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[Closed] Commonwealth Games tickets - did you apply (and postage costs rant)

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Well I just went for a day's track tickets, cheapos, for 2. I am excited.

It seems postage costs are higher in Glasgow than the rest of the UK, the charge is £4.50 - for 4 tickets.

I feel the latter is worthy of a letter of complaint. Some 3rd party profiteering ****er is fleecing us.


 
Posted : 16/09/2013 7:42 pm
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Postage and handling probably- that's below the norm for tickets 🙁


 
Posted : 16/09/2013 7:48 pm
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Specifically says postage, processing must be automated, Shirley?


 
Posted : 16/09/2013 8:04 pm
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that'll be nothing once they've privatised Royal Mail...


 
Posted : 16/09/2013 8:06 pm
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Specifically says postage, processing must be automated, Shirley?

Automated ticket processing systems aren't free though are they.


 
Posted : 16/09/2013 8:10 pm
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Of course not Neal, no one is that stupid, My question is: is £4.50 a reasonable charge?


 
Posted : 16/09/2013 8:17 pm
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My question is: is £4.50 a reasonable charge?

To be honest, it seems pretty reasonable to me.

And it's a pretty standard amount to process and post tickets bought online.


 
Posted : 16/09/2013 8:25 pm
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Forgot to apply- doh!


 
Posted : 16/09/2013 8:27 pm
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Neal, you live in teh South east, right? 😉

Even the Edinburgh Fringe is cheaper than this!


 
Posted : 16/09/2013 8:40 pm
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Neal, you live in teh South east, right?

Nope.

Yorkshire.

I just buy a lot of tickets online, so I know that's a pretty standard charge for processing and postage.


 
Posted : 16/09/2013 9:29 pm
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eh?
why this thread now you got me thinking the ticket ballot results had been sorted but successful emails are not until 30th Sept?


 
Posted : 16/09/2013 9:55 pm
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That's what I was thinking Iain!


 
Posted : 16/09/2013 10:01 pm
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I got some 200mt ones
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You should see the size of the envelopes 😛


 
Posted : 17/09/2013 10:24 pm
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Iain - you see the postage charges on the application receipt email.

Neal - "standard" =/= not a rip-off.

We never used to pay these fees when you had to phone up and speak to someone, and now it's all automated and so must be cheaper. Just another opportunity for someone else to get their finger in the pie (or perhaps more transparent/realistic separation of charges).


 
Posted : 21/09/2013 8:19 am