Unused Kiosk Main Stand

[Djm1874]

Will the club actually ever make use of the kiosk's on the left hand side as you walk in near section n? Think i’ve seen them opened once or twice at the start but not since what’s the point of them? may aswell make it toilets or even a small hospitality room. Also does my box in when the kiosks run out of hot food, I went at half time and could only get crisps or chocolate in the main stand. How do we not prepare better for our big events, won’t bother some but it’s a loss of revenue for the club. 

Edited September 9, 2022 by Djm1874
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[SecN]

Whoever organises the hot food should be OUt.

 

Pieman, pieman GTF

[Swanny17]

36 minutes ago, Djm1874 said:

Will the club actually ever make use of the kiosk's on the left hand side as you walk in near section n? Think i’ve seen them opened once or twice at the start but not since what’s the point of them? may aswell make it toilets or even a small hospitality room. Also does my box in when the kiosks run out of hot food, I went at half time and could only get crisps or chocolate in the main stand. How do we not prepare better for our big events, won’t bother some but it’s a loss of revenue for the club. 

Was it not originally a Heineken 0% bar? 

[Ribble]

8 minutes ago, Swanny17 said:

Was it not originally a Heineken 0% bar? 

 

Nope, only time i've seen it open was when they tried bacon rolls etc for a midday ko a couple of times, now just seems to be a storeroom (with thousands of pounds worth of catering equipment sitting unused)

[Cairneyhill Jambo]

Is there still a bookies in the Wheatfield?

[Bungalow Bill]

1 hour ago, Djm1874 said:

Will the club actually ever make use of the kiosk's on the left hand side as you walk in near section n? Think i’ve seen them opened once or twice at the start but not since what’s the point of them? may aswell make it toilets or even a small hospitality room. Also does my box in when the kiosks run out of hot food, I went at half time and could only get crisps or chocolate in the main stand. How do we not prepare better for our big events, won’t bother some but it’s a loss of revenue for the club. 

I don’t think so. The problem with that kiosk is if folk are queuing then it blocks that end of the stand. It was opened once and that’s what happened. Total design flaw. 

[davemclaren]

It’s good that the stadium was built with catering contingency in place. 😎

[Dunks]

I miss the curry shed

 

[Harry Potter]

1 hour ago, Djm1874 said:

Will the club actually ever make use of the kiosk's on the left hand side as you walk in near section n? Think i’ve seen them opened once or twice at the start but not since what’s the point of them? may aswell make it toilets or even a small hospitality room. Also does my box in when the kiosks run out of hot food, I went at half time and could only get crisps or chocolate in the main stand. How do we not prepare better for our big events, won’t bother some but it’s a loss of revenue for the club. 

Should make it cash only.

[Dennis Reynolds]

3 minutes ago, Harry Potter said:

Should make it cash only.

 

Why?

[Harry Potter]

9 minutes ago, Dennis Reynolds said:

 

Why?

I like using cash , filling my bank account with small transactions, dont like carrying  cards to games, faffing about with pin numbers, dont use non pin method, 

And having a bank card on my phone, no danger, not secure imho.

Edited September 9, 2022 by Harry Potter

[tian447]

9 minutes ago, Harry Potter said:

Should make it cash only.

 

Cash only slows everything right down, especially now that you can pay for everything with a tap of your card, phone, watch or loads of other devices.  No more faffing around trying to find 20p to make up the total.

 

If 50 people in the queue spend an extra 20 seconds fiddling with coins and waiting for their change, it adds nearly 17 minutes of delay for nothing.

[LarrysRightFoot]

2 minutes ago, tian447 said:

 

Cash only slows everything right down, especially now that you can pay for everything with a tap of your card, phone, watch or loads of other devices.  No more faffing around trying to find 20p to make up the total.

 

If 50 people in the queue spend an extra 20 seconds fiddling with coins and waiting for their change, it adds nearly 17 minutes of delay for nothing.

There should definitely be a cash option. Cash is king again at present. 

