[fectsnanteemy]

Freaking $400 for Cirque Du Soleil tickets and I find out that the row in freaking front of me has THREE seats open, almost DIRECTLY in front of me. Why the F didn't the system offer me those seats when all I require are two seats?! I'm the highest price level in the god damn place, I should be able to sit on the stage if I want to, I can NOT stand online ticketing systems and they're god damn mystery ways of issuing seats! After playing around with it more if someone wants to buy 15 tickets they have to sit in the last row, but if someone wants to buy 16 tickets they can move FORWARD two rows!

At what point did the internet make things actually harder? I'm lost at why it's still better to go in person or call someone compared to getting online? Honestly, last time I drove a three hour round trip to pick up a freaking ticket to the show because I didn't trust the god damn internet ticketing site! [cursing]

Think I should call the box office and complain even though my tickets are somewhere in the mail right now? Think I'll end up screwing myself more and having both sets of seats accidentally filled and myself screwed because I messed around, or should I now enjoy my show knowing that the people sitting in front of me bought their tickets after me and have better seats!?

[insoneeri]

I can see your point, but since whats done is done. You should go and enjoy the show. Besides, its only what, a metre?

[fectsnanteemy]

I can see your point, but since whats done is done. You should go and enjoy the show. Besides, its only what, a metre?

It's kind of the whole idea of being screwed out of it though because of some computer system. I bought VIP tickets (like $115 MORE then the "top" normal ticket price) simply to get these seats since the ONLY other seats were in the last three rows (row 18 and back). Now I'm starting to wonder if maybe just messing with the ticket numbers would have shown me say row 8 for $85/ticket instead of row six and VIP for $200/ticket. I wouldn't mind missing out on two rows if it saved me that much freaking money. Since I'm going with someone under the drinking age the "finest wine" isn't really much of a draw for the VIP tickets and I'm sure the hors d'oeuvres will be good, but probably not an extra ~$230 good!

[c2siOlIk]

Here's an idea... why don't you save the $400 by not going to see some silly circus & spend it on something that would be actually entertaining... that way you wouldn't be able to complain about the seats either - win win

[fectsnanteemy]

Here's an idea... why don't you save the $400 by not going to see some silly circus & spend it on something that would be actually entertaining... that way you wouldn't be able to complain about the seats either - win win

This is entertaining... if it wasn't I probably wouldn't have spent oh... maybe, $1,200 on their shows in the last four years. That doesn't change the fact though, I could have picked a sporting event, magic, play, anything and as long as I wanted to buy the tickets online I would have had the same problem. Would you be mad if you spent a large amount of money on some event you wanted to go see and then found out better seats could be had for no additional cost?


Edit: Or I could have had good seats AND saved money and put that towards a more expensive hotel or a better room at the place I'm staying, or maybe another night in Portland. It just makes me mad that they never show you which seats are open and only show you like two options in a place that seats 1200 people when you search for two tickets. I mean I figure 1,196 seats are already sold and those four seats are the only ones left leaving me two options for my two seat order... but that's apparently NOT the case at all.

[vipluka]

You whine and complain entirely too much. You got the tickets. Either go to the show, or sell them off. It really is that simple.

[Lafclaria]

Freaking $400 for Cirque Du Soleil tickets and I find out that the row in freaking front of me has THREE seats open, almost DIRECTLY in front of me. Why the F didn't the system offer me those seats when all I require are two seats?!

the system didn't offer you those seats because you only want 2! it's not rocket science.

say you got two of those seats in the row in front. the next people who order are in a party of 3, but have to now have 2 in the seats you've got, and one of the party in that solitary seat?

and the row in front is what, 3 feet closer? quit whining, just go and enjoy it. sounds like you're determined to ruin the experience for yourself by worrying about stupid details, when you're supposed to have a good time.

any events i go to, you can always tell the people who feel they got a bad deal, and they ruin it for the others.

[fectsnanteemy]

the system didn't offer you those seats because you only want 2! it's not rocket science.

say you got two of those seats in the row in front. the next people who order are in a party of 3, but have to now have 2 in the seats you've got, and one of the party in that solitary seat?

and the row in front is what, 3 feet closer? quit whining, just go and enjoy it. sounds like you're determined to ruin the experience for yourself by worrying about stupid details, when you're supposed to have a good time.

any events i go to, you can always tell the people who feel they got a bad deal, and they ruin it for the others.

Honestly, every event I've gone to I've been so super pleased with my seats. They always seem to be great and worth the trouble of driving a distance to buy them or buying them two months in advance or something. But I really don't understand why the online system has to be so hard, they should just show all open seats and then you pick them. I actually also notice when I select two seats again they show me the two seats right next to the ones I have, technically they are two seats closer to the center and thus slightly better, I'm not going to argue over that because it doesn't seem as much of a benefit as being a row closer but I have to wonder why the hell they didn't offer me those seats when I bought mine. I just don't like things being a puzzle.

