southsider2k5 Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 White Sox Fans, Don't miss SoxFest 2013 and your opportunity to meet some of your favorite current and former White Sox players, collect autographs, attend question-and-answer sessions, participate in interactive baseball activities and visit the ever-popular SoxFest Garage Sale featuring unique White Sox memorabilia and collectibles. SoxFest 2013 will be held January 25 - 27 at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago. Two-night hotel packages for SoxFest, which is presented by Miller Lite, Pepsi and Comcast SportsNet, along with weekend passes, are currently on sale at whitesox.com. The special SoxFest hotel rate is $278 (plus applicable taxes and fees) for a two-night stay and fans who book a two-night stay are eligible to also purchase up to four SoxFest weekend passes. Early-bird rates on weekend passes are available for only $60 until November 1. After November 1, the weekend pass price will go up to $75. SoxFest hotel packages and weekend passes will be available for purchase in the same transaction at whitesox.com. Weekend passes only are available for purchase by fans who book the two-night stay, and Friday night of SoxFest will be open only to hotel guests with weekend passes. Can't wait to see all of the great White Sox fans this January! Sincerely, The White Sox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Chappas Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 17, 2012 -> 02:36 PM) White Sox Fans, Don't miss SoxFest 2013 and your opportunity to meet some of your favorite current and former White Sox players, collect autographs, attend question-and-answer sessions, participate in interactive baseball activities and visit the ever-popular SoxFest Garage Sale featuring unique White Sox memorabilia and collectibles. SoxFest 2013 will be held January 25 - 27 at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago. Two-night hotel packages for SoxFest, which is presented by Miller Lite, Pepsi and Comcast SportsNet, along with weekend passes, are currently on sale at whitesox.com. The special SoxFest hotel rate is $278 (plus applicable taxes and fees) for a two-night stay and fans who book a two-night stay are eligible to also purchase up to four SoxFest weekend passes. Early-bird rates on weekend passes are available for only $60 until November 1. After November 1, the weekend pass price will go up to $75. SoxFest hotel packages and weekend passes will be available for purchase in the same transaction at whitesox.com. Weekend passes only are available for purchase by fans who book the two-night stay, and Friday night of SoxFest will be open only to hotel guests with weekend passes. Can't wait to see all of the great White Sox fans this January! Sincerely, The White Sox Is the price much lower this year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukeNukeEm Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 "Weekend passes only are available for purchase by fans who book the two night stay" Aggravating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsideirish71 Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 QUOTE (DukeNukeEm @ Oct 17, 2012 -> 03:00 PM) "Weekend passes only are available for purchase by fans who book the two night stay" Aggravating. From the same people who think that Dynamic pricing is a good idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwritecode Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 QUOTE (Harry Chappas @ Oct 17, 2012 -> 02:53 PM) Is the price much lower this year? Last year it was $316 for a 2 night stay and the weekend passes were $75 each. So it's a little cheaper, but still ridiculously overpriced. I got priced out after 2006. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 I thought this was an announcement by the poster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewokpelts Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 QUOTE (Harry Chappas @ Oct 17, 2012 -> 02:53 PM) Is the price much lower this year?NO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Oct 17, 2012 -> 02:06 PM) I thought this was an announcement by the poster You could tell it wasn't because there was no exclamation point at the end of every sentence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claydude14 Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 Is Sox Fest something worth attending? Not really familiar with all that goes on, but it might make a nice X-Mas gift for the Mrs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klaus kinski Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 Again unaffordable and unavailable to curious fans that could "buy in" if they could go without spending $400 plus meals. This could actually be included in the attendance thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justBLAZE Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 QUOTE (ROC Sox Fan @ Oct 17, 2012 -> 05:51 PM) Is Sox Fest something worth attending? Not really familiar with all that goes on, but it might make a nice X-Mas gift for the Mrs. Went to my first one last year and loved it personally. But it did get expensive between hotel, passes, food, drinks and parking it was PRICEY. