Booking Fees

[Pubteam Lomas]

Trying to book tickets for my in-laws and kids to see Lion King, but £4 a ticket booking fee, bloody hell?
Is there a way around this as every time I try it redirects me to company called Atg (?)
Ta in advance.

 

[m7mcfc]

Go to the box office in person when your in town or give the money to somebody who is going into town. Bollax those booking fees.

 

[daveduke67]

I seem to remember the booking fees for those ridiculously overpriced £600 Barbara Streisand tickets was about £60 each.

Madonna ticket booking fees were around £30 for the dearest and the recent Robbie Williams about £15.

Thing is you have little choice - there are only so many at the venue so your only other option other than to pay up is to take a chance that you'll get one by going in person. No doubt a popular show will sell out online pretty quickly so you could miss out altogether.

 

[jacko74]

I just can't even understand the concept of a booking fee... basically you're having to pay for the privelige of buying something???

 

[Swales lives]

If I have to pay a booking fee, I usually get my own back by either:
booing all the way through the performance, slashing the seats with a Stanly knife, shining a laser pen in the eyes of the cast or throwing a two litre bottle of piss into the orchestra pit.

You may see that as a bit extreme, but we need to let these venues and ticket agencies know that we're not happy with extortionate booking fees. Fight fire with fire and piss.

 

[daveduke67]

I just can't even understand the concept of a booking fee... basically you're having to pay for the privelige of buying something???

There isn't a fee if you go direct to the venue other than credit card charge and postage- its when a third party is selling them. Obviously they won't do it for nothing so that's where your fees come from.

 

[mick10]

Normally a charge for credit cards but not for debit.

 

[Balti]

rip off charges