As is our want, AussieRulesBlog and companion attended the Docklands stadium last night to witness the return of live football for 2013.
What we hadn't counted on was the unforeseen effect of the carbon tax. Educated readers will recall that the carbon pricing scheme (it's only a tax to meatheads like Tony Abbott and Joe Hockey) puts a price on emitted carbon dioxide as an incentive for emitters to reduce their carbon emissions.
We hadn't factored in that fresh beer emits carbon dioxide in the form of effervescence. Clearly the good people who now own Carlton & United Breweries have done their patriotic duty and reported their beverages as carbon emitters. Well, that's how it seemed when we were charged $6.90 for about 300ml of nondescript beer in a dowdy plastic cup.
It was only in 2009 that we railed against the price of beer at the footy reaching the heady heights of $6.00.
There were plenty of rumblings in the crowd too about the price of food and drink. It's obviously not enough that we shell out our hard-earned cash to get to view the game. We're then charged exorbitant rates for the most rudimentary of food provided in an often desultory fashion.
It could make some sense if there were indications that the caterers had taken steps to provide a superior product with more consistency and in a more efficient fashion. Such is not the case though.
The same barely trained work experience caterers dispense the same inconsistently warmed fare from a menu that can hardly be described as enticing. The same disorganised chaos characterises all catering outlets at the MCG and Docklands. The caterers seem perpetually surprised by large crowds at blockbuster games and appear not to have progressed beyond 1960s vintage pie warmers.
Fair enough to charge us a premium price for a premium product, but we're paying that price for a decidedly INFERIOR product.
Saturday, February 16, 2013
Unexpected carbon tax effect
What we hadn't counted on was the unforeseen effect of the carbon tax. Educated readers will recall that the carbon pricing scheme (it's only a tax to meatheads like Tony Abbott and Joe Hockey) puts a price on emitted carbon dioxide as an incentive for emitters to reduce their carbon emissions.
We hadn't factored in that fresh beer emits carbon dioxide in the form of effervescence. Clearly the good people who now own Carlton & United Breweries have done their patriotic duty and reported their beverages as carbon emitters. Well, that's how it seemed when we were charged $6.90 for about 300ml of nondescript beer in a dowdy plastic cup.
It was only in 2009 that we railed against the price of beer at the footy reaching the heady heights of $6.00.
There were plenty of rumblings in the crowd too about the price of food and drink. It's obviously not enough that we shell out our hard-earned cash to get to view the game. We're then charged exorbitant rates for the most rudimentary of food provided in an often desultory fashion.
It could make some sense if there were indications that the caterers had taken steps to provide a superior product with more consistency and in a more efficient fashion. Such is not the case though.
The same barely trained work experience caterers dispense the same inconsistently warmed fare from a menu that can hardly be described as enticing. The same disorganised chaos characterises all catering outlets at the MCG and Docklands. The caterers seem perpetually surprised by large crowds at blockbuster games and appear not to have progressed beyond 1960s vintage pie warmers.
Fair enough to charge us a premium price for a premium product, but we're paying that price for a decidedly INFERIOR product.
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