Seriously, how do they get away with this?!

Hubby and I were thinking about going to see Def Leppard and The Tea Party tonight. General Admission seating was being advertised for $20. It's an outdoor venue, a beautiful night, seemed like a fun thing to do at the last minute.

So, I go onto Ticketmaster to order tickets....

Ticket price = $20.00
Building Facility Charge = $3.75
Convenience Charge = $9.50

$9.50!!!! On a $20 ticket! How can they get away with charging a service fee that is almost 50% of the ticket price? Suddenly a $20 ticket is $33.50!!! There should be some sort of Consumer Gauging law against this sort of thing.

Oh, and let's not forget the $2.50 that I have to pay to print the tickets at home! Why am I paying to use my own printer, paper and ink?

Guess what? We're staying home tonight.