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Post by BurlyBeaR on May 6, 2021 17:03:20 GMT
So I’ve got 3 shows booked for the coming months now. None of them gave an option for a proper paper ticket being sent in the post. I imagine we’ve seen the last of that pesky inconvenience thanks to Covid.
I’ll never finish that bloody scrapbook now 😠
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Post by CG on the loose on May 6, 2021 17:09:42 GMT
So I’ve got 3 shows booked for the coming months now. None of them gave an option for a proper paper ticket being sent in the post. I imagine we’ve seen the last of that pesky inconvenience thanks to Covid. I’ll never finish that bloody scrapbook now 😠 I'm getting a mix - most West End venues are still firmly in the e-ticket bucket, but many of the smaller regional venues are back to issuing paper tickets. |
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Post by alece10 on May 6, 2021 17:17:35 GMT
I booked 2 things this week, Cadogan Hall and RFH and neither offered a physical ticket. Guess that'd the future. I do like a nice ticket in my hand though
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Post by TallPaul on May 6, 2021 17:39:55 GMT
LW Theatres still offer paper tickets, but there's a £2 postage fee, which is probably pitched at a level to deter most bookers. There's no COBO option.
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Post by MrBraithwaite on May 10, 2021 7:28:08 GMT
I always liked collecting a real ticket from the box-office on the day, instead of printing it out at home (as you get beautiful tickets like for Harry Potter e.g.). This seems to be dead in most cases, some even send them only 24 hours before the show, if I am in London already I couldn't print them even if I wanted.  |
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Post by Rory on May 10, 2021 9:00:37 GMT
Are flyers/leaflets still being printed for new and returning West End shows?
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Post by CG on the loose on May 10, 2021 12:30:04 GMT
I always liked collecting a real ticket from the box-office on the day, instead of printing it out at home (as you get beautiful tickets like for Harry Potter e.g.). This seems to be dead in most cases, some even send them only 24 hours before the show, if I am in London already I couldn't print them even if I wanted. COVID has shifted most to no longer require e-tickets to be printed out - preferring them to be shown on a mobile device. |
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Post by marob on May 10, 2021 13:06:02 GMT
When given the choice I opt for physical tickets. I don’t have a smartphone, but even if I did I would still always opt for physical tickets.
I saw something last summer where I had to print the ticket off instead. I’d have much preferred showing a simple ticket to waving a couple of pieces of A4 at the usher.
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Post by danielwhit on May 15, 2021 15:49:16 GMT
I wonder if last minute sending over email is in place partially to deter touts?
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Post by andys on May 15, 2021 20:07:38 GMT
I wonder if last minute sending over email is in place partially to deter touts? That's definitely a part of it. Tbh most shows don't attract touts these days but it's an easy anti-tout measure to have in place. Also though, with a huge wholesale shift towards e-tickets and QR codes on phones, the traditional queue for collection will diminish to almost nothing, meaning a less frustrating customer experience, and fewer box office staff needed. |
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Post by alexandrafromoxford on Jul 4, 2021 9:02:29 GMT
its a shame, none of the shows I have a ticket for have a paper ticket. Its all email tickets. I kept all my ticket stubs for all the shows. Trying to think what I could get at the theatre that is inexpensive for a memory of the show. May have to resort to key rings etc.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jul 4, 2021 9:09:48 GMT
The tickets I had booked all came by email shortly after the booking confirmation and I would have had lots of time to resell them had I wanted to. If they want to stop touts then they need to sort that out, but in doing so they’ll also make it very difficult for non criminals to resell tickets for genuine reasons (like our Noticeboard sales).
