Well I got a wild hair to take my lovely bride to a concert. We haven't been to one in several years. So I went to Ticket Master Web Site and there on the front page was an ad for Jimmy Buffet at Lakewood. I put in my information and it came back and said that there were none available but their partner Tickets Now had them. The web site then took me to Tickets Now. The seats start at 81.00 for the lawn and go up to $700.00 for near-fron-row! This does not include the $30.00/ea "service charge" or the 15.00 shipping fee. (It’s a freaking 41-cent letter!
We went to a Buffett concert about three years ago- and to sit in the same section that we did then for about $60.00 is now going to cost $235.00 EA! Now I know that there has been some inflation, but for that much money ol' Jimmy better pick me up personally in his helicopter, fly me to the show, and then take me on back to his place in the Keys for some fishing on his boat! Heck, I wouldn’t pay $700.00 to see (the real) Elvis sing!- Not even if he were accompanied by all four Beatles!
Then I wondered if the outrageous prices were just because it was Jimmy Buffett. So I went back to Ticketmaster and there was a concert with Kenney Chesney and Leann Rimes at Turner Field. I put in my info and it cam back with $106.00 each, plus 13.90 “convenience charge” plus $4.00 “facility charge.” I’m sure there is also a shipping charge but I didn’t go that far. ARE THESE PEOPLE FREAKING CRAZY??????
Well, I guess not. The people that are freaking crazy are the ones that pay these outrageous prices. Like I said, I know there has been inflation but we used to go to stuff like this for 15 – 20 bucks. Prices on other things has doubled, maybe even tripled since then, but this is an increase of more than 5 TIMES. And WTH is this “convenience charge” , “service charge” and “facility charge” crapBS anyway? Convenience for whom? Service for whom? The promoter guys that rents the stadium is paying the “facility charge.”
Now I know the cause of all the mortgage foreclosures; these homebuyers are all concert-goers.
I just guess my concert days are over.
We went to a Buffett concert about three years ago- and to sit in the same section that we did then for about $60.00 is now going to cost $235.00 EA! Now I know that there has been some inflation, but for that much money ol' Jimmy better pick me up personally in his helicopter, fly me to the show, and then take me on back to his place in the Keys for some fishing on his boat! Heck, I wouldn’t pay $700.00 to see (the real) Elvis sing!- Not even if he were accompanied by all four Beatles!
Then I wondered if the outrageous prices were just because it was Jimmy Buffett. So I went back to Ticketmaster and there was a concert with Kenney Chesney and Leann Rimes at Turner Field. I put in my info and it cam back with $106.00 each, plus 13.90 “convenience charge” plus $4.00 “facility charge.” I’m sure there is also a shipping charge but I didn’t go that far. ARE THESE PEOPLE FREAKING CRAZY??????
Well, I guess not. The people that are freaking crazy are the ones that pay these outrageous prices. Like I said, I know there has been inflation but we used to go to stuff like this for 15 – 20 bucks. Prices on other things has doubled, maybe even tripled since then, but this is an increase of more than 5 TIMES. And WTH is this “convenience charge” , “service charge” and “facility charge” crapBS anyway? Convenience for whom? Service for whom? The promoter guys that rents the stadium is paying the “facility charge.”
Now I know the cause of all the mortgage foreclosures; these homebuyers are all concert-goers.
I just guess my concert days are over.
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