I’m not gonna lie here… I think this is downright crappy. Here’s a guy who was at the DCU center game in Worcester that got cancelled. The C’s say the offered refunds…. which I guess they did. This guy wanted his money for the 2 $48 tickets. Here’s the reply he got:
From: Kara Hutchinson
To: Celtics Fan Relations
Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 6:31 PM
Subject: Boston Celtics – Worcester Preseason Ticket Exchange
Thank you for expressing interest in exchanging your preseason tickets to the October 19 game in Worcester. We have received your tickets and/or receipt of purchase and would like to offer you a discount on tickets to a selected 2007-2008 Celtics home game.
$25 tickets for the discounted price of $15 will be available to you for one of the following game dates (ticket fees will not be applied):
January 16 vs. Portland Trail Blazers
January 23 vs. Toronto Raptors
March 24 vs. Philadelphia 76ers
April 2 vs. Indiana Pacers
April 16 vs. New Jersey Nets
Please submit your game date request via e-mail no later than 5 p.m., Thursday, November 1.
Keep in mind:
You may only purchase the same number of tickets you returned All games and discounts are subject to availability The specified options are the only game dates and ticket prices available for this offer
Refund Option
If you choose not to participate in the ticket exchange, you must submit a refund request by replying to this email with your name, mailing address, and phone number NO LATER THAN 5 p.m. Thursday November 1. Unfortunately any refund request received later than this deadline will not be eligible for refund.
Once again the Boston Celtics apologize for the halftime cancellation of the Worcester preseason game and thank you for your understanding.
Best,
Kara
Kara Hutchinson | Boston Celtics Ticket Operations Coordinator
So to recap:
On October 30, the Celtics sent out a note saying people had ONE DAY to get their requests in for their money back…. or…. they could get 15 bucks off some of the worst seats in the house to see one of 4 Wednesday night games…. or a Monday night game against crappy teams.
Hey Celtics… you’ve been good for exactly ZERO regular season games and you’re already dicking over fans. Christ. Why such a small window for refunds? Why so many limitations? I know every game is sold out… so there needs to be some flexibility on game selections… fine. So give people a chance to figure out if they can go to a game.
To send out an email to fans and give them a day to respond is total bull. It’s a cheap ploy to make it hard for people to get their money back. It’s embarassing.
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This is so bush league. I am furious at the front office. They haven’t won squat yet and are already acting like the Red Sox or Patriots.