SICK OF THEM!

I'd like to talk about something a little less depressing than the current state of the Sabres tonight. So here we go..

This coming weekend I'm taking my young nephews- ages 3 and 6 - to Columbus for a hockey game with my sis who lives there. The kids are over the moon about it! They can't wait, and frankly, it will be better than watching those losers the Sabres. The Blue Jackets (who are looking pretty good after a shutout of San Jose last night) are playing the always entertaining- (and lovely) Blackhawks. It should be a great game- two young, hungry teams with a nice divisional rivalry at stake. That's on Sunday. We're leaving on Saturday and will spend the night with my parents Sat night.

So check this: The Blue Jackets have an AWESOME deal they call Dispatch Family Nights- you get
1 Game ticket
1 hot dog
1 drink
1 popcorn
1 free ice cream from UDF (local convenience store for those not in the know, with AMAZING ice cream)
1 voucher for a free skate at the practice rink of the CBJs.

All for JUST $25/person. That's it! And you can buy anywhere from 3-8 of these, it's not a set number.

That is a totally sick deal and I'm super excited about it. I don't care about the food and stuff for myself but with the kids its an easy dinner, and they like the eating a game thing- plus the ice cream rocks and a free skate is super fun! Heck, you can barely get a TICKET in Buffalo for $25, let alone the rest of it. Quite happy.

And it gets better. I looked at the vouchers for the free skate, and they say they are only good at the Dispatch Ice Haus- but they don't have any free skates when we're going to be there- anywhere from Sat-Mon. But the DIH is also owned by a company that has several other rinks around Columbus, some of which have open skate times that would work better for us. So I e-mailed the Blue Jackets and laid out the details that we are coming from out of town and they kids are excited about the free skate but they are none.. so could we use the vouchers at another rink? And I got an e-mail from the Assistant GM of the Chiller Ice Rinks saying that it would be no problem at all, just to let them know when we wanted to go and where and he'd hook us up.

and THAT, my friends, is AWESOME customer service. :) Just wanted to share, in case any of ya'll have plans to visit C-bus soon. Our team may play like crap against them every time, but their arena is top-notch and their ticket deals and customer service are excellllllent. :)