Thoughts on concert seating..ticket thingy..

[ullyeus]

Just looking for some perspective here.

About 8 of us were planning on going to a big upcoming concert, we asked one person to buy the tickets and the rest of us were going to pay her back.

She went ahead and bought the tickets...but due to seating issues in the section she wanted all of our seats are scattered across an entire section of the arena (vs on section back were we could have all sat together).

Now..I would have thought that if you were buying tickets for a group it would go without saying that they would want to sit together....

Now I am stuck paying $80x2 for tickets so me and my girl can sit a good 20 seats/several rows apart and I'm actually a wee bit perplexed/annoyed at this.

So I'm likely going to pay for the tickets and then see if I can resell them or buy some new one's that are together...or...maybe it won't be too bad to see a concert with your closest buddies scattered around the same section?

Would you go?

ps: She bought these tickets via telephone and is in another city so I guess I'll have to get her to mail them to me to resell them?

[Shaner]

If she wasn't a good friend, I would tell her to go hoop her tickets and i wouldn't give her a dime.

It absolutely goes without saying that when going to see a concert with a group, the group should be seated together. She should have checked with everyone to see if it would be ok to buy scattered seats.

I would not go to a concert if I was sitting by myself.

[angekfire]

I'm with Shaner. If she isn't a good friend, I'd call her a dumbass and tell her to keep the tickets.

I have gone to concerts alone, and would go alone, but not if the intention was to go with a group of people only to be scattered all over the place.

[Broseph]

Your fault for leaving it up to a broad to do all the buying.

Regardless, I says its still your fault for not laying down the guidelines.

[ullyeus]

Your fault for leaving it up to a broad to do all the buying.

Regardless, I says its still your fault for not laying down the guidelines.

End of the day I suppose it is which is why I'll pay for em no matter what...but I did assume that "group" seating was assumed when going with a group.

[brunes]

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End of the day I suppose it is which is why I'll pay for em no matter what...but I did assume that "group" seating was assumed when going with a group.

I disagree, I wouldn't pay. Totally unacceptable situation IMO.

This chick is basically trying to make everyone else suffer so she can sit in the section she wanted.

I guarantee you you are not going to be the only one who is pissed. Maybe contact others in the group and get them to complain as well.

[ali123]

I also agree it's your fault because these days alot of people are lacking common sense and you misjudged her abilities so you fked up.

[Shaner]

I also agree it's your fault because these days alot of people are lacking common sense and you misjudged her abilities so you fked up.

This is the same as blaming a bartender when someone comes in, drinks too much, gets in their car and drives and kills someone. Sure, if the bartender had assumed the absolute worst of humanity, then he maybe would have noticed the person was drunk and either cut them off or ensured they got in a cab. But why do we always have to assume the worst of people and ensure that they are protected from their own stupidity?

Can't we expect some intelligence from the human race and actually expect people to do the right thing? Is it really possible to dot ever I and cross every T? Surely you can't explain every little detail to someone, sometimes they have to figure it out for themselves.

I stand by what I said. If she's a really good friend, explain that you're pissed, but give her the money to save the friendship. If she's not a good friend, tell her to hoop her head and get your own tickets.

[DaVibe]

That "Friend" is an idiot and has obviously never bought tickets for a group before.
Group tickets mean tickets in a row, together.

What was the point for spreading them apart anyways, I still can't wrap my head around WHY she would do that.

I would not go and make a point of mentioning, "I'm not interested in going any longer, especially since I'm sitting by myself."

And next time, get someone to buy them who knows what they're doing

Your fault for leaving it up to a broad to do all the buying.

Regardless, I says its still your fault for not laying down the guidelines.

You have got to be kidding.
Sorry, but I think it's a pretty safe assumption when you tell someone to buy tickets (for a group) that it's going to be altogether.
Anyone who goes to concerts or to events (or buys tickets for others, like me) knows this so ...

What's not common sense or just an assumption to you is common sense to me and the OP.
And again, this "Friend" is a tard IMO

[Magoo]

Holy crap... can you get any more stupid? I'm with you I'd pay for the tickets and try to sell them... but good luck with that.

I have a mini story myself... I know of one friend that bought another friend ONE ticket to a raptors game for his bday. HAHAHHAHAA... before he gave the gift he actually bigged up his gift and said you will LOVE IT man!

Who on earth gives ONE ticket? for any reason for that matter.