Comments on: 新三块钱国币 (New three dollar)

By: tsk tsk tsk

tsk tsk tsk — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 18:26:12 +0000

haha indiana.. a little slow on the topic, but ya know what? one look at the ticket and it’s obvious that the words are burnt onto the ticket by laser.
no ink involved.
and, don’t you use their website to book tickets?maintaining system and website is not free ya know..
purchasing of tickets is not as simple as click and print.alot more work going on behind dudes. they dont build website and system, how u wanna buy your tickets?they don’t buy equipment, how u wanna print your ticket?

By: Amused

Amused — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 05:11:18 +0000

Heh. Looks like they have learned from Ticketmasters (an American ticketing company). Brace for more charges.

By: Donaldson Tan

Donaldson Tan — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 15:00:24 +0000

That sounds exactly like Microsoft does by bundling internet explorer and windows media player with the operating system. Competition is not kept in check in Singapore to ensure a level playing field for competitors and also good value for consumers.

By: cognito

cognito — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 02:41:14 +0000

Why doesn’t anybody complain to the competition council? This is a clear case of profiteering by a monopoly.

By: Wah Bian A

Wah Bian A — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 00:51:07 +0000

16) Donaldson Tan, no one can complete unless you own Singapore Indoor Stadium & Esplanade.

If I am not wrong, all performances at both Singapore Indoor Stadium and Esplanade have their ticket purchased ONLY through SISTIC.

Also heard last year that SISTIC was looking to sell the company, so likely to have increased their $1 to $2 to now $3 ticketing service charge to attract high bidder but so far no news about this.

By: teo soh lung

teo soh lung — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:30:45 +0000

$3 is a lot of money for doing so little. Recently, I thought that by going down to the sistic outlet, I could save $3 each for the 9 tickets I wanted to purchase. I was disappointed that I still had to pay $27 extra for the 9 tickets. I had wasted my busfare and time going to the outlet which cost more than the postage of 20 cents.

Sistic being partially owned by the Esplanade should not do this shameful business of squeezing helpless customers. But how do we small time theatre goers do a boycott? We would not only hurt the government but also our friends who work so hard to put up a play! They will be suffering a bigger loss with an empty hall. Maybe we can organise a boycott of a big show. But big shows are usually sponsored and they don’t need us small time theatre goers to fill the hall.

Yes, so like everything else in this country, we are forced to pay and pay. Pay up or miss the show. Resigned …

By: Donaldson Tan

Donaldson Tan — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 13:42:30 +0000

Where are the local entrepreneurs to compete with SISTIC? It is really bad situation that we have so many conflicts of interest in every sector of the economy.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 13:07:08 +0000

“They are a commercial entity,” ” However, Sistic is jointly owned by the Singapore Sports Council and Esplanade Theatres”

Did they use taxmoney to build infrastructure ? Did they merely and happily pass the cost back to the consumer ? What happen to CASE ? No CASE investigation ?

By: James

James — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 13:02:03 +0000

They are a commercial entity, I believe they can charge as much as they like – no matter is it $9 or $90.
However I won’t agree if it was a public entity overcharging the citizens.

By: Arthur Lee

Arthur Lee — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 09:13:59 +0000

There will always be all kind of reasons to increase our cost of living in Sg but very few reasons to help our people. And as usual the response from our leadership is ‘dun ask what the PAP can do for you but what you can do for yourselves’. so keep paying…..

By: interested

interested — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 07:45:11 +0000

if u do not use sistic, you cannot buy tickets to any event. so what choice do we have? as much choice as voting in a new government.
thats the price u pay living in singapore, i guess

By: victor @young generation@

victor @young generation@ — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 06:31:11 +0000

i hate the sistic…

did not done any thing,,but still tax…

sian..

By: k

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 04:54:43 +0000

I think someone ought to start some kind of facebook group to gather all the ‘voices’ that we have.

By: MMSMPMMC

MMSMPMMC — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 04:30:32 +0000

这叫”抽水费”, 养肥那帮人.

By: Donaldson Tan

Donaldson Tan — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 04:29:41 +0000

邹文森，

我非常同意你的看法。我们不需要这么多中间人来提高票价。艺术表演不一定要在一个昂贵的戏剧场所举办。其实，大学，理工学院和私立中学的设备也不错啊。买卖戏票也可以通过paypal。问题是艺术家本身肯负起租场所，买卖戏票和市场营销的商业职责吗？

By: mr E

mr E — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 04:04:36 +0000

as a person who travels abroad a lot. I never believe in paying for service charge in singapore. Its a memorable event whenever I find one that deserves it.

By: conned,ransomed,cheated en bullied

conned,ransomed,cheated en bullied — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 03:50:06 +0000

“Unfortunately everything is to do with oil….”, unquote.

Now that oil has fallen to US$68(London 16 Oct 2008) and electricity tariff upped by 21+%, costs of all things will be up again and all things got to do with electricity, including the petrol pump, is electric powered.

My god………………………………………….!

I saw huge crowd at Geylang(Red Lantern Zone) on weekends and Public Holidays (any illegal assemblies?). Customer Service Standards must be very high?

By: Donaldson Tan

Donaldson Tan — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 03:28:23 +0000

Indiana (#4),

Then the question begging to be asked if how come SISTIC has the monopoly?

By: Indiana

Indiana — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 03:14:35 +0000

Unfortunately everything is to do with oil…the plastic ink cartridge for the ticket printing is made from oil by-products…all plastics are, which is why everything is getting more expensive. Places charging more rents, so someone has to pay…and it is always the consumer since no company wants to see profits fall.

As for not using SISTEC…then the artists don’t get paid either when show cancels after 1 night…and how does that help a much needed growing arts movement in a country already obsessed with the dollar? Boycotting SISTEC means boycotting the artists themselves which in turn means less arts on offer.

By: steven yang

steven yang — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 03:06:28 +0000

of course, every corporation in sg is about squeezing more and more profit from the peasants, esp true for gavern-linked company. sistic is also one of them. owned by SSC/esplanade and monopoly the ticketing industry in sg.