DISContinuum DISCussion

Vote only if you were in town for the Rockford A-Tier.

I am trying to get an idea of how much money was spent while in Rockford for the A-Tier.
DO NOT INCLUDE YOUR TOURNAMENT ENTRY FEES.

Money spent would include lodging, food, drinks, etc..
Where did you stay?
How much did you spend?
What day did you arrive. Friday or Saturday?

Brett Comincioli
Stayed at a friends place.
$100-$149
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$40 Bought lunch at Subway for course workers Friday.
$8   Culver's Dinner-Friday
$15 Pop & Breakfast both mornings.
$7   Arby's Dinner-Sunday
$30 Gas Fill-up in Rockford on the way home.
Friday morning arrival.

Brett/Bruce/Jon (Previous Tournament Refund) paid for dinner for volunters Saturday night from KFC. Approx $70.00.

duain altepeter
spent most of my money at tournament central on discs. $50
stayed home - 4 friends from sterling stayed with me
came for doubles on friday
saturday arrival

We arrived Friday afternoon. Stayed at Holiday Inn Express in Loves Park Friday and Saturday night. We spent a little over $200 most of it on lodging but there was also gas, ice and assorted sundries. We probably threw down $60 to $80 on gas while we were there. I think all of the Brakels met at Steak and Shake over by Loves Park for dinner on sunday. That was probably another $100.

Arrived Saturday morning. Drove back and forth from Downers Grove. I think I filled up for gas on Saturday afternoon, but I can't remember. If I had to do it over, I'd have stayed in town.

my vote was scewed as I did not consider the cost of gas, which was quite high at the time of tournament. I used the federal mileage reimbursement rate. That is the true cost of driving to the tournament.  Its about 190 miles round trip but with drving around town I figure I was at 225. The current rate for depreciation is .585/mile.  If gas stays low I suspect it will go down.  I stayed  in a very cheap hotel for one night and split it.  I ate pretty cheaply even with a nice dinner and a couple beers on Saturday night. Still, considering the depreciation, I was over $200 even though I was likely out of pocket only about $100....getting a 5 on the 900 foot hole...priceless!

Should I count the $1000 I spent on pizza? 

When you're talking to whomever you're talking to, don't forget that we spent over a $1200 on pizza, chips and soft drinks, and all of that was purchased locally. 

I put $100-149. I came in Saturday morning and stayed at some place called the Alpine Inn. I would probably stay there again next year since it was $60 for 2 double beds and it was pretty nice and had a continental breakfast. Spent some money on gas and a small amount on food and drinks Saturday night. It was actually a lot cheaper than most disc golf weekends now that I think about it.

Came in Friday morning, stayed at a friends house. Spent over $100 on gas and food.  Left late Sunday night.

klem
arrived late friday night
stayed at HoJo on south side friday and sat nights
2 meals at denny's
2 meals at subway
beer, food, gas, cfr discs, snacks, and entry fee
approx total:  $325

BUT WELL WORTH IT     ;D

That Can't Putt guy commuted from Elburn.  Bought gas and a few snacks.  $60.00.  Cheap bastard.

Came out Saturday morning
$90 hotel for 1 night on the East side of Rockford - wanted free wireless internet
$15 food at Perkins
about $5 spent at convenience store for drinks on Sunday on West side of Rockford.

I did fill up for gas but I won't count that because I'm always driving everywhere - so $110 spent otherwise.

Quote from: stpitner on October 31, 2008, 08:55:03 AM

I did fill up for gas but I won't count that because I'm always driving everywhere - so $110 spent otherwise.

That's not the point though. Would you have bought gas in Rockford that weekend if there wasn't the IOS A tier there? Brett is trying to get an idea of how much it is worth to the Rockford area economy to have an IOS A tier there.

spent 100 bucks on professional female entertainment Friday and Saturday nights.  also bought a G2 gatorade for 2 dollars.  202 dollars spent.

Mike Robinson
came in friday stayed two nights at motel 6
probably $50 - 60 on food/beer through out the weekend.

But I did get an extra $200 for giving lap dances on the side, so I about broke even.

I commuted both days
$40 in gas as well as a little bit of grocery shopping before the tourney as well so the total came to be about $50-$60 for the weekend.

Evan Qualls
came up friday, stayed two nights at the super eight
spent around $50 on food and beer and such in addition to the hotel
also fueled up in rockford before the trip home

Chris Jordan and I carpooled and camped... Probably $40 on fuel and $25 for camping, plus another $40 or so in various food acquired over the weekend.

The club spent about $200 on chips at Wal Mart.

Quote from: Jon Brakel on October 31, 2008, 09:06:41 AM

Quote from: stpitner on October 31, 2008, 08:55:03 AM

I did fill up for gas but I won't count that because I'm always driving everywhere - so $110 spent otherwise.

