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Post by buddysmom on May 2, 2015 14:40:37 GMT
Just a vent because every time I get tickets I steam at this.
For two tickets for an out of town show, I paid $57.00 in fees/taxes/printing charges, etc, etc.
Unfortunately there was no other way to get them; I contacted the venue and they just directed me to Ticketmaster.
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2015 15:15:48 GMT
I agree.....we gone to a world of "third parties" getting involved in every transaction and that means they also have to get paid. I have a friend whose husband programs ticketing systems for a major league sport teams and they are all outsourcing it because they don't want to manage it in house. Doing so would mean they would have to raise the base ticket price so they play the games of fees, etc.
However, the one that really peeves me is the tax on rental cars for those visiting a city to pay for venues within the city that they aren't using -- if they are then they are paying that fee with their ticket. As a businessperson going to a city for business I shouldn't have to pay a tax for your football stadium!
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2015 15:18:17 GMT
It's disgusting, isn't it??
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2015 15:30:24 GMT
Totally agree. Frustrates me every time I need tickets.
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Post by Nanner on May 2, 2015 15:40:17 GMT
Just like the airlines. They both tick me off
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Post by freecharlie on May 2, 2015 16:48:46 GMT
the convenience fees pissed me off too. Sometimes they add a quarter to half the price of the ticket.
hotels with resort fee poss me off just as much if not more
Airlines, not so much, I know what I am paying going in at least, there isn't add ons
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Post by hennybutton on May 2, 2015 17:05:49 GMT
the convenience fees pissed me off too. Sometimes they add a quarter to half the price of the ticket. hotels with resort fee poss me off just as much if not more Airlines, not so much, I know what I am paying going in at least, there isn't add ons Aren't resort fees local taxes? I didn't think the hotels had a choice. On the other hand, airlines are always nickle and diming you. Some airlines now charge a fee for every checked bag, or charge if your bag is over a certain weight. What really gets me about airline tickets is that the prices are constantly changing. I saw a news report where they talked to passengers on one flight and some paid as low $200 and one paid as much as $800. They were all sitting in the same section. Don't think buying way in advance helps either. Sometimes, you can get the best price by waiting until the last minute. The problem is, you just don't know. I hate buying airline tickets. The convenience fees tick me off too. I pretty much only go to venues that are local and go down and buy my tickets at the box office. It's worth the gas money. |
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Post by basketdiva on May 2, 2015 17:50:40 GMT
Resort fees are not taxes. They are amenities like daily newspaper, gyms,pools,business centers, airline boarding pass printing.
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Post by miss_lizzie on May 2, 2015 17:54:46 GMT
I hate using them and call them Ticketmonster.
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Post by sillyrabbit on May 2, 2015 18:01:33 GMT
I concur. Vehemently. Ticketmonster sucks balls.
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Post by mirabelleswalker on May 2, 2015 18:02:13 GMT
What I think is even worse is that they've gone into secondary market sales. When I bought tickets for U2 a couple of months ago, the second my transaction went through I got a screen that said, "Do you want to sell these tickets?" Um...so you can make even more off of them? No.
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Post by freecharlie on May 2, 2015 18:02:38 GMT
the convenience fees pissed me off too. Sometimes they add a quarter to half the price of the ticket. hotels with resort fee poss me off just as much if not more Airlines, not so much, I know what I am paying going in at least, there isn't add ons Aren't resort fees local taxes? I didn't think the hotels had a choice. On the other hand, airlines are always nickle and diming you. Some airlines now charge a fee for every checked bag, or charge if your bag is over a certain weight. What really gets me about airline tickets is that the prices are constantly changing. I saw a news report where they talked to passengers on one flight and some paid as low $200 and one paid as much as $800. They were all sitting in the same section. Don't think buying way in advance helps either. Sometimes, you can get the best price by waiting until the last minute. The problem is, you just don't know. I hate buying airline tickets. The convenience fees tick me off too. I pretty much only go to venues that are local and go down and buy my tickets at the box office. It's worth the gas money. no resort fees are mandatory fees that you pay on top of room fees and taxes. They say they are for Internet or paper or fitness facilities but you don't get the option of not paying them if you don't use them. They should just be rolled into the price. While I agree that airlines nickel and dime you, at least I get a choice. Don't want to pay checked bagged fee? Don't check a bag. now the ones that make you pay for everything and hide the fees, they poss me off. |
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Post by Eddie-n-Harley on May 2, 2015 18:44:21 GMT
Aren't resort fees local taxes? I didn't think the hotels had a choice. On the other hand, airlines are always nickle and diming you. Some airlines now charge a fee for every checked bag, or charge if your bag is over a certain weight. What really gets me about airline tickets is that the prices are constantly changing. I saw a news report where they talked to passengers on one flight and some paid as low $200 and one paid as much as $800. They were all sitting in the same section. Don't think buying way in advance helps either. Sometimes, you can get the best price by waiting until the last minute. The problem is, you just don't know. I hate buying airline tickets. The convenience fees tick me off too. I pretty much only go to venues that are local and go down and buy my tickets at the box office. It's worth the gas money. no resort fees are mandatory fees that you pay on top of room fees and taxes. They say they are for Internet or paper or fitness facilities but you don't get the option of not paying them if you don't use them. They should just be rolled into the price. While I agree that airlines nickel and dime you, at least I get a choice. Don't want to pay checked bagged fee? Don't check a bag. now the ones that make you pay for everything and hide the fees, they poss me off. I think I may have read that you can ask not to have those services and have the fees removed but, well, I like the internet. Though I do agree they should just be rolled into the price. I just want to compare room rates, you guys. I don't have to have to do math, too, in order to figure out the actual room cost! |
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Post by cajeanne on May 2, 2015 19:21:39 GMT
Hate them!
