Ticketmaster Rant

I'm just saying, if someone wanted to sue Ticketmaster for being the ultimate fun-suck, I would probably donate money to that cause.

Tickets to see Pink and the Ting Tings - $47.
+$10.85 Convenience Charge
+$2.50 Building Facility Charge
+$2.50 to EMAIL it to me

I don't know what this "convenience" junk is. I have no other option but to buy from TM. Unless of course they mean "It's convenient because your other option is to wait for some predatory reseller to buy the tickets and then jack up the costs."
Building facility charge - I thought part of the ticket price was determined by the venue? Why should you get another $2.50? Why wouldn't you just make the price $49.50 if you so desperately need that extra money?
And then the email charge. Oh, ok. I GUESS it costs a lot of money for your already automated system to include the ticket barcode with the invoice you're about to send me. Sure.

I mean, for cereal people. Just jack up the prices that 34% and be done with it. I don't want to know that I'm being nailed by inane fees, I just want to know how much these tickets are going to cost from the outset.

Comments

  1. SuperMal7:03 AM

    Ha! I feel the same way! I now drive to the actual venues and go to their box office during business hours to avoid ticketmaster (the time/money spent probably equaling fees, but it's the principle of the thing!)... or go on craigslist and buy tickets from other people... sometimes having to pay THEM the ticketmaster fee, but sometimes they just want to get rid of their tickets and only charge face value. :)

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  2. Chris and Carla7:04 AM

    I completely concur.
    I hate ticketmaster.
    But I heart the Ting Tings.

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  3. Anonymous6:18 AM

    i love the fact you just used "for cereal". That's currently one of my favorite lines.

    ~ Cati

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