[Harry Potter]

3 minutes ago, tian447 said:

 

Cash only slows everything right down, especially now that you can pay for everything with a tap of your card, phone, watch or loads of other devices.  No more faffing around trying to find 20p to make up the total.

 

If 50 people in the queue spend an extra 20 seconds fiddling with coins and waiting for their change, it adds nearly 17 minutes of delay for nothing.

you lose the card then theres a possibility of someone else tapping your card , until you inform bank .

Everyone in such a hurry these days.

[tian447]

1 minute ago, Harry Potter said:

you lose the card then theres a possibility of someone else tapping your card , until you inform bank .

Everyone in such a hurry these days.

 

Then use your phone or watch instead, much less chance of losing those.  I don't see how losing your card is any higher risk than losing a wallet full of cash since they are both usually kept in the same place. If you lose your wallet, there's a possibility of someone taking everything that is in it compared to one card which can quickly be cancelled. 

 

I'm not always in a hurry, but at half time when you have a 15 minute break to get in and out without missing what you actually came for, changing things to cash only does not make sense, especially when there are hundreds of people around. 

 

They should have a cash only queue on one of the kiosks, but the rest should be card only to facilitate getting people turned around as quickly as possible. 

[tian447]

6 minutes ago, LarrysRightFoot said:

There should definitely be a cash option. Cash is king again at present. 

 

Have a cash only kiosk then, but contactless is faster and easier to use. Haven't used cash for anything other than a haircut in about 5 years. 

[Dennis Reynolds]

32 minutes ago, Harry Potter said:

I like using cash , filling my bank account with small transactions, dont like carrying  cards to games, faffing about with pin numbers, dont use non pin method, 

And having a bank card on my phone, no danger, not secure imho.

 

Aye, a cash only bit probably makes sense. Pretty sure they used to have it split up by that. I'll be honest I haven't used the kiosks in ages though. Maybe a cash only queue. Can guarantee someone would get right up recieving their food and saying they don't have cash whith them 😀 Have seen folk at Lidl self service scan a full basket then ask if they can use cash.

[Harry Potter]

24 minutes ago, tian447 said:

 

Then use your phone or watch instead, much less chance of losing those.  I don't see how losing your card is any higher risk than losing a wallet full of cash since they are both usually kept in the same place. If you lose your wallet, there's a possibility of someone taking everything that is in it compared to one card which can quickly be cancelled. 

 

I'm not always in a hurry, but at half time when you have a 15 minute break to get in and out without missing what you actually came for, changing things to cash only does not make sense, especially when there are hundreds of people around. 

 

They should have a cash only queue on one of the kiosks, but the rest should be card only to facilitate getting people turned around as quickly as possible. 

one kiosk would be fine, just gives you a choice, use my watch, not that advanced yet lol.

[Taffin]

36 minutes ago, Harry Potter said:

you lose the card then theres a possibility of someone else tapping your card , until you inform bank .

Everyone in such a hurry these days.

 

And if you lose the cash, it's a certainty it's gone unless a good soul sees you drop it.

Edited September 9, 2022 by Taffin

[Harry Potter]

1 minute ago, Taffin said:

 

And if you lose the cash, it's a certainty it's gone unless a good soul sees you drop it.

I have very deep pockets 🙂.

[highlandjambo3]

2 hours ago, Djm1874 said:

Will the club actually ever make use of the kiosk's on the left hand side as you walk in near section n? Think i’ve seen them opened once or twice at the start but not since what’s the point of them? may aswell make it toilets or even a small hospitality room. Also does my box in when the kiosks run out of hot food, I went at half time and could only get crisps or chocolate in the main stand. How do we not prepare better for our big events, won’t bother some but it’s a loss of revenue for the club. 

It’s not so easy to gauge how much food you will sell as a vendor. (I owned and operated an outdoor catering stall at summer events for 7 years).  There is nothing worse than throwing food away that you cannot recycle/reuse also, take into account the very small window for selling i.e. a little bit before the game, a trickle through out the game and, a mad rush at half time with nothing after the final whistle.  If I was selling hot food to serve on my own I’d likely not have any more than 150-200 servings….if I had help/staff I’d likely up this by 100 - 150 servings and, if I run out then I’d view the days sales as successful walking away with £1k ish.  The non hot food, crisps, chocolate bars, cold drinks etc are a decent back up as they require no preparation and can be stored & used again and, it’s highly likely that someone waiting in the queue will buy somthing.

