$9 shipping charge on Chicago ticket?

Started by painted8, Aug 17, 2005, 07:42 AM

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painted8

Aug 17, 2005, 07:42 AM
Who exactly is responsible for this? MusicToday blames the band's promoters. $9 to ship a ticket is a joke.

havibulin

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Aug 17, 2005, 10:11 AM
no shit. ridiculous isn't it?

tomEisenbraun

#2
Aug 17, 2005, 10:11 AM
yeah, it is 2 day shipping though.

I don't know. I paid it. Ican't wait for that show. The Vic is awesome. Also gives me good reason to come home and see my lady.
The river is moving. The blackbird must be flying.

midwesterner

#3
Aug 17, 2005, 11:08 AM
I think it is 9 dollars for every show.  I bought Maine and Boston and I had to use that shipping opion for both.  That is why I am buying NYC ticket in person.

SMc55

#4
Aug 17, 2005, 11:13 AM
What a rip off. I've sent things much heavier than tickets to the US from England for a lot less that $9. I've had chinaware sent from the US and paid less than that. Somebody has to make money at every level, don't they?

painted8

#5
Aug 17, 2005, 12:38 PM
A $9 shipping charge kind of defeats the purpose of not using TicketMaster to avoid "the high surcharges from other ON-LINE ticket vendors".

I'm very disappointed.

Specialist

#6
Aug 17, 2005, 05:38 PM
i paid 74 bucks for my John Prine pre-order ticket from ticketmaster, the ticket was actually just 50 bucks, fucking service charges.
Hold my life until I'm ready to use it

havibulin

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Aug 18, 2005, 11:11 AM
Quoteyeah, it is 2 day shipping though.  

yeah but they wont send it out until about 2 weeks before the show. So it defeats the purpose of two day shipping.

regardless, you are right...the Vic is an awesome venue. Wonder what kind of set-up they'll have going this tour.

Danko71

#8
Aug 18, 2005, 11:11 AM
Yeah, that's pretty bad. For those who live in Chicago, the Vic has a box office window where you can get tickets without the extra BS charges. You've gotta work those angles whenever you can. The Metro has a similar deal. You can save some serious bucks that way...

SmoothOprtr

#9
Aug 20, 2005, 11:36 AM
Bought mine this morning and paid the bloodsuckers their nine bucks...how long has this been going on that there is still no solution to Ticketmaster?
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JacketGal

#10
Aug 21, 2005, 08:09 AM
QuoteWho exactly is responsible for this? MusicToday blames the band's promoters. $9 to ship a ticket is a joke.

Don't worry, I'll buy you a few beers Barry! ;)

Seriously though, it is an outrageous fee especially when you're only getting one ticket. I hate to say this but even Ticketbastard gives you shipping choices....of course that's after they rape you on the convenience and service charge fees. I don't see a solution to these ticket charges anytime soon.  :-/
But seein you feels good, and its always understood.
That anything much sweeter would make me die.

October

#11
Aug 21, 2005, 02:32 PM
yea tickets are absurd. i couldn't do the shipping option from direct ticketing bc ill be at school with a PO box, so i had to use ticketmaster.  i paid like 30 for a 20 dollar ticket with all the extra charges and this was TICKETFAST. essentially i paid ten extra dollars to print a ticket in my living room on white paper.  no stub even for the scrapbook, but it was my best/cheapest option.  will call wasn't available.
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