Free beer and burger provided by the festival for weekend ticket holders

[astroman123]

I was always going to go to the festival anyway. But when people saw the 'Free burger and beer' they probably brought a ticket anyway thinking that well save a bit of money there.

But to change it to free beer and butty with a few weeks before Is a bit of a piss take. Why offer it in the first place?

Like that user said above me. I would love to hear them defending it.

[mrtourette]

Can anyone actually get onto the official site to check what it says? I just tried and it's asking me to log on.

[she bangs the drums]

How much do we think this will cost the festival?

Even at £1 per pint it would work out at £1 x approx 120,000 weekend camping ticket holders (over two sites) x 3 days = £360,000

[AcademicPistol]

Are people going to argue for a refund due being 'downgraded' to a buttie?

[LondonTom]

Refund time!! Only spent 200 quid cos i wanted a free burger and beer >_>

Joking aside, silly thing to say...it always seemed a bit of a on the spot thing from Melvin anyway...just as a way to say it offered value for money

[kaosmark2]

How much do we think this will cost the festival?

Even at £1 per pint it would work out at £1 x approx 120,000 weekend camping ticket holders (over two sites) x 3 days = £360,000

[TalkShow Bob]

you'd have to go to the bar yourself at least 25 times over the weekend to cover the smallest possible time it might take to put money on these wristbands. Given that very few people would go to the bar 24 times over the weekend, it's not easier.

And how is it safer? With cash in your pocket, you are in control of your money. Your money is not safer for your own use if you have to rely on a 3td party to be able to give you access to your money, which is exactly what you'd be doing.

So want to try again? Even the less queuing is bollocks, as proven by the bigger queues than they'd be for entrance in handling paper tickets.

[TalkShow Bob]

^{Also I cant belive the amount of negativity in this thread for something thats been offered for free.}

[jump]

Of corse its safer. The vast majority of tent thefts are by professional crews who go after cash. You take that cash out of the equasion what is the daw for those professionals?

[Justiceforcedave]

Melvin Benn: "At the end of the day everyone wants a beer and a burger, don't they? So somehow I'm going to do that. Ultimately I'm going to try and get the sponsors to pay for it if I can. If they don't I'll be paying for it myself."

Must have had to cover the cost himself then eh? ; )

Obviously it's free at the end of the day so people can't really complain but it's still a bit naughty to say you'll do one thing and then do another. Then again why expect anything less from a festival promoter : ) It's like the "UK Exclusive" thing.

[thetime]

^{Also I cant belive the amount of negativity in this thread for something thats been offered for free.}

[TalkShow Bob]

Then there's no difference. People who steal from tents will take things from the tents and with a wallet/cashless wristband you will be taking it with you.

You also have to consider that the cashless band has limits of how much you can put on so you still have to bring cash to put it onto the band in the 1st place.

[jump]

No. You have professional theves. They stele wallets, take the cash the cash, ditch the wallet. This is what they do. They are only intrested in cash. They are the biggest problem when it comes to festival thefts. They arn't intrested in phones or cameras as effectivly they are then carrying evedence. You could pre-load the cards from home online, at the bank, in the post office. Would be pritty easy.

No its not, people were kocking the idea from page one.

[TalkShow Bob]

You still have the fundamental problem that the bands have limited top ups (I think it was max £20 at Wireless not sure for others) and people who steal from tents take things that are in the tent if the wallet is with you they can't steal it.

[mrtourette]

Can anyone actually get onto the official site to check what it says? I just tried and it's asking me to log on.

[Bisque]

buttie instead of burger.

[Bisque]

"Fancy a free beer & buttie every day at the festival?"

I don't undertsnad how they are going to implement this.

[eFestivals]

OK the minimum would be something setable by the bank and festival. The second part I havn't missed. I never said this was the silver bullet that was stop ALL tent thefts. It would howver cut out the vast majority. Im not joking when I say the vast majority of tent theves are from (very few) professional gangs who only want cold hard cash.

likewise, there's loads of other things which could be as effective or more effective at stopping tent thefts from festivals. For example...

Stop having festivals.

Stop people camping at festivals.

Don't take cash.

Don't be so foolish as to leave your cash where someone is able to take it.

Get some decent security staff that actually care about people's security (rather than just their own), so they don't unnecessarily hassle innocent punters and catch the thieves instead.

All of those things would work, and would work better than these wristbands. And be cheaper.

Back to the wristbands: there's a reason why the money limit is low on them, and that's because the makers of those systems don't have the confidence in their systems that they expect festival goers to have.

[mrtourette]

"Fancy a free beer & buttie every day at the festival?"

I don't undertsnad how they are going to implement this.

[jonodillieono]

I'm actually happy it's changed, I don't really like burgers at all (unless it's chicken) so a butty is an upgrade for me

[AcademicPistol]

I'm actually happy it's changed, I don't really like burgers at all (unless it's chicken) so a butty is an upgrade for me

[TalkShow Bob]

likewise, there's loads of other things which could be as effective or more effective at stopping tent thefts from festivals. For example...

Stop having festivals.

Stop people camping at festivals.

Don't take cash.

Don't be so foolish as to leave your cash where someone is able to take it.

Get some decent security staff that actually care about people's security (rather than just their own), so they don't unnecessarily hassle innocent punters and catch the thieves instead.

All of those things would work, and would work better than these wristbands. And be cheaper.

Back to the wristbands: there's a reason why the money limit is low on them, and that's because the makers of those systems don't have the confidence in their systems that they expect festival goers to have.

[eFestivals]

I assume stop having festivals and stop camping at festivals is hyperbole.

No, just a ridiculous solution for something which has more than one solution. Rather like the wristbands really.

As for the system. Surly the limit at wirelss was set so low because it was no camping/the only thing for people to buy at hyde park is food and drink.

definitely not just that.

There are no limits on the Oyster system or the pre payed Master Card system ect ect.

there is also no restriction on those being the only payment method. I'd happily live with that.

Do you think that's the option we'll get?

[Bisque]

Probably the same way that they would have implimented the beer and burger giveaway.

[TalkShow Bob]

No, just a ridiculous solution for something which has more than one solution. Rather like the wristbands really.

definitely not just that.

there is also no restriction on those being the only payment method. I'd happily live with that.

Do you think that's the option we'll get?