Well what a nightmare at lunch time today.
Logged on at 12 on the dot to buy two tickets for Hoffenheim.
Obviously both assigned to me, cue red warning I can’t do that. Assigned ticket one and then assigned ticket 2 and then another red warning. “Sorry but the ticket exceeds the limitations for that owner as they are only allowed 0, yes zero, tickets”.
How could that be? They both have the required points, couldn’t work it out. Then logged on as person number 2 and it said restricted sale for Hoffenheim which means they don’t have the points, ah but he does I hear you say. It has to be that he’s not in the CL scheme, although he got his CL ticket on Thursday through the scheme.
Thought I’d give them a ring. Nice girl on the phone says all tickets are gone and that he’s not in the CL scheme so I say he is, check Thursday’s ticket. She says it’s incorrectly coded that he’s not in the CL and she can’t change it.
I complain that I had two tickets in my basket and that their mistake has meant I lost both tickets.
There’s nothing I can do as I can’t change it so I’ll put you through to Supporter Services, at which point she cuts me off instead!
Ring SS and get a nice tune and told I’m 30th in the queue. 45 minutes later I’m ready to throw the phone out the window when I finally get Chloe on the line.
I explain the CL scheme mess up, the cut off when transferred, the endless wait and the lack of tickets.
She sorts out the error on the CL scheme for him, allocates two restricted view tickets, asks for my CC details and apologises for my prolonged wait.
So after using one hour and five minutes of my one hour lunch, I finally got two tickets.
What a lovely girl, and what excellent service from the SS team on this occasion.
However the ticket website is shite to use.