Ticket Fees Question
Ticket Fees Question
Ticket Fees Question#1
Posted: 12/6/19 at 6:12am
The best way to avoid those ridiculous ticket fees online is by going directly to the ticketing source.
Is this right? So if you call the box office you're not saving any money either, right? There are still fees? Sorry, kind of stupid question =/
Ticket Fees Question#2
Posted: 12/6/19 at 6:37am
Calling the box office may still incur fees. Depends on the box office and owner of the theater. The minimal fees you may incur is going in person to the box office. You may still have a fee, but it would be no where the amount if you purchased the ticket online.
Ticket Fees Question#3
Posted: 12/6/19 at 6:38amWhat are you talking about? First, you can't buy tickets from the box office over the phone, you have to go in-person. Second, there is no fee other than the nonsensical restoration fee, but that's built into the ticket price, so it's not an added cost unlike the online fees.
Ticket Fees Question#4
Posted: 12/6/19 at 6:46am
The OP did not specify what kind of ticket she was buying. There are many venues in my city that you can still purchase tickets over the phone. Our Broadway series is one of them. There are still added on fees at many venues, if purchasing in person. I recently purchased a ticket in person. The online Ticketmaster fee for this show was $15. The in person fee was $4. The $4 was not for a restoration fee. As I stated earlier it depends on the venue and who owns/manages it, what additional fees you will pay.
Updated On: 12/6/19 at 06:46 AMBroadway Ticket Fees Question#5
Posted: 12/6/19 at 7:23am
UGH I have GOT to be more specific in my posts...ugh I'm sorry! This is in reference to Broadway show tickets. If I want to buy two tickets, the best way to avoid ticket fees is to go directly to the box office, correct?
Broadway Ticket Fees Question#8
Posted: 12/6/19 at 7:28am
ArtMan said: "Yes"
Noted in all potential posts I may make moving forward Sorry!
Broadway Ticket Fees Question#9
Posted: 12/6/19 at 7:37am
magictodo123 said: "ArtMan said: "Yes"
Noted in all potential posts I may make moving forward Sorry!"
Yes, to avoiding most fees by purchasing in person. I didn't have a problem with your post. I was countering the other poster who stated you can't purchase tickets over the phone with a theater box office. Generalization.
Broadway Ticket Fees Question#10
Posted: 12/6/19 at 9:04amAnd discount codes cannot be used in person at the Broadway box office only Telecharge offers TM website?
Broadway Ticket Fees Question#11
Posted: 12/6/19 at 9:48amI have never had a problem using discount codes in person at the box office.
Broadway Ticket Fees Question#12
Posted: 12/6/19 at 9:49am
Rosette3 said: "And discount codes cannot be used in person at the Broadway box office only Telecharge offers TM website?"
Many discount offers from sources like BroadwayBox, Playbill, and TheaterMania can be obtained from the box office simply by presenting the corresponding code.
"Michael Riedel...The Perez Hilton of the New York Theatre scene"
- Craig Hepworth, What's On Stage
Broadway Ticket Fees Question#13
Posted: 12/6/19 at 10:27am
suzycat said: "I have never had a problem using discount codes in person at the box office. "
Great to know thank you!
Broadway Ticket Fees Question#14
Posted: 12/6/19 at 10:29am
magictodo123 said: "If I want to buy two tickets, the best way to avoid ticket fees is to go directly to the box office, correct?"
No, it isn't the best way. It is the only way.
Broadway Ticket Fees Question#15
Posted: 12/6/19 at 5:56pm
Discount codes definitely work at the box office.
And there have been a couple "Fee Free Fridays" or similar deals where buying online (or on the phone, thru Ticketmaster or Telecharge) has been doable without their fees.
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