Comments on: CoSport Olympic Ticket Pick-Up Hassle

By: Morgan

Morgan — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:42:21 +0000

HA! Awesome blog, dude. I was in tears for the entire games because I couldn’t go (i had planned on it for the past two years, but my plans fell apart). I just got the bright idea to read blogs about peoples’ experiences at the games and came across yours (I’m also enjoying the rest of your blog, i was just looking for this sort of stuff especially). Totally made my day. I don’t know if I’ll ever get over having missed out. Thanks for making me feel like i have my own little memory of Beijing.

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 08:59:05 +0000

I was with a collegue working in Beijing for 3 weeks during the Olympics, we wanted to go and see just one event at the Birds Nest. It turned out that Cosport were the best (and probably only) option for last minute tickets. After quite a bit of hassle on their internet site which said nothing was available I gave them a call, they said that a block of tickets will be launched shortly and to just keep trying. About 2 hours later I had a quick surf on their site and low and behold tickets were available (although only the most expensive). They charged around US$ 177.00 each (with a face valie of RMB 800), plus a booking fee of US$ 30.00. This, I thought, was just a crazy mark-up on the currency, but was still much better than the black market. There were many ticket touts in Beijing, which may account for all the reports of empty seats at many of the venues. Like you I had no access to a printer for the confirmation, but I did have the confirmation e-mail on my BlackBerry. The process of pick-up was painless. The office was not busy (only one other customer) and the Chinese staff were exemplary, very polite and they took the time to show me a map of the Stadium so I knew which gate to go through to get to my seats.

By: Sephoraqueen

Sephoraqueen — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:28:07 +0000

Re: Cosport.
I atteneded the olympics via an att sponsored event. So cosport provided as hospitality and tour guides. I felt they were not attentive, def not conciderate of the older guest and those with health conditions. It was a lot of walking involved, and some of the older guest fell behind and were lost. I noticed the cosport employees busy on their cells, or trying to trade even tickets, or just to busy to be bothered with their jobs. i was very disapoointed.
Now on to Bank of china. i wanted to make a simple currancy excahnge and not from a atm. i was rudely told by 3 dif branches to go to the next bank of china before someone actually helped me.

By: Vince

Vince — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 17:47:53 +0000

Josh,

You sound like a whiney little Bi^ch. You’re lucky someone didn’t pick you up by the nape of your scrawny little neck a throw your a$$ to the curb (after smacking you around a little first). Have a little understanding and compassion for these people at this company…they have to deal with F***ing idiots like you on a daily basis (enough to drive a saint to drink).

Love your blog site. What’s your real job?

By: Gabriel

Gabriel — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 01:30:20 +0000

I think Bank of China was much worse. I was one of those people that filled in my online ticketing account as required with my first and last name (no space for middle name, nor did they ask for it). When I went to the BoC they refused to give me my tickets since my passport had my middle name but the ticketing account didn’t. It didn’t matter that the name and the passport number was exactly the same. Eventually I went home and called the ticketing hotline directly. They told me to go back the next day and when I did, it seemed like a whole bunch of foreigners were in the same boat. I got the tickets.

At least with CoSport they do specify in the e-mail that the purchase confirmation is needed. I probably wouldn’t have brought it either, but 3 seconds ago I found the confirmation e-mail and printed it out. Thanks Josh.

By: chriswaugh_bj

chriswaugh_bj — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 03:06:12 +0000

You didn’t demand to see his manager? I hope you at least told somebody more senior what that idiot was doing to damage their business.

By: Nick

Nick — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 12:36:52 +0000

I would have reacted exactly the same way. I’m glad airline check in staff aren’t this retarded.

By: DamnFoolMonkey

DamnFoolMonkey — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 05:42:06 +0000

Couldn’t you just have opened the email on your phone and showed them that? Or did they insist on the actual physical piece of paper?

By: Josh

Josh — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 04:20:00 +0000

@Amy,

Didn’t I just change the settings on my site for you? Thanks for stabbing me in the back!

Just kidding, but what I seriously don’t like is dumb rules based on no logic or unfriendly people who don’t like taking my money happily. What information was in the e-mail that I didn’t provide? No one even looked at the e-mail when I brought it!

By: Amy

Amy — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 03:10:53 +0000

I’m sorry you had a terrible experience with CoSport and obviously you are certainly not a man of good temper.

Well, sometimes an email is an email. Didn’t they specify that you need to print the email and bring it with you when picking up the tickets? Hey man, don’t always try to walk over the rule/regulation…