SonnyandSam

I'm such a sucker. I'm renewing tonight for my 17th year. We sucked even worse when I started. I figured by now we'd be in the playoffs 10 times by now. I'm such a sucker. But I've been a die hard fan for over 50 years now. My addiction is too great for even Bruce and Danny to break my habit. Hell, I blame Bruce's daddy for making me the addict I am. Damn it George!!!!

1 hour ago, skinsjoy said:

For those of you who didn’t get your “season ticket benefits package” (the name for the box with the charger, USB drive, and pin), I stopped by the ticket office at the stadium on Thursday night and picked it up no problem. 

 

Both peanuts and popcorn were listed as 50% off for STH ($2.50 instead of $5), but none of the ones that listed popcorn at that price had it. The one place that DID have popcorn did not honor that price. Anyone else have luck getting the discount?

 

Joy

 

P.S. My new seats are awesome. Home side under cover but don’t even know it unless you look up. AND for those of you lower, the 100s and dream seats in front of me sat the whole game (of course it was preseason...). 

IF you are in the 200 level (and you are if you are under cover), let those suckers in front of you stand all game long. They are too low to block your view. Enjoy the game sitting down and jump up to cheer at the appropriate times. But use the seat you paid for. Don't be bullied by the youngsters who insist you are only a "good" fan if you stand all game long. Most of them are passed out drunk in their seat anyway by the 3rd period while I'm yelling strong from my seat until the end of the game. The 200 level seats are the best seats in the house!

Somewhere on this board someone posted there was a rumor that the Redskins were removing the obstructed view seats or not selling them. Well, neither is true. I was at the Jets game tonight and all the obstructed view seats were there and some people were sitting in them. I assume they had tickets because there were tens of thousands of better seats they could have squatted in.

STHs will get about $1 to $1.50 off of food but I saw no discounts for drinks of any kind. The discounted prices are posted on the boards next to the regular food price. Scan your ticket to get a discount....which makes no sense. IF I as a STH sell my ticket to someone, they get a discount. Might not work on the sold electronic tickets maybe. But paper tickets should work for anyone.

The new end zone bar is pretty cool and should attract upper deck folks to watch from the end zone. The band is up in the corner of the club level; could hardly see them wearing burgundy sitting on burgundy seats in front of a burgundy wall. Not very well thought out.

Same old Redskins...march up and down the field between the 20  yard lines and can't score in the red zone. Disappointing. The front 7 on defense did look outstanding. Our running game pretty much sucks without Guice. Maybe if Perine played longer he may have shown more after his 30 yard plus run. I'm done with Kelly. I hope Gruden is over his man crush on the guy. 7 carries for 17 yards....yeah...that will be an impressive running attack.....again.

On 8/9/2018 at 11:16 PM, tshile said:

That would be closer to me but there’s zero chance I can afford it

 

Yeah, I don't get this whole...."I'll never go to a game in Virginia!" Hey all you Maryland fans....people from Virginia have been traveling to your state since FedEx opened. It's not like you are traveling over seas. Hell, I travel from Pennsylvania to FedEx. People travel from all over the East Coast to go to MD. To me, VA or MD is about equidistant for me; just a different route. Dumbest argument ever.

I agree with tshile though, PSLs will pretty much kill any chance I continue as a STH. I'm not paying thousands of dollars for the privilege to spend  $3-4,000 more each year to buy two season tickets. I only have so much disposable income for my vice. I'm not mortgaging my house for the Redskins. As others have, I'll resort to buying a few games on Stub Hub.

On 8/13/2018 at 10:35 PM, hail2skins said:

Confused. Aside from apparently discontinuing the 200 OVs (aka "the cave") and upper level SROs to season ticket sales, what is the organization doing to keep opposing fans out?

