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Post by nicolaa on Nov 27, 2023 14:20:40 GMT
Taken to looking for groups of 4 seats and then buying the one on the end.
This leaves them with 3 - and means a group of 2 can not buy these seat but another single can.
Its the small victories that count.
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Post by nick on Nov 27, 2023 14:48:56 GMT
Taken to looking for groups of 4 seats and then buying the one on the end. This leaves them with 3 - and means a group of 2 can not buy these seat but another single can. Its the small victories that count. I like this. And you can buy two ticket. Reserve a single ticket using a different browser. Then you can buy the two that are left. Then abandon the single ticket. At least I’ve been told it works.
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Post by Jan on Nov 28, 2023 7:53:38 GMT
Had this recently with Delfont MacKintosh. When I booked Old Friends it wouldn’t let me leave a single seat online, but a popup message gave the box office phone number. The guy I spoke to asked which seat I wanted, took the other one off sale, and said to book it as usual on the website. On the phone for all of a minute and booked with no problem. Can’t help asking why? If they have no issue selling single seats then why not just sell them online? An individual brave box office employee freelancing in defiance of corporate policy. The Delfont MacKintosh enforcers have probably already been round to talk to them with a copy of this thread ..... Phoning the box office used to also be a way of avoiding the on-line queueing system when public booking opened for popular plays, particularly at the Almeida. However I see now this loophole is being closed at the Donmar and they open phone booking several hours after on-line booking for their new seasons.
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Post by ceebee on Nov 28, 2023 7:57:30 GMT
Taken to looking for groups of 4 seats and then buying the one on the end. This leaves them with 3 - and means a group of 2 can not buy these seat but another single can. Its the small victories that count. I like this. And you can buy two ticket. Reserve a single ticket using a different browser. Then you can buy the two that are left. Then abandon the single ticket. At least I’ve been told it works. Yes, it definitely works - I've done it a few times. I actually think the little rule / algorithm for managing single seats is pretty good. If you look at shows that don't apply such rules, they often have single seats peppered all over the auditorium.
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Post by mkb on Nov 30, 2023 13:14:45 GMT
This is not quite the same issue, but I see that the Hampstead Theatre is now designating certains blocks of seats as Student/Under30s only. They always limited the seats that offered a concession rate, but now you can no longer select these seats at full price. This means that if you have one person in your party who qualifies for the concession rate, the rest of the party cannot sit next to them. Quite bizarre.
UPDATE: It might just be a configuration glitch, because on other shows/dates, the FULL PRICE option *is* appearing against seats with concession rates enabled.
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Post by fiyero on Nov 30, 2023 15:07:06 GMT
I was pleasantly surprised that when an offer came up on TodayTix for Unbelievable I was able to take just one of the pair in the front row (down from £45 to £15). I saw later in the day the other had gone too!
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Post by christya on Jan 12, 2024 10:15:21 GMT
I've noticed something recently regarding single seats, not sure if it's new or if I just haven't spotted it before. Instead of showing all seats and refusing to sell single seats, some booking sites will outright change the seating plan to hide the seats they don't want you to have. So if you select that you want two seats, then change it to one, a lot of the seats on sale will just disappear.
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Post by steve10086 on Jan 12, 2024 15:48:01 GMT
I've noticed something recently regarding single seats, not sure if it's new or if I just haven't spotted it before. Instead of showing all seats and refusing to sell single seats, some booking sites will outright change the seating plan to hide the seats they don't want you to have. So if you select that you want two seats, then change it to one, a lot of the seats on sale will just disappear. Good to know, thanks 👍
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