The Suite Life or The Boston Massacre

This story is brought to you by these sick Nike Dunks that I picked up on eBay. Go Browns! 

 Funny story: With Tom Brady's return, the cheapest tickets available were going for $90+ so I decided to wait for a good deal.  It was Friday and while scouring my eBay saved search for tickets, I noticed a recently posted auction starting at $60 with a Buy It Now price of $120 for 25-yard line Upper Bowl seats.  I immediately scooped them up and then started thinking about who I'd like to take.  An hour later, my buddy calls and says, "Hey, I have a ticket in my dad's suite for the Browns game and I know that you're going to all of them.  Would you like to go?"

 "Uh..hell yeah!", I replied.  "I just picked up a couple of tickets to the game, but I should be able to unload them."  I claimed my tickets via TicketMaster, posted them on NFL Ticket Exchange for well below the average market price, and by Saturday morning I had sold the tickets for $180 with a net profit of $60!





I would have bought him his first beer, but this suite was laid out.











The food spread was on point with hot trays of gourmet Mac-n-Cheese...











...and a mouthwatering sub platter.












There were meats and cheeses and chips and dips.













I even spotted something called "Cocktail Spice" with a note that said "Here's to a great season [of drinking]!"







The view was great...
...and I fully intended on watching the game from here, but after the first play where New England did something good and the client/fan next to me cheered in my ear, I promptly said "f@$k this" and joined my friends at one of the high top tables to "enjoy" the slightly delayed game on a 75" flat screen while the action was happening in real time a couple hundred feet away.

 Even though the outcome was less than spectacular, the suite experience as a whole was fantastic.  The Browns hospitality staff did a great job taking care of us and made sure everything was stocked and everything that was stocked was delicious and extremely satisfying.  I would do this again for the food alone.  The huge downside was that we had to share this amazing suite with a few Patriots fans and being a guest, I did everything I could to be as professional as possible.  If there is a next time, I hope we can fill the suite entirely of Browns fans so we can all have the same energy, whether that be misery or elation.

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 Stay tuned as we head back out on the road to Nashville!  I booked another Airbnb spot just outside of downtown Nashville and got a great deal.  If you're travelling, use this link, www.airbnb.com/c/vincec1302, to get $35 in travel credit (and hook me up, too!)
Although I'm driving down with a few friends, I'll probably end up taking an Uber or Lyft around for a few trips as well.  If you haven't already tried these services, use these promo codes to get a free ride:
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Location: 100 Alfred Lerner Way, Cleveland, OH 44114, USA

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