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Post by BurlyBeaR on May 4, 2016 13:21:41 GMT
Surely some people simply bin used tickets, as I do? But maybe the rest wouldn't be attracted to this thread! *holds up fingers in shape of a crucifix at showgirl* |
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Post by londonmzfitz on May 4, 2016 15:03:36 GMT
I used to collect all the tickets from stuff my kid was taken to, shows, museums, galleries, etc. Hoping there'll be a grandchild that would be fascinated at what people did in the 70's,80's, 90's, etc, as performances in years to come will be holographs in your living rooms ....
I still have a collection of ticket stubs from stuff I've seen. I love to look at them, not just the prices, but the dates and the shows. Not organised enough to keep them in wallets or the programmes.
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Post by showgirl on May 4, 2016 16:31:59 GMT
I do keep a full record of what I've seen, ie title, date, location, cost - just not the actual tickets, which nowadays can simply be an email you present on your mobile.
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Post by showgirl on May 4, 2016 18:23:56 GMT
Scuse me, but theatres like the Park, which use e-tickets to be Green, charge you 25p extra for a paper one & other environmentally-aware venues like the Arcola use material which resembles cheap loo paper. I prefer to save my money and, in however small a way, our environment.
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Post by fiyero on May 4, 2016 20:04:18 GMT
I think its a shame more isn't made of the tickets. I think more should be like Wicked and have their branding on the ticket, it must be worth it - you see a lot of people taking selfies with their Wicked Tickets. My local theatre (The Mayflower) changed their tickets in their last rebranding so the stock looks good, I remember one panto had the logo (rather than just the name) added, it would be nice if they did that for every show, surely we have the technology! BIB - easy for a long-runner like Wicked, less so for a regional theatre with a regular turnover of shows, many of which will be on sale simultaneously. I meant laser printed on the tickets instead of just the name as plain text, it's 2016 - we have the technology! |
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Post by CG on the loose on May 4, 2016 23:25:44 GMT
BIB - easy for a long-runner like Wicked, less so for a regional theatre with a regular turnover of shows, many of which will be on sale simultaneously. I meant laser printed on the tickets instead of just the name as plain text, it's 2016 - we have the technology! We do, but not in every regional theatre box office, where speed of ticket issue and print cost will surely be the main deciding factors. |
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Post by PalelyLaura on May 5, 2016 9:01:05 GMT
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Post by BurlyBeaR on May 5, 2016 17:09:11 GMT
Mine are in a scrapbook. Sometimes when there's nowt on telly I make myself a Pot Noodle, pull out my Pritt Stick and get to work! Sometimes I'm almost cross-eyed by the time I've finished, but it's always very satisfying  |
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2016 17:21:45 GMT
Mine are in a scrapbook. Sometimes when there's nowt on telly I make myself a Pot Noodle, pull out my Pritt Stick and get to work! Sometimes I'm almost cross-eyed by the time I've finished, but it's always very satisfying (Teehee! You are awful... But I like you!) Please note: this thread was about TICKETS! |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on May 5, 2016 18:09:26 GMT
No idea what you mean  |
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2016 18:33:39 GMT
Well you said that you pulled on your... Oh, never mind.  |
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Post by paul on May 8, 2016 21:05:05 GMT
Mine are in photo albums.
Always gonna kick myself for not keeping the 1-2 tickets for my first shows before the addiction set in!
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Post by maggiem on May 12, 2016 10:37:15 GMT
I had a look at my 1990-94 RSC programmes, which had the tickets stuck inside the front covers, and got a shock. The ink on the tickets has faded to the point where you can't read them at all!
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Post by littleflyer on May 12, 2016 23:00:50 GMT
All my tickets are in photo albums and I use the notes part next to each photo to list any understudies that were on.
I enjoy a ticket with a bit of life to it. Mamma Mia still have their logo on them, I used to love the WWRY tickets with Scaramouche jamming her guitar, but sadly a lot of show choose not to do this anymoree
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Post by joem on May 17, 2016 20:04:16 GMT
Scuse me, but theatres like the Park, which use e-tickets to be Green, charge you 25p extra for a paper one & other environmentally-aware venues like the Arcola use material which resembles cheap loo paper. I prefer to save my money and, in however small a way, our environment. Yes. Except the "green-ness" is relative because they're happy for you to bring along your own printed ticket which affects the environment as much as if they print it themselves. I'm afraid my cyncial self tells me it's just another way of passing costs on to the punters whilst making the theatre feel good and having absolutely no effect on the environment. |
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2016 7:00:45 GMT
If I remember correctly from my one visit there, the Park is very keen that you don't print your ticket if you can help it. I remember being surprised by this instruction (even if I've mistaken the theatre), as most theatres are emphatic that showing them the ticket on your smartphone or other device *won't* be good enough, and you *must* print it out. Which is fair for security reasons if not green ones, 'cos unless they have some sort of system to ensure no duplication, there's nothing to stop you booking one ticket, then you and a friend both logging into the same email account to get through the doors.
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Post by PalelyLaura on May 18, 2016 10:10:35 GMT
I don't really like to rely on *not* printing my ticket, as my phone has an annoying habit of dying at inopportune moments.
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Post by showgirl on May 19, 2016 3:55:52 GMT
There is always Fairphone, the environmentally responsible smartphone, now in its 2nd edition. But yes, showing your ticket on a phone has its limits as it depends on receiving a signal, and if you're in the bowels of a theatre...
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2016 13:43:03 GMT
I'm all for phone tickets. I flew to Helsinki recently and for the first time used the boarding pass on my phone. And it worked!
Oh my. It was a revelation. I'm converted.
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Post by Coated on May 20, 2016 1:11:34 GMT
If I remember correctly from my one visit there, the Park is very keen that you don't print your ticket if you can help it. I remember being surprised by this instruction (even if I've mistaken the theatre), as most theatres are emphatic that showing them the ticket on your smartphone or other device *won't* be good enough, and you *must* print it out. Which is fair for security reasons if not green ones, 'cos unless they have some sort of system to ensure no duplication, there's nothing to stop you booking one ticket, then you and a friend both logging into the same email account to get through the doors. Sharing an email login with a friend is worse than sharing underpants in my book, and I suspect that even (or especially) the slightly unethical bunch who'd sneak in others without paying would much rather print out a couple of extra copies for their cheap mates instead of giving them a nice opportunity to reset their Facebook password or send a quick rude email to the sneak's granny ... |
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Post by duncan on Aug 27, 2016 17:10:17 GMT
This'll do as somewhere to post this -
booked 7 shows for September and October however they are not the shows I set out to book. Went to book 2 tickets on the ATG site for one of their theatres and was charged £42.
Or at least thats how much the tickets cost with additional add-ons the total they actually wanted jumped to £51. Thinking **** that I had a look round and found the same show in a non ATG theatre where two Stalls tickets cost £25 and the additional prices was only an extra £1.
So **** you ATG, I'll instead go and see the same show 40 miles away at an independent theatre and you get nowt.
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