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Broadway Legend Joined: 3/7/17
Audience Rewards #275
Posted: 3/12/20 at 4:47pm
JSquared2 said: "I don't know when they'll get around to issuing refunds -- but it sure didn't take them long to implement massive increases tothe prices and # of points needed to get future tickets. Shows that were $30 and 500 points yesterday are now $80 and 9500 points!"
Those are the phone redemption prices, which are always there. They've just removed the online redemption option, for obvious reasons.
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
Audience Rewards #276
Posted: 5/17/20 at 7:51pm
Hey guys, this doesn't have anything to do with tickets (obviously), but there is a lot of great new merch on Audience Rewards. Great stuff from Company, DEH and WSS. Enjoy!
https://www.audiencerewards.com/merchandise
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
Audience Rewards #277
Posted: 5/17/20 at 7:52pm
Hey guys, this doesn't have anything to do with tickets (obviously), but there is a lot of great new merch on Audience Rewards. Great stuff from Company, DEH and WSS. Enjoy!
https://www.audiencerewards.com/merchandise
Audience Rewards#278
Posted: 9/2/20 at 11:42am
For those who like to redeem their points for merchandise, for some reason they have increased the points and dollar value on all existing merchandise. As of Monday or Tuesday.
Audience Rewards#279
Posted: 9/19/20 at 4:54pm
They have increased the points again, second time in less than a month. A magnet that was 900 points in August is now 1700 points. I sure would like to know why they keep raising the point value. I should have redeemed for the magnet in August.
Updated On: 9/19/20 at 04:54 PM
Audience Rewards#280
Posted: 9/21/20 at 10:24am
ArtMan said: "They have increased the points again, second time in less than a month. A magnet that was 900 points in August is now 1700 points. I sure would like to know why they keep raising the point value. I should have redeemed for the magnet in August."
That's so shady. My guess is, prior to the pandemic, most folks redeemed for show tickets. Now that there are no shows, the demand for merch has probably increased, so why not be greedy?
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Audience Rewards#281
Posted: 9/21/20 at 1:34pm
Why is raising prices based on demand automatically greedy? Audience Rewards is a for-profit business (owned by the theater owners) and they have an obligation to return value to their stakeholders. Amazon, hotels, theme parks etc all rais prices based on demand. And redeeming points for airline tickets is no longer a set amount - it changes based on demand.
Audience Rewards#282
Posted: 9/21/20 at 3:11pm
I could see your point if the new redemption was for new inventory with newer shows included. But these are the same magnets, Cats, Waitress....that has been part of their selection, for the lower points, for at least one year. These magnets were not in demand a year ago at 900 points. What makes them so in demand now to raise to 1700 points?
Audience Rewards#283
Posted: 9/23/20 at 9:46pm
ArtMan said: "I could see your point if the new redemption was for new inventory with newer shows included. But these are the same magnets, Cats, Waitress....that has been part of their selection, for the lower points, for at least one year. These magnets were not in demand ayear ago at 900 points. What makes them so in demand now to raise to 1700 points?"
You could say the same thing about a flight: last year the exact same flight required fewer points to redeem. Unless you have access to Audience Rewards data you have no idea what the demand is. Maybe there is natural demand cause we're all stuck at home and ordering more stuff. Maybe they created demand by sending out lots of emails encouraging people to cash in points (points ar a liability they have to keep on their books, it's in their best interest to get people to use them.) Maybe they are running low on supplies and decided to up the points needed to be able to keep stuff in stock. Who knows. But I very much doubt it was a greed. More like normal managing of the business.
Audience Rewards#284
Posted: 9/24/20 at 9:42am
itsjustmejonhotmailcom said: "ArtMan said: "I could see your point if the new redemption was for new inventory with newer shows included. But these are the same magnets, Cats, Waitress....that has been part of their selection, for the lower points, for at least one year. These magnets were not in demand ayear ago at 900 points. What makes them so in demand now to raise to 1700 points?"
