I bought some tickets for something I cannot reveal here. Let us call it tickets to visit 'The Marmite Factory' for arguments sake. For purpose of the analogy assume I am booking a weekend pass for two people.
I bought these tickets online. Through a place that offers good deals. And I got the tickets 15% cheaper. Then they add on the card free. This is annoying. Because you are buying online, the only way you can pay is by card. So it's a complete gip that they don’t show this.
Then they come up with explanation that the card fee is per person, and per day's entry. Even though it's one payment for both people for both days' passes. Either the card fee is fixed or it is a % of the value.
There is no other way to pay but via card. So just up your prices and stop hiding fucking costs in other places. At least they aren't as bad as my gym who charges £10 a month for direct debit. Just charge me the damn total and don’t pretend you are cheaper than you are if it wasn't for those nasty card people. You all suck.
Squirrel Monkeys.
1. razorhead
You were taking someone up the Marmite Factory? There’s a euphemism is I ever heard one.
2. Green Fairy
I still remember his recommendation for an evening spent up the Oxo Tower. It’s pure filth here, I tell you.
3. karen
Oh come on, what were you buying tickets for. We already think of you as the sleazemeister - how bad can it be?
4. Adrian
I have bought tickets for Jose’s birthday present, which is why I am not saying what it is. Jose wanted to know and I have told her I’m taking her to the “Marmite Factory”. She unlike me doesn’t “love it”.
I’m not taking her to the Oxo Tower either. However when I do reveal what the “Marmite Factory” is, it is strangely fitting.
Boy is she going to be gutted when we do actually go to the Marmite Factory!
5. stroppycow
I should have known you had something to do with the fact that the last time I dealt with P&O things had changed. I got charged for amending a ticket - bearing in mind the ticket was prebooked and prepaided months in advance with no actual date on it I find it harsh to have to pay a fee for actually telling them when I am going to travel. Then to add insult to injury I had to pay a fee for paying for the cabin by credit card. The fee was more than 10% of the value of the transaction. How can that be justified. I knew I should stop reading your blog. It seems to help spread squirrel monkeys - as if there weren’t enough of them about already. :-)
6. Andy
Maybe they’re just spreading themselves too thin, but I’ve spoken to my mate at Marmite and he say he’s never heard of these costs.
7. melly
As always, I am completely confused. I have no idea what a marmite is and I have no desire to look it up. But I do know that surprises are seriously romantic.
Why it was only three years ago that I surprised my then lover with a pregnancy,”Surprise! I’m knocked up!” You don’t forget moments like those.
8. Adrian
Melly, Marmite is a food, made from yeast extract. It’s great on bagels.
I think it will be tough to surprise Jose with “I’m pregnant”. Although I think she might prefer that to me actually taking her to the Marmite factory.
9. melly
You wouldn’t be the first
10. Adrian
Melly, um, ahem, you do that thats a movie, and not quite the same as reality?
11. Jose
OH MY GOD, WHERE ARE WE GOING?!
12. Jose
OH MY GOD, WHERE ARE WE GOING?!
13. Jose
yep, that excited about it, I posted twice
14. Adrian
I told you, “The Marmite Factory”
15. Destructor
Marmite is not good on Bagels, or anything else for that matter. It’s foul-smelling evil in spreadable form.
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16. Stuart
They do all suck.
It’s true.
I saw them.
17. the night Wednesday
in night Wednesday