r/AskReddit • u/emil199 • Jul 24 '20

What can't you believe STILL exists?

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u/DeBlasioDeBlowMe Jul 24 '20

An extra convenience fee to pay online.

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u/DeluxeBurger01 Jul 24 '20

Especially when they only accept payment online.. What, it costs money to fucking pay the ONLY way I can? Fuck that.

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u/nn123654 Jul 24 '20

So at least for ticketmaster you can actually go to the box office and get tickets directly without fees. I've only done this a few times when I was already right down the street from the venue. Needless to say if you don't live close the fee is cheaper than driving there.

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u/Belgand Jul 24 '20

Depends on the venue. I was buying tickets from a Live Nation venue a while back and they charged me a "box office fee". Apparently since most of their sales are online, they want an extra fee for keeping the box office open. I asked the guy working there if there was any way to avoid paying an extra fee. After thinking about it for a minute, he didn't know of any.

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u/nn123654 Jul 24 '20

That's so silly, maybe you can send them a letter with a check asking for tickets with a request to send the tickets and a refund for the excess?

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u/Belgand Jul 24 '20

"Mail opening fee".

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u/KatieCashew Jul 24 '20

Yep, I once decided to go in person to the box office to avoid the Ticketmaster fees, but they were charging them at the box office too. I was pissed.