Jim Slim
Kenya's Finest
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join:2002-01-12
Union, NJ | oOoOoOo
god damn, aint that a bitch 
thats why i buy tickets face-to-face, lolz |
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Maxo
Your tax dollars at work.
Premium,VIP
join:2002-11-04
Tallahassee, FL
clubs:
| Poop
I say if you purchase something online or over the phone NEVER give out your real personal e-mail address. Give out your secondary one made specificaly to keep your real one from being spammed. I then say tell Ticket Master to kiss your ass. Not because of this but in general tell them to kiss your ass.
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mculbert
Macbot3000
join:2001-04-11
Clive, IA | ADMIT ALL
The illustration should be changed to "ADMIT ALL"...to your email address, that is. |
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buddasahn
join:2000-11-27
Akron, OH | reply to Maxo
Agreed: one word solves this problem...HOTMAIL
Simply use a web-based mail account like hotmail. If they want phone information...I'll simply put the number for "time" information! lol Has worked for me so far! |
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GlobalMind
Domino Dude, POWER Systems Guy
Premium
join:2001-10-29
Hollywood, FL
| Which is why...
I use an anon@.... address from my domain any time I have to provide an address to contact me with. I never use my real account name.
Par for the course with TicketBastard. It's always one thing or another with them...always has been.
K.
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TheGlobalMind.com
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Topmounter
Sent By Grocery Clerks
join:2001-02-20
Evergreen, CO | TICKET MASTER IS EEEEVIL !!!!
as if you didn't already know... |
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garagerock
Premium
join:2002-06-14
Louisville, KY
| WTF?
quote:
"We cannot offer you a separate opportunity to opt-out, or not to consent, to our sharing of your personal information with them"
So, basically they're saying f*ck you, and the hell with your privacy.
Niiiiiiiiiice.
Guess I'll add them to the laundry list of companies I won't do business with anymore.
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Smokey
Even drunk on a bet ya make it to Canada
Premium
join:2003-05-20
Va Beach
clubs: | one more to the list...
add this to the long list of why i hate TM!!!! |
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MsTerra
Completely Ridiculous
Premium
join:2002-08-20
Cambridge, MA
| Last December I bought theater tix from them for an office holiday gift for the boss. I bought the tix over the phone, and the csa asked for my email. I asked her whether this was for marketing or to get in touch with me specifically in relation to this purchase. She put me on hold for a minute, then said it was for purchase-related contact. Silly me, I believed her. I managed to stem the tide of spam, I forget how, but never again...
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Viggen93
Premium,VIP
join:2002-04-16
Hamilton, ON
 ·Cogeco Cable
| So lets see.......
So lets see if I fully understand here, not only do you pay a $13 "administration charge" (or something around that price) for buying tickets from them, but they reserve the right to make even more money by selling your personal information to their "partners".
My strong dislike for their business practices just took a steep nosedive.
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Smokey
Even drunk on a bet ya make it to Canada
Premium
join:2003-05-20
Va Beach
clubs:
·Cox HSI
| reply to MsTerra
Re: one more to the list...
lol, i have had some very bad experiences with TM. I had ordered a pair of tics for the Garth Brooks concert a few years back. Paid 165.40 for each tic, and extra 15 to overnight them to me, as the show was that weekend. long story short they lost them in the system, so now show for me. Next time I had them hold the Tics at the door, for a show in Vegas, I show up... No tics? Well i was a bit mad!!! And my last experience was this April when I ordered a pair of Celine Dion tics for my girlfriend. She was flying in from the U.K. to see the show, and i paid $200.00 to get the best seats possible. The tickets i get sent are the wrong ones, instead of orchestra seats, we get 1st mezzanine. I try to get them to change it and they say that there all sold out! Then why did you charge me $200 you &%*#&$^#. They say that they can get me the orchestra seats of the show 2 days away, but my girlfriend would be back in the U.K.!!
So NEVER AGAIN!!!! IF Tm is the only way to get tics, I pass on the show!
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Transmaster
Don't Blame Me I Voted For Bill and Opus
join:2001-06-20
Cheyenne, WY
 ·Qwest.net
|  reply to buddasahn
Re: Agreed: one word solves this problem...HOTMAIL
Heck I give most all the places I don't trust phone numbers to porno' shops, have you ever been put on hold at one of these "places" "OOOOHHH!! oh, oh......OOOH! Yes!!" that's how I got the idea. put them on the receiving end for a change. If I am not mistaken isn't Ticket Master a part of the Clear Channel Empire. Hmmmm, with that in mind maybe I'll add the phone numbers to the Radio stations in the area that are owned by Clear Channel. Between using the phone numbers to porno' Shops and Clear Channel radio stations I think I have it covered.