[highlandjambo3]

1 hour ago, Dunks said:

I miss the curry shed

 

Probably wasn’t viable for them.  As a specialist kind of food they’d be looking to be at an event all day to make a decent profit. 
 

I used to sell large pulled pork rolls slow cooked with a smoked paprika and brown sugar rub.  Large baked potatoes with homemade beef & veggy chilli, stovies and corned beef hash.  The whole set up took days of prep and was highly commented on as the best food at many outdoor events I attended but, parked next to me would be a massive burger van (usually weegie run) with 5 + staff all pushing out cheap fresh.

[davemclaren]

1 hour ago, Dunks said:

I miss the curry shed

 

Me too. 

[davemclaren]

14 minutes ago, highlandjambo3 said:

Probably wasn’t viable for them.  As a specialist kind of food they’d be looking to be at an event all day to make a decent profit. 
 

I used to sell large pulled pork rolls slow cooked with a smoked paprika and brown sugar rub.  Large baked potatoes with homemade beef & veggy chilli, stovies and corned beef hash.  The whole set up took days of prep and was highly commented on as the best food at many outdoor events I attended but, parked next to me would be a massive burger van (usually weegie run) with 5 + staff all pushing out cheap fresh.

Ooft. They sound great. Get a stall at Tynecastle. 😄

[highlandjambo3]

1 hour ago, davemclaren said:

Ooft. They sound great. Get a stall at Tynecastle. 😄

Sorry….not going there again 🙄

[hmfcbilly]

4 hours ago, SecN said:

Whoever organises the hot food should be OUt.

 

Pieman, pieman GTF

£3.50 for a steal pie too.  Last one I bought most were burnt on outside. I asked the boy if had any that weren't burnt and he looked at me as though I spoke to him in a foreign language. Thankfully jis colleague was more switched he'd on, heard me and have me a non burnt one off another tray. If I'm paying top dollar prices I expect it to be edible 🤣😜😜

[LarrysRightFoot]

3 hours ago, tian447 said:

 

Have a cash only kiosk then, but contactless is faster and easier to use. Haven't used cash for anything other than a haircut in about 5 years. 

I’m not saying get rid of contactless but there definitely should be a cash kiosk/option. 
 

It’s widely publicised people are using cash more again.

[Jambo 4 Ever]

5 hours ago, Cairneyhill Jambo said:

Is there still a bookies in the Wheatfield?

No and that’s a good thing 

 

encourages betting 

[tian447]

30 minutes ago, Jambo 4 Ever said:

No and that’s a good thing 

 

encourages betting 

 

Food kiosks encourage over eating.

 

Hospitality encourages drinking.

 

Hearts performances encourage self harm.

 

Bin the lot.

[J.T.F.Robertson]

2 hours ago, Jambo 4 Ever said:

No and that’s a good thing 

 

encourages betting 

 

When exactly is your sainthood, anyhow?

 

[Jambo 4 Ever]

Just now, J.T.F.Robertson said:

 

When exactly is your sainthood, anyhow?

 

Eh?m

the clubs policy rightly is not to have any gaming or alcohol in advertising / sponsorship or visibility of it anywhere at tynecastle  

Edited September 9, 2022 by Jambo 4 Ever

[gedster]

2 minutes ago, Jambo 4 Ever said:

Eh?m

the clubs policy rightly is not to have any gaming or alcohol in advertising / sponsorship or visibility of it anywhere at tynecastle  

Almost seems like they've decided on an entertainment free venue for this season too 😜

[The Hogfather]

22 minutes ago, Jambo 4 Ever said:

Eh?m

the clubs policy rightly is not to have any gaming or alcohol in advertising / sponsorship or visibility of it anywhere at tynecastle  

 

Weird they advertise the fans bar and drinks in hospitality then, eh?

