Date: November 17, 2024, 11:39h.
Updated: November 17, 2024, 11:39h.
If you happen to be in a VIP box at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, it’s advisable to head to the nearest concession stand and grab a full pizza with pepperoni for $40, instead of $300.
While observing the UNLV Rebels defeat the San Diego State Aztecs 41-20 on Saturday night, professional sports bettor Bill “Krackman” Krackomberger, based in Las Vegas, shared in a tweet the next day that a friend of his discovered the high cost of food ordered to a VIP box at Allegiant Stadium.
“Never anticipated the hefty price for this meal,” Krackomberger captioned the photos of the pizza, wings, and the receipt. “They treat the luxury suite guests like they are in a club with bottle service.”
The breakdown for the food, delivered to the box by Krystal H., was as follows
- $300 for pepperoni pizza pie (at $50 per slice when tax and fees are included)
- $190 for chicken tenders
- $112 for an “administrative charge”
- $50.48 for sales tax
And that was before a tip!
According to the receipt, the 23% administrative charge “is not a tip or gratuity and is not distributed to service employees.”
Twitter erupted with reactions. Three hours after Krackman’s tweet, it amassed a steadily growing 575K views and a slew of angry comments.
“Unbelievable, disgraceful,” commented @RadekBob.
Added @Onemanwolfepack: “Isn’t the point of a box that it comes with free food and drinks (usually alcoholic beverages even)? At least from my experiences.”
“The grift is that if you blink at the price, everyone knows you’re not a real baller,” remarked @ProximalAI. “$653 is the cost of maintaining the illusion.”
Added @USA4DT24: “That’s why Mark Davis’ net worth has tripled since moving the Raiders and building that stadium, cause it sure as hell has nothing to do with the team,” added
“If this isn’t an example of what’s wrong with Vegas right now then give me a better example of what is,” commented @DaveHarris87606.
Added @vegas_visual: “The cherry on top is that the facility where this took place is heavily subsidized by the public for the benefit of a billionaire owner and dozens of millionaire employees.”
“I don’t know what the answer to fix this is, but if you are going to hit me with a service charge, I’m not going to tip,” commented @LoanNinja. “I know how unpopular a statement that is. But, in order to get behaviors changed by management, the front line people are going to have to bear some of the short.”
We’ll close with our favorite comment so far, from: @hoops_scout11: “Burnt crust. That’s at least a $200 refund.”