Quote:While I see what you are trying to say, there are flaws in your logic

 

Based on the posters points, I would assume he has bought one nice shirt at the BEST department store at some point in the past 10 years. He is saying he has been a ST holder for 10 years, and outside of 2007, it has been a dismal investment in his entertainment dollar.

 

I would also assume the OP has dined at Ruth Chris or an equivalent steak house in the past decade as well.

 

What he is saying, and correct me if I am wrong OP, you haven't metaphorically been served Ruth's Chris while wearing wearing a shirt from Nordstrom ONCE in the past 10 years when it comes to your investment in Jaguar season tickets?

If he was a STH in the past 10 years, that included 2007, which means he DID have the equivalent of Ruth's Chris/Nordstrom within that time frame.  But nobody wants to go 10+ years without winning.

 

My point is that the very nature of the NFL business makes it far more likely that he will have an unpleasant experience than the nature of every other business.

 

If he were to go to Ruth's Chris, there's not a group of McDonald's employees there trying to ruin your dining experience.  They aren't turning up the grills trying to burn the steaks, or tripping the wait staff so they drop your food on the floor, or otherwise delay the delivery of your meal.

 

Were he to venture to Nordstrom's, he wouldn't likely encounter Wal Mart employees occupying sales staff so that you could not be timely helped.  Sears employees likely wouldn't be in the stores defacing the clothing merchandise to increase the likelihood of you buying a substandard product from there.

 

But we go to an NFL game wanting the passing game to work efficiently, but there is a competing company on the field at the same time working to ensure it doesn't.  We go to an NFL game wanting the defense to be dominant, while the competing company has people working to pick that defense apart.

 

Furthermore, it is far easier for businesses like McDonald's & Ruth's Chris, Nordstrom's and the like to meet their personnel requirements to be the best than it is for NFL teams.

 

There are only 32 NFL teams, and there are a small handful of people on the planet who can play at a level that can make an NFL football team, and it is harder still to accumulate the right amount of players to be better than the other 31 teams.

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