Would you wait to leave a game or concert for $50?

Fox - 5 Atlanta
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I want to tell you about this story.
So we've all been there.
The game ends, the mad dash to the parking lot,
and then you get stuck in traffic.
Well, apparently Gillette Stadium,
the home of the New England Patriots,
might have a solution to actually pay you
to sit there and wait.
And not actually try to leave right at the beginning.
So if you park in one of their designated lots
and you get free parking plus a $50 Visa gift card per vehicle,
the catch, you have to stay for 75 minutes after the game.
That seems like a long time, 75 minutes.
I would wait 20 minutes for 50 bucks, though.
So we are asking you guys, what would you do?
So I'm bringing in our Ella Talmadge.
And Ella, we've been doing a poll now for the last probably about...
30 minutes on Fox 5 Atlanta dot com slash connect.
We also have the QR code on your screen for people to be able to scan,
to go vote and things like that, because we want to hear from you,
because this is obviously an interesting thing
that piqued my interest when I saw this.
So what is what's the poll looking like?
We showed it before we went to break.
Some more people have voted, I think.
Yeah, let's take a look at it, John.
A lot of people say that they are going to take the fifty dollars,
which I mean, I don't know that math off the top of my head, but.
$50 for 75 minutes of waiting.
You could, I don't know, be answering emails on your phone.
It just changed live.
Let me leave.
Yeah.
Okay.
Some people are saying, let me leave.
That's true.
I think for me, it depends on the day.
Like if it's a Sunday night football game and I'm at Mercedes-Benz.
Yeah, I'm glad you said that.
I want to go home.
I need to be at work.
Starlet feels similarly.
Yes, so long as it's not cold or rainy.
And I am 100% with you there, Charlotte.
Charlotte, if it's cold, if it's wet, I'm...
I'm out of there.
Yeah, exactly.
I did find this pretty funny.
Dennis says, that's after you've already spent $50
for two beers during the game, which is so true.
Maybe at Gillette Stadium, but not at the Benz.
I mean, everything seems to be reasonably priced there.
They are really good with the fan.
I was just there a couple weeks ago.
How much did you pay?
I mean, you could pay for a drink like $10 or less than that,
which is less than I'll pay in Atlanta.
Oh, that's a lot better than I expected it to be.
And then Alan says they should just offer
a post-game concert to entertain people after
each game.
And wouldn't that be awesome?
Wouldn't that be so nice?
That would definitely keep me entertained.
The thing is, I think you're going
to spend 75 minutes waiting anyways, whether it's in
your car or whether it's in the stadium,
might as well get paid to sit and wait for traffic
to clear up.
I mean, I get it, but like any of you get paid.
I think that's why a lot of people are probably
interested in it and you get free parking.
Depending on what you're doing, parking could run you $50,
$75, plus you get that on top of it.
It is more than $50.
I'm kind of like, I wonder if instead of a $50 gift card,
just make the price of your ticket a little cheaper,
and then you can't leave the stadium,
and you're actually obligated to stay for a little longer.
Well, Ella, I really appreciate it.
And guys, thanks so much for joining us for Fox 5 News at 11.
Don't go anywhere. Fox 5 News at noon is next.