[Francis Albert]

I have revolutionary idea for a avoiding queues at drink and food outlets at football (and elsewhere)

Try going 2 hours without eating or drinking.

[AlphonseCapone]

8 hours ago, Harry Potter said:

I like using cash , filling my bank account with small transactions, dont like carrying  cards to games, faffing about with pin numbers, dont use non pin method, 

And having a bank card on my phone, no danger, not secure imho.

 

Should be cash only because you don't like cards? 

[dazajmbo]

1 hour ago, gedster said:

Almost seems like they've decided on an entertainment free venue for this season too 😜

 

Yeah.  A real eye opener was St Johnstone fans singing "this is a library" during their recent visit to Tynecastle. 

 

Embarrassing 

[Harry Potter]

20 minutes ago, AlphonseCapone said:

 

Should be cash only because you don't like cards? 

should be card only cause you dont like cash, im saying one cash kiosk, not asking much , keep you card happy guys

happy.

Its about having a choice.

Even paid my MOT and repair today with cash, the mechanic was happy enough.

 

 

[davemclaren]

3 hours ago, dazajmbo said:

 

Yeah.  A real eye opener was St Johnstone fans singing "this is a library" during their recent visit to Tynecastle. 

 

Embarrassing 

Don’t all away fans sing that? It’s a banter thing.  😄

[leeumboyce]

Some fat B***ard ate all the donner pies, went to get them at half-time. Ended up buying 3 steak pies out of anger and dropped one.

[davemclaren]

4 minutes ago, leeumboyce said:

Some fat B***ard ate all the donner pies, went to get them at half-time. Ended up buying 3 steak pies out of anger and dropped one.

Broken toe?

[leeumboyce]

Just now, davemclaren said:

Broken toe?

Thankfully I missed my foot, although the reason i dropped it was because someone was pouring some voddie into my drinks cup.

[davemclaren]

1 minute ago, leeumboyce said:

Thankfully I missed my foot, although the reason i dropped it was because someone was pouring some voddie into my drinks cup.

🥸

[highlandjambo3]

8 hours ago, leeumboyce said:

Some fat B***ard ate all the donner pies, went to get them at half-time. Ended up buying 3 steak pies out of anger and dropped one.

Donner pies v’s steak pies = burger v’s rump……….donner pies 🤮

[jambocub]

The food on sale at games is terrible 

[Jambof3tornado]

21 hours ago, Dunks said:

I miss the curry shed

 

This,guessing what the random currys were going to be was part of the matchday experience!! No idea why its been binned.

[highlandjambo3]

33 minutes ago, Jambof3tornado said:

This,guessing what the random currys were going to be was part of the matchday experience!! No idea why its been binned.

My guess is they pulled out…..not making enough……posted a bit on this earlier.

[Gorgierools]

1 hour ago, highlandjambo3 said:

Donner pies v’s steak pies = burger v’s rump……….donner pies 🤮

I had my first ever donner pizza in Livingston after the St Johnstone match. To be fair it was great, though I had been in hospitality all afternoon.  

Awaiting the inevitable chest pains. 

[Chuck Berry]

20 hours ago, LarrysRightFoot said:

I’m not saying get rid of contactless but there definitely should be a cash kiosk/option. 
 

It’s widely publicised people are using cash more again.

 

No it's not

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2022/aug/18/uk-cashless-society-a-step-closer-as-more-than-23m-people-abandon-coins

[Psychedelicropcircle]

 

I’m old skool cash is king. Imagine the fear of going on a bender then  opening up your digital banking the morning after🫣

[highlandjambo3]

42 minutes ago, Psychedelicropcircle said:

 

I’m old skool cash is king. Imagine the fear of going on a bender then  opening up your digital banking the morning after🫣

I’m here…..whilst not entirely old school (or so I think 😏), I like a wad of cash when abroad.  Off to Malaga next week and bought a wad of euros which should do me.  I’ll withdraw 10eu at the airport when I arrive just to make sure the ATMs work.  As a side, can anyone guess the daily rate of this place:

 

 

Private house with private pool: