Barry Izbak
U.T.A.
I don't know anyone who isn't frustrated by the miscellaneous charges we have to pay for the privilege of buying tickets for events.
The Albion charge for the privilege of queuing up to collect them as we know. Baseball tickets are worse. You pay $5 for printing your ticket out at home on your printer with your own ink. And then they add insult to injury by calling this a "convenience" charge. We all know who's convenience this is.
Joe Bonamassa at The Brighton Centre last week you could buy a ticket at face value in the box office, unless you wanted to pay with a credit card, but this was nothing compared to the charges incurred if you had the temerity to phone their outsourced ticket agents.
But here is a good one, I just saw this morning.
I want to go to Lingfield racing tomorrow. Thought I'd check out ticket prices, and see if it was worth buying in advance.
From the Lingfield Park website:
"Whilst you don’t have to book in advance, doing so will save money on the gate price on the raceday, which will be £17 per adult (over 18). . Plus, there are added value admission & restaurant packages to choose from that are not available on the turnstiles on raceday.
All tickets purchased in advance are subject to a small booking fee. If you have purchased a ticket well in advance, your ticket will be posted one week before the raceday. However, if you purchase a ticket 5 days or less before the date of the meeting, your ticket(s) will be left at the main entrance under the name in which it was booked"
Buy on the gate with cash £17
Buy online in advance £15 + "small booking fee" £2.50 = £17.50
Obviously no one going there is bothered about small change, but I wonder if the genius who runs their ticket office wonders why no one buys in advance?
The Albion charge for the privilege of queuing up to collect them as we know. Baseball tickets are worse. You pay $5 for printing your ticket out at home on your printer with your own ink. And then they add insult to injury by calling this a "convenience" charge. We all know who's convenience this is.
Joe Bonamassa at The Brighton Centre last week you could buy a ticket at face value in the box office, unless you wanted to pay with a credit card, but this was nothing compared to the charges incurred if you had the temerity to phone their outsourced ticket agents.
But here is a good one, I just saw this morning.
I want to go to Lingfield racing tomorrow. Thought I'd check out ticket prices, and see if it was worth buying in advance.
From the Lingfield Park website:
"Whilst you don’t have to book in advance, doing so will save money on the gate price on the raceday, which will be £17 per adult (over 18). . Plus, there are added value admission & restaurant packages to choose from that are not available on the turnstiles on raceday.
All tickets purchased in advance are subject to a small booking fee. If you have purchased a ticket well in advance, your ticket will be posted one week before the raceday. However, if you purchase a ticket 5 days or less before the date of the meeting, your ticket(s) will be left at the main entrance under the name in which it was booked"
Buy on the gate with cash £17
Buy online in advance £15 + "small booking fee" £2.50 = £17.50
Obviously no one going there is bothered about small change, but I wonder if the genius who runs their ticket office wonders why no one buys in advance?
