First, if you bowl the 11:30PM D/S Squad, the parking booth for the lot directly across from the Convention Center entrance is closed at about 8:30PM.  My doubles partner and I entered the lot about 9:30PM, no problems push the buttob and get the ticket, the gate opens.  

A couple of our group members went to the gate a little later and some guy told them it would cost $10.  It just didn't sound right since the night before, 5PM entry with the booth open, the cost was $7.  They backed out and parked in the parking structure across 2nd St.

I bowled the BTM the next day and had to return to the Convention Center to ship my equipment with Bowling Ball Express.  When I entered the parking lot, I did inform the guard about what had happened.  They have security cameras and will be trying to catch the scammer.  I told him most people bowling that squad would not be back since D/S is the last event for the bowlers, so it may not have been the first time.

2nd - If you are using Bowling Ball Express, don't ship just one ball.  I shipped 4 from the Los Angeles area and the cost was $49.  I took one ball with me on the plane.  I decided I would ship all 5 back and the cost would have been $75.  I questioned the cost and was told the single balls are more costly to ship, $29.  I cancelled the single ball and took it home on the plane, the 4 balls shipped back to my home was only $47.

Just wanted to share the lessons I learned off the lanes - on the lanes, no comment
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