Apr 23 2008
Squeeeeee! or Ticketmaster is strange
One of the enticing aspects of Fuller and I road tripping to Ohio was the thought that Vieja would treat us to Go, Diego Go, Live! tickets.
Through a series of conversations ranging from “do we really want to go?” to “I have to buy an extra paper at McDonald’s to get a $3 off coupon? wth?” to “Fuller would like to see this, here’s my credit card” it came out that my mom didn’t really know what Diego Live was. First, she thought it was something of the PBS realm. And secondly, she had no idea she was in for a “Broadway-level production” with audience interaction.
When we went to buy the tickets this morning we clicked on the 4 p.m. show and were offered seats in an upper level where I thought Fuller wouldn’t really get into the fun, let alone see Diego, Baby Jaguardoraandboots (which is exactly how Fuller says it).
For kicks, I tried to find out what was available for the 7 p.m. show, if those seats were any better. But the ticketmaster site didn’t take me to available seats for the 7 p.m. show. It took me to better seats for the 4 p.m. show. It was like the ticketmaster website was thinking, “Oh, I see how you are. My available seats in section 217 row 12 isn’t good enough. Ok then, how about floor seats, row 14. How do you like that? Think you can cough up the goods for floor seats? You have 2:15 minutes to tell me yes or no. Oops, 2:13 minutes. Go, go, go!”
Then because of a lost password we lost the reservation for the floor seats. So we started over and immediately, after typing in the world’s longest captcha, ticketmaster offered us the exact same floor seats we lost a minute ago.
Why does ticketmaster think they can do that? Why can’t they just say, “Hey, I have all these seats open, so, why not pick what ever the heck you want. Yeah, you have to pay more for floor seats, but I want to be open and honest about availability here. Go ahead, pick what you want.”
Regardless of what we went through, Fuller is excited, which makes me excited because as a parent, all I want is for my kid to be happy and maybe give me a bite of his ice cream.
Full report to follow the “Broadway-level” excitement.
Technorati Tags: Diego Live, Diego, Nick Jr.
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Uhhh… yeah…. that would be because…. they can. Because they have the tickets and you want them…. And they know it. And it really stinks. Avidly, desperately, and without equivocation, it stinks. Ticketmaster stinks. I bought tickets to WICKED a few months ago, and I really felt as if I should be signing the contract in blood. Over an open flame. With people chanting something vaguely demonic in the background.
I have to buy some ticket to the Kids In The Hall Live show for next month…. and… I keep thinking… “but I only have one soul to sell — don’t I?”
Well, off to the Ticketmaster website to wade through the roiling miasma of shattered hopes and dreams.
~C~
P.S. Haven’t visited in a while. Fuller’s gotten so big. It’s been too long.
Go Fuller, Go! I’m so excited for him! I think he’s going to love it and I’ll be looking for the post afterwards.
BTW, Kids in the Hall have a live show? How did I never know this? THAT would be worth coughing up some dough!
[...] after my mom and I bought our tickets for the Diego Live! show, I explained to Fuller what would happen. I had never once mentioned seeing Diego Live to Fuller [...]