The grand opening of the “Verde Store”, the merch store in the stadium at McKalla Place, is tomorrow, Saturday, May 1. Season ticket holders were able to get a preview today, so here are a few pics and, below, our thoughts.
![North end of McKalla Place](http://violetcrown.soccer/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/04/VerdeStore1.jpeg)
![VerdeStore2.jpeg Scarves and shirts on sale at the Verde Store at McKalla Place](https://violetcrown.soccer/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/04/VerdeStore2.jpeg)
![Stairs to the 2nd floor of the Verde Store at McKalla Place](http://violetcrown.soccer/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/04/VerdeStore3.jpeg)
![Little kids' jerseys at the Verde Store at McKalla Place](http://violetcrown.soccer/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/04/VerdeStore4.jpeg)
![View from the 2nd floor of the Verde Store at McKalla Place](http://violetcrown.soccer/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/04/VerdeStore5.jpeg)
![Electric vehicle charging at McKalla Place](http://violetcrown.soccer/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/04/VerdeStore7.jpeg)
![Austin FC crest by VIP Lobby at McKalla Place](http://violetcrown.soccer/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/04/IMG_0798.jpeg)
![View of the field at McKalla Place](http://violetcrown.soccer/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/04/VerdeStore6.jpeg)
To be quite honest, a gift shop full of stuff we’ve mostly been able to order online for a while now wouldn’t normally excite us all that much. But this gift shop is inside that glorious new stadium, and you get to get up close, and even go into the place a little bit. And, to be fair, it’s a heck of a nice gift shop! Especially compared to the few hundred square feet of standard retail you’ll find in Frisco or Houston.
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