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 17, 2012 Author Share Posted October 17, 2012 QUOTE (Iwritecode @ Oct 17, 2012 -> 03:45 PM) Last year it was $316 for a 2 night stay and the weekend passes were $75 each. So it's a little cheaper, but still ridiculously overpriced. I got priced out after 2006. Me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 17, 2012 Author Share Posted October 17, 2012 QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Oct 17, 2012 -> 04:06 PM) I thought this was an announcement by the poster You figured out my secret identity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 If they can sell out at higher prices, I can't really fault them for making the price higher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 If they can sell out at higher prices, I can't really fault them for making the price higher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukeNukeEm Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 If they can sell out at higher prices, I can't really fault them for making the price higher. They could just use a larger convention hall, keep the tickets the same price, and up their total capacity. But no, they stay were they've been and just let the prices stay stupidly high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 18, 2012 Author Share Posted October 18, 2012 QUOTE (Jake @ Oct 17, 2012 -> 08:38 PM) If they can sell out at higher prices, I can't really fault them for making the price higher. I won't complain too loudly about Soxfest. Profits go to charity, so yeah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabiness42 Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 I won't complain too loudly about Soxfest. Profits go to charity, so yeah. Palmer House Hilton's profits also, or just the Sox portion? I don't have a problem with the cost of Soxfest tickets. I do have a problem with shelling out all that money for a hotel room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Middle Buffalo Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 17, 2012 -> 04:50 PM) Me too. Kind of ironic that you use the cost a valid reason for not going to Soxfest, but you don't seem to accept it as a reason for Sox attendance woes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 18, 2012 Author Share Posted October 18, 2012 QUOTE (Middle Buffalo @ Oct 18, 2012 -> 08:51 AM) Kind of ironic that you use the cost a valid reason for not going to Soxfest, but you don't seem to accept it as a reason for Sox attendance woes. So where can you get discount tickets to Soxfest? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 18, 2012 Author Share Posted October 18, 2012 QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Oct 18, 2012 -> 07:42 AM) Palmer House Hilton's profits also, or just the Sox portion? I don't have a problem with the cost of Soxfest tickets. I do have a problem with shelling out all that money for a hotel room. Honestly for two nights on Grant Park at a nice hotel, $280 isn't that bad. Hell I spent $280 a night to stay at the Hilton in Times Square this past spring (well my company did...). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabiness42 Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Honestly for two nights on Grant Park at a nice hotel, $280 isn't that bad. Hell I spent $280 a night to stay at the Hilton in Times Square this past spring (well my company did...). I can almost always get under $100/night for a 4-star hotel downtown, especially in January, and if I need to make the trip on an even tighter budget I can get a 3-star hotel out by Midway for under $70/night and take the Orange line downtown, so in my mind the cost for Soxfest is about $100 more than the cost of the actual pass to the event. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 18, 2012 -> 08:55 AM) So where can you get discount tickets to Soxfest? You get a discount if you buy early, just like Dynamic Pricing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Oct 18, 2012 -> 09:00 AM) I can almost always get under $100/night for a 4-star hotel downtown, especially in January, and if I need to make the trip on an even tighter budget I can get a 3-star hotel out by Midway for under $70/night and take the Orange line downtown, so in my mind the cost for Soxfest is about $100 more than the cost of the actual pass to the event. Priceline will get you ridiculous deals. When it was at the Hyatt, you could get a room on Priceline for less than $60 a night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 18, 2012 Author Share Posted October 18, 2012 QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Oct 18, 2012 -> 09:00 AM) I can almost always get under $100/night for a 4-star hotel downtown, especially in January, and if I need to make the trip on an even tighter budget I can get a 3-star hotel out by Midway for under $70/night and take the Orange line downtown, so in my mind the cost for Soxfest is about $100 more than the cost of the actual pass to the event. True. But $140 a night at the Hilton is still a pretty good deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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