I Just Want Tickets, Not to Have My Literacy Challenged

Jan
14
2007

I just finished attempting to prove my literacy to Ticketmaster. My attempts were entirely unsuccessful. Despite 8 . . . separate . . . instances, I was absolutely incapable of providing Ticketmaster with the secret word that was supposedly spelled out in the garbled mess they call a captcha.

So, I guess I won't be going to the Minnesota Swarm game after all. After the news report on the team last night, I was pretty interested in going to a couple of games. Too bad they're using Ticketmaster to handle the tickets because I'm NOT going to try again any time soon.

I just can't believe that they aren't able to come up with a way to prevent automated ticket buying that doesn't require more deciphering skills than reading a doctor's prescription.

Posted in Essays and Rants, General, Personal |

 

Comments on this post

Feedback is always welcome. Read some from other folks or leave your own below. Just keep things civil and remember that what you post lives on in public. Forever.

Thanks,
J

2 Responses to “I Just Want Tickets, Not to Have My Literacy Challenged”

  1. Jeremy Says:
    January 14th, 2007 at 6:52 pm

    Indoor lacrosse is insane! I have had tickets to the Philadelphia wings for 15 years! Such a good time for such little money. It is like hockey and football all rolled into one!

  2. J Wynia Says:
    January 15th, 2007 at 1:24 pm

    It looked like it would be fun. Especially here at the Xcel Arena. There's not a bad seat in that place. Every time I go there for a hockey game or concert or whatever, I'm constantly surprised how good even my cheap seats are.

    Maybe I'll just call them and try to get tickets that way.

Leave Your Own Comment

By submitting a comment, you agree to license it under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution license.

People who post comments get the added benefit of visiting the site without advertising.

© 2003-2009 J Wynia. All original content is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution license unless otherwise noted. Content from other sources is licensed under its original terms.