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EEK! A Dubai Resident Shared His Frustration After Hidden Fees Popped When Booking Eminem Concert Tickets
On June 10, while purchasing tickets for the Eminem concert – twitter user Rob McGovern had tweeted out a screenshot, which revealed the hidden fees that Ticketmaster UAE posed towards the end of the check-out.
The tweet incited a strong reaction from various Twitter users that had faced the same concern.
American rapper, Eminem, is set to return to the country to perform in Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island Du Arena in October. Tickets for his Revival tour concert went on sale following a same-day announcement, and many fans flocked to purchase.
User Rob noticed something a little odd when he tried to purchase his concert tickets…
Ticketmaster UAE are getting more and more thirsty for hidden ‘fees’ as the years go by pic.twitter.com/iwSSEw65Ke
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— Rob McGovern (@RobMcGov) June 10, 2019
Other residents quickly took to the thread to share their experience
Depending on the type of tickets purchased, one Twitter user also mentioned how the hidden charges would increase.
I saw that too! And for each category the price increases. What rubbish is this?
— Ashwin Fern&es has just (@ashshanuferns) June 10, 2019
Some also noticed that Ticketmaster charged an amount for ‘delivery fees’ of an email with a PDF of the tickets
Yeah it’s a joke. Plus they have the cheek to charge an avoidable AED 12 ‘delivery fee’ to send you an email
with a PDF of the tickets ?— Rob McGovern (@RobMcGov) June 10, 2019
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