are ticketmaster "convenience" charges less @ ticketmaster outlets than ticketmaster online?

[vexingv]

so i'm planning on buying tickets for a liz phair show...which are like $25, but the "convenience" charge is close to $8, which imo is so ridiculous. i was curious if the ticketmaster outlet locations (like retails like FYE) charge a lower fee than ticketmaster online. also do the outlet locations print your ticket on the spot or are they also mailed ?

thanx

 

[IrocZman223]

Not positive, but I think they all charge that stupid ass fee

 

Ticketmaster is one of the most vile corporations that I have ever come into contact with in my entire life. They rank right up there with ClearChannel. If you can, go to the box office of the venue itself.

 

[vexingv]

problem w/ going to the box office is that it says its only open on the show day?

 

[Kelemvor]

Just go to the box office. Then there's no convenience charges at all. I avoid TM at all costs.

 

[NutBucket]

Originally posted by: vexingv
problem w/ going to the box office is that it says its only open on the show day?

That's usually not the case. What venue is it?

 

[vexingv]

roseland ballroom in nyc ...
update: now i think i might be able to get tickets @ the irving plaza box office

 

[Soccer55]

I'm 99% positive that a music store near where I live that does not charge the "convenience fee" when you buy Ticketmaster tickets at the store. I don't know if they absorb the fee themselves in the hopes that you buy something while you're there or what, but I believe they don't charge it.

-Tom