The Chicago Bears announced today ticket prices for 2010 and believe it or not there are price increases for this coming season. Yes the same team that took a massive PR hit during their coaches' search and the same team that generally came unprepared for each week is asking you, the fan, to pay more to come watch this team play. Now I get the argument and generally agree that if you have a product where you can raise prices and not see a difference in demand then go ahead and raise prices, but with the NFL it's a different story. But Bears fans or any NFL fan for that matter can't protest the price hikes and that is because of the stupid blackout rule the NFL has. If a team doesn't sell out it's home games then those games won't be shown on TV in that market. So the NFL is basically holding the fan hostage by saying you have to pay these outrageous ticket prices or you don't get to watch this product.
Compare this horrid fan relations with what the Chicago Cubs did where they offered tickets early to fans if they were willing to pay a 20% increase. If they weren't then they could wait until the general release day and get tickets for normal price. Now that makes complete 100% sense to me, if you have the resources available to you to pay more for something you want then by all means go for it. The Cubs played this like geniuses, because they know they have a product many people want and found a way to maximize revenue. And if you as a fan don't like it, you don't have to buy a ticket and you're still able to watch the game from your home.
The Bears dropped the ball with this one, and just another reason why this organization needs to be blown up and start over.
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