This is a results question, rather than a "what do I deserve" question.
I took Ben to a Dodgers game last night. They have had promotions all week. Last night's promotion was Dodgers hooded sweatshirt night. The night before was Will Smith (the catcher, not the Oscars slapper) bobblehead night.
I knew the bobblehead night would be super popular/expensive, but I didn't expect hoodie night to be quite as bad.
The Dodgers had won 7 games in a row, and this inspired a sudden wave of people purchasing tickets. This also caused a spike in price, and my usual trick of waiting until game day didn't work, regarding getting the best deal. I saw this spike happen and quickly bought two (very good) seats for $136 each, which was about $20 more than I would have paid for even better seats at the low point the day before. I expected them to go for about $85 each, had this spike not happened.
Anyway, I thought I left enough time to get to the stadium in time before the hoodies ran out. For some reason, they usually carry 40,000 of these promotional items, despite the stadium having a 56,000 capacity, and despite these nights often selling out. I thought we easily were going to make it, as I was one mile from the stadium at 6:35, which was a full 35 minutes before game time.
Nope! Horrendous traffic getting into the stadium made it that we didn't get parked until 7:15 (5 minutes after game time), and didn't get into the stadium gate until about 7:25. The hoodies had just ran out -- I saw other guests standing around near the entrance holding them. Sad!
This pissed me off, because it was the 3rd consecutive time I failed to get a promotional item, due to in-stadium traffic.
I called the fan services hotline from my seat, not expecting much. I told them the truth -- that it's been 3 consecutive times I didn't get the promotional item, and that stadium-related traffic caused it. I stated that it's frustrating they only carry 40,000 items on days where well over 50,000 fans are expected, and that these games are always more expensive because of the item which I don't end up getting anyway.
What ended up being the result of that phone call?