Pricey Field Paint

[nutz]

This is especially for chicago players... I HATE field paint prices... all the chicago area fields charge 100+ for a case of paint and ur not alowed to bring ur own paint... i think that this is total trash. Recently i played in Florida and paint was $60 for a case, the entry fee was cheaper then around chicago and they even had much better fields!! i seriously want to open my own field in the chicago area and sell paint for like 50 bucks a case and make the other fields loose their bussiness to me...

dont u all agree? its time for outragous prices to stop... it would even help the sport if they charged less... more people would play! please post ur input on this topic here......

[FooTemps]

Dude... Paint companies are barely breaking even with the prices they are selling right now...

[Ariestsheft]

one thing to do is go to try to find a local church that does paintball. they usually are very cheap especially if the field is run by church people. in my area there is a field that charges $35 for all day play, free co2, lunch, rentals, and 500 paintballs. not to shabby!

[FooTemps]

I don't think this belongs in deep blue. This forum is used to talk about the complex stuff in paintball...

[nutz]

Foo this is a paintball problem... first in responce to ur first post, im talking about field prices, not internet... paint goes for 30-60 dollars on the internet and fields charge 100+ for paint??? thats a big difference...

[Cha0tic]

first of all, this is not a deep blue topic. secondly, i want to know the names of the parks that charge 100+ for a case of paint. i'd also like to know the park in FL that charges 60 for a case of paint. my local field charges 75. many parks do not actually make a lot of money off of field paint.

[Gunga]

nutz,

The Badlandz in Crete, IL ( http://www.buyshocktech.com/badlandz.html ) allows you to BYOP. They also sell field paint of course (for $55-75/case - different brands), which you'd have to buy if you were part of a private group. Open group players are allowed to bring their own paint.

The field fees are $25, which includes N2/CO2 fills for the day.

The Chicago Open is held there every year, if you're into the tourney scene.

[nutz]

chaotic- the 2 chicago fields i play at are CCPaintball and Blitz... The field i played at in FL was called weekend warrior paintball... Im sorry if this is not a deep blue topic, just thought id bring it up here

Gunga- yes i know of badlandz, but it is too far for me to be driven too, seeing as i dont drive yet... i would like to play at badlandz some time and i have heard they are very good there


But guys u dont see what im saying... the field distributors probly sell the fields paint at like 30 dollars a case, which they take and sell for 110 er 120 +entery fees... dont u see something wrong when other fields can charge 60 dollar cases for the same paint?? what i mean by this is that it is kind of turning people away from the sport and i think more people would get involved if paint were cheaper at fields not from distributors...

example of this:
Kid walks up to counter at ccpaintball with his mom, she is carring her credit card in her hand and askes "can i get a case of paint please?"
Responce "That'll be 114.89 ma'am"
"oh dear, thats expensive" is her responce... kid plays that day... and probly wont come back for 2-3 months


now u get what im sayin???

[FooTemps]

i see what you're saying but it's still not deep blue material...

[CHl2IS]

jeesh thats alot... here in miami, we can bring our own paint (From local store its 45 bux for viper venom, good paint), where i play, its 45 for rp sherer platinum or something, and 45 for viper venom.... 10 bux to get in, 5 bux for all day nitro. i could about play off of your guys admission (entrance and all day nitro = 15, 1000 paintballs - 15) man you guys are getting riiiiiped. one time in wisconsin, it was 140 for 2000 rounds of diablo, i ask the guy why and he gets all pissy and says crap like oh yeah it comes with insurance and stuff like that... wierd. but you all are getting pretty ripped

[Gunga]

Originally posted by nutz
Gunga- yes i know of badlandz, but it is too far for me to be driven too, seeing as i dont drive yet... i would like to play at badlandz some time and i have heard they are very good there.

nutz -

Country Club isn't very far from the Badlandz...maybe 20 minutes, I'd guess. Where abouts in Chicago do you live? I live just outside Downtown Chicago, and Blitz & the Badlandz are pretty much the same distance from me.

[nutz]

I live in the northshore gunga and have trouble even getting to cc... like my parents will take me maybe... once every 3 months?? also i kinda like cc better cause most of the refs and the owner knows my friends and i..

foo- sorry im in the wrong forum... if u dont like it just dont read the thread...

chris- that is about how the prices were when i was in tampa last week... it was very nice to play for 6 hours and only spend 45 bucks (I split a case w/ someone) I wish i could come down there more, just for pb lol.... i wish

[nutz]

btw foo- this thread isnt much different than the "tournaments bad for the sport" thread started by Cha0tic...

[irbodden]

Paintball Blitz is grossly overpriced, $110 a case, which they buy for $20 and $10 field fees, and fills to about 2.5 are $3. The only advantage to a field is people show up, when you make your own outlaw field, your hard pressed to get 8 guys to show up.

[nutz]

yea rick ur all right..... the only way to get people to show is if they live real close and other wise not many ppl can come...... lol i really hate blitz