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Post by Lump on Jun 6, 2010 7:09:37 GMT -8
yeah, if anyone's interested next year look for the guy on the very left standing, the very right standing, and the guy kneeling. they were the ones serving the omelettes and coffee. they make delicious food, are super nice and funny guys, and are helping a good cause. and if anyone's wondering, i'm the guy who seems like he somehow snuck into this picture, the only one that's not in a pair.
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Post by foldered on Jun 16, 2010 14:23:37 GMT -8
Did they have anything other than omelettes? I don't eat eggs, but would like to support this sooner than anything inside the venue.
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Post by Lump on Jun 16, 2010 16:54:56 GMT -8
They had bread and coffee. That was about it though. They might have more next year.
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Post by stamper on Jul 5, 2010 6:28:18 GMT -8
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Post by Pea on Jul 5, 2010 11:48:21 GMT -8
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Post by Horned Gramma on Jul 6, 2010 10:40:55 GMT -8
A bunch of LiveNation fucks swarmed on this campsite that was selling breakfast food for 'donations' that we found ourselves in at like 6:00am on Sunday morning. They not only shut them down, but kicked them out of the festival. They cited health code violations, which in retrospect makes pretty good sense, but I don't feel like it requires seven yellowshirts piled into one golf cart to hand down that verdict.
In case I haven't said it lately: Fuck LiveNation in the ear.
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Post by Pea on Jul 6, 2010 12:42:21 GMT -8
The breakfast burrito guys with the GIANT refrigerated truck were selling food all morning and night until the last day of the festival, and they were right next to one of the main walking paths too. How the hell did they not get shut down immediately?
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Post by Horned Gramma on Jul 6, 2010 12:49:21 GMT -8
The guys that got shut down were less than 100 yards up the path from the guy selling breakfast burritos out of the back of that big moving truck. I couldn't figure it out. My only guess is that he either managed to get some kind of permit (not likely) or that he was giving the LiveNation fuckers a cut (more likely).
Also, I wonder why there was no Denny's/Chili's/whatever on location near the general store this year?
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Post by know ID yuh on Jul 7, 2010 18:35:11 GMT -8
Maybe the dudes who got shut down really were breaking health code? I saw a giant Pita Pit RV, which I assume was selling Pitas, but I'm sure they've done this many places, and follow the health code. A couple hippies trying to make a buck are probably less conscious of this.
The article posted above illustrates this. Some people got sick, and the festival takes a hit for it in the public eye.
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Post by Lump on Jul 8, 2010 5:20:45 GMT -8
Yeah, it must be the health code thing. The guys I mentioned above never had any problems with any authority figures. They were very sanitary when it came to their food preparation. And they knew what they were doing cooking-wise.
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Post by Horned Gramma on Jul 8, 2010 6:34:06 GMT -8
Somehow I feel like the tweekers and alcoholics they hire for campground security might not be qualified to determine what constitutes a health code violation, but if so I'm sure glad the guy in the stinky old bear suit never got around to making me a breakfast burrito.
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Post by know ID yuh on Jul 8, 2010 12:59:58 GMT -8
Hyphothetically speaking, a couple festival goers buy breakfast burritos Saturday morning, then then get sick later that night. Hypothetically, they go to the medical area for help. Throughout the night, more people hit the medical area with symptoms of salmonella. Upon questioning, it is determined they each ate at the same spot. The head of security rounds up some thugs, heads over, and kicks them out.
In other words, don't eat the fish.
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Post by dubdog on Sept 14, 2010 16:25:47 GMT -8
Posted this in the "merch store" thread, but thought I may as well do the same here.
So, after it was determined that Sasquatch employees at the merch store at the festival frauded my cousin's credit card (credit card company had absolutely no doubt in their mind that it was Sasquatch employees), I went ahead and emailed Sasquatch support to see what they had to say. No reply. As someone who has worked at a financial institution (specifically in the fraud department), I can tell you that this is really bad form. Any company being accused of having sketchy employees (you can guarantee they do not do background/criminal checks on employees) would want to get to the bottom of it IMMEDIATELY and would want to apologize to the customer, not Sasquatch.
I also emailed them about some better food options, giving them actual people to contact that could vastly improve the food quality, again, no answer.
Along with that email I gave them a specific plan on how to vastly reduce the amount of garbage at the festival...again, they could not be bothered to reply with anything.
Overall, this is a festival that wants to look like they are allowing their customers to be interactive and proactive with them, but it is all just smoke and mirrors (along with their "Green Agenda").
Last year I pretty much forced them to listen to me as the camping was atrocious in 2009 and nowhere near the quality it should have been at (namely showers). In 2010, they stepped up to the plate and brought in more showers to VIP and they actually worked and most people were happy (but not before I literally had to spend hours on the phone with them). Unless you literally email them everyday and keep on them, they will simply ignore you. Not really a great feeling when you are giving them feedback/suggestions on how to improve the overall quality of the festival.
Smoke and mirrors people, smoke and mirrors.
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Post by Pea on Sept 14, 2010 18:09:21 GMT -8
don't go next year, problem solved!
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Post by fairowen on Sept 14, 2010 22:56:54 GMT -8
Really man get over it. No one wants to hear you complain about sasquatch and it is no worse than the other large festivals that are the same size. Live Nation takes care of most of the parts of the festival you are complaining about, so if it is that big of a deal talk to them.
