How Much Is A Night On The Town Worth?

Turns out the price of admission paid by concert and theater goers in California and around the country included a bit extra for scammers. In the news this week, http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/03/01/BAK21C9544.DTL 4 men, 3 of them from California, devised a computer program that tricked automated online ticket vendors, like giant Ticketmaster.com, into processing multiple ticket orders as different individual visitors to avoid the per person ticket limit. The con artists then sold the premium tickets to brokers above cost and they in turn sold the tickets to the general public at a substantial markup. Thousands of people who purchased tickets for popular performances and sporting events were duped into paying much higher prices.
The news report got me thinking about top events recently held at AT&T Park San Francisco, the San Francisco Civic Center, Orpheum Theater, San Jose Center for the Performing Arts and Candlestick Park. Often times, popular performances, including the upcoming Taylor Swift “Fearless” concert at the HP Pavilion, sell out within 2 minutes and immediately scalpers are on the scene selling tickets at huge markups. And usually the overpriced tickets get sold. So that gets me wondering, how much is a night on the town worth?
There are many instances where we are willing to pay extra for convenient services and accommodations that make our evening extra special, less stressful and hassle-free. We don’t mind paying more for premium seats to be closer to the stage, giving the maitre d’ a generous tip for a nice table, or buying a souvenir at top dollar. Many of us also try to plan ahead, like reserving parking in advance for crowded venues. Many use gottapark.com for advanced parking arrangements so they don’t run the risk of reputable garages being filled up and getting fleeced by high fee-charging parking lot opportunists.
Gottapark.com also allows people attending concerts, theatre performances and sporting events throughout the San Francisco area to save money without compromising convenience or quality. For example, Gottapark.com users save on exorbitant parking fees and valet tipping by reserving a parking spot close to their event venue days or weeks in advance. It’s just one of the many advantages of making early parking arrangements.
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