Beer Tokens

[worthyraver]

I have just received an email from Rockness if I fill in a questionnaire I may win £100 of beer tokens for the festival. I thought Rockness had no truck with the evil that is beer tokens and it was cash at the bar.

ARRGGHHHHHHHHHH

Of course if I win 100 of the feckers then I will love them

[coma girl]

I did that survey too. I can't decide if I like beer tokens or not, I can see some good and bad points to them.

[rexclark]

Pretty certain it's not beer tokens. They did it one year and IMO it didn't really work.

[mattrik3]

I quite like beer tokens! Ok its a pain to have to go to a ticket booth for tokens and then a bar but at the likes of T i usually buy 40/50 quids worth at a time and then i dont have to worry about faffing around with money at the bar and having loads of change in my pocket that WILL fall out and get lost at some point during the day!

[rachbon]

it's been cash bars the past few yers. i hope it's not tokens this year.

[rexclark]

I quite like beer tokens! Ok its a pain to have to go to a ticket booth for tokens and then a bar but at the likes of T i usually buy 40/50 quids worth at a time and then i dont have to worry about faffing around with money at the bar and having loads of change in my pocket that WILL fall out and get lost at some point during the day!

[Paul ™]

No they can be used at TITP for the weekend

[rexclark]

No they can be used at TITP for the weekend

[Kyelo]

Personally I'd like neither cash or tokens, hows about a prepaid swipe card bit like London's Oyster card? Could pre order months in advance then be registered and topped up online. Also if you lose the card at the festival, there could be some stalls where the card can be cancelled and you given a replacement with the same money on it(just hope nobody has found the old one and spent it haha)!

Would have less time waiting around, just swipe and go. Would require standardisation of drinks prices ie in multiples of £1.80...£1.80 a soft drink/water, £3.60 a pint, £5.40 a cocktail etc so you could top up in multiples of say £9 and be able to spend it all.

Perfect for me, what dya'll think?

[Gingo]

Personally I'd like neither cash or tokens, hows about a prepaid swipe card bit like London's Oyster card? Could pre order months in advance then be registered and topped up online. Also if you lose the card at the festival, there could be some stalls where the card can be cancelled and you given a replacement with the same money on it(just hope nobody has found the old one and spent it haha)!

Would have less time waiting around, just swipe and go. Would require standardisation of drinks prices ie in multiples of £1.80...£1.80 a soft drink/water, £3.60 a pint, £5.40 a cocktail etc so you could top up in multiples of say £9 and be able to spend it all.

Perfect for me, what dya'll think?

[Kyelo]

It's a phenomenal idea on paper but if you can find a foolproof way of implementing that at a large scale festival then I think you will be a very rich man

[Gingo]

Thinking about it I have even more ideas on how to make it better and expand it!

Jim King, if you are reading this I am available to work, full of ideas and love festivals to bits: sign me up

[rexclark]

The idea of a pass which you can top up with cash is already in the works. I doubt it'll be used any time soon but the big organisers like Festival Republic are definately looking into it. There's many problems with this, one of the main ones being that they could use the care to track all your purchases and use the info for marketing. They would basically be able to track your every move.

[eFestivals]

It's a phenomenal idea on paper but if you can find a foolproof way of implementing that at a large scale festival then I think you will be a very rich man

it's already being done with RFID wristbands.

It's a w*nk idea. What the fuck is wrong with the 100% freedom of cash?

[LondonTom]

It's a w*nk idea. What the fuck is wrong with the 100% freedom of cash?

[theampersanddevil]

It's a w*nk idea. What the fuck is wrong with the 100% freedom of cash?

[Gingo]

it's already being done with RFID wristbands.

It's a w*nk idea. What the fuck is wrong with the 100% freedom of cash?

[eFestivals]

Quite easy to lose cash whereas if you lost something like this it didn't mean you have lost your money especially if there is a pin code or something

I guess if you need your mummy to look after your money and things for you, it's a great idea.

Some of us are perfectly able to take responsibility for ourselves, and are happy to do so.

[rachbon]

Personally I'd like neither cash or tokens, hows about a prepaid swipe card bit like London's Oyster card? Could pre order months in advance then be registered and topped up online. Also if you lose the card at the festival, there could be some stalls where the card can be cancelled and you given a replacement with the same money on it(just hope nobody has found the old one and spent it haha)! Would have less time waiting around, just swipe and go. Would require standardisation of drinks prices ie in multiples of £1.80...£1.80 a soft drink/water, £3.60 a pint, £5.40 a cocktail etc so you could top up in multiples of say £9 and be able to spend it all. Perfect for me, what dya'll think?

[Eh Ah Ken]

my votes for cash

[Paul ™]

my votes for free booze

[Gingo]

I guess if you need your mummy to look after your money and things for you, it's a great idea.

Some of us are perfectly able to take responsibility for ourselves, and are happy to do so.

[eFestivals]

I'm not saying I would use it i'm just saying it would be a good system for people who lose stuff

Jeez so defensive Neil

Not defensive at all, thanks. .... there's nowt wrong with stating a truth in a succinct manner.

People who lose stuff should try harder not to lose stuff, rather than expect others to take responsibility for their own failings via an unnecessary and expensive system which will cost every festival goer money, meaning that everyone loses their money because a few saps can't look after their stuff.

Edited March 27, 2012 by eFestivals

[Gingo]

Not defensive at all, thanks. .... there's nowt wrong with stating a truth in a succinct manner.

People who lose stuff should try harder not to lose stuff, rather than expect others to take responsibility for their own failings via an unnecessary and expensive system which will cost every festival goer money, meaning that everyone loses their money because a few saps can't look after their stuff.

[Kyelo]

The idea of a pass which you can top up with cash is already in the works. I doubt it'll be used any time soon but the big organisers like Festival Republic are definately looking into it. There's many problems with this, one of the main ones being that they could use the care to track all your purchases and use the info for marketing. They would basically be able to track your every move.