Sad, Happy, VENT...DC and AMEX

[momabaarjo]

Yes...another post about this "WONDERFUL" offer from American Express...

After all the pain to get an AMEX card to purchase these....I knew the tickets would be limited, but really only 85 tickets available (should not have wasted my time)...had 4 people try all at the same time frame right on the noon dot to help me out...we never got in...after 24 minutes of refreshing...SOLD OUT! Yep, I am disappointed...oh well, would have helped my budget but not a trip breaker...and yes we are still going to Discovery Cove.

I am very HAPPY for those who got in and were able to get these tickets...yes I am, because sometime I will get lucky too and get a great deal, not this time...oh well...

But now that being said...I got to thinking more about this entire offer...

ONLY 85 TICKETS....??????

If Discovery Cove only admits 1000 people per day (according to their website), and there are about 260 days left to use that offer that means...260,000 people OVER 1/4 of a million for the remainder of the year will get to experience Discovery Cove....that means 85 tickets....1 ticket per 3000 people were offered or 1 ticket for every 3 days the park is in operation....

Tell me is that really an offer????

Yep, if it sounds too good to be true...It is!!!!!

 

[Janet Hill]

AMX must have heard you.... they now have the number of tickets available listed for each of the promos. Not very many available for anything.

 

[newyorkmike]

OP.

I agree completely. Total scam to drive page traffic likely for the purpose of generating ad revenue for promotional partners.

 

[shalom]

OP.

I agree completely. Total scam to drive page traffic likely for the purpose of generating ad revenue for promotional partners.

Not a total scam, in that there are a few people who get tickets, but even before the SeaWorld ticket offering if you read the fine print they described the tickets as "extremely limited" -- and clearly they weren't exaggerating.