Comments on: [Help Wanted] Seattle Qwest Stadium Beer Cups

By: Dan Meyer

Dan Meyer — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 20:24:02 +0000

Nope. Reckon I didn’t move fast enough on this one.

By: Sammie

Sammie — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 19:11:54 +0000

Did anyone help you out with a photo?

By: Lee Trampleasure

Lee Trampleasure — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 14:00:01 +0000

PS. Even though they fixed the problem, it would still be great to have the photo of the cups. Students could still calculate the size of them.

By: Lee Trampleasure

Lee Trampleasure — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 13:56:22 +0000

It’s not a “spin,” it’s the truth. The article states that the “small” cups were mis-ordered, and were actually the “large” size. So, while one might argue that the price of beer at stadiums means you’re getting ripped off regardless of size, they DID UPSIZE the small, not DOWNSIZE the large. People who purchased the smalls were getting a deal. If the “large” cups were actually the “small” volume, then they would have been ripping off the purchasers of the large drinks.

By: Ed Hitchcock

Ed Hitchcock — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 00:04:43 +0000

I was at a restaurant this summer that pulled that. My “large” beer was a tall thin 400mL glass, and cost 2 euros more than my wife’s “medium”, which was a short squat 400mL glass.
I tried complaining, but the unhelpful waiter shrugged and said that’s what their glasses are. The fact that the restaurant was in Florence and I live in Toronto makes it a moot point to say “I’m never going THERE again!”

By: Dan Meyer

Dan Meyer — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 14:54:42 +0000

@Lee, yeah, good call. Amended above. @Gilbert, I'm riding a hot streak right now with corporate lackeys helping me out with information, but asking someone with Qwest to provide me with measurements of two cups which are currently a source of controversy in the sporting world seems unlikely. Or at least beyond my powers of persuasion.

By: Gilbert Bernstein

Gilbert Bernstein — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 07:49:42 +0000

Has anyone tried contacting them? Maybe they could be persuaded to provide some of the cups if we told them it was for education.

I’m not that much of a sports fan, so I’m not planning on going to the stadium any time soon… but I could probably take a quick trip down to fetch and/or photograph any materials they’d be willing to provide.

By: Lee Trampleasure

Lee Trampleasure — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 03:18:37 +0000

Taller = more, right???

[Right on. Amended above. –dm]

By: Dan Meyer

Dan Meyer — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:46:58 +0000

Sonuva …

By: Eric M.

Eric M. — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:23:37 +0000

As a result of the YouTube video, the stadium has already adjusted their pricing: http://www.king5.com/home/Seahawks-to-serve-large-beers-only-in-wake-of-Beergate-scandal-113116169.html