That's not the point though. Would you have bought gas in Rockford that weekend if there wasn't the IOS A tier there? Brett is trying to get an idea of how much it is worth to the Rockford area economy to have an IOS A tier there.

I had to buy gas because I was low on gas - yes, it was in Rockford, but that's just because my tank just about ran out when I was in Rockford.  So you can add $60 because I spent the money in Rockford, but I didn't fill up just because I was in Rockford (although I did find a place that was something like 20 cents cheaper just by heading a little bit further west).  I could have filled up at home before I went out there but didn't.  I also fill up every 4 days on average, so I'm used to a tank that is always running out :)

Stayed at a friends.
$100-149 on food and beverages.
Arrived Friday.

Quote from: Chainmeister on October 31, 2008, 07:58:14 AM
my vote was scewed as I did not consider the cost of gas, which was quite high at the time of tournament. I used the federal mileage reimbursement rate. That is the true cost of driving to the tournament.  Its about 190 miles round trip but with drving around town I figure I was at 225. The current rate for depreciation is .585/mile.  If gas stays low I suspect it will go down.  I stayed  in a very cheap hotel for one night and split it.  I ate pretty cheaply even with a nice dinner and a couple beers on Saturday night. Still, considering the depreciation, I was over $200 even though I was likely out of pocket only about $100....getting a 5 on the 900 foot hole...priceless!

I spent a bit less than Dave since it was his turn to drive...  ;) .

Outside of the entry fee (dirt cheap, esp. considering the amenities) I also contributed about $100 to Rockford's economy, and I'd gladly do it again next year. Probably would go for a slightly more upscale motel, but dinner was great....

btw, DB, was your vote 'skewed' or 'screwed"??  :D

we came with three on sat. morning.  sent 65 on gas 60 on hotel.20 each for food for both days.. without the entry fee we prolly spent 60 a piece each.. and thats for a close tourney... if it was a far one we would spend somewhere along the line of 150-200 a piece... depends how many days and how far...

I drove up with another guy (Noah Brooks) on Friday night. We camped at Rock Cut Park for about $20 for the two nights. (Met another guy and shared the site.)

We had a nice dinner at Applebee's that ran about $20 a man.

We had two cars and mine for sure got filled up at a station for $45.

Other meals such as breakfast and dinner ran another $20 a man total.

The three of us then probably put $200 into the mix. I voted with just my expense in the $50 - $100 range.

friday
gas 60 bucks - bought on way to rockford
ice - 5 bucks  - bought on way
breakfast mcd  - 10 bought on way

lunch in rockford - 15  subway
dinner in rockford  - 40 ruby tuesday
hotel  100

sat

dinner in rockford  40 ruby tuesday
hotel  100

sun

lunch at arbys 15
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supplies bought on thurs
beer /vodka and the such  50   
gatoraide   10
snacks and the such   20


310  in rockford

155 outside

and thats for 2 people
total costs

the hotel had a great breakfast both sat and sun
and the pizza was a nice appetizer as on sat someone offered us some food
and on sun we went to arbys

i would do it again in a heart beat





ps dont show this to our wives

My brother and I spent over $200 each in Rockford.  We arrived Friday noonish.

The main costs were the hotel, gas, snacks, Hooters, and cigs.

I still thought it was pretty cheap considering everything we did.

The average answer right now is $98 to $137+.  If the survey reflects a random sampling of our players, we brought $19,000 to $26,000 to the Rockford economy. 

Quote from: Bruce Brakel on November 01, 2008, 06:52:14 PM
The average answer right now is $98 to $137+.  If the survey reflects a random sampling of our players, we brought $19,000 to $26,000 to the Rockford economy. 

That is right on with my estimation. I said $20,000 to $25,000. Don't forget there were nonplayers and family that traveled along as well.

Sounds like some people here included others in their total. There's a difference between "we spent" and "I spent" when replying to these surveys, especially if you're trying to then take that number and multiply it out by the number of people that were there.

I'm part of the group that hj70ft mentions.

I arrived Friday noonish.
my part of lodging at rock cut state park...........eight dollars
Walmart run...........Twenty Dollars...
Breakfast at McDonalds twice................fourteen dollars
Supper at Chilis................twenty dollars
gas fillup ..................... thirty-five dollars
Solidifying my IOS points victory in Novice..........priceless

Total:  Just barely under $100......and I did this on the cheap....

DaveO

155 each

yes   i included  our resident dodgers / raiders fan

kev throw down a vote

Stayed at the Hilton Garden Suites Friday and Saturday with Wife and Kids $119 per night. $285.00 after taxes.
All meals: $100+
Gas: $60
Wife and kids admission to museums: $40
Miscellaneous: N/A
Playing a kick ass tourney: Priceless

Otherwise I spent over $500 clams