Let's talk about the raping of America, shall we?
What is with the convenience fees, surcharges, subcharges, printing costs, race/ethnicity fees and "have you hugged a kid today?" charge tacked onto tickets that you purchase "conveniently" online?
My friends and I (oh, and you, too, honey) are going to an event this weekend *cough*winefestival*cough*. My friend was purchasing the tics online for all of us. Supposedly we were to save $7 if we ordered early (making it $36/couple instead of $50/couple). Seems worth it right?
She just informed me of the following convenient online fees:
$4.25 each ticket "convenience fee" (UM...OK!)
$4.25 one-time "because we let you log into our website and you're not the right religion" fee
AND - get this - if she had printed the tics instead of leaving them at will call?
ANOTHER FEE.
TO PRINT THEM FROM HER OWN HOME.
WITH HER OWN INK.
USING HER OWN PAPER.
HELLLLOOOOO people...?!?!
And, for all my little nerdie math friends - here's your favorite part:
Ticket Price $18
Convenience Fee $4.25
Other Fee (divided among the 4 tics) $1.06
TOTAL? $23.31
ALMOST THE SAME PRICE THAT WE WOULD PAY FOR THE TICS AT THE GATE!
(Sitting at home on my dock and drinking wine for free? PRICELESS)
Quoting a Classic Period Piece
"Damn the Man! Save the Empire!"
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More and more, I'm convinced that during my lifetime I will see people rise up and slay the corporate, money-grubbing, advantage-taking swine.
It's amazing to see the figurative rape going on daily. And the amount of apathy over all of it.
Hee hee hee...my mom works at a box office at our town's convention center. She sells tickets for everything...and the promoters are the ones who make the prices and tack on all the silly fees. They also have 'cash only' events that make many a person pretty ticked off as they whip otu their debit cards to buy tickets.
I know your pain. I thought the internet should make it all CHEAPER, given that no human being has to make the deal!
Great post!
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