{"id":1716,"date":"2018-01-17T18:26:56","date_gmt":"2018-01-17T18:26:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fanhospitality.com\/blog\/?p=1716"},"modified":"2018-01-17T18:41:26","modified_gmt":"2018-01-17T18:41:26","slug":"costco-is-offering-super-bowl-ticket-packages-wait-what","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fanhospitality.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/17\/costco-is-offering-super-bowl-ticket-packages-wait-what\/","title":{"rendered":"Costco is Offering Super Bowl Ticket Packages&#8230; Wait, What?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The same place you can stock up on massive quantities of toilet paper and giant pallets of mayonnaise is now offering\u2026 Super Bowl tickets?* Costco is all about good deals, but this is a really big-ticket item for them (no pun intended). <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Super Bowl tickets aren\u2019t the sort of thing you\u2019d expect to find on sale for a bargain price. And especially not at Costco. But the thing is, these ticket packages might actually be worth a look&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(No, unfortunately you can\u2019t buy them in bulk. This ain&#8217;t mayonnaise.)<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BV8P7noA138\/\" data-instgrm-version=\"8\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:500px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:8px;\">\n<div style=\" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50.0% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;\">\n<div style=\" background:url(data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC\/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5\/P8\/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo\/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI\/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf\/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BV8P7noA138\/\" style=\" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;\" target=\"_blank\">Tag the last person you ran into at Costco!<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A post shared by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/costco\/\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px;\" target=\"_blank\"> Costco<\/a> (@costco) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2017-06-29T23:09:10+00:00\">Jun 29, 2017 at 4:09pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Costco\/posts\/10155367599679947\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Costco<\/a> has partnered with NFL on Location to offer these exclusive Super Bowl Ticket Packages to its members. There hasn&#8217;t been too much advertising going on about it, but the highlights that we&#8217;ve uncovered include the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One Super Bowl Ticket for $5,000 (with<\/span>\u00a0a maximum purchase of two tickets per member)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$2,500 Costco Gift Card with each ticket<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Entry to a 3-Hour Pre-Game Party<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Okay, the seats probably aren\u2019t amazing (we&#8217;re talking 300-level), the pre-game party is likely a very un-fancy buffet with pigs in a blanket (is it a Costco party or an NFL on Location party?), and there are a few stipulations, of course:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you purchase two tickets, the seats aren\u2019t guaranteed together. Womp.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019ve got to buy the package with an existing Costco account and a Visa card.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tickets will be shipped by UPS in late January.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The deal expires January 26th.*<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your order will be fulfilled by NFL on Location, so these tickets truly are legit. If you\u2019d hopped on this deal early &#8211; <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/slickdeals.net\/f\/10879447-exclusive-super-bowl-lii-packages-9999-includes-2-2000-costco-cash-cards-costco-com-must-use-visa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">like in November<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Costco was even throwing in hotel accommodation for three nights, transportation, and some merch.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But you know what? If you\u2019re just a solo fan trying to get to the Super Bowl and go shopping at Costco A LOT when you get home, it might just be a solid deal for you. Sure you&#8217;ll have to sit by yourself, but you\u2019ll make some friends in the stadium, right?!<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id) {  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;  js.src = 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.11';  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Costco\/posts\/10155367599679947\" data-width=\"500\">\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Costco\/posts\/10155367599679947:0\" class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\">\n<p>Package to Super Bowl LI in Houston, courtesy of Visa. This exclusive package includes tickets, hotel accommodations and&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Costco\/\">Costco<\/a> on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Costco\/posts\/10155367599679947:0\">Wednesday, November 23, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>Our Verdict:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> As it stands, with the current market for Super Bowl prices hovering around $4,000, this is a great deal if you\u2019re trying to buy a single ticket. But if you\u2019re trying to buy a pair of tickets (like if you actually have friends or family you\u2019d like to go with), this isn\u2019t really an option for you. We assume you\u2019re not going to spend $10,000 to <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">not<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> sit together at the biggest sporting event of the year\u2026 even <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that $5,000 Costco credit for all the mayonnaise you could ever want.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>*Update: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We just learned that\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.costco.com\/NFL-On-Location-Super-Bowl-LII-Package%2C-Courtesy-of-Visa%2C-Exclusively-for-Visa-Cardholders.product.100399894.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">these packages<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> were taken down this morning. Maybe Costco and NFL on Location actually ran the numbers and discovered the prices for tickets have come up so much that they\u2019d be practically giving them away at this point!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oh well, hopefully someone snatched it up while it lasted!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Good thing you can still find great deals on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fanhospitality.com\/super-bowl-packages\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Super Bowl Packages<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fanhospitality.com\/super-bowl-tickets\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tickets<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> here on Fan! All of our tickets purchased together are guaranteed to be seated together and the cheapest pairs were $4,000 per ticket as of January 15th!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The same place you can stock up on massive quantities of toilet paper and giant pallets of mayonnaise is now offering\u2026 Super Bowl tickets?* Costco&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1736,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[124,140,66,67,123],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fanhospitality.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1716"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fanhospitality.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fanhospitality.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fanhospitality.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fanhospitality.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1716"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/www.fanhospitality.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1716\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1735,"href":"https:\/\/www.fanhospitality.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1716\/revisions\/1735"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fanhospitality.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1736"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fanhospitality.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1716"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fanhospitality.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1716"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fanhospitality.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}