denied admission

[rounder808]

last night when i attended the citizen cope show i experienced something that has probably made me the angriest person in america. when i arrived i threw away my coke bottle in the trash can outside, walked right up to the entrance, gave the guy my ticket and driver's lisence which says i was born in 1986, making me 19 years old...and he took my ticket gave me back my ID and said "nice try, i'll see you later."
 
 i asked him what was going on and he said that i had been drinking and that i just threw away my bottle of alcohol (which was not true). then after calling the 411 to get 930's number i spoke to a woman inside who accused me of being drunk over the phone. i explained my situation and she said, "you are drunk sir, im sorry but you are drunk."
 
 so after being denied admission to see my favorite artist, i get accused over the phone by someone i've never seen before in my life that i am drunk.
 
 has anything like this happened to anyone and is there anything i can do about it? all i want is atleast my money back.

[beetsnotbeats]

Originally posted by broseph:
  last night when i attended the citizen cope show i experienced something that has probably made me the angriest person in america. when i arrived i threw away my coke bottle in the trash can outside, walked right up to the entrance, gave the guy my ticket and driver's lisence which says i was born in 1986, making me 19 years old...and he took my ticket gave me back my ID and said "nice try, i'll see you later."
 
 i asked him what was going on and he said that i had been drinking and that i just threw away my bottle of alcohol (which was not true). then after calling the 411 to get 930's number i spoke to a woman inside who accused me of being drunk over the phone. i explained my situation and she said, "you are drunk sir, im sorry but you are drunk."
 
 so after being denied admission to see my favorite artist, i get accused over the phone by someone i've never seen before in my life that i am drunk.
 
 has anything like this happened to anyone and is there anything i can do about it? all i want is atleast my money back.

No, you are the very first person to which this has happened. You should sell the movie rights.
 
 The 411?

[rounder808]

i wrote "the 930" when i meant to write 411, hence "the 411." but seriously, is there any way to get my money back?

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

Two observations:
 
 1. You really shouldn't be drinking Coke. That shit will rot your guts and your teeth. You should have seen mine before I got them fixed.
 
 2. You shouldn't be listening to Citizen Cope. That shit will rot your guts and your teeth.

[thatguy]

Originally posted by broseph:
 
 has anything like this happened to anyone and is there anything i can do about it? all i want is atleast my money back.

it has happened before, and it will happen again.  there is nothing to be done.  you will not get your money back.  learn a lesson, and don't drink before you come to the club next time.

[rounder808]

Originally posted by thatguy:
   

Originally posted by broseph:
 
 has anything like this happened to anyone and is there anything i can do about it? all i want is atleast my money back.

it has happened before, and it will happen again.  there is nothing to be done.  you will not get your money back.  learn a lesson, and don't drink before you come to the club next time. [/b]

i don't understand why my ticket was taken...i think it's just wrong for that to happen. i understand you reserving the right to deny admission to anyone for whatever reason you have, but to take my $30 ticket and then tell me i can't come in is messed up. atleast let me get my money back. and yea, don't worry, i'm pretty sure there's not gonna be a "next time"

[manimtired]

are you allowed to be 21+ and show up drunk?

[beetsnotbeats]

Originally posted by beetsnotbeats:
  No, you are the very first person to which this has happened. You should sell the movie rights.

Edit: to whom this has happened.
 
 They're, I feel better....
   

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

Did you buy your ticket with money made from a job? Or did mommy and daddy pay for the ticket?

[thatguy]

Originally posted by broseph:
  i don't understand why my ticket was taken...i think it's just wrong for that to happen. i understand you reserving the right to deny admission to anyone for whatever reason you have, but to take my $30 ticket and then tell me i can't come in is messed up. atleast let me get my money back. and yea, don't worry, i'm pretty sure there's not gonna be a "next time"

i will explain this to you one more time, since the three or four times i explained it last night didn't seem to get through:
 
 the 9:30 club is an all ages venue.  therefore, we have to be incredibly strict about our policies regarding alcohol and minors.  if we had admitted you last night and the alcohol control authorities had chosen to check up on us and found you inside under the influence of alcohol, we could be shut down.  is it likely to happen?  no.  could it happen? yes.  are we willing to take that risk?  no.
 
 it's very simple.  you are not 21.  you consumed alcohol before you attempted to enter the club.  we denied you entry, as is our right as a private establishment.  no refund is required by law.  as i told you last night, you should consider yourself lucky that we just denied you entry.  you could've been turned over to the police and been issued a citation or worse.  
 
 i'm sorry if you choose to stop coming to the club as a result of this situation, but keep in mind that it was your actions that lead to this situation.

