[Albion] West Stand Lower Catering/Ajax match

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

I couldn’t even find out. Waited in line for 15 minutes and gave up 10 minutes before kick off because I do really like to see the thing I’ve paid to watch.

Frustrating. I’m left hungry and the club’s missing out on cash I was ready to spend.

And WHY is it bloody impossible to get a programme now? At least on Europa nights.

Hate to be forever extolling the virtues of the vastly superior catering facilities at the NS kiosks (in case word gets back to PBOBE) but there were stacks of programs on the counters, at least earlydoors. You could buy one at the same time as your pie and your pint

 

[Official Old Man]

Surely if they know 100 will not turn up, it´s not rocket science to employ 600?

I mentioned that to them. They said they are lucky to get 500* to start with.
*estimated number, not sure they game an exact number.

 

[jimhigham]

Hate to be forever extolling the virtues of the vastly superior catering facilities at the NS kiosks (in case word gets back to PBOBE) but there were stacks of programs on the counters, at least earlydoors. You could buy one at the same time as your pie and your pint

…assuming you could get to the counter, which I couldn’t.

Anyway. North Stand on Sunday so all is groovy. Will just try and get there early and get a programme from last night in the club shop. See y’all in N1D.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

…assuming you could get to the counter, which I couldn’t.

Anyway. North Stand on Sunday so all is groovy. Will just try and get there early and get a programme from last night in the club shop. See y’all in N1D.

Euro programmes can be bought online via the club shop. Sure there’s a postage cost but it won’t be covered in pie dust or beer

 

[jimhigham]

Euro programmes can be bought online via the club shop. Sure there’s a postage cost but it won’t be covered in pie dust or beer

Yep. I did that for the first game, as I shrewdly realised I fancied a dry copy.

I’d do the same again except for the fact I’ll be there on Sunday anyway.

 

[dazzer6666]

In previous games in the West Lower this season there have been self serve b eer dispensers, but they were situated away from the kiosks and against the back wall of the concorse.

So why were they moved last night? stock shortages? staff shortages? All very odd. It will be interesting to see if they keep the staus quo for the Fulham game on Sunday. Somehow l fancy they might.

They weren’t moved, they were additional ones. The ones towards the South end were still there.

 

[Super Steve Earle]

I couldn’t even find out. Waited in line for 15 minutes and gave up 10 minutes before kick off because I do really like to see the thing I’ve paid to watch.

Frustrating. I’m left hungry and the club’s missing out on cash I was ready to spend.

And WHY is it bloody impossible to get a programme now? At least on Europa nights.

Loads on sale at the food outlet in WSL. Something to read instead of eating!

 

[HeaviestTed]

Maybe it's this, already in trial at several stadia in the US...?

Amazon One palm payment technology is coming to all 500+ Whole Foods Market stores in the U.S.

As adoption of Amazon One continues to increase among third-party retailers and their customers, Amazon doubles down on palm recognition across its network of Whole Foods Market stores.

www.aboutamazon.com

If it is this then they’ll be one less customer at that outlet, anyone who thinks I’m giving my biometric details to buy a f***ing pie are beyond mental. f*** that, ****s.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Wot, no bovril?

 

[rigton70]

Come on Piglets and Sodexo. Come on here and defend yourselves. A premier League club with no pies or burgers to sell, closed outlets, huge queues meaning customers gave up? Where's your pride?

Piglets have no control how the pies are sold they just supply them.

 

[rigton70]

So fed up of cold pies from the West Stand lower kiosks, is there a 'safe' serving temperature for the pies, I've assumed these are pre cooked and are reheated at the ground, if that is true then surely there has to be a safe serving temperature? they are clearly not being 'cooked' onsite, over to you Piglets and Sodex, we await your response......

They are pre cooked at Piglets. You can eat a pie hot or cold.

 

[Daddies_Sauce]

They are pre cooked at Piglets. You can eat a pie hot or cold.

but luke warm?

 

[A mex eyecan]

but luke warm?

certainly not if they contain chicken?..

 

[A mex eyecan]

Maybe it's this, already in trial at several stadia in the US...?

Amazon One palm payment technology is coming to all 500+ Whole Foods Market stores in the U.S.

As adoption of Amazon One continues to increase among third-party retailers and their customers, Amazon doubles down on palm recognition across its network of Whole Foods Market stores.

www.aboutamazon.com

stuff that for a game of soldiers.

 

[Mackenzie]

We had pizzas in the SW corner.

 

[South Stand Bonfire]

Got there early last night, sausage roll was fine but even at 6.15pm there weren’t many left. The cheeseburger looked absolutely crap though. A bit later, my mate couldn’t get any food at all at 7.15. The new bar/beer dispensers in WSL look fine but not sure taking out a kiosk to make room for them makes any sense at all. Kiosks were already too busy.

We got into WSL an hour before the game but the queues were so long we didn’t bother. I have however just spent the money saved last night on a nice Thai (food) in the Royal Sovereign tonight.

 

[Daddies_Sauce]

certainly not if they contain chicken?..

Exactly, Sodex seem to have no idea regarding food safety.

 

[HeaviestTed]

We got into WSL an hour before the game but the queues were so long we didn’t bother. I have however just spent the money saved last night on a nice Thai (food) in the Royal Sovereign tonight.

I’m glad you specified, I was thinking:

 

[dazzer6666]

I’m glad you specified, I was thinking:

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[Super Steve Earle]

Piglets have no control how the pies are sold they just supply them.

If they supplied them, why didn't Sodexo sell them. It's part of my question.