Convenience Fee Outta Hand
I was looking for tix online to the Lynyrd Skynyrd show at the Civic Center. To order them online there is a $9.50 convenience fee per tix. I remember when the first convenience fees were $2-3. Hey, I can understand that to cover handling, shipping materials and postage. But $9.50? I then looked at cheaper tix. HUH? the convenience fee dropped to $8.75 or something. Isn't convenience, convenience? I mean does it take more time, effort, material, postage, paper to print tickets on the high $ tix compared to the mid $ tix? What the heck is the reduction in convenience fees? If I buy the 8 ticket limit, does the convenience fee decrease? I'd assume all tix would be shipped in one envelope for far less postage than sending them individually. And I wouldn't think it would take TOO much more effort to put 8 tix into an envelope compared to one.
Can someone explain to me what $9.50 is covering or is it a Civic Center money making ploy to try to get them out of their constant state of financial red?
Sir, if you want your steak its in the kitchen....if you want me to bring it to you, there is a $9.50 service charge..................
posted by Chef Kevin @ 11:01 PM
3 Comments:
This is why certain music acts(Pearl Jam is one, I believe) stopped using TicketMaster as their fees are excessive for issuing tickets to events.
I believe the Civic Center does not see any of the money in the convenience fee.
I'm just as flabbergasted when I receive credit card offers with an annual fee, membership fee, acceptance fee, because-we-can fee and so on.
Why not just go down to the Civic Center and buy them where there is no convience charge?
3 T-Shirts and two posters for my girls at the John Mayer concert for $120.00; talk about a rip-off, and that's on top of the $50 tickets. A friend of mine bought the tickets and he forgot what the fees were- we agreed that I'd buy the first beer and call it even. I probably saved $15 with that deal.
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