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Convenience Fee is a Rip-off

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by olliez, Nov 17, 2003.

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  1. olliez

    olliez Member

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    Last night I was looking to buy Mariah Carey concert tickets At ticketmaster the convenience fee is $7.50, regardless of the type of seat you choose. Well, I looked up the map & discovered it’s only 7 min drive from work.

    I can understand ticketmaster want to cover their online operation cost, but $7.50 for a $50 ticket !? It’s quite big a screw-off.

    Does anybody else have the similar experience?
     
    #1 olliez, Nov 17, 2003
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    My convenience charge for the BareNaked Ladies concert last night was $6.66 per ticket. I guess they were really trying to rub it in that they were evil by choosing that number. Those were $35 tickets, so that works out to a nearly 20% fee.
     
    #2 mrpaige, Nov 17, 2003
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    That was your first mistake.
     
    #3 RIET, Nov 17, 2003
  4. ZRB

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    I can't get ten dollar tickets to Sonics games for under 39 dollars.
     
    #4 ZRB, Nov 17, 2003
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    Meant to say for two tickets, including the ticketfast printing fee.
     
    #5 ZRB, Nov 17, 2003
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