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It amazes me that Amazon has free shipping

Scyber : 3/31/2015 12:14 pm
if you spend at least $35, but yet the New York Giants charge me a $5 "handling fee" for my season tickets......
Buy something you see on TV  
mrvax : 3/31/2015 12:19 pm : link
"..and if you call right now, we'll double your offer..."

I did call one time and told them specifically I didn't want the product handled. They didn't laugh.

Shipping & handling. It's like as if you bought a bag of ice and had to pay a few bucks for the bag.

Once I'm POTUS, you will not be able to give out a selling price unless you include S&H up front.
I think Amazon has a slightly different business model  
ron mexico : 3/31/2015 12:29 pm : link
than the Giants

RE: I think Amazon has a slightly different business model  
YAJ2112 : 3/31/2015 12:33 pm : link
In comment 12211757 ron mexico said:
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than the Giants


You mean the Giants aren't shipping out millions of season ticket orders per year, with fairly steady daily volumes?
It amazes me that someone who can afford season tickets...  
Klaatu : 3/31/2015 12:40 pm : link
Is bitching about an extra five bucks.
you're buying season tickets  
santacruzom : 3/31/2015 12:40 pm : link
and complaining about a tacked-on 5 bucks?

Man, talk about your first world problems.
Let's say the lower end tickets are $80 each  
giants#1 : 3/31/2015 12:42 pm : link
that's $800 for the season. $5 shipping/handling fee is less than 1% of the total cost. The $5 isn't going to change anyone's mind about their season ticket purchase, yet S&H on top of a $35 purchase could make some go shop elsewhere (e.g. target/walmart).
back on topic  
Rocky369 : 3/31/2015 12:46 pm : link
shipping and processing seems to be the default nowadays. I guess there were a bunch more comedians that didn't want their packages fondled.

on second thought, perhaps you ask them to exclude shipping. puts the Asian massage parlor right outta business.
Yeah, I was thinking about getting a luxury suite for next season  
Bramton1 : 3/31/2015 1:00 pm : link
but the shipping and handling fee was too rich for my skin.
I'm surprised  
pjcas18 : 3/31/2015 1:02 pm : link
people don't just print all their tickets at home and people actually have physical tickets mailed to them.

you should write them a strongly worded letter.
Hey, look at me!  
RC02XX : 3/31/2015 1:08 pm : link
I have season tickets!
There you go......  
jsuds : 3/31/2015 1:24 pm : link
pjcas said:
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I'm surprised
people don't just print all their tickets at home and people actually have physical tickets mailed to them.


I have to have the mailed hardcopy; I then print them all electronically for attendance.


Give me all your money  
Post Time : 3/31/2015 1:58 pm : link
and I'll make some origami, honey. - NY Giants
Amazon Prime....  
Doomster : 3/31/2015 2:04 pm : link
Gotta love it.....
RE: I think Amazon has a slightly different business model  
mdc1 : 3/31/2015 3:08 pm : link
In comment 12211757 ron mexico said:
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than the Giants


yeah, the are a corporation. How much taxation is the Giants organization involved with again?
RE: RE: I think Amazon has a slightly different business model  
YAJ2112 : 3/31/2015 3:14 pm : link
In comment 12211980 mdc1 said:
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In comment 12211757 ron mexico said:


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than the Giants




yeah, the are a corporation. How much taxation is the Giants organization involved with again?


are you implying the Giants are tax exempt?
I am more surprised  
upstatenyg : 3/31/2015 3:50 pm : link
that they don't email you a tracking number, or somehow do something else to allow to see where the package is.

they should also give you an option to print from home and skip the hard copy tickets, although i am not sure who would really do that.

the jets this year are doing the credit card thing, which is autoloaded with your tickets. interesting.
I was really hoping...  
BamaBlue : 3/31/2015 3:57 pm : link
that the Giants would make John Jerry hand-deliver all of the 2015 season tickets. The guy didn't do crap on the field last year, the least he could do is contribute off the field. Maybe Giants managment is saving him to validate parking...
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