Afua Hirsch paid £314 for two tickets to see Beyoncé – but they failed to arrive and the ticketing company refused to helpMy sister and I spent much of Christmas trying to dance to Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It). So when it came to her birthday, I just knew tickets to a Beyoncé concert would make the ideal present.When I saw the singer’s “I Am … Sasha Fierce” tour advertised in December it was the perfect opportunity. I rarely go to concerts and, exercising no more expertise than a normal diligent consumer, decided to buy two tickets – for the London 02 arena date – from a website called Get Me In! It looks like any other ticket vendor, and its website talks about how it allows fans to buy in a “safe and guaranteed way”. It offered the best price, so, on New Year’s Eve, I paid my £314.75. It was more than I had wanted to spend, but I was determined my sister’s birthday would be special. We both sat tight, waiting for the tickets to arrive a promised two weeks before the concert on 26 May. Continue reading…
Source : theguardian.com
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