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Joanna’s Story

Made on July 30, 2007
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So, long story short...

While Joanna was at work

Joanna made the mistake of

buying concert tickets without confirming plans with people

My Advice to You is

always confirm plans when it involves money... and don't succumb to impulse buying

Here's the whole story

I was online getting ready to purchase tickets to the Justin Timberlake concert. For the record, I'm not a pop concert fan but he's definitely an exception. Anyway, the seats I found were in a decent spot but I couldn't get a hold of my cousin to confirm our plans of going together. Her friend was supposed to come along as well, so I figured it'd be better to buy the tix instead of disappointing everyone. If things fall through I can always sell them later, right?

Problem: Floor tickets (closer) vs. seats (comfortable). I worried that my cousin's friend would flake out, so I bought 3 seats AND 2 floor tickets... just in case. I also knew the concert would sell out soon because it's his 3rd show in LA, so I went ahead and bought 2 more coveted floor tickets thinking I could sell those for crazy money the week before the show.

My cousin calls an hour after my massive purchase saying she can't make it. I now have 7 tickets and 2 parking passes for this damn show, totaling about $800+. Luckily, I still have 2 people to go with but now I've got to get rid of the additional 4 floor tickets and a parking pass.

Btw, this situation can actually work in your favor when you live in a town where you know a bunch of people and can get rid of the tickets quickly. Looks like I'll be posting these bad boys on Craigslist...

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Dennis Eusebio says
Posted on July 30, 2007

I've honestly been one of those people to flake on others.

I know I know, I'm getting better about it now.

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Joanna says
Posted on July 30, 2007

Yes, I read the "don't invite Dennis over to watch a game on tv" story earlier.

Way to, Dennis... way to go.

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