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Club Level Question

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by ClutchCityReturns, Dec 1, 2006.

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  1. ClutchCityReturns

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    I just need something cleared up real quick.

    My dad buys tickets every year from a guy at his work. Basically the guy purchases a couple dozen season ticket packages and then sells them to co-workers game by game at face value. So anyway, my dad always gets 11 or 12 games, 2 tickets per game. However, this year one of our games came with club level passes and a parking tag for the Tundra parking garage. We also got our regular tickets which are near the very top of the arena.

    So my question is what's the deal with the club level passes? I take it they are strictly to get into the club area, and not to actually sit in a luxury box. Of course, I'd love to hear that I'm wrong. Thanks in advance to anybody who can shed some light on this for me.
     
  2. ClutchCityReturns

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    So nobody knows? I find that hard to believe. At least one other person has to have received the same kind of "club level pass" for a game in one of their mini-packs or something...

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  3. ElPigto

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    Sit in club level. The luxury boxes are a completely different deal. I may get to sit up there this year, hopefully I got connections. I been to the club level like 3 times. It's awesome.
     
  4. ClutchCityReturns

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    What is this? ISH? :p

    Anyway, what do you mean by "sit in club level"?
     
  5. heypartner

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    correct. Club Level is just a confusing term to refer to the lower bowl seating between the baselines that are now off limits to fans without tickets there, so they can segregate the people who fancy buying $21 filet mignon medallion au jus sandwiches from those who would just laugh at the menu.
     
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    I think he means that if your seats are your regular ones in the upper level, blow those off, and just "sit in club level." You can't beat the lower level seats. Totally different experience.

    btw: here's a trick. Have two of your friends buy cheap $10 tickets. You and your dad go to the club level. Your dad gives you his pass. Now take those two back up to the cheap seats to get one of your friends, and repeat. Now you have 4 people in the Club Level. haha
     
  7. ClutchCityReturns

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    So club level is the orange and blue areas? If so, how do you know where to sit? The pass doesn't have any section/row/seat values on it. Or am I still completely confused about the whole thing? :confused:

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  8. Stack24

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    Basically all the seats in the lower section that are in the midcourt level area are the club level. They have their own bars in them as well as a completly different menus. They don't have all the normal hot dogs and stuff you find in the normal concessions area. That's why you see the lower section usually so empty. EVeryone is in the club area eating and drinking there and watching the games on tv's.

    I never eat in the club area though, i always go out get my normal hotdogs and stuff and go back to my seat. They over charge you for everything in the club level.
     
  9. ElPigto

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    This is what I meant Clutch. I never seem to make any sense, specially when I post at late hours at night. I just type some random crap and expect people to understand.
     
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    If you don't have Club level tickets but have a pass to get into the club section that's two different things. If your seats are all the way up there but have club passes, the only thing you can do is just go into the club area to drink and eat.....nothing special really.

    What do the passes look like? If they are Wristbands that might actually be the underground party area where they have drinks and other things. I have been there before and that's pretty fun.
     
  11. ElPigto

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    Last time I sat in the club level I got a tour of the back area of the Toyota Center (by locker rooms and such, btw it stunk pretty bad for a couple of feet.) Of course a friend of mine works there and that's why I got this little mini tour. I even went to the media room and took a picture (where players get interviewed).
     
  12. ClutchCityReturns

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    The tickets are still for the nosebleed section, the passes are black and say "Club Level Guest Pass" on them. So I guess it's what I originally thought. Cheap seats and the opportunity to go rub elbows with the snobs, which you probably couldn't pay me to do anyway. :eek:

    Bummer.
     
  13. Kam

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    Paying eight dollars for nachos is awesome.

    the best thing about the club section is the restroom. It's usually not busy.

    The only time ive sat in the club lvel are for non basketball/rockets thing, usually concerts and other crap like that.

    I wish i wa a baller, and taller, so i could but a section, and write it off to you guys.
     
  14. dram1

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    Not really familiar with the term "pass" but I did bump into club level suites once. There is a hotel style door to enter where there is a bar and buffet of all kind of goodies. The seats are not very close but shoot I didnt get off the free buffet and beer.
     
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    You're missing ElPigto and my point. the opportunity is to sit in unused club level seats. I highly recommend using those passes to do that. Scope out some unused seats sometime before halftime, then go grab them during half or at the beginning of the 3rd.
     

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