2011 Brewers Clubhouse Sale (December 2-3)

[gbpdc]

Does anyone know the details of the clubhouse sale this year? I haven't seen anything on the Brewers' site yet.

[hawing]

I asked our ticket rep a couple of weeks ago and he reported that it will be December 2-3 (Friday-Saturday), which is consistent with the practice of past years. It's usually Thanksgiving week or the week after before brewers.com has a press release about it.

[gbpdc]

Thanks for the info Hawing, I am looking forward to being there on the 2nd.

[hawing]

Thanks for the info Hawing, I am looking forward to being there on the 2nd.

Yup, that's our plan as well; just not at opening time. If I have to get up at 6:00 AM, it's not a day off. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif

[tristarscoop]

What time does it usually open?

[hawing]

What time does it usually open?

I want to say 9:00 AM. I know some bf.netters have been there at opening, so I'm sure someone else can verify.

[TheBwaz]

Not TOTALLY related, but if you have a Marshall's near you they have been clearing out some of last season's merch. My wife got me the jacket listed at $125 on the website for $40.

[AdvantageSchneider]

Only thing I'm curious about, will the Yuni B t-shirt jerseys be on super discount? I hope so.

[Rillo]

Does anyone know if they plan on doing the Thursday entry for season seat holders like last year?

[tristarscoop]

I usually have to wait to get there til Saturday, but get to go Friday for the first time this year. Folks that get there to be there when the doors open - when do you usually get there?

[gbpdc]

The team just added info about the sale to the website: http://milwaukee.brewers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20111128&content_id=25943388&vkey=pr_mil&c_id=mil

[hawing]

Ah, you beat me to the posting. But for the too-time-challenged-to-click-on-the-link among us, here is the text of the press release:

 

Brewers 31st Annual Clubhouse Sale Scheduled For December 2-3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee Brewers will host the 31^st Annual Clubhouse Sale

on Friday, December 2 and Saturday, December 3 from 8 a.m. – 7 p.m. at

Miller Park. The sale will take place in the visiting clubhouse and

fans will receive savings up to 75% on sale merchandise items.

 

Just in time for the holidays, fans can save on Brewers apparel,

souvenirs and specialty items as well as rare, game-used merchandise

including jerseys and bats. Brewers 2011 Central Division Champions

merchandise as well as 2011 Postseason gear will be on sale. The

Brewers will also have representatives available to handle requests for

Holiday 4-Packs and Brewers 10-Packs.

 

On Friday, December 2, every 31^st customer sale at the Clubhouse Sale receives two FREE Brewers On Deck

tickets (one per customer, while supplies last). As an additional

offer, a more-you-spend-the-more-you-save coupon will be offered.

Coupons of $10/$20/$30 will be offered to the Brewers Team Store by

Majestic for those spending $100/$200/$300 at the Clubhouse Sale during

the sale. Finally, every purchase of $100 or more in the Brewers Team

Store by Majestic will come with two FREE tickets to a 2012 Brewers

game, while supplies last (one per customer).

 

Shoppers can access the Clubhouse Sale by entering Miller Park at the

Hot Corner entrance near the Brewers Team Store by Majestic and follow

the posted directions to the visiting clubhouse. Cash and credit cards

will be accepted (no personal checks). Admission and parking are both

free.

 

In addition, children can also have their photo taken with Bernie

Brewer and the Famous Racing Sausages on Friday from 10 a.m. – noon and

with Santa on Saturday from noon – 2 p.m. at the Brewers Team Store by

Majestic. Fans should bring their own cameras and the photos will be

free of charge with any purchase.

 

[hawing]

So...I know some bf.netters were at the pre-sale for season ticket customers Thursday evening. (I was not among them.) How's the scene this year?

 

Edit: I'll start answering my question with some links:

 

Preview from John and Cait Blog

 

Trading Post review thread

[BrewersSuperCollector]

So...I know some bf.netters were at the pre-sale for season ticket customers Thursday evening. (I was not among them.) How's the scene this year?

 

Edit: I'll start answering my question with some links:

 

Preview from John and Cait Blog

 

Trading Post review thread

 

We're posting about it in the Trading Forum.

 

Edit...sorry, didn't see your link to it.

[BrewersSuperCollector]

The funniest thing about the event was seeing Doug Melvin walk around with his bag full of goods.

 

I said, " Hey Buddy, the back of the line is behind us" when he was walking past us going inside again. Melvin ignored me.

[Patrick425]

I've been to this a couple of times in past years. My experience is that it's way too cramped and that it's just a bunch of clearance rack items that you could get a good price on at any time (example - I purchased a Central division champions hat for $10 at Grand Avenue earlier this week).

 

Having said that, I got the email for the season ticket holder's pre-sale and decided that since maybe it was just for season ticket holders the crowds would be limited. So, I was going to stop by on my way home from work yesterday. I took canal street to the stadium, got to the "hot corner" area at about 4:50 (sale was from 5-6 last night). and there was pretty much a line of cars to get into the lot and the lot was getting full. I decided to drive right by and continue on my way home. I guess I should have known better when they stated that all you had to do was print off the email and bring it in. Not to hard to send it to friends and family and let them use it as well.

 

I just don't see the big draw in this event. Not worth waiting in line for and dealing with the cramped space they use for it imho. I guess if you are interested in a discounted Marcus Hanel jersey or something like that, this is the sale for you.

[RightFieldCoder]

JaDerHeyski worked until 5, but we thought we'd go and beat the general public. We got to the lot around 5:40. We had to wait in line for 15-20 min before we could even get into the clubhouse. The place was picked clean, just junk left to buy. What made us mad was that 10 min after getting into the clubhouse, the place was empty and there was no line anymore. So you either need to get there way early (like an hour before STH openning) or you should just wait until 30 after the general public openning.

[BrewersSuperCollector]

Suite holder were allowed in before the season ticket holders. I'm guessing they had a 4-5 time slot. One of the workers said they cut the people off at the elevators that came in later. I don't know is if that was exactaly at 6 or not.

[dadofandrew]

One of my regulars said he got there early and bought a couple polos and several T-shirts for weekend and around the house wear, for himself and his sons. Said XL T-shirts were in short supply, and he would not be shocked if there was not a single one left for the general public, unless they were holding some in back.

[brew522]

They must restock fairly often - there were plenty of XL and XXL shirts today at 9am. I saw an employee walk through with racks of jackets and shirts while I was waiting in line to get in. It was very chaotic though - they should either hold it somewhere with a bigger area, or let less people in at a time. It's hard to shop when you can't move. I'm sure I would have bought more if it wasn't so hard to get to the racks. Still a good time!

[dadofandrew]

Heh. He said the most recognizable names were Zaun, Rivera, and Cruz.

[tristarscoop]

There's a curtain in the back corner that cuts off the walkway up to the field and they stage things back there. There are racks of clothes waiting to go out.

 

Also, the stuffed Racing Sausages were in big supply during the preview and the staff just kept bringing boxes of them from somewhere. They weren't even making it in the door before people were emptying them of what they were carrying. It was nuts.

[AdvantageSchneider]

Maybe my memory is going, but I thought the discounts were better last year. The t-shirt jerseys were $5-$10 this year, I thought they were like $2 last year.

[SoCal Brew Crew Fan]

I just rolled into town for the weekend...never been before...is it worth going to on Saturday?

[hawing]

I just rolled into town for the weekend...never been before...is it worth going to on Saturday?

If you've never been, head on down. It's fun just to be in the service level and clubhouse. Otherwise, check the trading post thread on this sale, where I just added to the reviews of the event.