Do you take advantage of affordable/discounted ticket schemes?

[AnnO'Neemus]

Not just music, but also applies to theatre and other arts events.

I was just looking at ticket prices for an event at a venue in Manchester, and some discounts are available, but no proof of eligibility is required. The website says they operate a trust-based system, which is lovely on one level, but on the other is open to abuse.

It might be especially unfair if there's only a limited number of discounted tickets available, but maybe some people who aren't eligible scoop them up.

I mean, if a discount is offered, no proof necessary, it's human nature for some people to think 'Hell, yeah, of course, I'm going to get the cheaper tickets, you'd be daft to pay more than you have to!' even if that means fewer discounted tickets available for people who such schemes/concessions are meant to benefit.

I guess some people might even think others a mug not for taking advantage of discounts if you're not eligible but no proof is required.

 

[Orang Utan]

No. Last year, I asked a film festival if their discount for disabled people applied to neurodivergent people. They said it did, but impostor syndrome prevented me from buying a pass and saving about £40.
Might do it this year though, as my condition did prevent me from attending as many screenings as I would have liked.

 

[Orang Utan]

Not sure why there’d be a limit to concessionary tickets though? Is that a thing?

 

[Orang Utan]

The poll options are confusing. Don’t understand about post codes or solidarity tickets.

 

[Saul Goodman]

The poll options are confusing. Don’t understand about post codes or solidarity tickets.

I'm not certain but I think solidarity tickets are where you feel obliged to pay to see a shit band because you know them.

 

[Orang Utan]

I'm not certain but I think solidarity tickets are where you feel obliged to pay to see a shit band because you know them.

I pay more for mates’ music on Bandcamp, but I like their music!

 

[crossthebreeze]

The poll options are confusing. Don’t understand about post codes or solidarity tickets.

i think solidarity tickets are when you pay a bit more, usually at a small/diy venue, so enable reduced priced or free tickets to be offered to people who otherwise wouldn't afford to go out.

 

[Saul Goodman]

i think solidarity tickets are when you pay a bit more, usually at a small/diy venue, so enable reduced priced or free tickets to be offered to people who otherwise wouldn't afford to go out.

I did say I wasn't certain

 

[petee]

oops, misread the thread title.

 

[moomoo]

Absolutely. I love a discount! My daughter booked our pantomime tickets for Xmas and I got mine a couple of quid cheaper because I’ll be 60 by then. I was thrilled to bits!

 

[MickiQ]

I ticked both the first two options, if I am entitled to a discount to anything then I will claim it regardless why wouldn't I.
If I wasn't entitled to a discount but whoever was offering it was too dumb to check then I would claim it too.
I wouldn't actively cheat though and the idea of paying more than I have to simply because I can afford it strikes me as plain daft

 

[Silas Loom]

I have bought a couple of exhibition tickets on disability rates with the added bonus of a free ticket for my companion. Proof isn’t really required when you rock up on wheels. It never occurred to me for a second not to take advantage of those rates.

Haven’t been to any gigs or any kind of seated event since eligibility struck.

 

[Orang Utan]

If I wasn't entitled to a discount but whoever was offering it was too dumb to check then I would claim it too.
I wouldn't actively cheat though

Your second statement here contradicts your first.

 

[ouirdeaux]

'Actively'

 

[Saunders]

No, don’t ever claim discounts or go for money off tickets; I am hopelessly bad at making money work for me though

 

[pesh]

If i didn't need the discount i'd generally leave it and hope it got to someone that did, not that i really qualify for many.
Guestlists on the other hand i like to abuse to the fullest extent and get as many people in as possible, who generally have already bought the albums and will make enthusiastic use of the bar and or other local businesses.

 

[spitfire]

If i didn't need the discount i'd generally leave it and hope it got to someone that did, not that i really qualify for many.
Guestlists on the other hand i like to abuse to the fullest extent and get as many people in as possible, who generally have already bought the albums and will make enthusiastic use of the bar and or other local businesses.

Noted.

 

[Epona]

No because I can't afford a cheaper rate either (and have no way of proving I'm a "concession")

 

[krtek a houby]

When we go to the cinema, we can get a discount, iirc. And saving up points we get to go to a free screening every so often.

 

[nottsgirl]

I never buy anything I would get a discount on. The only discounts I see is for people on UC. I wouldn’t take a discount dishonestly.

If you’re on Pension Credit you can get into the Tate Modern for a fiver.

 

[Elpenor]

I can often get discounted tickets thanks to my blue light card which gets a few quid off some museums, cinemas etc. probably not gigs or exhibitions. But I don’t go to them really as no one ever comes to this part of the country

 

[trashpony]

I used to get carer tickets and passes for amusement parks and the cinema for my son when he was younger. But while he’s still theoretically entitled to a CEA card (free carer ticket for the cinema) I haven’t renewed his card as he doesn’t need a carer

 

[Maggot]

The poll options are confusing. Don’t understand about post codes or solidarity tickets.

Festivals and gigs sometimes offer reduced tickets to local residents in certain postcodes.