so many people, I know, are talking about this, as if it is, the greatest thing or most crooked thing the company has done for its "fans." I have always thought that ticket companies were like any company making a buck for someone in this age of personal and private capitalism, and should not be shunned. But I look at it from the perspective of someone who does not use one company only primarily to buy tickets, when I do go to shows, which isn't as often as some people. I am the type of person, that knows people are working at those ticket companies, and they 'gotta get paid, just as do the management and owners, so I never minded paying an extra charge to pay those people. I am not a fan of the price of beers or food at venues, either, but I still consume them while I am there.
I just hope I can figure out how to use this the next time I try to buy a ticket, or try to find something to go see. I'll go see pretty much about anything to get out of the house nowadays.