Has anyone else had experiences of these ridiculous charges?
Recently I decided to go and purchase some tickets. I wanted some for the cinema and I was also looking at the prices of a concert in Manchester. (Ok, if you want to know, it was Jean-Michel Jarre... Yes I am sad...)
The cinema tickets were £7.60 each. For that price I can buy two dvd's. However what irks me is that they then charge you an extra £1 per ticket for a "booking fee". How? What do they do? It is an entirely online, automated system! I book online, I pay online, I go to the cinema and collect the tickets from an automated dispenser! Why do I need to pay £1 extra because of this?
Worse was to come, I checked the tickets for Jean Michel Jarre and they were £43.50. Expensive, but it was a one off. They had tickets available, I went to book and was informed that there would be a booking charge of £6.50 per ticket. That means I am paying £26 extra in mythical fees!
So being the tightfisted grump that I am, I refuse to pay it. I am waiting until I can get the DVD's for £2.99 or £3.99 in HMV or Amazon.
Are booking fees a total rip off? A tax on already overpriced tickets? Or do they have a justification?
Recently I decided to go and purchase some tickets. I wanted some for the cinema and I was also looking at the prices of a concert in Manchester. (Ok, if you want to know, it was Jean-Michel Jarre... Yes I am sad...)
The cinema tickets were £7.60 each. For that price I can buy two dvd's. However what irks me is that they then charge you an extra £1 per ticket for a "booking fee". How? What do they do? It is an entirely online, automated system! I book online, I pay online, I go to the cinema and collect the tickets from an automated dispenser! Why do I need to pay £1 extra because of this?
Worse was to come, I checked the tickets for Jean Michel Jarre and they were £43.50. Expensive, but it was a one off. They had tickets available, I went to book and was informed that there would be a booking charge of £6.50 per ticket. That means I am paying £26 extra in mythical fees!
So being the tightfisted grump that I am, I refuse to pay it. I am waiting until I can get the DVD's for £2.99 or £3.99 in HMV or Amazon.
Are booking fees a total rip off? A tax on already overpriced tickets? Or do they have a justification?