Cornell vs Harvard @ Bright [TICKETS ALL GONE]

[jaybert]

baarrfff...i am sad

[mga6]

Finally got through - one straight hour of redial on the 877 and 617 line.  Got through on 877.  Got last two tix in section 20, and 2 tix in section 23.  She said they were now going through seats in the 21-24 sections.

Good luck for those still calling!

[mga6]

Sorry one more tidbit, Erin the ticket gal said they are doing seats in twosies -- so no more straight groupings of four.

[Ben Rocky '04]

Still calling from AZ for folks in Ithaca.  Am I the only one still calling>\\?

[dbilmes]

[quote Jordan 04]That's some god-awful hold music...[/quote]

The music was awful, but I finally got through and had my order processed by a helpful man named Mike. What a pain!

[jaybert]

i am calling still....straight for the last 75 minutes

[Jordan 04]

Yeah...got through after some persistent redialing.  Luck of the draw, I guess.

Got 4 in Section 9, so seats are still available.  To echo the sentiments of others, they are awfully nice people on the phone.  I tried asking if I could buy another 4 under someone else's name/credit card, and the guy said no just to keep the integrity/spirit of the system.  "Call back as many times as you want and use your own name again if you get through for all I care, but we just want as many people through as possible."

[ithacat]

[quote Chris '03] Also, out of curiosity, anyone calling from area code 607 get through? I know a few years ago they ignored calls from 607 (to the frustration of the hockey office!). [/quote]

I called from Ithaca and got through, after about 45 minutes.


[quote Chris '03]Also, as for bitching about the H ticket office, I suggest people lay off. Sure it sucks to play the busy signal game, but in the end the people there are friendly and competent (two traits long since forgotten in a lot of ticket offices). And while they didn't put the tickets online for this game, they have online ticketing. Cornell barely has a ticketing website.[/quote]

First, it's great talking to someone. I always look for seats on an aisle & the guy I spoke with was very helpful. I also got tickets to BU-Vermont for the night before Cornell-H*^#@^!, since I want to check out Agganis. After 10 minutes on the phone talking to a computer I gave up and went online and just bought best available. At least the folks in Cambridge have real people attending their phones.

As for CTO, it took 4 emails, over more than a month, before I received an answer to a question about the waiting list. (btw, it sounds like many people on the waiting list are not going to be happy) For some reason I prefer to get things in writing from them -- maybe that's why they're resistant to replying.

[Ben Rocky '04]

Wooo I'm on hold.  This music sucks.

[jaybert]

ITS RINGING$*#(@)($*#@)($  no hold music though.  did i call the wrong numbre??

THIS IS THE BEST MUSIC I HAVE EVER LISTENED TO...(just cuase it means I got through)

[Ben Rocky '04]

Now I'm just ringing too.....??

[jaybert]

means you got through!  It should pick up eventually (the answering system)

Just got 4, told her anywhere in the arena, she got me 3 together + 1 (close to each other), so I'm set.

[Ben Rocky '04]

Got 4.  Wish that my personal 2 through the CU office were confirms intead of reservations.

They're running really low.

[red zone]

This got someone's attention...

Maybe not particularly helpful, but you never know...

http://ivyleak.com/

[abmarks]

THere were maybe 10-12 people in line at the ticket office this morning, so I went through it twice.   No really good seats were available, no different then for phone/web.  

There was one guy at the window and three answering phones.

I had my dad trying the web this morning too and he also couldn't buy in any quantity.  After getting a message from him about that, I mentioned it to the guy at the window as I was watching him pick/click on his screen for the exact tickets I wanted.  So either the website couldn't handle the traffic or they hosed it intentionally.

My guess is it was overwhelmed.  Similar problems on the web ticketing happened to me with Red Sox tickets the last few years.  You had to keep trying, because you'd think you were in, but you weren't.

Best thing about the ticket office line?  People in their athletic building popping through a nearby door and getting startled that there was a line for something.  And of course the Harvard grad student who just wanted to fill out  a form to use the gym but had to wait at the back of the ticket line for 45 minutes.  She was pissed.