Time to grind some gears....with the latest price details for the Champions League at Wembley released, starting at £176, it got me wondering: what the hell is a booking fee??
I buy a ticket. It costs £150 - an insane and inflated price designed to get as much money as possible - and then they whack on a £26 (£36 if you are abroad) booking fee. Why not include the fee in the cost? Do they think we will see 150 quid and say 'that seems quite reasonable actually' but £176 would be a bridge too far??
It is not just Uefa of course, they are just the latest example. Tottenham (and everyone else) do it. The best is when they charge a booking fee even though you are picking up the tickets. Why not include the sodding thing in the price? Are they saying 'We are ripping you off, but only by this much! The extra cost isn't to do with us....'
It doesn't matter to us! We still have to pay it!!
Football is not alone, of course it isn't. Not just sport, but anywhere, there are always hidden costs that make a bargain actually more expensive than the other options. I'm getting sick and tired of it - I want the fee to be all inclusive. I want the bottom line. i do not want to know who gets what, or why I'm charged this bit or that, just tell me how much it costs me in total. How much I have to pay.
And at £176, Uefa can stick their ticket up their ass! If I got one (and Spurs were not in a final) I'd sell it to a tout and make some money. In fact, why don't Uefa do just that?? They would make a fortune.
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