£5 for forgetting season tickets.....

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  1. andytyke

    andytyke Administrator Staff Member Admin

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    Is this a new thing, im sure I forgot them once before and wasn't charged £5.

    Finished work late and had to pick youngun up, rushing around, got ST out and left them on arm of settee :)

    I knew I would have to pay for my matchday tickets and claim it back next game when i show my ST, but Didn't realise they would give me it back minus £5. Seems a little steep and not really sure what the charge is actually for, doesn't cost them owt to give me a slip of paper with my name and seat written on it
     
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    yep fraid so, happened to me a few times season b4 last supposed to cover admin
     
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    lol, took about 30 seconds, next time I will try and delay the process to get my moneys worth :D
     
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    trouble was i missed doyles cracker against forrest doing that, i had to wait for it comin on telly.
     
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    Admin charge my arse lol however its better than having to pay full whack and less hassle and petrol than going back home.
     
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    I also forgot my season ticket last night, which was sat at home along with my girlfriends match day ticket. So I had to pay for 2 tickets last night, they charged me £34

    What I don't understand is, why I have to pay £5 for forgetting my ST, yet I can have a full refund on the match day ticket? so i'll be getting £29 of the money I paid last night back. I can't get my head around why I get penalised for forgetting to bring my £300 ST but not my £20 matchday ticket
     
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    I agree it's very poor from the club,if you've ID they can look on the computer and see who you are instantly,with no need to charge a fiver.I suppose the Club are concerned that people will get in using someone elses ticket with the ST holder claiming they've forgotten it,in which case I wonder if they are charging the fiver to search the tickets to see if it has been used(which I doubt) A simple, cheap nowadays barcode reader could do that on the turnstile.
     
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    It's been around for quite a few seasons. I guess people wouldn't make any extra effort to find their season ticket if it was made easy/cheap to get a replacement?
     
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    I didn't know they did this, i always assumed i would have to return home. A fivers not bad in my situation.
     
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    It's a bit of a biatch, but basically it's a deterrent. They let me off first time, but I've made sure it's never happened since. So I guess it works. Such is life.
     
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