I usually do not put rants up on my page, but I figure now is a good as a time as any to start. This is definitely one of those times when being an ex-pat stinks.
So, as you may recall, getting Olympic tickets in the UK has been a beast. The lotto system was a nightmare and many people have left the country in protest. Then to add further insult to injury, there were empty seats all over the Olympics the first few days. They have rectified it by releasing a limited number of tickets every night.
Before I went to Paris, I tried for days to get some tickets without success. Then, I made a phone call to purchase tickets on the phone and talked to a very helpful Ticketmaster employee that told me that in order to purchase the tickets I had to have a Visa card that billed in the UK. Which, I did not have. Then we left the UK and headed to Paris and I just let it go.
Today, I went and made the necessary phone calls to change my address to a UK address and tell them that I would be making this purchase so that I could purchase tickets tonight when tickets were released. I am very aware that making purchases outside the US can get transactions denied. I called and got all the proper blocks lifted. I was ready to buy some tickets! Now, please let the stars align!
I was so excited and my luck was good, I got tickets to go the the Rhythmic Gymnastics! It was even to see the medal ceremony! Yipee! I got all the way through the process and my card was declined. I was STUNNED. Then, my phone rang. It was the Visa fraud department telling me that a purchase was just attempted it asked me to verify that I had tried to make the purchase and then told me after I verified it that I could try again.... Well, no, you see I couldn't. The tickets were gone and now I am just heartbroken.
I made a call to a live representative and got my account cleared for any other further transactions. Great. Who wants to bet I that I will be lucky enough to get tickets again? Yeah, me neither. My luck really just sucks....
Thank you Visa (and in case you are confused, I am not really thanking you at all)
So, as you may recall, getting Olympic tickets in the UK has been a beast. The lotto system was a nightmare and many people have left the country in protest. Then to add further insult to injury, there were empty seats all over the Olympics the first few days. They have rectified it by releasing a limited number of tickets every night.
Before I went to Paris, I tried for days to get some tickets without success. Then, I made a phone call to purchase tickets on the phone and talked to a very helpful Ticketmaster employee that told me that in order to purchase the tickets I had to have a Visa card that billed in the UK. Which, I did not have. Then we left the UK and headed to Paris and I just let it go.
Today, I went and made the necessary phone calls to change my address to a UK address and tell them that I would be making this purchase so that I could purchase tickets tonight when tickets were released. I am very aware that making purchases outside the US can get transactions denied. I called and got all the proper blocks lifted. I was ready to buy some tickets! Now, please let the stars align!
I was so excited and my luck was good, I got tickets to go the the Rhythmic Gymnastics! It was even to see the medal ceremony! Yipee! I got all the way through the process and my card was declined. I was STUNNED. Then, my phone rang. It was the Visa fraud department telling me that a purchase was just attempted it asked me to verify that I had tried to make the purchase and then told me after I verified it that I could try again.... Well, no, you see I couldn't. The tickets were gone and now I am just heartbroken.
I made a call to a live representative and got my account cleared for any other further transactions. Great. Who wants to bet I that I will be lucky enough to get tickets again? Yeah, me neither. My luck really just sucks....
Thank you Visa (and in case you are confused, I am not really thanking you at all)
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