Interview 1: This interview was done by a Young College-Aged Fraternity Student, a member of one of the Fraternities here at UF. I asked him what he currently does on UF Game Days, in regards to selling parking. He explained that he generally stands outside for a couple hours before the game, and makes around $200 selling the spots present at his fraternity. I informed him of my service, and he said that it seems like a cool idea, but not necessarily one that he would need, because he already gets enough people to go to his house. I asked him if all of his profits are in cash, and he said yes. People typically pay him in cash, or sometimes (not often) pay him through a service like cashapp.
Interview 2: This interview was done by a Young College-Age Female who lives in an offcampus apartment, and sells parking on gamedays. She said that she does not typically fill up her parking spots on an average gameday, as she lives slightly far from campus. I asked her what she thinks of my service, and she said that it would be very useful, as there is no real alternative to standing on the street sign advertising parking. She said most of her revenue comes from people making a wrong turn off of 13th street.
Interview 3: This interview was done by a family who attends the UF football games infrequently. The father said that they often have to pay for parking at off campus spaces like apartments or fraternity houses. I asked them if they have ever interacted with a service like mine (after explaining my service), and they said that they do not believe such a service currently exists. They said that this is something they would certainly utilize. They reiterated what the previous participant said, which is that most of this business is cash heavy.
Overall, it seems like many of the participants thought my service would be of a good benefit to them. They all reiterated that it is a cash oriented business, which may prove to be an issues as a lot of the money (and potential profits) would be out of our hands. One thing that each interview specifically stated was that there is no real alternative to parking advertising, other than just standing outside with a sign.
Interview 2: This interview was done by a Young College-Age Female who lives in an offcampus apartment, and sells parking on gamedays. She said that she does not typically fill up her parking spots on an average gameday, as she lives slightly far from campus. I asked her what she thinks of my service, and she said that it would be very useful, as there is no real alternative to standing on the street sign advertising parking. She said most of her revenue comes from people making a wrong turn off of 13th street.
Interview 3: This interview was done by a family who attends the UF football games infrequently. The father said that they often have to pay for parking at off campus spaces like apartments or fraternity houses. I asked them if they have ever interacted with a service like mine (after explaining my service), and they said that they do not believe such a service currently exists. They said that this is something they would certainly utilize. They reiterated what the previous participant said, which is that most of this business is cash heavy.
Overall, it seems like many of the participants thought my service would be of a good benefit to them. They all reiterated that it is a cash oriented business, which may prove to be an issues as a lot of the money (and potential profits) would be out of our hands. One thing that each interview specifically stated was that there is no real alternative to parking advertising, other than just standing outside with a sign.
Schuyler,
ReplyDeleteI know a couple older students that not only would sell spots in front of their house to games but would also most likely move their car to a farther from stadium spot in order to sell their parking spot for more. If students live off campus but still have school parking, or if they just act early enough, they can move their parking spots to any of the university lots before the game. This will then give them an ability to sell their parking spot at a higher premium.