YouTube Video Reveals Sports Arena Beer Scheme

It’s no secret that stadiums, arenas and other professional sporting event venues throughout the country charge an arm and a leg for their food and beverages. Recently, though, Gwen Gibbs and Heath Forsey published a video while comparing a regular beer to a “large” beer, both of which were purchased at Boise’s CenturyLink Arena. In the video, the two beers were found to be the same size!

Gibbs and Forsey were attending a minor league hockey game at CenturyLink Arena when they purchased a $4 regular beer and $7 large beer. The couple then demonstrated that the two beers were actually the same size by pouring the normal-size beer into the so-called “large” cup. The normal beer filled the large cup to the brim.

According to signs posted at the concessions, the normal beers are 16 ounces, whereas the large beers are 20 ounce. Of course, Gibbs and Forsey debunked this claim in their YouTube video demonstration where they poured the normal size beer into the large cup.

But this isn’t the first time a sports venue has attempted to scheme beer-drinking customers out of their money, and it’ probably won’t be the last. In 2011, a similar incident occurred when a Seattle Seahawks fan discovered Quest Field was selling regular and large beers that were actually the  same size. Event organizers responded by selling true large beers at the normal price.

You can check out the couple’s YouTube video by clicking here.

See the above screenshot for a representation of CenturyLink Areans’ regular versus large beers. As you can see, the two cups are practically the same, the only difference being the “large” beers are slightly taller but more narrow.

Apparently, the couple’s YouTube video created quite a stir, drawing attention from news agencies and CenturyLink Arena officials.

“CenturyLink Arena has responded with an official press release, they have acknowledged the problem and have increased the large cup to 24oz at the same price for the rest of the season,” said the couple’s YouTube video.

It looks like Gibbs and Forsey have brought justice to CenturyLink Arena beer drinkers, as their video forced organizers to make some changes. With that said, this same problem is likely happening at other stadiums and arenas throughout the country, so think twice before you order that $7 large beer.

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