Reading farther down the thread, I guess I'll add the e-mail addresses to porno parlors and Clear Channel radio stations.
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CKizer
Raptus Regaliter
Premium
join:2003-01-29
Tijeras, NM | Simple Solution
Just give them the following email address: legal@ticketmaster.com.
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jj nobody
join:2000-08-31
Lakeland, FL | 3 words...
Sue their Asses! Between the RIAA doing it to everyone on p2p and families sueing each other on TV, this would fit right in. |
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Taurus333
join:2001-04-06
Ohio
|  And the problem is?
I went to their site and here's what it says:
"By purchasing a ticket, or completing a registration form so that you are able to access a purchase page for a ticket, to a concert, game or other event on the Site, you consent (i.e., you opt-in) to us sharing your personal information with the venues, promoters, artists, teams, leagues and other third parties associated with that concert, game or other event ("Event Partners"). We cannot offer you a separate opportunity to opt-out, or not to consent, to our sharing of your personal information with them."
They are giving your info to those that are associated with the particular event you are choosing to attend, not simply putting your info out there for anyone and everyone. Odds are the the venue and promoters require them to do this in order to sell tickets for them and incredibly enough it makes sense. Why would a company pay to sponsor an event if they can't advertise to those attending and obviously if you attend a concert odds are you would be interested in concert schedules for that venue etc.
Is it just me or does it seem like more and more headlines on this site are just people looking for something to complain about?
Disclaimer: I ain't thrilled with ticketmaster in general as their service fees are ridiculous but with this, its a no-brainer....don't want them e-mailing you, create some hotmail account and give them that. problem solved.
You folks whine about telemarketing so that will come to an end, you whine about spam and that will surely end at some point, you whine about tv ads, whine, whine , whine about advertising without realizing that its what keeps things affordable. I don't even want to know what a concert ticket would cost without Budweiser, Coke, Cingular and whoever else footing the bill. Sure advertising is an inconvenience but paying a months salary to go to a concert would be even worse. Grow up, learn about business, and deal with it. |
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ifarrell
join:2000-08-10
Willow Spring, NC
 ·Vonage
| Liers and thieves....
and the sons of liers and thieves.
This is not the only thing Ticketmaster has been up to.
I seem to remember some time ago that they were also locking competitors out of a lot of events.
They have become the Microsoft of the "Event" world.
Not only that, but like Microsoft they don't give a rip about anyone or anything as long as you can line their pockets with more green's.
Maybe the government needs to start Anti-Trust proceedings against TM.
I will never buy from TM again especially when they lie to customers faces about why they need the e-mail address. |
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carynoc
Just Ducky
Premium
join:2003-07-17
Whitmore Lake, MI
| Wonder what they will do in Michigan on 9/1
(c) Establish a toll-free telephone number, a valid sender-operated return e-mail address, or another easy-to-use electronic method that the recipient of the commercial e-mail message may call or access by e-mail or other electronic means to notify the sender not to transmit by e-mail any further unsolicited commercial e-mail messages....
It will be interesting to see how the Michigan Law stands up to their privicy policy.
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SRFireside
join:2001-01-19
Houston, TX | reply to Viggen93
Re: So lets see.......
I believe the current terminology they are using is "convenience fee". Sure must be convenient for them to charge extra money just be have the privilege of buying the ticket in the first place. |
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PTS
Premium
join:2001-12-13
Charlotte, NC
clubs:
|  reply to Taurus333
Re: And the problem is?
said by Taurus333  :
They are giving your info to those that are associated with the particular event you are choosing to attend, not simply putting your info out there for anyone and everyone.
Even if you believe that (and personally, I doubt that anyone with so much as a room temperature IQ would), the concept of forcing someone to give out an email address in exchange for the privilege of PURCHASING a product is bogus. Guess people who don't email addresses can't get concert tickets? Absolutely asinine!
In response to the title of your post, I submit the following: For those who get it, no explanation is needed; for those who don't, none would suffice...
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Avaritia facit bardus - "Greed makes you stupid."
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Razzed
@bhm-al.ds
| You are not being forced to do anything. You choose to buy a ticket. By buying that ticket you agree to give your e-mail address. If you don't want to, don't buy the ticket. You are free to make the choice.
Sheesh, the last thing we need is more government regulation. If you don't like Ticketmaster, don't use them. No one is forcing you.
And no, your desire to get concert tickets does not constitute being forced to use ticket master. If you don't get the tickets, big deal, you have exercised your choice to do so, just as Ticketmaster chooses to have its (admittedly inane) e-mail policy. |
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