Vegas - Did I miss this?

ZBTHorton · #1 05-24-2007, 08:21 PM

So I was in LV for the past three days, and for the first time in a while I actually did a few things other than play 16 hour poker sessions(mistake #1 obv).

So I walked the strip with the group I was with, and went to see some of the casinos I normally don't frequent.

In the process of all the walking, I was probably asked if I wanted to buy show tickets...maybe...100 times in 3 days. When did this begin? Has it always been this bad? Do these people really make money?

I just don't get it. It kind of ruined my trip into several different casinos. I didn't see a single person anywhere buying anything from any of these people. When did this all begin so prevalent?

EDIT: The one funny thing about all of the sales people, was that they ALL tried to talk to you the same way... "how long you in town for?" "Where are you from?" were the only two questions I was asked. So do all of these people work for the same company?

mingorama · #2 05-24-2007, 08:24 PM

It's been this way for at least 3-4 years, to my recollection. Annoying people in cheap uniforms at kiosks inbetween nearly every casino, trying to get you to eventually try and go and hear a sales pitch for a condo or timeshare. I just don't make eye contact, or ignore them entirely.

psandman · #3 05-24-2007, 09:04 PM

Actually I have never seen anyone trying to sell show tickets like this.

However the timeshare sellers are usually offering show tickets as an incentive to hear the sales pitch. They generally leave single men alone and focus on couples, but the last time I went into the rio alone they did approach me so they may be changing their tactics.

I don't know why they bother you, just walk past them and ignore them.

Al_Capone_Junior · #4 05-24-2007, 09:49 PM

Just ask yourself "is this too good to be true?" If the answer is yes, then it IS too good to be true. I wouldn't trust any of them. There are lots of people looking for suckers in vegas, and unfortunately there are plenty of suckers keeping them going. Although you may actually get something real from some of them, I wouldn't trust any of them. There's one sure place to get show tickets - the box office.

Al

ZBTHorton · #5 05-24-2007, 09:51 PM

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I don't know why they bother you, just walk past them and ignore them.

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Normally, they don't. But around the 50th time I was asked in a matter of a few hours, it began getting more than a little annoying.

rafiki · #6 05-24-2007, 10:15 PM

honestly my favorite part of vegas is the mexicans handing out porn by slapping them. Is there anything better ? God we laugh at that.

BigBuffet · #7 05-24-2007, 11:23 PM

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There's one sure place to get show tickets - the box office.

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Actually, there's two places (forgot the name) where you can get discount show tickets for that night. One is near the Coca-cola store on the Strip and the other is in the Fashion Show mall.

BigBuffet · #8 05-24-2007, 11:29 PM

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The one funny thing about all of the sales people, was that they ALL tried to talk to you the same way... "how long you in town for?" "Where are you from?" were the only two questions I was asked. So do all of these people work for the same company?

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Just like the Geico gekko, they just have two seconds to get your attention and build quick fakey rapport.

I lived in Vegas in the late 80's. I worked downtown in an office building and initially went to lunch at places like Sassy Sallies and Coin Castle (old downtown slot joints) until I found good restaurants.

It was amusing how the slot whores in those joints asked the same questions BUT DIDN'T WAIT FOR AN ANSWER before hustling Joe and Jane from West Undershirt to a "Hot Slot Machine".

After the first machine failed to hit, they'd hustle them to another "really hot machine". The suckers never failed to fall for the scam [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

Moneyline · #9 05-24-2007, 11:30 PM

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Just ask yourself "is this too good to be true?" If the answer is yes, then it IS too good to be true. I wouldn't trust any of them. There are lots of people looking for suckers in vegas, and unfortunately there are plenty of suckers keeping them going. Although you may actually get something real from some of them, I wouldn't trust any of them. There's one sure place to get show tickets - the box office.

Al

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Two years ago the salesmen outside Harrah's just gave me and my girlfriend 2 tickets to Mac King without us having to even sign our names on a list, let alone go to one of the presentations. I don't know if this was an aberration, but it's definitely at least possible to get show tickets without having to do anything other than talk with them for 20 seconds.

BigBuffet · #10 05-24-2007, 11:32 PM

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Two years ago the salesmen outside Harrah's just gave me and my girlfriend 2 tickets to Mac King without us having to even sign our names on a list, let alone go to one of the presentations. I don't know if this was an aberration, but it's definitely at least possible to get show tickets without having to do anything other than talk with them for 20 seconds.

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Aren't shows like that free because you had to buy two drinks?