Only one spot to get raspberry and they run out by half time. Longest line I've ever seen. I waited 40 minutes and got up front just to find out it's just vanilla. I'm ready to go full Karen on them. Is there a manager I can talk to?
Iowa concessions embarrassing
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Perhaps a scathing Yelp review is in order.
There were only two regular concessions open. My wife and daughter were in line from the 6 min mark in the first half and came back at the under 8 min TO. after finally giving up.
The problem is that I think they are having a hard time finding workers like we saw at ISU.
The problem is that I think they are having a hard time finding workers like we saw at ISU.
Lack of workers and supply chain issues. Get used to it.
Oh and the price of your ice cream is probably gonna go up too.
What do you expect when they avg 50 fans a game?
Ppl like chis voted for this.
It's more than that. They were even begging for workers to clean the arena after. The money isn't great but they have never had these issues.
Minimum wage workers think they're worth more than they are. Most will be permanently unemployed in the next decade or so
Semi-related...but at the first Iowa wrestling meet of the year a week ago, with a pretty close to full house, the ice cream lines were ridiculous. If you can't staff it, turn it over to someone who can.
This is a chronic problem and I suspect that they are missing 50%, or more, of their potential sales with such long lines, etc. How hard can it be to set up and staff ice cream stands?
or go full shaneekwa or latoya laquisha
Although I was annoyed, you should've been able to sense a little bit of humor in my post...
We got in line about 5:20 (actual time) and took about 15 minutes to get through. Very hard working older gentleman working apologized and my son thanked him for working. Guy said they can’t find any help at all to man the stands and was already breathing heavy.
Yes and if the reality show orange clown was still around it would be lots worse.
I beg to differ but at least your precious little feelings don't get hurt anymore.
Because you are an idiot. Carry on.
That's kind of what I was thinking! The real question is: how are the beer lines?
Seems to me the ice cream issue has been going on for years (decades?). If they wanted to fix it, they surely would have by now. Just more of the usual "We Love Our Fans" BS.
So this line sounds only half as long as the men's bathroom lines under the East stands at Kinnick. I'm thinking of starting my own red plastic cup concession next football season.
Marcus Wilson, Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director, Event Management & Sport Administration
Administration. 319-335-9247, marcus-m-wilson@uiowa.edu
University of Iowa Hawkeyes – Official Athletics Website
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Quite the interesting bio...I'm just not sure if being a lawyer and former NCAA compliance guy qualifies him to manage the flow of consumers in an ice cream line lol
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Hey I was in line so I know what we’re all bitching about. But if they can’t find people to work, they can’t find people. And if people want $20/hour to do it so there’s enough staff to handle the demand, guess what that $18 soda and popcorn combo is gonna cost then….
That $18 price tag never had anything to do with the cost of providing the product which probably amounts to around 50 cents and that's being generous.
Wow nothing ever changes in Iowa, does it. Is that 70's rock still playing over the PA as you wait?
My daughter and I went to the Iowa basketball game a few weeks ago on a Friday night. They had Three total concession stands open and we went to get a hotdog with 13 minutes left in the first half. We got back to our seat at the end of halftime
I was at the game and just told my kids prior we would not do any concessions as we would miss half the game. That worked great. It appeared to be a slow moving debacle in the lines. They are missing out on making big chunks of money by not selling more beer/ice cream. I can’t figure out why the University could not pay other groups(students) good amounts of money to run a concession stand. It would still be very profitable. Make it too hard to pass up for students(like $200/game).
A lot of places are having trouble with help and supply. Look at Iowa State letting fans bring treats in to the stadium. The lost revenue is nothing to sneeze at. So, have to assume they are doing the best they can in this weird environment.
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