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Post by peasful1 on May 3, 2015 17:30:07 GMT
Aren't resort fees local taxes? I didn't think the hotels had a choice. On the other hand, airlines are always nickle and diming you. Some airlines now charge a fee for every checked bag, or charge if your bag is over a certain weight. What really gets me about airline tickets is that the prices are constantly changing. I saw a news report where they talked to passengers on one flight and some paid as low $200 and one paid as much as $800. They were all sitting in the same section. Don't think buying way in advance helps either. Sometimes, you can get the best price by waiting until the last minute. The problem is, you just don't know. I hate buying airline tickets. The convenience fees tick me off too. I pretty much only go to venues that are local and go down and buy my tickets at the box office. It's worth the gas money. no resort fees are mandatory fees that you pay on top of room fees and taxes. They say they are for Internet or paper or fitness facilities but you don't get the option of not paying them if you don't use them. They should just be rolled into the price. While I agree that airlines nickel and dime you, at least I get a choice. Don't want to pay checked bagged fee? Don't check a bag. now the ones that make you pay for everything and hide the fees, they poss me off. If they rolled them into the price you'd be taxed on it. In many (if not all) states, services can not be taxed. This is why they are a separate line item. |
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Post by Meri-Lyn on May 3, 2015 17:43:31 GMT
I'm right there with you! My BIL was taking my nephew and his friends to an arena football game for his birthday. The general admission price: $16. The "convenience" fees and other things tacked on: $12!!!! That meant $28 total for a ticket. That's just highway robbery! I hate Ticketmaster with a freakin' passion.
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Post by luvnlifelady on May 3, 2015 17:48:13 GMT
Yah I like how places that aren't really even "resorts" add the darn fee anyway. What is the hotel definition of a "resort" anyway? Just a hotel? Does adding a pool make it one? It's really annoying when it includes parking when you fly in and take a taxi to the hotel.
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2015 17:50:53 GMT
I despise Ticketmaster. With the white, hot fire of a thousand suns.
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Post by mikewozowski on May 3, 2015 17:53:21 GMT
16 + 12 = 28.
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Post by Meri-Lyn on May 3, 2015 18:49:11 GMT
. Sorry, typo! It's fixed, now. But you get the point. The price of the fees are almost half of the total ticket price. |
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2015 19:54:28 GMT
Yep. I paid 50 for my Josh Groban tickets. Highway robbery.
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Post by freecharlie on May 3, 2015 20:19:34 GMT
My favorite is when they charge me to print my tickets at home. I'm using my paoer, my ink, and they don't have to mail it to me, yet they chatge mr. They don't charge for sending me my tickets in the mail.
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Post by ktdoesntscrap on May 3, 2015 20:25:52 GMT
the convenience fees pissed me off too. Sometimes they add a quarter to half the price of the ticket. hotels with resort fee poss me off just as much if not more Airlines, not so much, I know what I am paying going in at least, there isn't add ons Aren't resort fees local taxes? I didn't think the hotels had a choice. On the other hand, airlines are always nickle and diming you. Some airlines now charge a fee for every checked bag, or charge if your bag is over a certain weight. What really gets me about airline tickets is that the prices are constantly changing. I saw a news report where they talked to passengers on one flight and some paid as low $200 and one paid as much as $800. They were all sitting in the same section. Don't think buying way in advance helps either. Sometimes, you can get the best price by waiting until the last minute. The problem is, you just don't know. I hate buying airline tickets. The convenience fees tick me off too. I pretty much only go to venues that are local and go down and buy my tickets at the box office. It's worth the gas money. Resort fees are not taxes.. they are a charge for the facilities at a "resort" they can be up to $30 a day. |
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Post by ktdoesntscrap on May 3, 2015 20:32:12 GMT
Yah I like how places that aren't really even "resorts" add the darn fee anyway. What is the hotel definition of a "resort" anyway? Just a hotel? Does adding a pool make it one? It's really annoying when it includes parking when you fly in and take a taxi to the hotel. You should never pay for parking when you don't have a car, if you query it when you pay your bill they will always take it off. We stayed at a resort in Miami and had a car for part of our stay but not the whole stay.... they took off two days of the charges. The main difference between a hotel & a resort is the purpose of the visit. Resorts are supposed to be a place to relax, and it used to be that you had to have 3 or more different amenities to call yourself a resort, and in some parts of the world it had to be a golf course. So if you had a golf course, pool and spa you would be a resort. These days it seems like any property can call itself a resort and tack on a "resort" fee. You can negotiate almost anything with a hotel. If you are staying at a resort for one night and won't take advantage you can ask them to waive the resort fee.. they often will. |
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Post by lovinlife on May 3, 2015 20:46:41 GMT
I hate it as well! Taking a family of 5 to stuff usually means $75-$100 in added fees at times. I've become a pro at discount codes and such when possible to make it a little better.
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