The How My Ticket Buying experience went this morning thread...

[fs0652]

did you get tickets? for what shows?

i got shitty reading tickets (i guess better than no reading tickets but just not what i am used to from ten club :bored: )

here was my experience...

i was at work and i had crossed out from 10:00 till 10:15 so i would not have any patients. i got to the computer at like five minutes to ten and kept checking every once in a while. according to the clock on my computer which i think is really accurate, i didnt get into it till like 10:06?? i kept clicking and it would say that the tickets were not on sale yet, but when i backed out to the VFC page it would say "on sale now" so i'd quickly go back and still nothing??

i finally got through and got shitty tickets, i cant understand why i couldnt get the ticket purchase screen till 10:06??

[mensane]

i was also at work...i came in at 6:30am just to be ready. i had 2 computers within arm's reach going....i started hitting refresh at like 6:55...went right through at 7:01...

first i bought kissimmee...
Sec 100 Row E (front section!)

once i had a confirmation code, i spun around and clicked refresh on the grand rapids page...went right through...
Sec FL2 Row G (front center section!! yay ardy!!)

then i meant to click on toledo, but got asheville.
Sec 123 Row J

then i got toledo...
Sec 20 Row J

i didnt know any of the seat locations until i finished...i didnt realize i bought asheville until i looked at my account....shit...my sister also bought asheville!!! (she was online in virginia with my password and cc number)...how did i get two sets of asheville??

then my cell phone rang....one of my east coast friends somehow ended up with 2 sets of kissimmee...but she called ticketmaster and they let her cancel her choice (instead of them randomly cancelling one for going over the limit--obviously she chose the better of the two to keep)...so i called and cancelled one of my asheville.

i am happy...we got all the tickets we needed plus a couple of extras....(my sister and brother-in-law will get to go to the asheville show because we have an extra set)

AND IT ISN'T EVEN OVER YET!!!
tomorrow, we will try to upgrade some of our seats....because 2 of our group got moveon passwords....

oh the drama...........................but admit it...you know you love it!!!!! :)

[Vino Junkie]

Well, I also got to work early and starting hitting the refresh button. I also made two or three phone calls back home to make sure my boyfriend was up and online.

We had already decided that Florida was the show we would try for especially considering the fact that I'll be leaving a work conference in Keystone and heading for the airport on Thursday
Also, a Seattle show's probably going to happen and we'd both rather catch that show.

Anyway, when the tickets went on sale, I got in and had a couple little bumps getting through but nothing major. My tickets were better than my boyfriends so he didn't keep his and we're going on mine now.

Now if they'd just announce a Seattle show.

GRRRR

[reallygroovN]

woke up at 8:55
made a pot of tea
worked on mr groovN's resume and sent it out for him
checked in here...told joe i would get better seats then him :P
checked the bruce site i go to
5 of 10 got REALLY nervous and started hitting refresh
10:01 got in
put my code in correctly
went to the next page and spelled the wierd word in the box and hit next
got a page that said something (dont remember), spelled another wierd word and hit next
got the page again, FUCK, its not working!!!!
then actually read the page the 4th time and realized i had to state my occupation and employer and state that im a citizen, will vote for kerry and will convert at least 5 republicans
typed that info in (you know how looooong it takes to spell substitute teacher washington township board of education when you are nervous???????)

then got a screen that said section 101, row j, on the floor up by the stage, hit ok.

badabing, badabong here i am with 2 pj tickets at the rodeo :bandit: :cool: (and they are better then johnnycarwash's too ;) :D )

it was a much easier experience then purchasing tickets for a concert up here!! my bruce friends experienced the same thing for his philly concert as you folks. sold out in less then 5 minutes!

[Jde-PJ]

woke up at 8:55
then actually read the page the 4th time and realized i had to state my occupation and employer and state that im a citizen, will vote for kerry and will convert at least 5 republicans
typed that info in (you know how looooong it takes to spell substitute teacher washington township board of education when you are nervous???????)

!
are you serious or is that a joke cathy?

did they really make you state you will vote for kerry and convert 5 republicans?


I woke up at 10, got out of bed, came online to see all you crazy people, and hoped you all got your tickets.

[M_F_Cecil]

I had trouble getting into the ticket monster site, tried to see if there was a link through the ten club site...called ticket monster finally got into the site...8 - 9 -10 after 10------tickets no longer available for Reading PA which is the only show driveable for me....I got screwed!

[mensane]

:surprise:

how could i forget the coolest part of the day!?!?!?!?!



I talked to Ardy this morning!!!!!!

[reallygroovN]

are you serious or is that a joke cathy?

did they really make you state you will vote for kerry and convert 5 republicans?


I woke up at 10, got out of bed, came online to see all you crazy people, and hoped you all got your tickets.
yep... five of them.

maybe it will be easier after your convention :P

[prism]

I told my friend to call me at 6:30 to make sure that I was awake and had the computer on and ready to go. so he called me at 6:10 and woke me up so I got up turned on the puter, went to the potty, got some caffeine(diet mtdew) and finally 7am rolls around and I kept refeshing two screens for Reading and I kept getting "the tickets are not on sale" thingy. then finally I got a screen that asked for my password and the first two times I submited it it wouldn't take it. finally it took my password by this time it's 7:08 ish and then it got me to where it wanted to know my occupation and my employer I so wanted to write "none of yer mother-fucking business, just sell me the tickets" but I managed to be gracious and swore to Allah that I'm not a member of any terror organization. that and I am in a fact a citizen. and finally at that point I was going to take any two seats they'd give me so I did....so at least my friend is in the building :surprise:

[Vino Junkie]

I WAS REALLY ANNOYED BY THE QUESTIONNAIRE AS WELL! I ignored it a couple times and kept getting an error message.

