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Post by david on Jun 13, 2018 18:15:02 GMT
I love how insanely geeky we all are about this, it's brilliant! 😁
Wait until you get to the age where you're double-booking, leaving your tickets behind or forgetting to go altogether. Tickets still in a drawer... 
This sums me up to a T despite using wall and computer calenders to plan and remind myself of where I need to be. It just shows no system is perfect! |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2018 8:36:43 GMT
Wait until you get to the age where you're double-booking, leaving your tickets behind, turning up at the wrong theatre, or forgetting to go altogether. Tickets still in a drawer... Why do you think I always ask for my tickets to be held at the box office? It's still on me to get there, but at least I'm clear as long as I remember my own name...  |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2018 9:15:59 GMT
Wait until you get to the age where you're double-booking, leaving your tickets behind, turning up at the wrong theatre, or forgetting to go altogether. Tickets still in a drawer... Why do you think I always ask for my tickets to be held at the box office? It's still on me to get there, but at least I'm clear as long as I remember my own name... Although, i’ve already managed to go twice to the box office on the wrong day his year... |
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Post by bellboard27 on Jun 14, 2018 9:48:55 GMT
Why do you think I always ask for my tickets to be held at the box office? It's still on me to get there, but at least I'm clear as long as I remember my own name... Although, i’ve already managed to go twice to the box office on the wrong day his year... That’s familiar. Both last year and this year I’ve turned up a week early for shows. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2018 14:39:32 GMT
Wait until you get to the age where you're double-booking, leaving your tickets behind, turning up at the wrong theatre, or forgetting to go altogether. Tickets still in a drawer... Why do you think I always ask for my tickets to be held at the box office? It's still on me to get there, but at least I'm clear as long as I remember my own name... To be fair to myself, I've only ever done one in my list, and it wasn't that long ago: I double booked, realized immediately after putting the phone down. Had about a minute to feel completely mortified while I waited for the Bridge Theatre to answer my (second) call and they put it right in an instant. I love the Bridge Theatre already and I've not even been to one of my two shows booked!
However, the Collect at Box Office facility isn't all it's cracked up to be, as my Very Much Older Friend found out some years back...
She was asked by her nieces if she wanted to help celebrate her Very Much Older Sister's upcoming birthday by booking a surprise outing- lunch followed by a matinee of Calendar Girls at the Watford Palace. My Very Much Older Friend said yes, even though she'd already seen it elsewhere some months before. It'll be a lovely surprise for Eileen, she thought.
Anyway, after the lunch, with ten minutes to spare they all get to the theatre. There are six of them. They're collecting the prepaid tickets at the box office, only it turns out the box office has no record of their booking. Lots of fuss... "But it's mother's 80th birthday!" etc etc With minutes before curtain up, the box office reckons the best way round it is to sell them six more tickets (there are plenty still to be shifted apparently) and they'll look into the error while they enjoy the first act. Simples.
Ten minutes in (yes, ten bloody minutes!) and my Very Much Older Friend starts to think that this bears no resemblance whatsoever to the version she saw some months before. Nobody's even mentioned baps, let alone got any out. And the group of six all start to share looks that say, "Something's not right..."
One of the nieces goes out to the box office, looking for some explanation. "Where are Jean Boht and Ruth Madoc?"
Takes the box office manager to realize that they're meant to be at Calendar Girls at the Watford Colosseum. "This is Turgenev's A Month in the Country, madam."
Back into theatre, quick grab your coats, we're leaving type thing. Shh! Shh! Sorry about this... Taxi! "But it's only a ten minute walk," says the taxi driver. "Yes, and she's 80, it's her birthday and we'll miss act two as well if we don't get a move on..." says the other niece.
I have no idea if they were ever refunded for their own error. Or how many baps were on show by the time they got to their seats.
Unless I have a ticket on my pinboard stating: Name of Show, Name of Theatre, Date and Time, I can't rest...
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Post by sf on Jun 14, 2018 15:25:43 GMT
Same way I keep track of everything else: Microsoft OneNote.*
*Other note-taking applications are available.
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Post by macksennett on Jun 14, 2018 18:22:02 GMT
Love this topic, only just read it!
I have a Word file (I don’t do spreadsheets!) with lists of shows per year, including date, show, venue, star (if appropriate, useful for tracking favourite artistes) and programme/souvenir brochure (useful for knowing what to look for in my extensive collection!). I also keep tickets but don’t keep a record of price - I could have a bigger house but not such good show memories! I wish I had noted who I went with as memory is fading for some shows 20+ years ago!
Tickets are kept in date order in a safe place - I have only had one unfortunate incident when turning up to a local box office to collect tickets for a sell out show to realise that I hadn’t actually bought them in the first place (oops), but fortunately it wasn’t a must see anyway. I’ve since been more careful...
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