Lots of teams in all the sports leagues have this same problem. Some have tried a number of things to limit visiting teams fans but no team has really found a good solution; mostly just for playoff games. It's a free market and they cannot control the resale of season tickets. For that matter, they can't control who gets season tickets. I know cowgirl and pigeon fans who live in the DMV and go to Redskins games because they love NFL football. The bonus is when their team shows up. You can't go by address because lots of Maryland fans are Ravens fans and I live in pigeon country (Central PA). Exactly what do you want the Redskins to do to prevent visiting team fans from attending games?

Season tickets cost a boatload of money. I don't blame a STH for reselling their tickets to some games so they lower their total STH cost. The other problem is a lot of  companies buy season tickets and give them to employees and customers as rewards. Can't stop them from giving them to certain NFL fans. And the DMV  is a huge mixing pot of people from all across the country because DC is the seat of our country's government. We have fans from all over the country here unlike Green bay Wisconsin, for example.

Everyone thinks this is a Redskins problem and it is not. The internet allows visiting team fans to purchase tickets to any stadium for any sport in the country. If you see any stadium shots from large cities on Sunday, you see LOTS of visiting team fans in most any market. Heck, tens of thousands of Redskins fans show up in Dallas, San Diego, Arizona, New York, Charlotte, etc.

Eliminating excess seats at least keeps it to STH and whoever they resell to.

4 hours ago, MarkB452 said:

They had an event for Fan Captains a few years ago and we had dinner in the new (at that time) cafeteria.  The food was great...Enjoy!

Hey, I never got invited to that! There's that communication problem again.

3 hours ago, Coach Janky Spanky said:

 

Not sure where your former seats were but maybe they're still available for you to buy game to game, or somewhere close.   The only reason I've been renewing is that I really like my section (UL sideline on the 50) and the guys there.   But there are dozens of seats available in my section including in the row in front of me.  Next year I think I won't renew and then I'll just buy the games that I actually want to go to, and won't have to pay for preseason.  And won't have to eat the cost on the 1-2 games each that I can't attend.     

Dave was in Section 238 behind me.....

I have both paper and digital parking passes. I also have just the paper tickets for my seats. I also got my tickets several weeks ago.

Now they did send me the wrong seats initially. They sent me tickets for my first upgrade. I upgraded a second time about a month after the original upgrade window and somehow the TO agent I spoke to did not change my tickets. When I called to complain, the TO agent was able to put me in my 2nd upgrade with no problem. The seats (on the 40 yard line) were still available. He sent my tickets on plain white stock printed at the ticket office in the new Redskins box with all the gifts (the power bank, USB drive and pin). So I have two boxes with a full set of the STH gifts. So they made a mistake and fixed quickly.

My gripe is there was no letter explaining any of the new "benefits" including the food discounts which they still have not said how it is going to work, presumably on Thursday at the first pre-season game.

The ticket office ****ed up. They sent me tickets for section 224 when I upgraded and paid extra for section 220. Arrrgggghh. ****ers. Now I gotta call on Monday. morons.

On 8/2/2018 at 9:42 AM, MarkB452 said:

Mine came yesterday.  VERY NICE presentation.  Everything was in a small box.  Inside the box there was a STH pin, a Redskins USB drive (not sure if anything is on it), and a Redskins battery pack (for cell phones).  It also came with the usual packet of ads as well.  I got my two parking passes and my four season tickets (even though I did not request paper tickets).  The tickets are in a pack like the parking passes are....no more tearing apart sheets of tickets and tearing up part of the tickets.   This is my 20th season as a STH, so I don't know if my box was based on my seniority or if everybody will get the same stuff.

I got mine yesterday. Same package. Nicely done. I like it more than what we used to get. Plus the USB drive and cell charger. I did have trouble figuring out how to open the presentation box. LOL.

On 8/2/2018 at 2:11 PM, skinsjoy said:

You guys saying that even if you said Digital tickets were fine you still get a package?

 

--Joy

Yep. And real paper tickets.

4 hours ago, HouseBowlrz said:

 

Last e-mail I got was on 24 July saying it wasn't too late to renew; that I could get a pair of complimentary tickets to one of the two concert dates at FedEx (to artists whose music is not to my liking); and I could not renew online.

