I'm going to the Olympics - are you?
Friday, June 3, 2011 at 12:45 So, have you got any Olympic tickets?
Having bid for £1,000 worth of tickets (I beat the deadline by five minutes), my bank account was this week debited by £66. (That's £60 worth of tickets plus a £6 admin fee.)
Frankly, I'm lucky. Listening to Five Live on Wednesday, scores of people were complaining that they had got nothing at all, despite (in some cases) applying for thousands of pounds worth of tickets.
According to one report, even Boris Johnson failed to get a single ticket, although I can't help think that he'll be invited to a few events (the Opening Ceremony, perhaps) in his official capacity.
What was funny was the fact that most callers failed to understand that the application process was a lottery - official.
As one person pointed out, when you enter the National Lottery, do you expect to get something – even £1 – just because you've bought £100 worth of Lottery tickets?
Look on the bright side. Unlike most lotteries, no-one has lost money.
Anyway, I'm trying to work out what my tickets are for. Given that the minimum price for a ticket is generally £20 (with some exceptions for children aged 16 or less), it appears that I have failed to get tickets for the whole family for any single event.
Instead – and this is a shrewd guess – I think I've got two £30 tickets for the boxing!!! At least my son will be happy.
Reader Comments (2)
It appears that some councils have been much more successful as they have got hold of some for 'entertainment'.
Best of luck to you. I'll make sure I'm out of the country.