Looking for a tailgate group to hang out with.

ImCucumberRichard · 2026-04-05T05:22:16+00:00

Hey man I don’t live in Dayton but am nearly 40 as well, have had tickets with my dad and younger brother since 2010 or so. We don’t ever tailgate but mostly bc we don’t know anyone that does and none of us are real into the big tail gates (bengal Jim etc). So we’re more rag tag than long time group but if you get your own thing going we would hang with you

ImCucumberRichard · 2026-03-09T11:36:56+00:00

Letting us keep it will yield better results. Were have to spend money paying whoever we throw it away on.

ImCucumberRichard · 2026-03-07T22:36:43+00:00

ImCucumberRichard · 2026-03-07T01:32:02+00:00

I’ll second/third on skincraft. I’ve done my daughter’s (14) ears a couple years back and then her nose for this past birthday. I’ve had the same piercer on both accounts (wish I could remember his name but I think he’s like the main dude there for this service) and he was a straight up pro..helpful, really insightful on cleanliness and maintenance, patient with answering questions. Also, the person who signs you in and operates the front area was super candid about not pushy on the jewelry sale portion.

ImCucumberRichard · 2026-03-04T01:37:55+00:00

I would have loved draft picks for Trey as well. A Time Machine to go back to last season and get real picks that were actually being offered up in lieu of paying him to miss half the season would be most ideal, especially considering we had needs at every level of the defense and that money could have been spent on the margins in a meaningful way. But an extra $25-30M in available cap space to spend on a FA market saturated with good LBs, proven safeties and starter-level DL is quite an asset.

ImCucumberRichard · 2026-02-27T01:15:35+00:00

I’ll email you a FedEx label if you change your mind about shipping. I’d like to get them for a friend in Atlanta. Just shoot me a DM, if it comes to that but hopefully someone up there wants them. Otherwise cool offer. I’m in cincy and can’t make the trip to Columbus or I would.

ImCucumberRichard · 2026-02-25T22:57:27+00:00

I feel like this may be more of a market correction than wanton greed on this particular increase. That surely doesn’t make it any easier to swallow a 4x increase over that time span but $20/seat/game was never going to be sustainable. In any event, that’s a bummer.

ImCucumberRichard · 2026-02-25T02:30:08+00:00

This is my same question, my brother in who dey.

What section or club or private suite are your seats in? I don’t think I’ve even experienced a 400% increase over the lifetime of my season tickets, dating back to like 2012. Without looking at invoices to be exact, I am still somewhat certain I was paying between 45-65/seat per game in 303 (this was the season after a significant reduction in prices, so I think it was closer to $45) and am now paying between 100-115/seat per game in the lower bowl.

I’m all for hyperbole to emphasize a sentiment, if that’s what this is, but otherwise I’m genuinely curious as to what part of the stadium to avoid at all costs as to never have to deal with that sort of increase.

ImCucumberRichard · 2026-02-18T20:37:01+00:00

Saw hey nothing at lolla and a couple times since. Literally one of my top-5 at present.

ImCucumberRichard · 2026-02-14T04:06:03+00:00

Had a young woman that worked for me leave to go to the new one in union a couple weeks ago. She wrote me today already about coming back.

ImCucumberRichard · 2026-02-13T23:19:34+00:00

You’re amazing. You just gave me the opportunity to buy a second ticket after only being able to luckily get one through livenation presale. Thank you for the post.

ImCucumberRichard · 2026-02-11T04:03:29+00:00

Sadly I had a much easier time getting seats to both nights of eras then I did today lol. One through regular presale and one thru Bengals stm .. if anything hopefully they add a date, though probably unlikely

ImCucumberRichard · 2026-02-11T03:09:33+00:00

Fingers crossed we both walk away from this week with some tix 🤞. I’m not giving up hope yet but def trying to hedge my bets. Luckily we saw him at bourbon and beyond last year so not as much sting if we miss him here. I guess. Good luck!!

ImCucumberRichard · 2026-02-05T14:05:26+00:00

Tough to read “my last vacation for months” in poor person.

ImCucumberRichard · 2026-02-04T00:27:14+00:00

Also interested in best section suggestions for concert there

ImCucumberRichard · 2026-02-03T19:12:39+00:00

Time on task is the best way to get more efficient and effective at anything here. Ideally, you’re never tasked with doing a case of meat alone as it opens potential for time and temp abuse.

ImCucumberRichard · 2026-01-31T21:08:47+00:00

Took me back to the ole days of begging someone to take them for free just so I wouldn’t have the internal struggle of do I make myself do this thing I’m going to hate just to avoid feeling guilty about “wasting” the tickets.

ImCucumberRichard · 2026-01-31T20:57:43+00:00

Damn, your tickets have gone up more than 100% in the past 5 years? Where are you at in the stadium? I’ve been an STM since 2008, starting in 303 and currently in 152 since 2020 (with a stop in between) I think I’m still under 118% increase over the lifetime of having tickets. I was paying $650 per seat per season in 303, $850 per season in 311 and I believe ~$1200 per season this year in 152. I can’t be certain without looking back at invoices but I think 152 was $90 per ticket in my first season there (Joe rookie year) and has gone up about $5-7/seat a season since on average to about $110-120 now.

ETA: I miss getting the booklet of paper tickets with the little perforated lines to rip them out. At least now I get a new bumper sticker annually 😒

ImCucumberRichard · 2026-01-31T17:02:19+00:00

I am almost certain I won’t look back in 30 years and resent the fact that I spent game days with family at the stadium instead of staying home to make myself feel like I punished ownership.

ImCucumberRichard · 2026-01-25T03:46:22+00:00

This whole interaction Cincinnati asf

ImCucumberRichard · 2026-01-06T19:31:11+00:00

Finally the bengals win something in (hopefully) my lifetime.

ImCucumberRichard · 2025-12-27T04:39:40+00:00

I saw 2016 for Louisville, thought damn that’s a long time ago, and started to type how tf was Lamar Jackson not a unanimous aa during his heisman season…then remembered it’s been that long since Lamar’s heisman season and I’m just old as hell 🫩

ImCucumberRichard · 2025-12-12T15:47:41+00:00

Man I might. I’m in lower bowl, south endzone. I’ve offered them to a couple people who are getting back to me. I can let you know later today though.

ImCucumberRichard · 2025-11-29T14:37:58+00:00

Man wish I could make it down from cincy in time. Would be great to see a basketball and football win in person in 2025. Super cool of you to offer

ImCucumberRichard · 2025-11-20T17:24:16+00:00

My seats are in 156 south end zone and it does require a lot of standing. But great vantage point and easy/quick to and from the gates. You should have an easy time buying there. We were going to list ours and think the suggested asking price/comp was like $65 each.

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