Profile for happydude

People should be more critical of the line-keeping and numbering system, though. Random selections from RRT security is a no-go, but the line numbering system is being monopolized by professional linesitters. How is that ethical? A bit inside-traderish, no?

casedilla2 said: "According to people who are waiting in the cancellation line today, people in line are getting aggressive and upset about people who are waiting by themselves and planning to buy two tickets and have their plus one arrive closer to showtime. I understand that makes it harder for them to get tickets, but god that is ridiculous of them considering it's totally within the rules. "So silly. You can't get mad at someone who inconvenienvced their life by arriving hours earlier tha...

mailhandler777 said: "happydude said: "Unfortunately for you, that's not how it is. Not all patrons are single, child-free, youthful theatre goers. Where does that leave them? I'm sure the theatre thought of that before, the reason why they issue two tickets per customer. Your idea isn't novel. You're only thinking about what is fair to yourself, not others. Myopic sense of fairness IMO" Not unfortunate for me at all as I have no desire to pay outrageous prices for a show or hire someone to s...

mailhandler777 said: "happydude said: "Anybody on the cancellation line is a line sitter. Yes, patrons are line sitters too. Just not professionals. Cutting us out, will not make anything easier for you" If it's 1 ticket per person and no line swapping it would definitely make it easier for others. No one would hire someone(professional or not) if they could only get 1 ticket and have to use it themselves. "Unfortunately for you, that's not how it is. Not all patrons are single, child-free, y...

mailhandler777 said: "I personally think it should be 1 ticket per person to cut out this whole line sitting crap. Some rushes do that. I think they should all be like that. The way I see it is if I can't be there myself to get my own ticket I shouldn't be seeing the show. "Anybody on the cancellation line is a line sitter. Yes, patrons are line sitters too. Just not professionals. Cutting us out, will not make anything easier for you

mailhandler777 said: "^^The line sitters were asking how many tickets people want in that lady with the daughters post. You guys do the thing you're telling people they don't have to answer to. "I'm a line sitter and I NEVER ask people how many tickets they're getting. NONE OF MY BUSINESS. Line sitters and line sitting companies are different entities. I'm saying, don't trust ANYONE, LINE SITTER OR REGULAR PATRON. Doesn't matter. Anyone is capable of subterfuge.

MISH2 said: "Personally, I don't think anyone has the right to tell someone they can't decide to get 2 tickets. For that matter, a single person has no obligation to tell anyone else on line how many tickets they want. What's to prevent them from saying "I haven't decided. Don't know my friend's plans just yet." No need to openly "declare" until theater staff ask. "My thoughts exactly!

My advice to everyone on this board is to not tell your business to nosy strangers such as gatorgirl. Some people will smile in your face and stab you in the back. She seems just the type. If you need clarification, is best to ask guards.No one has a right to know how many tickets you're getting, who your line sitting partner is, etc. Line sitting is an every man/woman for themselves adventure. Don't let false camaraderie get you put off the line! It's ok to be pleasant and make friends, just...

gatorgirl2 said: "Also the girl who had her phone stolen Wed night came back at 6ish. She had gotten in Thu night. There is a black women with a buzz cut who walks around in fuzzy socks who comes by the line a lot and she thinks that is who stole the phone. Apparently she confronted her but the women said she had no proof. So she came back to try to get security footage maybe? Anyways thanks to everyone who posted their stories and info on this thread! It was beyond helpful! "I don't see wher...

jesskee said: " Also if you're motivated by the money aspect, I've read that the linesitters get paid for their time whether or not they end up getting tickets for their clients. But they offer their service again to those clients at a discount price for a future show. So if you don't get tickets for your clients, it's not like you're not getting paid. " "That's not how I operate my business. Some companies do that. I gamble, demanding no upfront fees and promising no charge if tickets aren't...

jesskee said: "happydude said: "casedilla2 said: "This means fans are getting almost all the tickets, as opposed to line sitters who don't even want to see the show - and those who are willing to pay a line sitter are actually getting the tickets cheaper than a line sitter would cost by covering the cost of the tickets for the fans waiting." "I'm going to let you in on a little secret: the tickets line sitters got were also for FANS. Yeah I guess that's why one of the linesitters for Tuesday ...

casedilla2 said: "@happydude, yes, before the policy change. Sorry for being unclear - I was talking about how it stands now. Now when line sitters wait for tickets (except for premium), they are required to use them, which means they are seeing the show rather than fans who really want to.With the new rules though, and with people starting to pair up and pay for tickets for those willing to wait in line, it's less expensive to do that now than it was even when a line sitter could buy 2 ticke...

jesskee said: "It seems like it comes down to very convenient logic on your part. You say that the ones who wait the longest get the worm. Unless that of course means that people are waiting multiple nights in a row, in which case, your logic of starting an entirely new line should be enforced." "Not conventient logic. Just plain ole logic. In the recent past, there woiuld be two lines running at the same time. one for the present and one for the following. Those lines can run along multiple ...

casedilla2 said: "This means fans are getting almost all the tickets, as opposed to line sitters who don't even want to see the show - and those who are willing to pay a line sitter are actually getting the tickets cheaper than a line sitter would cost by covering the cost of the tickets for the fans waiting." "I'm going to let you in on a little secret: the tickets line sitters got were also for FANS.

gatorgirl2 said: "happydude I don't know why you keep posting when we all know you are a professional line sitter and are just looking out for yourself. I'd rather pay a fan the professional line sitting fee than pay you to sit for me because at least the fan wants to see the show too and I'm helping someone out. I don't have that kind of money but if I had those two options I would pick the fan any day. The line is long not because of the rule changes but like everyone has said- school is ou...

jesskee said: "Long time lurker, first time poster after my line waiting experience yesterday. As a professional line sitter (I meant to quote happydude here, but am technologically inept), I feel like your opinions on how the line should be set up are irrelevant because you have nothing at stake here. Why should there be hope for newcomers to a line when people have already been waiting for over 24 hours and are willing to wait for longer? It mostly screws those people over who don't have a ...

happydude said: "casedilla2 said: "I agree, having one line is objectively the more fair system. It might be making the wait longer, which sucks in many ways, but if people are willing to wait the longest and stick it out for another show, they should absolutely be allowed to do so. I was planning on doing this again and had no problem with a 24+ hour wait, but this is really worrying me now. I just don't know if I can commit 2 nights to this, plus it's now even more unpredictable with when y...

casedilla2 said: "I agree, having one line is objectively the more fair system. It might be making the wait longer, which sucks in many ways, but if people are willing to wait the longest and stick it out for another show, they should absolutely be allowed to do so. I was planning on doing this again and had no problem with a 24+ hour wait, but this is really worrying me now. I just don't know if I can commit 2 nights to this, plus it's now even more unpredictable with when you'd have to get ...

schubox said: "So you've been in line for like 45 hours and you're 5th and 6th for tickets. What in the ever loving **** " Yes, as a self-admitted line sitter, I can justifiably say that line sitters maintained order. This one line mess is chaotic and futile for everyone involved. Line sitters enforced two separate lines for different days and it worked. Now you having to plan for 3 and four day waits behind this nonsense. There is something to be said about professionals. You may not like th...

PThespian said: "happydude said: "PThespian said: "happydude said: "Cape Twirl of Doom said: "happydude said: " I chuckle at some of the hoodwinkism dressed up on this board. Getting someone to wait for you for 36 hours for a $177 ticket?!!???? Cute. That's a rather lopsided deal if you ask me. I don't see anything pure about that. " I can see how this can be a pretty good deal for someone who was going to wait for a ticket for themselves anyway, since this way they'd get a free ticket out of...