Oh no...

[icarus]

I just got the response back from the U.S. Nationals figure skating website. The ticket sales people couldn't tell me the price for the practice session tickets, and I just needed to budget for those.

My reservations are set. I was disappointed at the crappy seats I have, but I figured I'd be closer and get a good feel for the sport during the practice sessions. Those were my main goal, as research for Out Of Bounds.

I've now been informed that only the people who buy the $500 week-long All-Event package are allowed into the practice sessions.

I'm now trying to figure out if that's just what they're telling people who want to buy tickets in advance (because you can't buy them in advance) or if they're really locking people out of the practice sessions unless they come wearing minks. It sounds like the latter.

My entire reason for going has gone up in smoke.



Dismal ETA: We already bought the men's Freeskate ticket and it's non-refundable. We can't get a ticket for WG at the last minute because the seating is assigned and he'd be far away. Basically the whole trip's ruined. I would have done this very differently if the people I asked two weeks ago had known anything about the practice sessions.

So much for my Christmas present.

Comments

[thalia]

Oh, no! I'm sorry to hear that. I hope you're at least able to sell your ticket, if you decide not to go--maybe on craigslist? It's really a shame that it didn't work out.

[rike-tikki-tavi.livejournal.com]

Ouch. That sucks.

On the selling your ticket idea, on ebay is an auction for the Exhibition Of Champions Tickets. So maybe that'd be another option. Hopefully you'll find a solution.

[tekalynn.livejournal.com]

Oh NO! What a letdown. I'm sorry.

[twistedrecesses.livejournal.com]

:( That's pretty wretched. I'm sorry things aren't readily fixable.

[tartanshell.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry, hon. *hugs*

[jaelyn.livejournal.com]

You might want to try http://www.stubhub.com/

I havent used them, but I heard about it on the radio here when the DJ said that a concert was sold out. It's a site devoted to the selling/purchasing of tickets by fans (like when you cant go and wanna get rid of the ticket).

I hope that helps.

[klynie1.livejournal.com]

I am so sorry! Is there anything else that might make the trip salvageable?

[http://users.livejournal.com/meara_/]

I'm sorry that things aren't going as planned. Hopefully a stroke of wonderful luck will come your way and you'll be allowed into the practice sessions after all.

Is it possible that you could put out a want ad type thing on a website specifically requesting practice session tickets. Someone above mentioned craigslist which you can sell and buy stuff on.

[lherelenfeline.livejournal.com]

Im so sorry.
Is it salvageable at all?

[harveywallbang.livejournal.com]

:( i'm sorry that's crappy. if you bring binoculars, you could still see stuff.....

[gyutto.livejournal.com]

that sucks a big one :( maybe you can keep calling until you find an ignorant and/or softhearted operator filled with the christmas spirit?

[aizjanika.livejournal.com]

:-( That sucks so much. :-(

Toolman has used StubHub (mentioned above) many times to get tickets to sold out events. They could possibly sell your ticket and find two others for you, as you mentioned you might like to do. It might be worth a shot, anyway. I'm not quite sure how it works.

I hope you find a way.