 

Gosh, I so *crushed*.  NOT !!

 

I'm with @Ashburn Dave: the league needs to get all of this political rhetoric out of the game before I even consider coming back and that would not happen until FedEx Field brings back COKE products to the concessions.  #CokeIsTheRealThing #PepsiProductsRequirePeptoBismol

OK, I get the politics excuse. But you really won't go to games because they serve Pepsi instead of Coke? Really?

On 7/5/2018 at 10:04 AM, CTennant said:

 

Maybe I am a pessimist, but I see disaster coming.  When this was an option, I called and asked if they would have printers at the gates to give stubs to people saying where their seats are.  They said that they were still considering it.  Still considering it???  Think about all of the times that someone (WITH A PRINTED TICKET IN HAND) has mistakenly gone to the wrong seats?  I have never witnessed when this was not an honest mistake, but still.  If there is no stub, how often do you think this will happen now?  Having stub printers seemed like a no brainer to me.  But even if they have stub printers, what other corners have been cut?  I see this being the future when everything is digital and there is no paper.  But you have to do this correctly.  

 

-ct (trying not to be the old man shaking his fist at clouds...)

Dear old man shaking his fist at the clouds.

It's the 21st century. No more phones attached to the wall. We drive cars instead of riding horseback. We can fly like the birds. We have light bulbs and LEDs instead of candles. Computers in the  palm of our hands not taking up an entire city block. Donald Trump is President. Stuff happens. Things change. You don't need a ticket stub. Its on your phone.

Guess you haven't gone to sports in other towns, concerts, plays, etc. Paper tickets are old stuff. And this coming from a 60 year old. Life will go on.....

Lots of good sideline seats still available. I just upgraded myself from the 15 to the 40 yard line in section 220. My friend just upgraded from upper deck to the 35 yard line in 223 I believe. Most available seats are on the visitor's side. Lots of good end zone seats also. As far as I could tell, no obstructed view seats behind the pillars are available. So perhaps it is true they are not selling those tickets. Sad to see how easy it is now to get redskins season tickets. No longer a ticket in demand.

Login to your account and try to buy tickets. It will take you to the ticketmaster app and you can check various sections you are interested in. Then call the ticket office with the seats you want to upgrade too. Took me two minutes.

1 hour ago, asacks said:

 

I agree it is very strange. I've also never seen pairs on the 50s available before this year (note that they are 100s so neither you nor I would likely want them, I still didn't see much in 200s in 221/222, there were a few but rows 11-13, and NOTHING in 200s on home side so I don't think you would have done better than the seats you got which are awesome).   So rest easy and enjoy your seats but I agree the system seems to make very little/no sense.

 

Also notice there is a LOT less activity/interest on this than previous years on this board.  Demand sure isn't what it used to be......FWIW i still look forward to going to these dumb games!  We could all be hermits and hole up in our basements in front of the TV forever (lord knows I do it plenty) but it's not as much fun as watching live with 60,000 other people (yes, it's no longer 80,000), at least for me, but to each his own and because of it I now get way better seats then I could've dreamed possible 10 years ago.

I agree, there is much less interest in seat upgrades than past years. We used to add pages every day of people interested and declaring their upgrades. Sad.

And yes, we are in agreement (probably in the minority) that there really is something special about watching our dear Redskins in person. A lot of fans poo-poo the idea of seeing the game live in person. I understand the value to entertainment ratio argument. Never understood people's complaints about the "game day experience". For me, the football game IS the game day experience. Not the food, beer, pomp and circumstance, Wi-Fi, parking, ease of access, and other stuff.

Thanks for the seating update. I guess I don't feel so bad if I'm not missing possible seats closer to the 50.

HTTR!

46 minutes ago, asacks said:

ALL, a bunch more seats seem to have been released this morning, including seats on the 50s on the visitor side.  Go check for your upgrades.

