Anyone who has ever had to deal with The Company That Should Not Exist, knows the agony of paying for the "convenience" of being ass-raped (metaphorically speaking of course--to be literally ass-raped, that would require the use of a different company, probably Coors Brewing). One is told that an event costs X amount of dollars per ticket, but when the bill comes at the end of the purchasing attempt, one finds eight additional charges added at random, inflating the price to an unimaginable degree.
For example, today I took advantage of a special opportunity to purchase tickets to see Interpol for the LOW LOW PRICE of $9.47. In the end, I ended paying over 100 percent in extra charges, with a final bill of 22 some-odd dollars. Looking over the bill, there were three convenience charges, plus an extra charge for picking up my tickets at Will Call. Because apparently by going this route, I have inconvenienced the venue by forcing them to have someone at the Box Office to handle my business. Of course, this never would have been the case if we all decided on the convenience of ten-dollar home delivery, so it's our own damn fault!
At least, people are finally once again looking at the excessive overcharges of Ticketmaster, years after Pearl Jam failed to get anywhere in their attempts. You would think that a company that has a monopoly on the industry would have been prosecuted beforehand, but that's just too logical. Damn Rich Uncle Pennybags!
And so you know, blame the disoriented nature of this ramble on jetlag--it's bitch to travel from Portland to LA>
