Mister Sulu, I feel a rant coming on. Fire up warp engines.

[cyrano]

So today started out crappy. A co-worker dropped me an email saying 'Hey! That band you dig, Bitter:Sweet, is playing on Sunday night in Santa Cruz! Come down and hang out!' That was pretty cool.

We started out with the usual fuckery--"Tickets are only Ten Dollars! Plus a $2.50 fee, and a fifty cent charge, and then a fifty cent City entertainment tax So it's Super Cheap!"



And then. On the next page.


A $1 charge for will-call I can understand.
A $2 charge to print the ticket out myself, cart it around with me and bring it to the venue is nothing but gouging.
In fact, I called InTicketing and spoke to a customer service representative who admitted that she couldn't imagine what about me printing the ticket, me carrying it with me and then me bringing it to the show would cost them $2.
But she was very polite, and very quick with the information, and I like her. I'm just boggled by what's considered acceptable ticket fuckery these days.

EDITZ:
It occurs to me that I merely reported, and forgot to rant. So.
WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE? AND WHY AREN'T MORE PEOPLE WRITING THE SORT OF INDIGNANT EMAIL I'M COMPOSING NOW TO EXCORIATE THIS SORT OF BLATANT MONEY GRUBBING PRACTICE? BECAUSE THE LONGER YOU SIMPLY LIE BACK AND TAKE IT, THE MORE THEY'RE GOING TO KNOW THEY CAN GET AWAY WITH.

Comments

[mostuff.livejournal.com]

Tickets are $10 for their show at House of Blues in Dallas...with $6 in Ticketmaster fees (+ another $2.50 if I want to print up my own ticket and bring it with me...no fee for Will Call or Mail).

*sigh*

Yes. It sucks.

Haven't decided if I'm going or not. I've got tickets for Lyle Lovett and his Large Band the night before...I'm getting old and stuff -- don't know if I can handle going out two nights in a row.

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

You totally can. (:

[mostuff.livejournal.com]

But on a school night? I'm always afraid I'm going to kill someone at work due to sleeplessness and stupid mistakes.

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

You should get a transfer to the morgue. (:

[mostuff.livejournal.com]

Ick. Dead people smell bad.

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

But they complain a lot less.

[mostuff.livejournal.com]

That's true. Never had one of my autopsies call and complain about the bill.