This really irritates me. Why not open all available seats to people at the beginning? What if I waited and now could have gotten better seats than I got at 3pm yesterday. I just don't get it. Shouldn't people in the lower level sideline, corners and then end zone get first crack at sideline seats before upper deck and less senior season ticket holders? The TO ticket policy has never been consistent or fair. Arrggghhh.

46 minutes ago, Skinsfan1311 said:

There are some great seats left.   I'm not a big fan of the visitors side lowers, it always seems crowded, however, there are two pairs of aisle seats available in section 214.

On the Skins side, there are two pairs of seats, in section 238 rows 4 & 5. They might be under cover.   There's a single seat, in section 142. The views don't get much better than that, unless you can score 242, but that'll never happen.    There are ****-loads of seats available in all of the lower end-zone sections.

 

 

Yep, section 238 rows 4 and 5 are under cover. That's my old section.

And for the person who asked yesterday, I cannot upgrade as of 8am Friday morning after having upgraded a about 3:30pm Thursday. Can't see my tickets or available seats.

1 hour ago, suresign said:

Anyone know if we are able to upgrade more than once during the alotted time frame and upgrade program period?

 

You get locked out at first. In the past, some years we could get back in the next day; sometimes not. Not sure if they have a clear set of rules. One year, long time ago, I upgraded twice during two days.

1 hour ago, MarkB452 said:

 

If they get rid of the Obstructed view seats, you should be OK, except for the large presence of fans from the other team.  We brother dumped his pair in section 124.

They were selling obstructed view seats like they were season tickets. At least back as far as the pillars. I didn't see any for sell beyond row 12/13.

I heard the same rumors you heard. Seats in front of the pillars are not bad seats in most cases. Overhang can be an issue for some.

Were your seats on the aisle in row 3?

I bit the bullet. I moved over 2 sections to about the 25 yard line in Section 224 on the aisle. Unfortunately, I move to the visitors side. Hopefully I don't regret that. But I've wanted to move closer to the 50 for over 5 years now.

Still curious why so many seats opened up just before 3pm.

Lesson for others. Don't give up once your window opens. I've been checking every 10-15 minutes since 10 am when my window opened and upgraded at about 3:20pm

Very interesting. At about 3pm, dozens of more prime sideline seats opened up on both the home and visitor lower level. They were not there moments before. It was like the Redskins released a bunch of seats for the 2pm window group. 4 seats opened up in section 204 but I dawdled too long whether I wanted them or not and someone else grabbed them. I'm on the other end of the field. Would have just been a one section upgrade but would have been a longer walk to my parking area. I'm a little bummed.

But the interesting news is how hundreds of new seats magically appeared just before 3pm. Hmmmm.

9 minutes ago, Howie411 said:

 

 

The email says " Great seat locations will be available! "    So is that true?      Also anyone with upper level seats.  Hows the nosebleed looking close to midfield.

I don't think upper level is available yet. In the past, they opened lower level first and then the other upgrade windows included the upper level folks. I assume that is still the process. I am already in the lower level so we are not permitted to "downgrade" without going through the ticket office. But there are some very good lower level seats still available at this point.

30 seats between the 45 yard lines, mostly on the visitor side in the 100 level

16 minutes ago, Littleyog said:

Yeah I was surprised there doesn't seem to be a lot of tickets available, I am guessing they either kept them or sold them to brokers.  I thought for sure there would be something worthy to move over towards the sidelines more.  Currently I am in section 105 and there were zero tickets in that section. 

There are seats in 104 and 139 that would be upgrades for you. At least one section closer to the 50.

I'm bummed too. No upgrades for me. I'm in 238 and want to stay in the 200 level. I am too old and can't stand all game long to get seats in the 100 level. With all the complaining, I had hoped more home sideline seats would be available. But then I've been hoping for about 5 years now. :-)

Seats are not disappearing very fast either. I refresh every 5 minutes or so.

