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Pedantic-Ticketmaster price including booking fee

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  • 11-12-2008 11:43am
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    dinneenp
    Registered Users Posts: 8,138 ✭✭✭


    I know this is just being pedantic but...
    if an ad says tickets are €59.00 including booking fee doesn't this mean that the booking fee is part of the €59?
    The word including means 'take in as a part or element'.
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    jor el
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    Yes. They're may also be a handling fee though.


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    calex71
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    what happened to that law/legislation talked about a few months ago in the news that would make them display the full cost including fee's, obviously hasn't been brought in yet then.


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    maps and atlas
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    Yes, a booking fee has been included in the ticket price. As jor_el says there's an additional service charge too.
    calex71 wrote: »
    what happened to that law/legislation talked about a few months ago in the news that would make them display the full cost including fee's, obviously hasn't been brought in yet then.

    Apparently it has been put on hold. I think the EU ruling on charging extra for card charges may affect the proposed legislation.


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    rubadub
    Registered Users Posts: 32,381 ✭✭✭✭rubadub


    calex71 wrote: »
    what happened to that law/legislation talked about a few months ago in the news that would make them display the full cost including fee's, obviously hasn't been brought in yet then.
    They probably get away with it since you can actually get it for that advertised price. If you pay cash in the ticketmaster kiosk in st stephens green there is no handling, service, credit card, makey-up charges. You get it for €59 which does include the booking fee.

    Also always check www.tickets.ie you can get them for that price there too, in fact a while ago you could get tickets for €1 less than the advertised price on tickets.ie


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    Ste.phen
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    rubadub wrote: »
    They probably get away with it since you can actually get it for that advertised price. If you pay cash in the ticketmaster kiosk in st stephens green there is no handling, service, credit card, makey-up charges. You get it for €59 which does include the booking fee.

    Also always check www.tickets.ie you can get them for that price there too, in fact a while ago you could get tickets for €1 less than the advertised price on tickets.ie

    Isn't there a €2 handling fee or similar from ticketmaster outlets?

    Also good is http://toutless.com for cost-price sales


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    rubadub
    Registered Users Posts: 32,381 ✭✭✭✭rubadub


    Ste.phen wrote: »
    Isn't there a €2 handling fee or similar from ticketmaster outlets?
    Places like HMV & soundcellar charge more, not the ticketmaster kiosk though, only if paying cash though.


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