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Olympic ticket prices

  • 21-05-2012 10:03pm
    #1
    Sappa
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 885 ✭✭✭


    Here's a good idea in the UK,for the olympics the prices for kids tickets are to be reflected by there age.
    For a 4 yr old it's 4 quid and eight yr old it's 8 and it's capped at a tenner for certain events.
    Do you think it would work for sporting events here and encourage parents to bring the kids along to get them involved with sport if the price is fair,surely that's a good thing.


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  • #2
    Pushtrak
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,640 ✭✭✭Pushtrak


    What is the story at the moment? Do the tickets sell out? If so, no alteration is needed.


  • #3
    Fromthetrees
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,846 ✭✭✭Fromthetrees


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmcA9LIIXWw


  • #4
    Naomi00
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 670 ✭✭✭Naomi00


    I think kids tickets are free or about €5 for rugby matches here, dunno about everything else.
    Same thing really.


  • #5
    RichieC
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,333 ✭✭✭RichieC


    It's going to be the bomb!


  • #6
    Jammy Donut
    Closed Accounts Posts: 606 ✭✭✭Jammy Donut


    And how are they gonna actually know their age?


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  • #7
    summerskin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,760 ✭✭✭summerskin


    Sappa wrote: »
    Here's a good idea in the UK,for the olympics the prices for kids tickets are to be reflected by there age.
    For a 4 yr old it's 4 quid and eight yr old it's 8 and it's capped at a tenner for certain events.
    Do you think it would work for sporting events here and encourage parents to bring the kids along to get them involved with sport if the price is fair,surely that's a good thing.

    I want you to run my business!!! It would be awesome, and kids would love it and so would their parents and everything would just be so great!!!


    And then we'd go bust.


  • #8
    Corruptedmorals
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,194 ✭✭✭Corruptedmorals


    They are generally cheap enough here, no? Not the fairest of comparisons as Olympic ticket adult prices are mad, artistic gymnastics ones are all over £200 and I would imagine all the other popular spectator sports are commanding the same prices or higher.


  • #9
    Pherekydes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,191 ✭✭✭✭Pherekydes


    Jammy Donut wrote: »
    And how are they gonna actually know their age?

    "Hmmm, your sons are very tall for their age, sir."


  • #10
    El Weirdo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,647 ✭✭✭✭El Weirdo


    Jammy Donut wrote: »
    And how are they gonna actually know their age?
    Cut 'em in half and count the rings.


  • #11
    namloc1980
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,330 ✭✭✭✭namloc1980


    Sappa wrote: »
    Here's a good idea in the UK,for the olympics the prices for kids tickets are to be reflected by there age.
    For a 4 yr old it's 4 quid and eight yr old it's 8 and it's capped at a tenner for certain events.
    Do you think it would work for sporting events here and encourage parents to bring the kids along to get them involved with sport if the price is fair,surely that's a good thing.

    This is only for certain limited sessions at the Olympics. Most sessions and nearly all medal finals kids pay full price.


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  • #12
    Run_to_da_hills
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,009 ✭✭✭✭Run_to_da_hills


    RichieC wrote: »
    It's going to be the bomb!

    There's enough going around CT sites about that.


  • #13
    Deus Ex Machina
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,556 ✭✭✭Deus Ex Machina


    There's something a little bit wanky about everybody I know who keeps going on about the Olympic tickets they've ordered....

    Are ye a wanker boyo?


  • #14
    starbelgrade
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,739 ✭✭✭✭starbelgrade


    The Olympics are gay.


  • #15
    Shryke
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,199 ✭✭✭Shryke


    The gymnastics always hypnotises me. I watch it for ages.


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