I bought tickets to a 2-day event that was happening over Memorial Day weekend only to find out that I got the weekend wrong and it wasn’t, in fact, over Memorial Day weekend.
…Which meant, of course, that I didn’t actually have the weekend off and I wouldn’t actually be able to go.
And, of course, there was a no refund policy.
So there I was, $180 in the hole for an event I wouldn’t even be able to attend.
And, of course, when I emailed the customer service folks, they reiterated that there was a no refund policy and that there was nothing they could do.
…But, said I should try selling them on SeakGeek, StubHub, etc.
And you know what… I always wondered how that might go if I was to get an extra ticket to a really great event early and resell it on one of those websites… maybe even for a profit?
Which is precisely the opportunity that I’m walking away from this experience with.
…And if you look closely, you might find a hidden opportunity in a seemingly stupid-only move that you recently made, too.