Clone Cones...I've Had Enough!!

CYdTracked

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The change in concessions have left a lot to be desired. Still can't go wrong with a walking taco though. The corn dogs are pretty good too as is the sandwiches from the H-Vee stand but all the normal concessions stuff like the hot dogs are worse now and over-priced for the reduced quality.
 

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All of the concessions are terrible. The popcorn tastes like it was made 3 months ago and there is quite a bit of it that is only half popped.
 

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I know the last time I got a Clone Cone it did not live up to my strict specifications. I was so angry I went home and beat my wife after the game. If the food vendors want my wife to survive passed the end of the season, they better get their **** straight, otherwise the blood is on their hands.
 

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All of the concessions are terrible. The popcorn tastes like it was made 3 months ago and there is quite a bit of it that is only half popped.

Last year they had one true popcorn machine that would make popcorn right in front of you. Oh how I miss that machine. Now all the stuff they serve now was made earlier and just dumped in the popcorn machine.
 

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All of the concessions are terrible. The popcorn tastes like it was made 3 months ago and there is quite a bit of it that is only half popped.

I know - I used to always buy popcorn at Hilton. Not anymore. Why would you not keep fresh popcorn served up? Seems to me it's a very high-profit item.
 

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I know the last time I got a Clone Cone it did not live up to my strict specifications. I was so angry I went home and beat my wife after the game. If the food vendors want my wife to survive passed the end of the season, they better get their **** straight, otherwise the blood is on their hands.

Ha ha ha..... SO HELP ME GOD!!!!!!
 

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I know the last time I got a Clone Cone it did not live up to my strict specifications. I was so angry I went home and beat my wife after the game. If the food vendors want my wife to survive passed the end of the season, they better get their **** straight, otherwise the blood is on their hands.

You better not lay one finger on my grandmother......

P.s See you at the next family reunion.
 

CYphyllis

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You better not lay one finger on my grandmother......

P.s See you at the next family reunion.

I try not to, but sometimes she's just asking for it. Like this morning when she allowed the toaster to slightly over-toast my wheat bread. Thats why when you called this morning to wish her a happy 86th birthday she wasn't home, she was actually at the ER having her jaw put back on.

About the family reunion, I can't wait either. But I swear to god if your mother gives me the stink eye again I'm going to burn that whole place to the ground. I'm sure you understand.
 
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ISU42

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I wish the Clone Cone was two different flavors like strawberry/banana rather than dyed vanilla ice cream.
 

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With all the different shades of "cardinal" we've been sporting over the last few years, they're probably just confused as to what color to make it, and in the confusion they're forgetting about the gold. Tisk tisk.

I've been told that Cardinal is our primary color, and gold just needs to die. Or at least that's why people are against Gold Rules games...
 

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Hot Dogs are terrible. Never buy one at Hilton.

They cut clone cone size in half. Before I could justify the 4 bucks for ahuge bowl of ice cream that we could share. The amount they give you has shrunk in half. Turrible.
 

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I wanted to ask if the cyclones let different organizations or groups work the concessions for a percentage of the take. We live in eastern Iowa and our high school post prom committee has a window at the hawkeye football games.. We supply the staff to work the window and then get a good percentage of the money taken in for the day. It makes the prom committee a lot of money. I know they let schools, churches, and many other groups do this.
I wondered if the cyclones did someting similiar at hilton and jack trice?

Yes, they do. I work them quite often with a club that I'm in. The company provides one manager for each big stand and the group provides all the workers. I expected the service to get better as groups got used to working, but really the food quality just sucks. The hot dogs have a weird sticky film on them while they cook, and the popcorn comes in big garbage bags we get from the basement to put in a warmer.

As for the size of the clone cone, I would suggest asking the kid to make it bigger. Most of the workers are college kids and I'm sure they would take the advice. If that doesn't work, you could always post anonymously on an internet site and hope that somehow things change.....:cool:
 

CycloneRulzzz

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There needs to be an intervention...the last few Clone Cones I've had have been terrible (by clone cone standards, which is still terribly delicious). I'm not sure if the workers there have ever made ice cream cones before in their lives. The guy who made mine at the Baylor game had the cone about a foot underneath the "spout" and then just kind of dumped the unsteady cone into a bowl. And it was all cardinal, no gold. Come on, concession workers, learn how to make an ice cream cone!!

For $4 all I want is some properly frozen ice cream, in a cone, that is red and yellow. Go Cyclones!

Amen. The amount has gone down while the price goes up. I was in line to get one at the KU game saw the size people were getting and for $4 forget about it.
 

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The concessions have gone from bad to horrible in a few years time. I've sent several complaints to Levy Restaurants. I just get a canned email back.
 

ISUAlum2002

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Amen. The amount has gone down while the price goes up. I was in line to get one at the KU game saw the size people were getting and for $4 forget about it.

Which is really dumb on the concession service's part based on how cheap it is for that ice cream mix. Doubling the size of what they were selling would cost them maybe 20-30 cents, and instead, they sacrifice sales of $4 each by reducing the size of the serving.