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Panthers want to turn Black Friday blue

As in Panthers blue. Or maybe that should be green. Not to be outdone by the day after Thanksgiving holiday shopping tradition known as “Black Friday,” the Panthers are introducing their own special shopping day:

From midnight on Thanksgiving to midnight Friday, the Panthers are holding a sale on individual game tickets to all remaining home games beginning with the Dec. 4 game against the Buffalo Sabres. Prices will be reduced 30 percent to 50 percent depending on seat location at BankAtlantic Center and the opponent. To purchase tickets, call 954-835-TEAM or visit the team’s Web site.

The team also wants to invite fans to shop at its arena store, Pantherland, which will be open from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday. Some items will be discounted as much as 60 percent; holiday ornaments and Santa hats will be half price. Fans can also watch the Panthers’ and New York Rangers’ morning skates at 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. respectively, in advance of Friday night's Panthers-Rangers game.

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Over the Thanksgiving Holiday we came home for the week.My husband took my granddaughter and my son to the Friday night game against the Rangers.Total Cost 170.00 for section 413.
What a rip.
No discounts for kids under 12 (my granddaughter is only 7).
No wonder no one can afford to go to the games.

I get why you'd be upset, but don't season ticket holders get a discount on all home games anyway? I'm sure the team doesn't like discounting its tickets either, but given the team's performance and this awful economy, I understand that they have to do something to sell tickets. It is a business afterall.

This is a slap in the face to any season seat holder who already supports the team and it's sales reps.

How about that 30-50% refund to each FULL PAYING VALUABLE seat holder?

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SARAH TALALAY
After a decade as a news reporter in New Jersey, Southern California, Chicago and South Broward, Talalay decided to trade in covering meetings about city government and schools for meetings about sports deals and stadium finance...
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