String Cheese Incident 'hacks' around Ticketmaster sales

Re:String Cheese Incident 'hacks' around Ticketmaster sales by Zak on Wednesday May 16, 2012 @02:30AM (#3980764)

But buying a ticket on the band’s Web site has its own added cost: $12 to mail tickets by United Parcel Service, with no other delivery option offered. [snip] There was simply no way around that fee, Mr. Luba said.

That seems like a very high price for shipping a piece of paper. I'm certain USPS will do it for significantly less, with insurance and delivery confirmation. I wonder why that isn't a viable option in this case.

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Re:String Cheese Incident 'hacks' around Ticketmaster sales by ktsmith on Wednesday May 16, 2012 @12:06PM (#3982610)

I just bought tickets to a show from ticketmaster as it was the only option available. They charge $2.50 to print your ticket at home or if you don't mind waiting 2-4 weeks you can get them mailed to you for free. Every other option was in the 1000-2000% markup on the shipping costs.

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Re:String Cheese Incident 'hacks' around Ticketmaster sales by ROFISH on Wednesday May 16, 2012 @04:42AM (#3981072)

$12 is very high. Even from UPS, it should be $7 tops.

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Re:String Cheese Incident 'hacks' around Ticketmaster sales by DavidAbrams on Wednesday May 16, 2012 @04:27AM (#3981028)

Yes, I'm sick of this bullshit where something that easily fits in a standard envelope isn't sent by USPS for less than 50 cents.

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