a Tesco sandwich on the way....?!Just because you have a captive market doesn't mean it's ok to rip people off.
I wonder how they justify the expense and I wonder how much they would sell if they dropped they prices down to ridiculous instead of obscene?
I think the point that is being missed, and to be clear I am not complaining just commenting, (I bought 3 of the them ) is that it is a shame that it appears that some food things are excessively priced. Whether you have the option to take your own, whether you decide to have an egg roll instead, or whether you grin and bear it, £6 for a bacon sandwich is a bit of a rough deal for two slices of bacon when others are selling it more cheaply.
Which, yes, suggests that the punters didn't look to see what their options were but there you are.
) is that it is a shame that it appears that some food things are excessively priced. Whether you have the option to take your own, whether you decide to have an egg roll instead, or whether you grin and bear it, £6 for a bacon sandwich is a bit of a rough deal for two slices of bacon when others are selling it more cheaply.Which, yes, suggests that the punters didn't look to see what their options were but there you are.
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