Own Food Banned At O2 Arena

[mushroom25]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-30051597

genuine security concerns? or a cynical move to protect the arena's food outlet profits?

[Everhelpful]

Probably the 2nd one,I know you aren't allowed to take Alcohol into Durham Cricket Ground,got to buy it inside, £4.00 a pint though.!!!!

[-Talbot-]

B

I never buy in these arenas. £38.43 a pint and £23.58 for a snickers puts me off.

[ToraToraTora]

it's so they can sell you a cheese butty for £45!

[Stephen_G]

One of the Tweets saying a bag of Wine Gums is considered a security risk!

Off topic:

I went to the Rugby League Challenge Cup Final, at Wembley, in August, and they were only searching bags for Alcohol. Because I didn't have one I was allowed straight through. I was wearing Cargo Shorts and could have concealed anything.

On topic-ish: They were charging £6.50 for Fish & Chips which I thought was fairly reasonable - our local Chippy does it for £5.00, until I saw someone with a portion, and the piece of Fish was about three inches square. The Chips were fairly chunky and very nice though.

[douglas9401]

Genuine security concerns? Liars! Profiteering, chiselling liars.

[rockyracoon]

If they boxed clever and reduced their prices making it more hassle than it's worth to bring a packed lunch, they'd sell a lot more food. When we've been to the O2, we eat over at Canary Wharf, more choice, less hassle and only 1 stop away on the tube.

[-Talbot-]

I can't understand why all arenas haven't realised that, Rocky.

[Gromit]

It is a serious terrorist concern - haven't uou heard of Improvised Explosive Doughnuts?

[-Talbot-]

Isn't an 'Explosive Doughnut' a suicide bomber?

[atalanta]

When we visited Disneyland, we were told we couldn't take food in, so we claimed one is us was diabetic and needed special foods. They let us through with food. It was actually true that one of us did have diabetes, but I don't see how they could make you prove it if you said that.

[mikey4444]

If the O2 arena was really concerned about security, they would have banned anybody from the place, bar the contestants. What nonsense.

I was up in the cheap seats in the Albert Hall one even, watching the Bolshoi Ballet and I was told off for drinking some water with some tablets that I was taking at the time. When I queried why, a jobsworth Security Guard, posing as an Usherette, told me that eating and drinking was not allowed in the Albert Hall. I looked over the top into the posh seats and there were picnic hampers and bottles of Bolly galore.

This is all about making money for the organisers and nothing to do with security.

[Old_Geezer]

No bun fights allowed then ?

[mikey4444]

OG....The only fighting allowed that night was between the Spartans and the Romans, on the stage. It was Spartacus, by Khachaturian after all !

Cracking ballet by the way...I recommend it to anyone, especially those that haven't see a ballet before.

[Sycamore3House]

Our local racecourse has started bag searches for alcohol & food. There is a Tesco directly opposite so people were going there getting all the foods and drink for an afternoon & taking it in to the racecourse. I don't think the profits or sales have gone up as the queues for the bars and food outlets are still horrendous. We just eat & drink beforehand now.

[mikey4444]

Sycamore3House...you should seriously consider telling your local racecourse
to B****r off then ! ...flipping cheek !

[ToraToraTora]

I regularly attend twickers but their prices are taking the pi55 so me and my cohorts take a coat with big pockets with our beer in! They do search bags though!