Richard Cheese Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 (edited) Due to the $H!TTY experience my wife and I had in Vegas back in the beginning of October because of a concert cancellation, I thought I would share some FACTS surrounding the cancellation, and the lack of information flowing from Ceasers in a timely manner that would have allowed us to cancel our hotel rezzies, and not spend over 1K in a trip to Vegas for nothing. I DID write a letter to the LV sun about this too... i am going to touch on what i felt were the important points of my letter. . in my letter, I pointed out that the first press release of the concert cancellation came from the Branson, MO newspaper on Thursday, Oct 4th @ 4pm CST, which is 2pm pst. (google news page is a GREAT resource) this establishes when Ceasers actually knew that there would be no concerts for the ENTIRE WEEKEND. Had we been notified ANY time on Thursday, we would have been able to cancel our rezzies with no FINANCIAL concequences, or zero money out of pocket for us. . On Friday, October 5th, before we left town @ 10 am, I checked our E-mail, and the Ceaser's website for information pertaining to the Celine concert. Nothing pointed to a cancellation of any kind. The information provided on the site led me to believe that everything was still a go. We left B-field @ 10 am . We were in Vegas for over 24 hours before we found out about the cancellation. We only found out about it, because the wife and I wanted to familiarize ourselves with the layout of Ceaser's, where to park, where the concert hall was, etc etc. Then, by chance, my wife decided she wanted to look @ the coach stores in Ceaser's mall, and eat lunch @ the cheesecake factory. By chance, we happened by a kiosk that was attempting to give a free show tickets for this or that show, and my wife informed the gentleman that we already had plans. He then told us that the concerts were cancelled all week. I thought he was joking, so i made a joke back, and we continued on. we happened by the Celine store in the mall, and on about 1,200 square feet of glass storefront, there was an 8.5x11 paper abstractly placed that outlined the cancellations. meanwhile, the show inside the mall was still going on, like the concerts werent cancelled...as a matter of fact, the paper was the ONLY ADVETISEMENT we saw telling us of the concert cancellation. . When we got home on Sunday, October 7th, I found an Email sent by ticketmaster @ 330pm on Friday notifying us of the show cancellation and refund information as well. all this information left me with a few questions...... 1. Why were we not notified in a timely manner? Ceaser's knew as early as 2 pm Thursday, and quite possibly earlier than that, yet their website NEVER mentioned the cancellation. 2. Why would ticketmaster wait almost 25 hours AFTER the cancellations of the show to inform their customers? it isnt like all of Vegas goes and sees her night in/nigt out! at least 90% of the ticket holders were from out of town, i would venture to say. Did ticketmasters get the cancellation info from Ceasers, and "sit on it" or was Ceaser's at fault for not notifying ticketmaster in a timely manner? 3. What possible motive would Ceaser's have for not notifying the ticket holders in a timely manner of the cancellation? ANSWER...... money.... When I got nowhere fast with Ceaser's and my questions, I thought to send a letter to the Sun outlining only the facts stated above, and what I beleived to be the problem, not presenting it as fact for three weeks I didnt hear from the Sun. I began calling every day, leaving messages with anyone who would take a message. I finally got a call back from the editor on Monday, regretfully informing me that they wouldnt run my letter. He reason was that it was more of an opinion that a factual letter. I was able to read between the lines. when he quit talking, I said he could go ahead and say "it" he asked me what I was referring to. I said, "you can tell me that the casinos and resorts are your biggest subscribers, and that to run this letter could possibly put that in jeopardy." there was silence on the phone, just as i expected, and I told him to have a nice day. I even went as far to e-mail the city council, to which i still have yet to get a reply.... makes me wonder....if they are willing to chump a couple out of towners for over a grand in one weekend, what are they pulling on the town residents??? just some food for thought.... Edited November 7, 2007 by richard cheese Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertskyz Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 You have got to get over this man! But yes money is the answer. Had you known in advance about the cancellation you would not have come to Vegas. They wanted you to still come and spend your money. I am surprised they didn't comp you a room or something. Now that you have this Celine conspiracy all figured out, can we get back to the sand and some Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~JILL~ Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 (edited) Review Journal has an E-forum you can let it rip! I know when I got on there I sure felt better. LAS VEGAS REVIEW JOURNAL.COM Edited November 7, 2007 by BALL-N-CHAIN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Cheese Posted November 7, 2007 Author Share Posted November 7, 2007 thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertskyz Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 Maybe when all is said and done and you are happy and feel vindicated, You will have scored a free room, free tickets to Celine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1BADYFZ Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 I dont think your mad because you wasted money in vegas but your mad at the fact that you dident get to waste your money on those coool celine shirts and bobble heads at the concert... Bit of advice..GET OVER IT!!!!!jk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Edgy Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 Shoulda booked when Elton was playing. He even called her a "Skinny Biotch" during the show!!! Fat guys rule! