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March 19, 2009
Help Save Wildlife with the NJ Nets!
The following e-mail message from the Wildlife Conservation Society hit our in-box today, headed by the subject line above.
Great Discounts for Net Games for Bronx Zoo Supporters
In celebration of the Wildlife Conservation Society's Earth Month and the first annual RUN FOR THE WILD this April, the New Jersey Nets are giving WCS "friends and family" major discounts on tickets to upcoming games.
WCS Members and friends will receive special ticket prices for the following games:
- Nets vs. Miami Heat (Friday, March 20th, 2009 at 7:30 pm)
- Nets vs. Milwaukee Bucks (Monday, March 30th, 2009 at 7:30 pm)
- Nets vs. Detroit Pistons (Wednesday, April 1st, 2009 at 7:30 pm)
- Nets vs. Philadelphia 76ers (Sunday, April 5th, 2009 at 7:30 pm) ***
- Nets vs. Orlando Magic (Saturday, April 11th, 2009 at 7:30 pm)
- Nets vs. Charlotte Bobcats (Monday, April 13th, 2009 at 7:30 pm)
Special ticket price:
Lower level (Sections 106,111,119,125) - Regular price is $110 - WCS Special: $75 each
Lower level (Sections 101-103, ,113-117, 127, 128) - Regular price is $80 - WCS Special: $50 each
Upper level (Side-view of court)- Regular price is $78 - WCS Special: $45 each
Upper level (all remaining except for behind the basket) - Regular price is $40 - WCS Special: $30 each
In addition, the Nets will donate $5 for each ticket sold in conjunction with this offer back to the Wildlife Conservation Society.
*** April 5th - NJ Nets versus Philadelphia 76ers Game: Ticket holders will be treated to gorilla-themed showcase featuring entertainment and prize giveaways dedicated to Run for the Wild and gorilla conservation.
Unfortunately for WCS members, it seems they're being unfairly penalized. As Norman Oder reported on Atlantic Yards Report this morning, the Nets are offering $80 and $40 tickets for that April 1st game vs. Detroit for $20 and $10, respectively, in certain promotional emails. That's $30 and $20, respectively, less than the prices available via the Wildlife Conservation Society offering.
Our advice to WCS members? Buy the tickets being offered via the Nets' email campaign, donate $10 or $15 to the WCS, and you'll still come out ahead.
Or better yet, donate all of what you'd pay for a Nets ticket, and save yourself the schlep to a half-empty arena to watch a team that is currently 2-1/2 games out of a playoff spot.
Posted by eric at March 19, 2009 1:30 PM