The tickets aren't even for me. My boss asked me if I could try to order tickets to Hamilton for him through this Amex pre-sale. He was going to be in a meeting with a client when the tickets went on sale so he couldn't do it. I said of course, so he gave me all the info and his credit card and I set a reminder through outlook so I would be ready come 10 a.m. I was already logged in and ready to go at 8:58. I click on the date and the area of seats he wants. I think I've totally got this. Then ticketmaster tells me to wait, I'm "in line" and I should not try to open a new tab or I'll lose my place "in line". So while this is happening my boss needs this blank pleading for his client. I ask my co-worker if he can print it out for me because I'm afraid to touch my computer and screw this up. My co-worker helps me out and I don't touch my computer.
20 minutes later....I'm still waiting...
Finally something starts happening! I think I've got it! The sale has gone through! But no, it's a too bad so sad you were too slow and didn't get the tickets message. I don't even know how this is possible. I was super fast and I still didn't get the tickets. I guess neither of us is going to see Hamilton.
As a side note, I really despise ticket resellers who buy up all the tickets and then resell them after jacking up the prices. How is that even legal?
What a bummer. Was the boss okay about it?
ReplyDeleteHe was. He did call American Express though because it turns out they pulled some shady stuff with the pre-sale and that's why there were not ticket.s
DeleteYeah it sounded a bit dodgy to me.
DeleteI've been hearing a lot about this problem lately. I'm not a theatre- or concert-goer myself, but I really does seem like the existing ticket system is not working.
ReplyDeleteThere needs to be better laws about re-selling tickets. It's such a scam.
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