Got the Ozzy tickets, but not without difficulty

I'm only posting this because I like to brag when I pull something like this off, even though it's not that big of an accomplishment.

So after my first class today, I decided it'd be the best time to go get my Ozzy tickets. I took the requisite buses and then walked to the Target Center. Happily, I walked up to the counter and said I would like 3 of the 23 dollar Ozzy tickets (one for me, one for a buddy of mine who's going with me, and one for my brother). I was informed by the old woman behind the counter that "49.50 is the cheapest ticket." I knew this to be false; I had been on the ticketmaster website THIS very morning and had seen the 23 dollar seats. I even had the row and section memorized that I'd seen. She wasn't having any of it though and I could tell she was enjoying watching my mind race and my nerves stew in frantic thought. I explained that I had seen the 23 dollar price on both the ticketmaster website as well as the Target Center website. She assured me that I must not have 'seen what I saw' because ticketmaster may have led me to a 'sister site' that sells tickets for discounted prices. Now, I am not a neurosurgeon but it occurs to me I would KNOW if I was no longer on the ticketmaster site. The site I was on was DEFINITELY the ticketmaster website, the same site I've used plenty in the past to search for tickets.

So I had to think fast. I wasn't walking out of that building without those tickets, but I could not in good conscience be conned out of my money. Then, the idea struck me. "Okay, so you would say that the target center website prices are different from the prices you charge here, correct?" (I said this knowing that the correct answer is no) She replied "No...they would be...the same..." I could tell she was on to me at least a little bit, and I knew I had her exactly positioned for the big finale. So I instructed her to check the Target Center website, and lo and behold, she finds the tickets for 23 dollars. Looking nervous and unsure, she checked the ticketmaster site too...still 23. And it even showed her the EXACT seats I wanted. I calmly asked "May I have those seats?" to which she was again unsure of what to say. She turned to a coworker and pointed to the screen. Her coworker squinted, then shrugged...essentially telling her that her hands were tied by this new information, and I would be able to purchase the tickets. I bought the tickets and thanked her, grinning like a sadistic SOB the whole time.

The moral of the story: sometimes the customer IS right and you have to pry a little bit to get what's coming your way. I worked in retail for a year as a sales peon so I know how it is from the other side of the counter too, but this was a case where she was giving me static the whole time I was in there and seemed like she'd rather be doing anything but helping me, so I didn't feel bad about purposely one-upping her to get what I wanted.

Anyhow, OZZY: HALLOWEEN NIGHT


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