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Re: Louis CK selling tickets to latest tour exclusively on his site

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Post by MartinCron » Tue, Jun 26, 2012, 6:40 PM UTC

dusing wrote: post #96

MartinCron wrote: post #61

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More and more acts are charging market rates for tickets. I went to buy tickets for the traveling "Book of Mormon" production in Seattle and I had a pretty rude sticker shock. Better the production get it than the scalpers, I guess, but I can't justify that much on the play when I haven't even finished the book yet.

In Minneapolis I found it cheaper to just buy season tickets. And hey I get 7 other shows and center isle seats!

Really? I am going to see if that's an option here. Thanks!

Re: Louis CK selling tickets to latest tour exclusively on his site

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Post by tptacek » Sun, Jul 01, 2012, 5:26 AM UTC

prawn wrote: post #100

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The Next ticketing system is a good idea for Achatz because it eliminates an obstacle to purchasing tickets: the near total uncertainty as to when you might get a table. A seating for 4 people at Alinea might require a month or two advance notice; a prime date perhaps even more. So it's a win to be able to look at a website and see when you might be able to get a table --- or, with the new Sicily menu, quickly discov…

I'm from South Australia, so when I'm near exceptionally popular restaurants, it's usually while travelling so I have a fixed window and won't usually have locked that window in until a week or two beforehand. And the reason I hate calling is that I imagine I'm one of a string of no-chance hopefuls just being a nuisance. And the staff are on the other end thinking "Doesn't this guy know who we are?! You're two months…

Avec and Violet Hour are both such great places. Glad you liked our city. I do too! :)

Re: Louis CK selling tickets to latest tour exclusively on his site

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Post by dandelany » Mon, Jul 02, 2012, 11:17 PM UTC

jrockway wrote: post #107

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The fans would know about the discount, so I'm sure they'd be more than happy to give their name and show a driver's license at the door.

Let's also have some backscatter imagers to make sure nobody brings weapons into the venue. Emulating the airlines is a business model guaranteed to succeed!

I really hope you're joking or trolling here, though I doubt it... Clearly this would be optional, I don't think it's a valid comparison in the least.