One of my friends had one on opening day.

Once upon time, POS machines involved typing in a bunch of numbers and adding them up for a total.

 

As much as I like Technology, I really miss the simple times.

Ironically, technology was made to "simplify", not make us yearn for the "simpler times".

Perhaps the employee or supervisor did not correctly understand.  

 

You do not have to sign for anything under $25.  

 

Also, a receipt is automatically printed for any purchase, no matter the sale price.  

 

They are not able to print a copy or extra receipt nor are they able to force the machine to print a receipt to sign.  

 

I suspect they thought you wanted an extra receipt or thought you wanted to sign for the purchase, they did not communicate well.  

Extra? They refused to give him even one. Period.

He also noted that one was indeed not printed out and simply tossed.  A supervisor even explicitly stated that there are no receipts under $25.  The communication may have come down from above.

 

What kind of POS system has no method for receipt reprint, anyway?

He also noted that one was indeed not printed out and simply tossed.  A supervisor even explicitly stated that there are no receipts under $25.  The communication may have come down from above.

 

What kind of POS system has no method for receipt reprint, anyway?

 

The set up for their POS does not allow for a copy receipt.  I don't know why either, but when I asked for a copy of a receipt for a big ticket item, they were not allowed to print a second one out.  

What kind of POS system has no method for receipt reprint, anyway?

 

Obviously........a POS system.

 

 

  POS systems, still cracks me up. Yes I'm juvenile at times

 

I have many souvenir cups from Kings Island, I use them basically every day. My favorite cup is my WindSeeker cup, its probally my biggest cup.

Did anyone figure out yet if those mysterious, un-marketed drink wristbands were available for sale again this year?

 Sorry...I may have missed it.  Did this get answered?  I certainly hope so! 

Did anyone figure out yet if those mysterious, un-marketed drink wristbands were available for sale again this year?

Sorry...I may have missed it. Did this get answered? I certainly hope so!

Per Guest Relations this morning, the answer is no. They are not (no longer?) available to the public, only on group sales orders.

They supposedly weren't intended to be available to the public last year, either.  That didn't stop some food service locations from stocking and selling them.

Like I said a friend of mine had one opening day. It was purchased at one of the food stands. So who knows.

I could not get a drink band last year, but, at the Chicken Shack, they would "renew" the bar code on my cup.  I think, tax and all, I paid $7.42 for all-day usage.  Is that available this year?

You'd really get more than SEVEN refills in a day?

Terp, who likes to ask questions.

On a very hot day....yes.  The ice would melt very quickly, and I would have to throw some of it out.  Also, it was worth the extra money to not have to dig through my bag for $1.06 every time I stopped.  

On a hot day, it's smart to refill it with water some of the time instead of just soft drinks. This option is (or at least should be) free.

One thing that drives me bonkers is they won't include/eat the tax, and just make refills $1 even.  I already bought their overpriced cup that I'll probably forget and ruin in the dishwasher so I have to buy another, and soft drinks for them are beyond cheap to sell.  The $0.06 extra means I have metal change in my pocket all day long, and it's really super-annoying.  Just one of those little, very minor things, that I would be thrilled to death if they would 'fix' it.  :-)

As explained in another thread, eating the tax is not an option...

As explained in another thread, eating the tax is not an option...

Lowering the price 6-cents is!  :-)

I sense a lag in souvenir cup unit movement; as I received several pitches to purchase another cup today. I'd have loved to have helped out, but, alas, I am, for the moment, a solitary biscuit.

A supposed 25 minute wait for a party of 3 at Reds was more like 45

 I sense a lag in souvenir cup movement may be directly related to the "no loose article" movement. For every action, there is an opposite and equal reaction. 

See also tweeters and apps that encourage phones in the park.

Meal plans that lengthen lines for higher profit, full freight customers. Fast Lane that lengthens lines for single day admission customers who may choose not to come back...

 I sense a lag in souvenir cup movement may be directly related to the "no loose article" movement. For every action, there is an opposite and equal reaction. 

 

This does directly affect my choice to purchase a souvenir cup... A park with 4-5 rides where I'm going to have to pay for a locker??? No thanks, I'd spend more on lockers than I'd save on the drinks...

What is the basic widget in the analysis of "hitting the number" in the amusement park industry? Is the performance portfolio revenue measured in dollar share vs. the competitive market? If so, where do Souvenir Cups fit in? Is there a category manager feeling the heat for lagging cup sales, and does she have the latitude to suggest, or apply 'trade spending' to installing bins at non-bin coasters? This is all really fascinating to me, really.

And meal plans? If meal plans convert guests who would have spent $1200 on food in the park into guests who spend, including drinks, only $235 but consume four times more food, visit the park three times more often but spend less while taking up ride and show capacity that could have been used by high paying single day ticket buyers, how on earth is that a good thing for Cedar Fair?

I don't think it is. Something must have looked good on paper, but something's missing on the consumer dynamics side of things. 

On the flip side, some passholders (including me ) will buy, or have bought, dining plans and will eat in the park, purchasing drinks along the way, instead of spending zero in the park and eating at nearby restaurants for less. This is a plus for Cedar Fair.

The question then becomes, is the money gained from people that do this greater than the money lost from people who would have eaten in the park regardless?

Factoring in the people who would have eaten in the park and paid full retail, but now leave because of the great hords of meal plan eaters and souvenir cup refillers clogging the already slow as molasses food service lines, of course.