Jimmy Buffett Sam's Club Las Vegas Package

spucketts · Post by **spucketts** » October 26, 2005 6:16 pm

$3,750 a head, not to bad for all you get.

thegoatgod · Post by **thegoatgod** » October 26, 2005 6:18 pm

LIPH wrote:
island_hopper wrote:
LIPH wrote:Maybe if I win the lottery ...

Who wants to be my 7 best friends?
*raising hand* ME!
Are you young, single and hot?

In case you hadn't noticed, I'm very shallow.

im young, single, and currently a little hot

Tropically Challenged · October 26, 2005 11:47 pm

$30,000 / 8 = $3,750 Per person. It says the net proceeds go to Make-a-Wish. At first glance, it looks like a tax deduction, and for some of us it drops the price to $2,290, and in states with income tax even lower.

BUT......IT IS NOT TAX DEDUCTIBLE.

JIMMY GETS THE TAX DEDUCTION if you read it correctly.

COME ON JIMMY. You can afford to let your fans have the deduction. You are playing the event anyway. The net proceeds from the concert package is much much much less than the MGM (most likely venue) will be paying you.

Quiet and Shy · Post by **Quiet and Shy** » October 27, 2005 6:11 pm

Just got the Sam's Club holiday catalog in the mail. A LTC promo photo of Jimmy is in the bottom right corner on the front and then all of the package info is on the inside front cover with a giant Jimmy walking barefoot down the Vegas strip at night (LTC poster photo).

chris772807 · Post by **chris772807** » October 27, 2005 6:56 pm

I would definitely take two if someone is willing to purchase the package.

Chris

Mr Play · Post by **Mr Play** » October 28, 2005 12:21 am

Tropically Challenged wrote:$30,000 / 8 = $3,750 Per person. It says the net proceeds go to Make-a-Wish. At first glance, it looks like a tax deduction, and for some of us it drops the price to $2,290, and in states with income tax even lower.

BUT......IT IS NOT TAX DEDUCTIBLE.

JIMMY GETS THE TAX DEDUCTION if you read it correctly.

COME ON JIMMY. You can afford to let your fans have the deduction. You are playing the event anyway. The net proceeds from the concert package is much much much less than the MGM (most likely venue) will be paying you.

Granted I'm not a tax attorney, but isn't JB the one making the donation?
If you want to make a $30k donation for nothing in return, then the deduction is rightfully yours...

citcat · Post by **citcat** » October 28, 2005 1:18 pm

Quiet and Shy wrote:Just got the Sam's Club holiday catalog in the mail. A LTC promo photo of Jimmy is in the bottom right corner on the front and then all of the package info is on the inside front cover with a giant Jimmy walking barefoot down the Vegas strip at night (LTC poster photo).

Yep, I opened the catalog and almost dropped my teeth (and they're REAL) !!!!! Asked the hubby for that for my birthday in about a month, he said only if we win the lottery this weekend.

davesnik · Post by **davesnik** » October 28, 2005 1:26 pm

Did you guys look at the other packages that they are selling in addition to the JB Vegas experience???? Good golly........The Nascar one would be pretty awesome for me too. But my fave would be JB no question.

Tropically Challenged · October 28, 2005 4:01 pm

And the others cost much more than Jimmy's and are for only 4 people making them more than double the price.

chris772807 · Post by **chris772807** » October 28, 2005 10:55 pm

If anyone is serious about getting this package and splitting it, please pm me. I'd be interested in taking 2 of the 8 openings. I think you have to be a Sam's Club member to purchase, which I am not.
Chris

Quiet and Shy · Post by **Quiet and Shy** » October 29, 2005 12:22 pm

I looked at the other packages, too. Not only is Jimmy's relatively reasonable, it's also the only one with proceeds going to charity.

BadHabitsAcctnt · Post by **BadHabitsAcctnt** » October 29, 2005 10:33 pm

citcat wrote:
Quiet and Shy wrote:Just got the Sam's Club holiday catalog in the mail. A LTC promo photo of Jimmy is in the bottom right corner on the front and then all of the package info is on the inside front cover with a giant Jimmy walking barefoot down the Vegas strip at night (LTC poster photo).
Yep, I opened the catalog and almost dropped my teeth (and they're REAL) !!!!! Asked the hubby for that for my birthday in about a month, he said only if we win the lottery this weekend.

If you win the lotto, I think you could afford a private show at the location of your choice.

Quiet and Shy · Post by **Quiet and Shy** » November 1, 2005 5:35 pm

Just wandered by Sam's Club.com and saw of their 5 exclusive packages that went on sale today, the only one that's sold is the Jimmy Buffett one.

Still kinda waiting for my invite....

island_hopper · Post by **island_hopper** » November 1, 2005 7:32 pm

Quiet and Shy wrote:Just wandered by Sam's Club.com and saw of their 5 exclusive packages that went on sale today, the only one that's sold is the Jimmy Buffett one.

Still kinda waiting for my invite....

Ooooh! Me too!!

island_hopper · Post by **island_hopper** » November 1, 2005 7:34 pm

LIPH wrote:
island_hopper wrote:
LIPH wrote:Maybe if I win the lottery ...

Who wants to be my 7 best friends?
*raising hand* ME!
Are you young, single and hot?

In case you hadn't noticed, I'm very shallow.

Well I am young (does 32 count?), single and very hot at the moment! *phew* will someone turn down the heat please?

davesnik · Post by **davesnik** » November 1, 2005 10:28 pm

I would love to find out who bought that!!!!! Does anyone know anyone that works for Sam's Club that can find out for us????

I want to be the buyers newest best friend!

Tiki Bar · Post by **Tiki Bar** » December 7, 2006 1:10 am

Jimmy is pictured on page 10 of the current Dec 06 / Jan 07 issue of Sam's Club SOURCE for Home and Business. He is in the middle of 8 other people, wearing light colored cargo pants, flip flops, and an orange shirt under an open CUBA jacket of some sort. The caption reads "Business Member Linda Baker and her family meet Jimmy Buffett on their "Once-in-a-Lifetime" trip to Las Vegas, purchased from the 2005 Sam's Club Holiday Catalog!"

(This follow-up thread was posted last year, mentioning a Michigan woman bought the package last year:

http://www.buffettnews.com/forum/viewto ... =sams+club )

PalmTreeGal · Post by **PalmTreeGal** » December 7, 2006 7:07 am

Tiki Bar wrote:Jimmy is pictured on page 10 of the current Dec 06 / Jan 07 issue of Sam's Club SOURCE for Home and Business. He is in the middle of 8 other people, wearing light colored cargo pants, flip flops, and an orange shirt under an open CUBA jacket of some sort. The caption reads "Business Member Linda Baker and her family meet Jimmy Buffett on their "Once-in-a-Lifetime" trip to Las Vegas, purchased from the 2005 Sam's Club Holiday Catalog!"

(This follow-up thread was posted last year, mentioning a Michigan woman bought the package last year:

http://www.buffettnews.com/forum/viewto ... =sams+club )

can you scan it and post the picture? I would love to see that!

Tiki Bar · Post by **Tiki Bar** » December 7, 2006 11:39 am

PalmTreeGal wrote:can you scan it and post the picture? I would love to see that!

Eventually... I don't have it with me today.