The more I think about this, the more I realize I could have better seats if I would have just played nice and responded to those questions.

Oh well!

[fs0652]

that is soo funny cuz i spelled the word twice before i realized that damn occupation thingy?? odd, they always have the word but i never had that before...

i am a little bit pissed that everyone seems to have gotten right in at 10!! becuase i was there and trying but i just didnt get that ticket screen till like 10:06??? that screwed me into the bad seats! (but i know at least i got some :ogre: )

woke up at 8:55
made a pot of tea
worked on mr groovN's resume and sent it out for him
checked in here...told joe i would get better seats then him :P
checked the bruce site i go to
5 of 10 got REALLY nervous and started hitting refresh
10:01 got in
put my code in correctly
went to the next page and spelled the wierd word in the box and hit next
got a page that said something (dont remember), spelled another wierd word and hit next
got the page again, FUCK, its not working!!!!
then actually read the page the 4th time and realized i had to state my occupation and employer and state that im a citizen, will vote for kerry and will convert at least 5 republicans
typed that info in (you know how looooong it takes to spell substitute teacher washington township board of education when you are nervous???????)

then got a screen that said section 101, row j, on the floor up by the stage, hit ok.

badabing, badabong here i am with 2 pj tickets at the rodeo :bandit: :cool: (and they are better then johnnycarwash's too ;) :D )

it was a much easier experience then purchasing tickets for a concert up here!! my bruce friends experienced the same thing for his philly concert as you folks. sold out in less then 5 minutes!

[JoeInCharleston]

It is days like today that really make me wish Pearl Jam had won their fight long ago and makes me so glad I don't have to deal with Ticket Masterbater most of the time.

[mensane]

It is days like today that really make me wish Pearl Jam had won their fight long ago and makes me so glad I don't have to deal with Ticket Masterbater most of the time.
well, today was a rare occasion that i was glad it was mostly ticketmaster....that metrotix site was bullshit...

[yer ardy]

wellllllll...
thank GOD this is over.....

i'm thrilled to just HAVE tickets....
and to be able to go....
i have to give all my love and credit to my 15 year old daughter who, for her very first time, ordered my tickets for me.....because i was at work..she was at the ready on her cell phone to me the whole time.....helping mom out.
there was a coupla glitchy delays but she got thru..so i'm happy.
for grand rapids, i got 2 tickets in section 105 row M..seats 7 & 8..
in toledo i could only get 1 ticket in section 20 row L .. seat 25...
(hey shaybaby....YOU got section 20 row J....hehe)

my only concern is i don't know where the stage setup
is at the toledo venue...either i'm waaaaaay away from
it or right close......have to find that out somehow...

so we'll see how it all shakes out....
i'm not complaining at all....
and consider myself really lucky....

plus, the SUPERBEST thing is.....
i got to talk to shaley this morning !!!!!!!! yay!!!!!!!!!

[mensane]

section 20 is right by the stage on mike's side ;)

[yer ardy]

section 20 is right by the stage on mike's side ;)

would you help me
find my jaw? it just
fell off my face and
hit the floor...............................

[Beta]

did you get tickets? for what shows?

i got shitty reading tickets (i guess better than no reading tickets but just not what i am used to from ten club :bored: )

here was my experience...

i was at work and i had crossed out from 10:00 till 10:15 so i would not have any patients. i got to the computer at like five minutes to ten and kept checking every once in a while. according to the clock on my computer which i think is really accurate, i didnt get into it till like 10:06?? i kept clicking and it would say that the tickets were not on sale yet, but when i backed out to the VFC page it would say "on sale now" so i'd quickly go back and still nothing??

i finally got through and got shitty tickets, i cant understand why i couldnt get the ticket purchase screen till 10:06??
why do I always seem to get crappier seats than everyone else?
well, at least I have seats, but uggh!

[reallygroovN]

why do I always seem to get crappier seats than everyone else?
well, at least I have seats, but uggh!
ok, bruce tickets in philly are, like, impossible to comeby.

well, on that bruce site i go to...i can count how many people HAD freaking tickets and then threw them back to try for better ones :scared: i mean, there were probably 25 people trying for each seat. and they threw them back. and now they arent going, or at least dont have tickets yet. i dont understand this logic! a ticket in the hand is worth two on ebay :P

[mensane]

ok, bruce tickets in philly are, like, impossible to comeby.

well, on that bruce site i go to...i can count how many people HAD freaking tickets and then threw them back to try for better ones :scared: i mean, there were probably 25 people trying for each seat. and they threw them back. and now they arent going, or at least dont have tickets yet. i dont understand this logic! a ticket in the hand is worth two on ebay :P
you should always take the first tickets you pull for a popular show...then go back in and see what you get...it's not like you can't get rid of the tickets...