Imagine the scene - some megastar comes to town - say his name is Sir Paul for want of another name.
I phone him up and say I want 25 tickets, he says "sure" reserves them and then pays for them on my behalf (he is good like that)
On the day of the gig I decide I am too busy to go. The day after he phones to say "where were you?" and I say that "I was rearranging my sock drawer and I also realised I dont have 24 other friends either"
He has paid for 25 tickets as well as the hassle associated with doing the work on my behalf. Yet I feel that as I havent gone to the gig that I shouldnt have to pay............ This has happened to me several times recently and again I am not sure if it is a Kiwi thing or not.
If you tell me you want a ticket - I go and get those tickets and pay for them (or reserve them and ensure someone else does not have the opportunity to go, or indeed we reduce the ability of a band or individual to get paid)
Do not make sloth, illness or clashing events my issue - I have been on the wrong side of the deal (as has Mrs W) a number of times recently, and I am not inclined to get involved again
Also, why does no one recognise the cost of buying tickets incurs booking fees and when people (sometimes!) reimburse me it is always for the ticket price rather than the actual price I have paid on their behalf?
Rant over - apologies!
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