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lol my parents suggested we go see Penn & Teller in Vegas.. "tickets are only $76, that's not bad" (USD remember)
then you realise this is ticketmaster and also it's America where the prices are never the prices
$76 x 3 = $228? Nope.. $76 x 3 = $339.85
If there is a Order Processing Fee (why is there even one?) then what in the HELL is a Service Fee? And wtf is a Facilities Charge and why would that not be included in the ticket price? Then naturally + tax because America is dumb.
So yeah we're not spending $500 AUD on 3 Penn & Teller tickets.
Edit: I found another website selling them for $71 each and less of the nonsense fees and it came to $382.53 AUD total for 3 tickets instead of $500. Ticketmaster costs $117 AUD more just for being Ticketmaster. Turns out we're all soured on the idea now anyway so we're still not buying them. I've already seen them last time I went in 2012 anyway.
This reminds me of hotel invoices I would get in the US, with so many line items including fee this fee that. The advertised price is never the actual price!
I'm surprised Americans aren't world beaters at mental arithmetic given how much is required every time you want to get a freaking burger.
Might as well be lucky they're not expecting a tip on top of that.
16.35/76 = your mandatory 21.5% tip. My general rule of thumb is shown price x 1.5. This looks like another one.
Are they worth it?
Depends.. if they were a couple of nobodies that sort of money would be outrageous but they're legends. If you don't hold much value in their reputation then nah. It's still a fun show but I wouldn't pay too much to go back a second time. I'm glad I saw them the first time (when our dollar was worth more than theirs).
The US has no laws requiring the advertised price to be the "bottom line" price. It's just false advertising. But they don't do anything about it because the businesses lobby politicians to protect their racket, and half the country would complain that any government regulation is intently bad.