Price Gouging Drinks Needs to Stop at All New England Venues

Price gouging has gone way too far.

We all experience price gouging, especially when it comes to concerts and sports venues.

Remember just a few months ago when Taylor Swift broke Ticketmaster? Once the initial tickets were gone, resale tickets were in the THOUSANDS.

Part of me understands that. If there is a demand and you, personally, can get more for your ticket, why not? But sporting and concert venues, which bring in a colossal amount of money every night, do not need to do that. They are supposed to be an addition to the community. A part of the community. Not rob community members on drink and food prices.

When you go to a show or a game, you know that beers, drinks, snacks, etc will always be more than they should cost.

I get it. The stadium or the venue needs to turn a profit. That means they need to upcharge a little.

Keyword – a little.

Charging five and 10 times as much as the items should cost, however, is ridiculous and frankly rude to the venue-goers. Again, the venues should be an addition to the community, NOT rob them because they know attendees want drinks.

I won't name venues, but there are a few places that have made my jaw drop...and my wallet empty.

A month or so ago, I was at a concert venue in Boston, Massachusetts. My wife asked for a Dirty Shirley (her favorite) with Tito's.

Ask yourself, what should that cost? $10? $12? $15? Sure. Those all sound reasonable. NOPE. The drink was nearly $24.

It was made with Tito's...not Grey Goose or Belvedere. I was really frustrated. A $24 drink in a glass the size of a large Dixie cup.

Here is my take: light beers should be $5-$7 MAX, craft beers should be $8-$10 MAX, and any mixed drink with a normal liquor (like Tito's) should cost $15. Not $24. That is crazy talk.

But hey, they keep upcharging and we keep drinking, so who is the real problem? Maybe us suckers. I mean, drinkers...