[rounder808]

Originally posted by Weird Little Self Loathing Man:
  Did you buy your ticket with money made from a job? Or did mommy and daddy pay for the ticket?

haha, oh my god you're funny. from a job and to be truthful i don't give a damn if you don't like cope or coke or whatever your personal preference on anything is, all i want is my $$.

[thatguy]

Originally posted by manimtired:
  are you allowed to be 21+ and show up drunk?

we reserve the right to refuse entry to any patron we think is intoxicated to the point where they may pose a threat to themselves or others.  
 
 if someone over 21 shows up intoxicated, we usually give them the opportunity to sober up a bit and might let them in later, and then stamp them underage so that they cannot drink anymore.  if they are stumbling drunk, they are just as likely to be denied as a minor.

[rounder808]

Originally posted by thatguy:
   

Originally posted by broseph:
  i don't understand why my ticket was taken...i think it's just wrong for that to happen. i understand you reserving the right to deny admission to anyone for whatever reason you have, but to take my $30 ticket and then tell me i can't come in is messed up. atleast let me get my money back. and yea, don't worry, i'm pretty sure there's not gonna be a "next time"

i will explain this to you one more time, since the three or four times i explained it last night didn't seem to get through:
 
 the 9:30 club is an all ages venue.  therefore, we have to be incredibly strict about our policies regarding alcohol and minors.  if we had admitted you last night and the alcohol control authorities had chosen to check up on us and found you inside under the influence of alcohol, we could be shut down.  is it likely to happen?  no.  could it happen? yes.  are we willing to take that risk?  no.
 
 it's very simple.  you are not 21.  you consumed alcohol before you attempted to enter the club.  we denied you entry, as is our right as a private establishment.  no refund is required by law.  as i told you last night, you should consider yourself lucky that we just denied you entry.  you could've been turned over to the police and been issued a citation or worse.  
 
 i'm sorry if you choose to stop coming to the club as a result of this situation, but keep in mind that it was your actions that lead to this situation. [/b]

i completely understand you denying my entrance to the club, i haven't had any question about it, there's no need to explain it again. all i want to know is why you would take a ticket and then not allow someone to go in. i now understnad there are no required refunds, but i just think it is a horrible policy to deny someone entrance and then take their ticket. i'm obvisouly not going to try to get back in because it would be a lost cause. but atleast let the person get a refund.

[MindCage]

Lesson learned  
 
 If you're underage and drinking out in your car or wherever, don't throw your bottle out in front of the club getting in that last drink. They're right there watching you as you hand over your under 21 ID.  Plus make sure you're not smelling like booze. Easiest way to be denied besides stumbling down  
 
 Wasn't there a post exactly like this about 6 months ago. Oh wait, nevermind, this is the first time it's happened!
 
 MindCage
 Mindless Faith
 Deep6 Productions

[rounder808]

Originally posted by MindCage:
  Lesson learned    
 
 If you're underage and drinking out in your car or wherever, don't throw your bottle out in front of the club getting in that last drink. They're right there watching you as you hand over your under 21 ID.  Plus make sure you're not smelling like booze. Easiest way to be denied besides stumbling down    
 
 Wasn't there a post exactly like this about 6 months ago. Oh wait, nevermind, this is the first time it's happened!
 
 MindCage
 Mindless Faith
 Deep6 Productions

tried to search for a post on this before i wrote it but couldn't find a search option. i never asked if this was the first time that has happened, it's obviously happened before, just wanted to kno if anyone here had experience with it.