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re: Junk fees banned on ticketed events
Posted on 12/17/24 at 3:25 pm to athenslife101
Posted on 12/17/24 at 3:25 pm to athenslife101
Now get the bots out of the system that buy up all the fricking tickets within minutes of being released and resell them. I literally went online 15 minutes after they announced bama Michigan and just about every club level seat was already sold. Ticket price is supposed to be 170, they are all now on resale market for 280 and up. I ain't paying $280, 320 with fees, to see Milroe and company.
I hate fricking scalpers!
I hate fricking scalpers!
This post was edited on 12/17/24 at 3:46 pm
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Posted on 12/17/24 at 3:26 pm to Papercutninja
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The junk fee narrative is a ploy by the current administration to attack private businesses and conduct regulatory oversight reach by saying anything they disagree with is a junk fee.
This isn’t what’s happening… at all, some of yall are retarded.
This post was edited on 12/17/24 at 3:27 pm
Posted on 12/17/24 at 3:36 pm to athenslife101
Does this mean when I buy LSU tickets from a Stubhub type company I'll no longer be fricked with ridiculous fees?
ETA: looks like I'll still get fricked
ETA: looks like I'll still get fricked
This post was edited on 12/17/24 at 3:39 pm
Posted on 12/17/24 at 3:38 pm to athenslife101
quote:who has an issue with it? I pointed out that the FTC saying that this is going to save consumers “billions” is just flat out wrong.
Oh for fricks sake. I can’t comprehend how anyone would have an issue for this.
Posted on 12/17/24 at 3:42 pm to LemmyLives
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Open SeatGeek, LiveNation, and NRGStadium.com in three different tabs. Pick seats in same area, hit checkout after a Captcha, boom, you get the all in price. Sooo hard.
Or you know, they can just put the full price in the ticket, instead of making you click through screens and finally when you are about to pay, then you can see the fee.
I know some of these sites, like seatgeek, have the option to turn on "show price with fees" when you are searching for tickets, but not all of them have that. Ticketmaster is the worst about it. They do this for a reason. People are less likely to even consider purchasing the tickets had the fees been included up front, then they would if the fee is slipped in at the end of checkout. It's deceptive and bullshite.
Posted on 12/17/24 at 3:42 pm to LemmyLives
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Marriott has never surprised me with any resort fees.
LoL. I am a Marriott Titanium. I stay in their properties A LOT every year for work. I would agree 100% but... just last weekend I stayed at Le Meridien in downtown NOLA for a family member's birthday. Had a free night award and used it.
Gladly payed the $53 parking to avoid fricking with it downtown.
Get home and find an $85 charge on my AMEX. Call the hotel and there is a surprise $25 "Destination Fee". WTF? I call the hotel accountant and she tells me its a "resort fee." I laugh and say "you aren't a resort" and ask her to take it off. They refuse and state it's on the website. I go back and it's nowhere to be found in the app. Crock of shite.
Posted on 12/17/24 at 3:47 pm to BigBinBR
Sure, they will try to tack the fees on to the price at the front end. But, for example with AirB&B, if people know on the front end that the price of staying in someone's house without amenities is the same price as a hotel, they will opt for the hotel. Then, AirB&B will have to price its product at market value to stay in business.
Posted on 12/17/24 at 3:59 pm to Papercutninja
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This sort of ambiguous interpretation might start with something you like but it will inevitably trickle into an area you don’t like.
So don't try to do anything positive for anyone because it might potentially in the future be a slippery slope. Gotcha.
Posted on 12/17/24 at 5:34 pm to BigAppleTiger
And cell phone bills
Posted on 12/17/24 at 5:36 pm to athenslife101
Wish everyone would just stop buying from SeatGeek and stubhub.
fricking terrible the tickets are listed for $50 but you have to pay another $30+ in fees for each
fricking terrible the tickets are listed for $50 but you have to pay another $30+ in fees for each
Posted on 12/17/24 at 5:39 pm to BigBinBR
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I pointed out that the FTC saying that this is going to save consumers “billions” is just flat out wrong.
Depends.
How many years we talking?
Posted on 12/17/24 at 5:49 pm to BigBinBR
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The FTC is clueless. It won't save people any money. They will just tack it on to the price on the front end.
That’s the whole point of this
Posted on 12/17/24 at 6:06 pm to RIPMachoMan
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That’s the whole point of this
Go read what I quoted. The FTC literally said this will save people “billions.” Thats bullshite. It’s not going to save anyone anything.
Posted on 12/17/24 at 7:38 pm to SUB
To the people claiming this won’t save consumers money…
Businesses hide these fees because they work to entrap people (either due to overlooking the fee or due to not wanting to waste the time to look for a different place to save the $50).
If this is all disclosed up front, people will make more educated decisions.
This will lead to a freer market.
Which will drive prices down due to competition.
Businesses hide these fees because they work to entrap people (either due to overlooking the fee or due to not wanting to waste the time to look for a different place to save the $50).
If this is all disclosed up front, people will make more educated decisions.
This will lead to a freer market.
Which will drive prices down due to competition.
This post was edited on 12/17/24 at 7:40 pm
Posted on 12/17/24 at 8:06 pm to Salamander_Wilson
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Businesses hide these fees because they work to entrap people (either due to overlooking the fee or due to not wanting to waste the time to look for a different place to save the $50).
Eh…yes and no. Generally speaking as an online business you want as few clicks as possible to make a purchase to increase your sales. That’s well proven.
The problem with fees is competition, when someone slimy is doing it it’s very very difficult for anyone to stay competitive and not do it.
Here’s the issue, the list above mentioned as an example that Airbnb will be more upfront so the Hotrl will make more sense. Well, now the hotel pricing will also be clear with their internet, parking, and resort fees. So in reality, really no prices will change. Will it be better? What does the government touch that improves?
Posted on 12/17/24 at 8:39 pm to jbgleason
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LoL. I am a Marriott Titanium. I stay in their properties A LOT every year for work. I would agree 100% but... just last weekend I stayed at Le Meridien in downtown NOLA for a family member's birthday. Had a free night award and used it.
Gladly payed the $53 parking to avoid fricking with it downtown.
Get home and find an $85 charge on my AMEX. Call the hotel and there is a surprise $25 "Destination Fee". WTF? I call the hotel accountant and she tells me its a "resort fee." I laugh and say "you aren't a resort" and ask her to take it off. They refuse and state it's on the website. I go back and it's nowhere to be found in the app. Crock of shite.
Dispute with AMEX. If you are the big baller like you are implying, they won't bat an eyelash.
Posted on 12/17/24 at 8:47 pm to LemmyLives
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Marriott has never surprised me with any resort fees.
It happens. For sure.
Posted on 12/17/24 at 9:12 pm to baldona
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The problem with fees is competition, when someone slimy is doing it it’s very very difficult for anyone to stay competitive and not do it.
The entire reason for this regulation is to make it less enticing for business to be ‘slimy’ as you put it.
I agree that we should not advocate for government regulation that limits consumer choice and only acts to prop up big business.
However, when regulation acts to protect the individual consumer from corporate underhandedness…well, that is exactly what government is for.
Posted on 12/17/24 at 9:16 pm to LemmyLives
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Reading ain't hard.
In a vacuum, I agree. In practice, people have neither the time nor the fricks to give about reading their 5th terms & conditions agreement of the day
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