You could say the same thing about a flight: last year the exact same flight required fewer points to redeem. Unless you have access to Audience Rewards data you have no idea what the demand is. Maybe there is natural demand cause we're all stuck at home and ordering more stuff. Maybe they created demand by sending out lots of emails encouraging people to cash in points (points ar a liability they have to keep on their books, it's in their best interest to get people to use them.) Maybe they are running low on supplies and decided to up the points needed to be able to keep stuff in stock. Who knows. But I very much doubt it was a greed. More like normal managing of the business."
Your flight analogy doesn't "fly". Any given flight fluctuates in dollars and points needed on a daily basis. You can purchase a flight in the morning and I can easily purchase the same flight, in the evening, for a cheaper price with dollars or points. Or the reverse. Everyone knows on a plane everyone payed a different price. Audience Rewards points doesn't work like that. Anyways, I NEVER stated it was for greed.
Audience Rewards#285
Posted: 5/13/21 at 3:30pm
Looking forward to things happening again, but wanted to make note that there are a few pieces of Mrs. Doubtfire merch available on AR. With the new apparent name change to just 'Doubtfire', fans may want to jump on the "outdated" merch as it may be more of a collector's item, haha.
Audience Rewards#286
Posted: 5/14/21 at 1:40am
ArtMan said: "I could see your point if the new redemption was for new inventory with newer shows included. But these are the same magnets, Cats, Waitress....that has been part of their selection, for the lower points, for at least one year.
I read Waitress may come back for limited run? Could that be why?
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
Audience Rewards#287
Posted: 5/14/21 at 12:52pm
mxfish1313 said: "Looking forward to things happening again, but wanted to make note that there are a few pieces of Mrs. Doubtfire merch available on AR. With the new apparent name change to just 'Doubtfire', fans may want to jump on the "outdated" merch as it may be more of a collector's item, haha."
I noticed they changed their merch in the last few months. Last Spring they had a full merch collection that was pretty ugly. So, I guess they are trying to get rid of them since they will just sit in a warehouse somewhere collecting dust otherwise. The new shirt "run by fruiting" is hilarious.
Audience Rewards#288
Posted: 5/14/21 at 1:26pm
I used a very small number of points for a subscription to Encore magazine. It is nice to be able to check out the first year of the magazine for free. So far, I like it.
Audience Rewards#289
Posted: 5/14/21 at 2:26pm
I hope some of that merch from The Cher Show appears at a future flea market. VERY tempted by that gorgeous Moulin Rouge mug. I might pop by the theater and just get one when the show opens again, if that's allowed.
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/11/14
Audience Rewards#290
Posted: 6/3/21 at 7:17pmDo we think we’ll start to see more Show Points + Cash reward offers pop up soon?
Audience Rewards#291
Posted: 9/18/21 at 8:46pm
AR is offering 1500/1000 VIP points plus cash for Ain't Too Proud, Lackawanna Blues, and Wicked.
Audience Rewards#293
Posted: 9/21/21 at 11:00amDoes anyone know what “Orchestra Stadium Seating” means? WICKED is offering that for 1000 pts + $60 but not sure what the stadium seating means.
Audience Rewards#294
Posted: 9/21/21 at 11:05am
Jordan Catalano said: "Does anyone know what “Orchestra Stadium Seating” means? WICKED is offering that for 1000 pts + $60 but not sure what the stadium seating means."
It's the back half of the orchestra. I believe it starts at row Q and goes back to row ZZ.
Audience Rewards#295
Posted: 9/21/21 at 11:29am
It's side orchestra row V for Wicked, starting at the aisle. A friend just got V 2-4.
Updated On: 9/21/21 at 11:29 AMBroadway Legend Joined: 8/26/19
Audience Rewards#298
Posted: 10/1/21 at 11:37amJLP is up for 10/21-11/30 dates orch 1,000 (vip) points + $66
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