For all those whining about not getting an active link in your email. How dumb are you? Anyone who has had season tickets for 2 or more years know you upgrade through your Redskins Ticket Account. Login to your account and follow the quick link to Tickets Upgrade. Then follow the simple directions. Really not hard, even for a 10 year old.

Also, you cannot upgrade from your cell phone. So I bet most of you checked your email on your phones, right? IF you really wanted to upgrade, you would have opened your ticket account on a laptop or real computer and seen what is available to you.

Yeah, I have no sympathy for morons who just like to complain. IF you are a first year season ticket holder, you get a pass. In past years, the Redskins also sent a FAQ on how to upgrade; something they did not do this year.

For those wondering, there are quite a few tickets on the sidelines in sections 104, 139, 118, 119, 121, 122, 124, 125. Lots of tickets available in both end zones. The 200 level seats are pretty much sold out except a few decent sideline seats on the visitors side. I can't see the upper level at this time.

20 hours ago, skinsjoy said:

I got the email. Upgraded. OMG Sec 202 Row 4!!! I'M ON THE HOME SIDE BABY!!!

 

--Joy

Wow! Great seats! I love my 200 level seats. Row 4 also puts you under cover from bad weather but still open to see the whole field. You now have some of the best seats in the house.

15 hours ago, Howie411 said:

 

Grats that's awesome.   I won the Pro - Bowl trip this year in Orlando.  Was awesome.  Love Redskins Rewards

 

So I emailed the Redskins to find out why my time was so late  on Friday now and this was their response:  "In terms of the timing on the seat relocation program, this year we have fewer time frames with more Season Ticket Members in each time frame group. In the past we’ve had over 20 separate time frames/Season Ticket Member groups. This year, we have 8 separate time frames/Season Ticket Member groups for relocations. The purpose of the larger groups is to allow Season Ticket Members more time to look at availability and to relocate their seats. With that said, since the groups are bigger this year, some people who may have fallen into the earlier time frames in the past are now part of the larger group towards the end of the relocation time period."

So I hope their server can handle all the people trying to upgrade at one time. Interesting they combined 20 groups into 8. But to be honest, very few people could upgrade in the lower level sideline because those seats do not open up as often. End zone seats are often in plentiful supply.

Location is  first priority followed by season ticket longevity. Redskins upgrades start with lower level sidelines first by seniority; then end zone and seniority; then it moves to the upper level. Or looked at a different way, the most expensive seats get to upgrade first based on seniority and it moves forward.

I am sideline but the lesser expensive seats and have been a season ticket holder now for 16 years. My upgrade time is Thursday at 10am.

1 minute ago, The Mayor of Fed Ex Field said:

That's being said, if possible, they would surely stop someone from making money and having opposing fans inside the stadium.

 

Unfortunately, that is easier said than done. Ticket brokers typically buy tickets under an individual's name not the company name; or they buy from a season ticket holder. It is just difficult to identify brokers, or even individuals, who are just trying to make money off the Redskins tickets.

Reading more about what the Broncos did.....They took away season tickets for accounts where EVERY GAME was listed online. They did not take back season tickets from folks that listed a few or even most games. In most cases, these are likely brokers. But some, could be STHs like me, who were unemployed or underemployed and have to sell season tickets temporarily until they get their income right again. Teams have to be careful about screwing actual fans.

But yeah, to your point, no team WANTS visiting team fans in their stadium; and that includes Dan Snyder.

21 hours ago, hail2skins said:

Even though I can't understand STHs who sell the majority of their games, it would be hypocritical for the Skins to take tickets from those folks, given that they have Stubhub as a sponsor at the stadium.

The bigger problem is if you take tickets away incorrectly for just one Redskins fan, the Washington Post will skewer the Redskins. In reality, the cost of season tickets has forced many die hard fans to sell some or even most of their individual game tickets to afford to go to a small number of games. OR, in my case one year, I sold my season tickets (to a Redskins fan, though) because I was unemployed. Food on the table is still more important than my Redskins....but not by much.   It will be interesting to see if the Broncos face any fallout from their action.