Is the price of a World Series ticket worth the cost? Houstonians weigh in
Is the price of a World Series ticket worth the cost?
Houstonians weigh in on things they could buy with World Series ticket money.
HOUSTON - If you're planning to go to the game, tickets to the World Series aren't cheap. How much money will you need to get in the game? Well, just under $700 will get you in the door at Minute Maid Park for Game 6, but that isn't quite enough to buy you a seat. The $675 ticket is for standing room only.
What's keeping you from going to the game? “Prices” is what one guy told me and he’s not the only one.
“$675? That's crazy,” adds Houstonian Nick Muylle.
So, would you rather buy the standing room only tickets or a $629 Open Box 70-inch television?
”Probably the TV. It lasts longer,” smiles one Houston woman.
Would you buy the tickets or an Emporio Armani suit that’s on sale for $620?
“I would definitely buy the tickets. The Astros are phenomenal,” says Houstonian Kelley Hough.
Do you know how many things you can buy for $700?
The new iPhone 11 is $699. So would you buy the TV, the tickets or the iPhone?
“The iPhone. Why? Because this one’s pretty much on its last leg,” a Houston woman laughs as she shows me her current phone.
A whopping $655 could also get you nine credit hours at Lone Star College. I wonder how many light-rail train rides I could buy.
Let's see, carry the two, minus one…anywho would you fork over that much for a sporting event?
“In Wales we would pay that,” says Ian who’s visiting Houston from Wales. Then I asked him in my best British accent.
So $675 isn't too much for you?
“Not for a final no,” he answers as I realize I could use that $675 to buy a good a dialect coach, but what about this? You could buy three packs of men's cashmere socks, ornament tree box edition, in the Neiman Marcus Christmas catalog.
“For that? I don't think I see a reason to get it. I'm sorry,” laughs Houstonian Jose Arroyo.
Do the socks tempt you at all?
“Not really,” laughs Muylle.
So what about using the money for a gorgeous Oscar de la Renta evening gown that I found online?
“Well, then instead of the tickets, the wife comes first,” answers Hough before he sees the $14,000 price tag and hysterically laughs. “I did not see that actually. I’ll stick with the tickets”.