Ticketscammaster
I want to go see a hockey game. Not sure why. I've seen 2 in 30 years in Canada, but there is something about being an exile that makes me cleave to my Tim Hortons coffee, claim an inordinate fondness for poutine and desire to see men bleeding on the ice, eh?
So I looked up some tickets. The prices start at $10 and there are a bunch in the $20-30 range. Sounds good to cheap little me. I ask a coulpe other people if they want to go and then I go to order the tickets.
First,the website is an incredible pain. No option that says "cheapest tickets available" so I have to check each price seperately (with a word verification each time). Note there is a "best seats available" option.
So the the only tickets are $42 plus $8 "convenience fee"
per ticket
So an extra $32 for 4 tickets.
There are some cheaper tickets in some later games, but the $8 makes me start rolling out the fuse wire.
posted by Aislinn Sirk @ 8:57 PM
41 Comments:
Is this for the Garden? (Sorry, excuse me, the Bank North Garden?) Just so you know the Garden and Fenway have a scanning sytem available that somehow is able to red flag tickets bought on ebay or other unauthorized dealer. You could try acetickets.com.
At the very least, consider your self fortunate to be in New England. Hockey is a recognized sport here-- especially at the colleges and high scholl level. Plus, the Bruins have a pretty rich history.
But with all that said, I have never been to hockey game in my life.
Thanks for the e-bay info. I had heard that, but was still tempted.
You should go to a hockey game. It's cold and you can watch people skate and...um... there's ice!
Ice is neat.
Wow that's pricey.
When we first moved to Atlanta 8 years ago, we would go see the Canadiens or Toronto play against Atlanta Thrashers. Hockey was new here in Atlanta at that time. We would go with a bunch of ex-patriot Canucks. There's be almost 100 of us, dressed in red and white. My mom knit me red mitts and a scarf for the games. Fun times.
Haven't been to a game in a couple of years.
Hockey? Is that where they beat the hell out of each other with pucks and sticks?
I haven't been to a hockey game ever. And Dallas even won that cup thingie.
Momma made me cry
CUP THING?!?!?!
*SOB*
Hey - I haven't had my coffee yet. Is it the Stanley Cup?
*hands Bob a tissue*
Remember, I'm from Texas. Hockey isn't exactly what you'd call a warm weather sport, ya know?
The online ticket thing was just on the news this morning. How ironic!
Any state that does not have natural ice at some point during the year should not be allowed to have a hockey team.
Bob <--- making up rules since right now.
Agrees with Bob's rule. NHL died for me when they expanded into all those southern states. It is so stupid.
And I HATE the fees that ticket agencies glob onto a purchase! Can't you just go to the Garden and buy them from a ticket office? Or an online "official" Garden's website?
I am such a crotchety old woman that I refuse to go to events that require ticket purchase from one of those rip-off agencies. It's the principle of the thing. They are useless bloodsuckers.
I hate TicketMaster and try to avoid them at all costs.
When we went to see the Hotlanta Braves a few years ago, we bought seats from TicketMaster and then ended up buying better tickets at the game from a scalper.
This reminds me that I need to go on a hunt for some Dora tickets.
hey! We get ice. And snow. Just not in the quantities you guys up there do.
grrrrrr
Just finished talking to my bank. Now I need to call long distance (non toll free) to talk to them some more.
I hate my Canadian bank almost as much as I hate ticketmaster.
Oh ticketmaster is horrible. I love the "convenience fee".
I was just checking on circus tickets and it is not worth it. I would feel better if they just gave us the lump sum as the price.
Too bad you were not in Boston for the old garden. I would have loved to have seen a game there. They had seats that had the pole in front of your seat or so I heard. Also the ice was smaller if I recall.
I used to go all the time. Especially when the Islanders were in their heyday in the early 80's. I have scrapbooks and everything on them. I would go to the softball games in the summer and get their autographs.
Last 2 times I went to a hockey game I ended up pregnant.
It's the zamboni that gets you hot right z'baby? :-)
*spools wire for bob*
I agree. I must go see INXS wherever the next leg of their tour lands & will have to use evil Ticketmaster.
Things I never knew:
Hockey makes you pregnant.
Maybe I don't want to go after all.
Just keep your eyes away from the zamboni Bob.
-Canadian musical reference start-
Once I was the King of Spain!
-End musical reference-
And now I work at the Pizza Pizza.
There is something very weird about my SIL going to her hockey games in Florida. Let's face it, wearing shorts outside and having to bundle up to go inside is just strange!
BIL used to drive a zamboni! He even had a little NJ Devils Xmas ornament that was a zamboni. It was cute!
In Canada we have ads that feature men who drive Zambonis.
Really
Devils SUck!
Having said that, I think the hockey game just revs up hormones and even get my baseball lovin' DH all testosteroni.
I bet Coco has done it on a Zamboni.
I *heart* hockey.
Students can get half-price tickets certain nights of the week. Maybe there is a way you guys can fake being students?
Otherwise-maybe check Bostix for cheap tickets on the day of games?
Yeah, I've thought about faking being a student. We have ID cards from the universities, but they don't say student. They don't actually say anything but our name and number.
I was thinking about using my old ID as well.
Then I decided it would be better to reduce ticketmaster to smouldering ruins and dance on the ashes.
Ok Zombs... and the Islanders haven't won the cup since... *checks NHL.com*... Ummm! 1983?!?! Woo friggedy Hoo!
Whatever. It's not as if I watch or like hockey, they were his team when he was alive.
Oh? and Coco having sex in a Zamboni is not an image I need.
Around here we can't excape the handling fee. Even if we call on the phone. The only way to avoid is to go to the venue direct which isn't always easy.
I emailed the venue (you can't actually phone) to find out if I could buy the tickets there to avoid the $8 fee. I want to check before I head over there.
$8 freaking dollars. I might put up with it if it were per order, but it's per ticket.
*lays downs bricks of nitro*
You have to pay for hockey tickets? Who knew? Every time I've gone it's been with free tickets. *grin*
The times we've been to Montreal for games we've had great tickets that would have been way too expensive to actually pay for. Upwards of $95.00 each. The guy who organizes the trip always gets them through salesmen at his job.
*passes Bob a box of Timbits*
And just for the record, I've never ended up pregnant after a game.
my next screen name will be Zambonibaby
You know if I did that then everyone would call me Zambs.
I would move up alphabetically at least. Well at least over me.
I'd still call you z'baby :-)
I guess you don't want to hear about my sex life, then, Bob?
Coco, not pregnant since January 6
$75 for freaking Dora tickets -- and that's without all the Ticketmaster fees.
He just had surgery, how can I NOT do it?
That's one expensive explorer.
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