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Post by alece10 on Jul 4, 2021 10:08:09 GMT
its a shame, none of the shows I have a ticket for have a paper ticket. Its all email tickets. I kept all my ticket stubs for all the shows. Trying to think what I could get at the theatre that is inexpensive for a memory of the show. May have to resort to key rings etc. Fridge magnets. They are cheap. My Hairspray one cost me £3 this week. I used to get mugs but they all end up in a cupboard never used, never seen so that's why I went for the magnets. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2021 10:24:23 GMT
Trying to think what I could get at the theatre that is inexpensive for a memory of the show. May have to resort to key rings etc. I have several souvenir key rings and almost all of them have sharp edges that seem to be trying to set new records for how quickly they can wear through pockets. They look great but it would be nice if they were useful as well. |
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Post by alexandrafromoxford on Jul 4, 2021 12:43:42 GMT
its a shame, none of the shows I have a ticket for have a paper ticket. Its all email tickets. I kept all my ticket stubs for all the shows. Trying to think what I could get at the theatre that is inexpensive for a memory of the show. May have to resort to key rings etc. Fridge magnets. They are cheap. My Hairspray one cost me £3 this week. I used to get mugs but they all end up in a cupboard never used, never seen so that's why I went for the magnets. |
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Post by alexandrafromoxford on Jul 4, 2021 12:46:51 GMT
Fridge magnets. They are cheap. My Hairspray one cost me £3 this week. I used to get mugs but they all end up in a cupboard never used, never seen so that's why I went for the magnets. Good shout on the magnets, I will certainly take a look. I buy the odd mug like you just end up in cupboard not being used in case it gets broken! |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 13, 2021 17:12:35 GMT
Resurrecting this after seeing a post in the Frozennthread about how to get a physical ticket.
Any more experiences on this? I haven’t had a real actual ticket since before lockdown. Scrapbook still not full. I stopped collecting magnets because I don’t want to display them (they make your kitchen look untidy 😑). I quite like the flyers they used to have ungheatre foyers but there doesn’t seem to be many of those about either,unless I’m not noticing them.
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Post by Dawnstar on Oct 13, 2021 17:18:31 GMT
My local theatre's still doing box office collection for physical tickets, but that won't help you much as you're a couple of hundred miles from Cambridge! The handful of London performances I've been to in the last couple of months have all been e-tickets only. I'm particularly disappointed about the ROH, who have not only made their tickets online-only but also their cast sheets. I have 15 seasons of proper ROH tickets & cast sheets, 2004-19, and now it's going to be a mess of A4 printouts instead.
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Post by fiyerorocher on Oct 13, 2021 17:32:44 GMT
Been to dozens of shows since theatres reopening and not received a single physical ticket. I also miss them!
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Post by hairspray57 on Oct 13, 2021 17:39:39 GMT
The Panto at the Palladium allowed paper tickets to be sent for £2 which I took up.
I always print off e tickets as I don’t like having to fiddle with my phone at an entrance. Ditto I plain to print off covid passes rather than rely on e versions. My phone once randomly went crazy one day a few years ago and I couldn’t fix it till I got home so I don’t like having to rely on it working or otherwise losing entrance.
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Post by david on Oct 13, 2021 17:41:27 GMT
In my London week this week, the only physical ticket I’ve got is for Frozen, everything else is an e-ticket. It’s got to the stage now where I have had to create a subfolder in my email to store all the e-tickets otherwise I’d probably delete them all.
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Post by Forrest on Oct 13, 2021 17:42:22 GMT
I got an email today from Stratford East telling me I'm booked in for something for March 2022, and that I will need to collect my tickets at the box office. It made me oddly happy, as I do love physical tickets. (Also my phone is so old and the battery so bad that I'm always worried it will run out before I get to show the electronic ones.)
A ticket I collected at the Donmar recently had my name handwritten on it. Loved that, it was such a sweet touch!
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Post by dontdreamit on Oct 13, 2021 18:07:34 GMT
I wish that all these e-tickets could be saved in my Apple Wallet so everything is together. ATG in am taking to you in particular here!
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 13, 2021 18:25:41 GMT
I wish that all these e-tickets could be saved in my Apple Wallet so everything is together. ATG in am taking to you in particular here! Dream on, dontdreamit! |
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Post by cavocado on Oct 13, 2021 18:43:42 GMT
I haven't had any since lockdown, but I've seen a few other people with them - presumably people who've bought tickets in person.
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