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Post by Horned Gramma on Sept 15, 2010 7:06:05 GMT -8
Dubdog loves to hear his brain rattle. No wonder he was willing to spend hours on the phone with LiveNation.
Guess what dude, they're in it for the money. They don't give a shit about smoke, mirrors, or whether or not you smell pretty at Sasquatch.
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Post by Lump on Sept 15, 2010 17:32:15 GMT -8
Posted this in the "merch store" thread, but thought I may as well do the same here. So, after it was determined that Sasquatch employees at the merch store at the festival frauded my cousin's credit card (credit card company had absolutely no doubt in their mind that it was Sasquatch employees), I went ahead and emailed Sasquatch support to see what they had to say. No reply. As someone who has worked at a financial institution (specifically in the fraud department), I can tell you that this is really bad form. Any company being accused of having sketchy employees (you can guarantee they do not do background/criminal checks on employees) would want to get to the bottom of it IMMEDIATELY and would want to apologize to the customer, not Sasquatch. I also emailed them about some better food options, giving them actual people to contact that could vastly improve the food quality, again, no answer. Along with that email I gave them a specific plan on how to vastly reduce the amount of garbage at the festival...again, they could not be bothered to reply with anything. Overall, this is a festival that wants to look like they are allowing their customers to be interactive and proactive with them, but it is all just smoke and mirrors (along with their "Green Agenda"). Last year I pretty much forced them to listen to me as the camping was atrocious in 2009 and nowhere near the quality it should have been at (namely showers). In 2010, they stepped up to the plate and brought in more showers to VIP and they actually worked and most people were happy (but not before I literally had to spend hours on the phone with them). Unless you literally email them everyday and keep on them, they will simply ignore you. Not really a great feeling when you are giving them feedback/suggestions on how to improve the overall quality of the festival. Smoke and mirrors people, smoke and mirrors. So I'm taking a venue management class and representatives from Ticketmaster came to talk about their merger with Live Nation and said that Live Nation is very "customer oriented" and then I thought of these forums on this board and thought to myself "REALLY?!" Also, if anybody wants to know why Ticketmaster has such high convenience charges (according to them anyway), straight from the Atlanta and Charlotte reps mouths: They are "client oriented" and the convenience charges are usually the work of the venues wanting the rebate that Ticketmaster will give them from the high convenience charges. Some venues though will have lower charges because they will even forgo the rebate just so they don't have to charge crazy convenience charges. Food for thought.
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Post by know ID yuh on Sept 15, 2010 21:49:36 GMT -8
Well now we have something to talk about.
A ticketmaster rebate is a no brainer. They have the online ticket ordering mastered, thus their name, and they make a lot of money because of this. Them using this "rebate" as an excuse to blame their high service fees on their clients is a joke. How much do you think the venues are making off each ticket sold through ticketmaster? A dollar?
I understand business, and I know it takes money (and risk) to make money. They are charging a convenience fee, which is just that, convenient. Sometimes I would rather pay the convenience charge than go out of my way to get to the venue to save a couple bucks. Therefore, I don't find ticketmaster the devil that many do.
However, these ticketmaster reps are paid actors trying to make the company they work for sound friendly, instead of greedy. For example,
The Avett Brothers recently played a charity show at the Crystal Ballroom in Portland. $50 was the fee, a large portion going to charity. The venue charges a $1 ticket fee, so they keep that. If you want to order through ticketmaster, you pay an extra $10, plus a $3 delivery fee. So where does that extra $10 per ticket go? Charity? Fuck no.
I would have loved to be in that class. My first question would have been, "so how do you explain your affiliation with Ticketsnow, a scalper site you support, who routinely charges triple the cost of hot tickets?" They give tickets to this site, with the understanding that they receive a large portion of the profit. Does anyone remember the Bruce Springsteen show a while back when all tickets were given to Ticketsnow, leading to a basic recall because the Boss told them to fuck off?
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Post by dubdog on Sept 16, 2010 15:49:44 GMT -8
hornedgramma - if you used showers at the festival at all this last year or were in VIP camping, your welcome.
Also, thank you for letting me know they are in it for the money. As someone who has been in an innovative marketing role for the past 5 years, I think I have a little understanding of how business works. The fact that they are ignoring suggestions to improve the festival (food, camping, garbage) doesnt make it right. Is it a great festival? Yes. Could it be better? Of course.
Any company that ignores its customers (especially when that customer is attempting to improve the overall product and also ensure customers reap those benefits, similar to how everyone reaped the benefits of me consulting with the camping manager last year to get better facilities) is....well...either incredibly cocky (thinking they know everything), or stupid.
I guess if we did it your way...it would go something like this "lets not try to improve things, instead, lets mock the people that are trying to take a proactive approach to make the experience better for everyone. I mean, the reality is, they are a big company, they do what they want. Anyone that attempts to improve my beloved, perfect festival must be mocked".
Or put another way, "i am too lazy to contribute anything"
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Post by Pea on Sept 16, 2010 15:57:31 GMT -8
the reality is, they are a big company, they do what they want. the reality is, they are a big company, they do what they want. the reality is, they are a big company, they do what they want. the reality is, they are a big company, they do what they want. the reality is, they are a big company, they do what they want.
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