Don't even get me started with ticketmaster, you can't pick your seats with them, if I book something on their site the best you can do is "Best Available Seats" and the system picks them for you. I've actually had to trick it into getting better seats by opening two or three windows and picking blocks of eight seats to "lock" up for four minutes while I booked my real ones so they would free up the seats a few rows forward or something. Why does it have to be that hard? I can't understand how that sells more tickets. If I couldn't afford to do VIP or something seeing the last row as the only available seats might have made me move on to a different event when there's actually a good chance half the seats in the venue are still empty or something.

[Numbiydq]

A post about how much money you're spending?

How original.

[lopezsokero]

A post about how much money you're spending?

How original.

Nah, more like a post about how much money he got screwed out of while trying to have a good time. Nothing wrong with taking an occasional costly mini-vacation with someone who care about. $500 isn't really all that much for a once a year type thing. Otakon is gonna cost more than that between myself and the woman.


Personally I think he should have just spent $40 on some sex toys. Maybe dropped $300 on a love swing and some of those wedge shaped pillows. Coulda had your own circus and sold the films on the internet.

And yes, internet tickets can suck. If row 13 has 2 sets and row 8 has 3 seats if you have a party of 2 it tries to sell you row 13, because you would finish the row and leave the 3 seats in 8 for a party of 3. At least, I think that's the logic behind some of them. Personally I think it sucks. First come first served for the good seats I say.

[OlegSan]

Where in the hell do you get so much cash to throw around all the time? Are your parents rich, or do you just sell crack on the side?[dots]

[Maymayfor]

[fectsnanteemy]

Where in the hell do you get so much cash to throw around all the time? Are your parents rich, or do you just sell crack on the side?[dots]

Yes, I do sell crack, I was kind of trying to keep that a secret though!!

No, I work for my money. I constantly try to fit as many shifts into the week as I can and almost never turn down the chance to open (4:30am) and work all the way to close (11pm) at Starbucks when other coworkers are sick or something. I live with my grandparents so I don't have too many bills to pay, basically my car expenses and my cell phone bill and stuff like that. They are happy to have me here and I am going to college and working so I'm not just living with them and wasting my time not doing anything. I also help with the yard work and taking care of the pool and stuff, things my grandpa COULD hire out but won't because he's too stubborn and wants it done his way. So the rest of the family is happy I'm here to do it instead of him doing it. I don't feel like I'm leeching off them, but I do realize that I've got a good deal and that as soon as I do live alone or get into a relationship with someone or something I probably won't be able to afford this kind of stuff.

Also, I spend very little money on "junk" like video games or Xbox or PS3 or anything like that. I haven't played a computer game in probably three years, don't own an Xbox, Wii, or PS3, and hardly ever go to movies like I used to. I spend about $130 on season hockey tickets (WHL, not NHL) and that keeps me busy in the winter. When I want to go on a big trip or a weekend trip or something I start saving every penny so I can spend it on the trip.

[vNZsk39B]

u forgot to mention u buy any apple product that comes out[rofl]

[Chooriwrocaxz]

Freaking $400 for Cirque Du Soleil tickets and I find out that the row in freaking front of me has THREE seats open, almost DIRECTLY in front of me.

It is a bit of a shitter the way they've started doing this but look at it this way you got the best pair of seats available. Why even tease yourself by looking into the other seats?

[fectsnanteemy]

It is a bit of a shitter the way they've started doing this but look at it this way you got the best pair of seats available. Why even tease yourself by looking into the other seats?

Because I didn't get the best seats. I know my seats will be great, but there are slightly better ones that are being sold after I got my seats! It's also this damn hidden game that makes me mad, not just for this event, but for every time I try to buy tickets I need to remember to screw with the system just to try to find the best seats.

[vNZsk39B]

U do know the seats are "held" for a while rite? so maybe when u got yours the person didnt go through w/ his or her order and they got released...

[fectsnanteemy]

U do know the seats are "held" for a while rite? so maybe when u got yours the person didnt go through w/ his or her order and they got released...

I spent at least 40 to 45 minutes comparing seats for two different weekends at like 3am at night and I never once saw these seats. I never thought of searching for three seats, I just kept checking for two seats in different price levels and stuff.

[vNZsk39B]

some seats are pre packaged as group seats, so when some one comes along wanting 3 seats they get good seats. Also it could be its waiting for someone to buy one ticket for it to make the 2 other seats available. They are too many scenerios that explain whats going on, just be happy w/ ur seats.