My Old Man Yells At Cloud moment

[JeeperCreeper]

Even if Im using 12 grams, I usually bring my tanks to fill, since I'm paying for it anyway.

[TF_Aloha]

A lot of the time fields like this are leaning heavily on those discount tickets that people sell on Groupon, campuses and in malls (back when malls had people in them). Rental-focused fields sometimes get over half of their business from these tickets. The tickets usually say they cover rental gear and admission, but air and paint must be paid for separately. When the ticket people arrive, the field wants it to look like buying air is a totally normal thing, not just a way to make sure ticket people still pay almost the normal price.

It's still obnoxious, but it's not as dumb as it looks to a gear-owner. To a gear-owner this is like charging an extra $5 at a restaurant for the plate your food is served on (required).

[TF_Aloha]

Look at the pic again - the air purchase is required. Show up with a topped off 77/4500 and a pump gun? Too bad, pay your tribute.

[Trbo323]

At that point it's pretty obvious you're just getting nickle and dimed. Add that extra price to entry fee or paint prices, and the customer won't feel like theyr'e being taken advantage of.

Yeah. Indoor fields are always expensive to run, I'm glad extreme velocity down in Salem switched to reball, I think it was a good move on their part.

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[martix_agent]

On that note, I once played at a field that sold you an "air card" a little laminated card that had a bunch of "1000" and "500" around the edge. They would hole punch the card for every 1000 or 500 they filled your tank

That field was indoor and one of the coolest layouts I've ever seen but still

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At that point it's pretty obvious you're just getting nickle and dimed. Add that extra price to entry fee or paint prices, and the customer won't feel like theyr'e being taken advantage of.

[Chuck E Ducky]

Yeah that sounds annoying.

[Trbo323]

I kind of like the discount honestly. -$5 pays for my 12g for the day.

As long as they are not charging per fill now that would really grind my gears.

On that note, I once played at a field that sold you an "air card" a little laminated card that had a bunch of "1000" and "500" around the edge. They would hole punch the card for every 1000 or 500 they filled your tank

That field was indoor and one of the coolest layouts I've ever seen but still

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[Chuck E Ducky]

I kind of like the discount honestly. -$5 pays for my 12g for the day.

As long as they are not charging per fill now that would really grind my gears.

[Axel]

I don't begrudge any field owner a reasonable charge. You gotta keep the doors open. But I admit it is annoying. Just roll air into the field fee like everyone else

[Drcemento]

our local field its $20 admission +$10 all day air. I have 2 boys and typically a friend with them so that is an additional $40. I can fill tanks at home with my GX compressor and have enough tanks that we likely would not need to re-fill, but they get really weird about it and you have to force them to take it off the tag and not charge you - they just can't comprehend that I don't want it! cheaper - not likely after you add up 6 tanks and regs, and a compressor, but hey - it feels better!

Its just a mind game - $30 and free air? cool! ( its should be $25 but whatever) or $20 and pay for air - not cool!

[XEMON]

In many countries it's illegal to not give the price with all taxes included, price without taxes is an American thing ...

[XEMON]

I appreciate not having to pay for air fill when I don't use it 😅

[Trbo323]

Bring a couple 20oz tanks, fight the man!

Or stock class

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[nerdcore]

Hm. Had to check the local field's site. Forgot what they charged. Says $25 entry + air. Even if I don't use air, $25 is still a good price. I want this field to stay open - there are no other options I care to explore in this area.

If you just get air (i.e., not playing), they list $1.50 per 1000 psi. I've gotten just tank fills before, I don't think they ever bothered with doing that math - it was always less than whatever that would've been.

[Sherwoodsghost]

For me, when someone says "plus tax". I JUST NEED ONE TOTAL PLEASE !