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Cheese Posted November 8, 2007 Author Share Posted November 8, 2007 Maybe when all is said and done and you are happy and feel vindicated, You will have scored a free room, free tickets to Celine. i will never be caught on the strip again, unless i am drivng to visit some DDR peeps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandBox_Kid Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 I even went as far to e-mail the city council, to which i still have yet to get a reply.... Ceasar's is not within the City of Las Vegas.....it is in Clark County. ....and like the others said, you need to get past this. Take up a hobby or something to pass the time. :no_no: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusty Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 Concerts get cancelled :no_no: It happens. Don't expect anything from the Casino.....maybe a Comp if you birch loud enuff to the right person. Didn't ticketmaster refund the ticket ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SASCO Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 Due to the $H!TTY experience my wife and I had in Vegas back in the beginning of October because of a concert cancellation, I thought I would share some FACTS surrounding the cancellation, and the lack of information flowing from Ceasers in a timely manner that would have allowed us to cancel our hotel rezzies, and not spend over 1K in a trip to Vegas for nothing. I DID write a letter to the LV sun about this too... i am going to touch on what i felt were the important points of my letter. . in my letter, I pointed out that the first press release of the concert cancellation came from the Branson, MO newspaper on Thursday, Oct 4th @ 4pm CST, which is 2pm pst. (google news page is a GREAT resource) this establishes when Ceasers actually knew that there would be no concerts for the ENTIRE WEEKEND. Had we been notified ANY time on Thursday, we would have been able to cancel our rezzies with no FINANCIAL concequences, or zero money out of pocket for us. . On Friday, October 5th, before we left town @ 10 am, I checked our E-mail, and the Ceaser's website for information pertaining to the Celine concert. Nothing pointed to a cancellation of any kind. The information provided on the site led me to believe that everything was still a go. We left B-field @ 10 am . We were in Vegas for over 24 hours before we found out about the cancellation. We only found out about it, because the wife and I wanted to familiarize ourselves with the layout of Ceaser's, where to park, where the concert hall was, etc etc. Then, by chance, my wife decided she wanted to look @ the coach stores in Ceaser's mall, and eat lunch @ the cheesecake factory. By chance, we happened by a kiosk that was attempting to give a free show tickets for this or that show, and my wife informed the gentleman that we already had plans. He then told us that the concerts were cancelled all week. I thought he was joking, so i made a joke back, and we continued on. we happened by the Celine store in the mall, and on about 1,200 square feet of glass storefront, there was an 8.5x11 paper abstractly placed that outlined the cancellations. meanwhile, the show inside the mall was still going on, like the concerts werent cancelled...as a matter of fact, the paper was the ONLY ADVETISEMENT we saw telling us of the concert cancellation. . When we got home on Sunday, October 7th, I found an Email sent by ticketmaster @ 330pm on Friday notifying us of the show cancellation and refund information as well. all this information left me with a few questions...... 1. Why were we not notified in a timely manner? Ceaser's knew as early as 2 pm Thursday, and quite possibly earlier than that, yet their website NEVER mentioned the cancellation. 2. Why would ticketmaster wait almost 25 hours AFTER the cancellations of the show to inform their customers? it isnt like all of Vegas goes and sees her night in/nigt out! at least 90% of the ticket holders were from out of town, i would venture to say. Did ticketmasters get the cancellation info from Ceasers, and "sit on it" or was Ceaser's at fault for not notifying ticketmaster in a timely manner? 3. What possible motive would Ceaser's have for not notifying the ticket holders in a timely manner of the cancellation? ANSWER...... money.... When I got nowhere fast with Ceaser's and my questions, I thought to send a letter to the Sun outlining only the facts stated above, and what I beleived to be the problem, not presenting it as fact for three weeks I didnt hear from the Sun. I began calling every day, leaving messages with anyone who would take a message. I finally got a call back from the editor on Monday, regretfully informing me that they wouldnt run my letter. He reason was that it was more of an opinion that a factual letter. I was able to read between the lines. when he quit talking, I said he could go ahead and say "it" he asked me what I was referring to. I said, "you can tell me that the casinos and resorts are your biggest subscribers, and that to run this letter could possibly put that in jeopardy." there was silence on the phone, just as i expected, and I told him to have a nice day. I even went as far to e-mail the city council, to which i still have yet to get a reply.... makes me wonder....if they are willing to chump a couple out of towners for over a grand in one weekend, what are they pulling on the town residents??? just some food for thought.... GOOD FOR YOU!!!I WOULD FELL THE SAME WAY,FOR ME THIS WOULD BE HARD TO JUST GET OVER UNLESS THEY MADE IT RIGHT IN SOME WAY AND THATS FAIR.WASNT KINDA LIKE ONE OF THOSE THINGS YOU DO WHEN YOUR MARRIED.CAUSE I KNOW I HAVE TO DO A COUPLE OF THINGS MY WIFE WANTS TO DO EVERY YEAR BUT LOOK AT WHAT SHE PUTS UP WITH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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