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| paddy |
i have heard nothing about my tickets as yet from ticketmaster.is this par for the course ?
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| speedfreakjive |
yes, tickets don't normally get sent out until a few weeks before the gig |
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| paddy |
thanks. |
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| Make It Funky |
Yeah, well Im here in Ontario, and have given them numerous emails (with confirmation # etc), to no avail. They've been dismissive at best and absent-minded. Ever since that "Privacy Act" went into effect a few years ago, its been a frustrating mess. TicketBastard will GLADLY take your credit card number and money, but they are extremely reluctant to give you the purchased tickets if you arent a card holder with a UK address.
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| Gazza |
the problem is the same if youre buying from TM in the US with an overseas address
At least theyre consistently useless regardless of geography, although from experience trying to order with TM in the US by phone, the fact that people live overseas is lost on them. I wasted about 20 minutes one time trying to explain (without success) that the reason I didnt have a "zip" code of 5 digits was because I lived overseas and our postcodes are different. At one point, when she asked me where I lived and I said "Belfast, United Kingdom" she asked me "is that in Kentucky?"
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| Ten Thousand Motels |
quote:
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At one point, when she asked me where I lived and I said "Belfast, United Kingdom" she asked me "is that in Kentucky?"
LOL. I don't know what to say.  |
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| Ten Thousand Motels |
Poll Shows Many Can't Find La. on Map
May 02 10:06
By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON
Despite the wall-to-wall coverage of the damage from Hurricane Katrina, nearly one-third of young Americans recently polled couldn't locate Louisiana on a map and nearly half were unable to identify Mississippi.
Americans between the ages of 18 and 24 fared even worse with foreign locations: six in 10 couldn't find Iraq, according to a Roper poll conducted for National Geographic.
"Geographic illiteracy impacts our economic well-being, our relationships with other nations and the environment, and isolates us from the world," National Geographic president John Fahey said in announcing a program to help remedy the problem. It's hoping to enlist businesses, nonprofit groups and educators in a bid to improve geographic literacy.
Planned is a five-year, multimedia campaign called My Wonderful World that will target children 8 to 17. The goal is to motivate parents and educators to expand geographic offerings in school, at home and in their communities.
They will have their task cut out for them, judging by the results of the survey of 510 people interviewed in December and January.
Among the findings:
_ One-third of respondents couldn't pinpoint Louisiana on a map and 48 percent were unable to locate Mississippi.
_ Fewer than three in 10 think it important to know the locations of countries in the news and just 14 percent believe speaking another language is a necessary skill.
_ Two-thirds didn't know that the earthquake that killed 70,000 people in October 2005 occurred in Pakistan.
_ Six in 10 could not find Iraq on a map of the Middle East.
_ While the outsourcing of jobs to India has been a major U.S. business story, 47 percent could not find the Indian subcontinent on a map of Asia.
_ While Israeli-Palestinian strife has been in the news for the entire lives of the respondents, 75 percent were unable to locate Israel on a map of the Middle East.
_ Nearly three-quarters incorrectly named English as the most widely spoken native language.
_ Six in 10 did not know the border between North and South Korea is the most heavily fortified in the world. Thirty percent thought the most heavily fortified border was between the United States and Mexico.
Joining in the effort to improve geographic knowledge will be the 4-H, American Federation of Teachers, Asia Society, Association of American Geographers, National Basketball Association, National Council of La Raza, National PTA, Smithsonian Institution and others.
"Geography exposes children and adults to diverse cultures, different ideas and the exchange of knowledge from around the world," said Anna Marie Weselak, president of the National PTA. "This campaign will help make sure our children get their geography _ so they can become familiar with other cultures during their school years and move comfortably and confidently in a global economy as adults."
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| Gazza |
quote:
Ten Thousand Motels wrote:
LOL. I don't know what to say.
For once in my life, neither did I !! |
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| glencar |
quote:
Gazza wrote:
At one point, when she asked me where I lived and I said "Belfast, United Kingdom" she asked me "is that in Kentucky?"
[Edited by Gazza]
Is there even a Belfast in KY? LOL |
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| parmeda |
Where'd ya get that avatar, Gazza?
...that's classic! |
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| Gazza |
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Where'd ya get that avatar, Gazza?
...that's classic!
SIA deserves the credit for unearthing it. I just seized the initiative
http://www.novogate.com/board/968/222815-7.html |
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| Gazza |
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Is there even a Belfast in KY? LOL
No, but you slightly misunderstood what I meant. She thought "United Kingdom" was in Kentucky!! |
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| Make It Funky |
We should almost devote a Fear & Loathing of Ticket Master Appreciation Thread, I reckon!
I remember calling for tickets in Cleveland to attend the grand opening concert for the rocknroll hall of fame back in September 1995, and the woman on the other end could not locate Ontario. I said that it was directly ABOVE Cleveland and north of Lake Erie - yet she still persisted, and REFUSED to send me the tickets to some international place like Ontario, Canada. Moreover, she was also foolish to ask if Ontario had igloos, dogsleds and was it not cold up there? I was totally floored. I decided to opt for "will call" at the box office at Tower City Centre.
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| Turd OnThe Run |
Ticketmaster (especially UK) is pathetic.
Buyer beware, these people are completely retarded.
I have too many examples to list.
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