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November 9, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

At Your Service (Fee): The Giant Rip-Off Where You Pay $8 Extra For No Fucking Service At All

When you buy a ticket to see a gig you have to pay a service fee. So your ticket to see a band – or go to the opera, or a show – is, say, $62 or $132 but you have to pay another $8 on top. So what they actually mean is your ticket […]
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