Official "I've been awarded tickets in the pre-sale" Thread

[Scout_CampYnot]

Hands raised high with joy today!
Best Christmas present ever!
See you on the Playa!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQPQn9TLpPY

[maryanimal]

I figure Trilo will jump in here in a minute to tell me, calmly, I TOLD YOU SO! Ok, Ok, I get it. Karma, preparation.....but it is still so weird that I had just scheduled my Burning Man tattoo right before the email came. Thanks to all you out there, I am back in love again. Hugs all around!

I'm happy for you! *hughughug* I'm registering in Jan. *keeping my fingers crossed* I may have not had an adventurous life as you, but I'm getting a Man tattoo also!! yeeehaawwww

[an3ssen]

Yay! My girl and I got rewarded two tickets! Congrats to everyone and fingers crossed for all those waiting!!

Now we start preparing

[maryanimal]

Y (and giggling at oed getting a cello in the mail...I helped audition a cello my sis bought a couple years ago heheh...pics sir please please )

Sure thing, buddy!




It is the Cecelio-500(intermediate level), about $400 online, and I already had the second bow( although it does come with a hard case and a gig bag, and extra strings).
I am pretty stoked tonight!

It's a beauty OED! congrats!!

[DanusLight]

@ theCryptofishist - yes she did!!

Did Tamaraka--
wait, she's taking a break, we won't know...

[momofooty]

Well I came into work this morning after celebrating my 40th birthday yesterday to find I'd been awarded 4 tickets.... It really is the best birthday present ever. I went to BM for the 1st time this year and it was the best thing ever so to going back next year is amazing... See everyone on the playa. The Man Burns in 261 days..... Mark (in London).

[the firewalker]

thank u BM, i go again cya all there

[theCryptofishist]

@ theCryptofishist - yes she did!!

Did Tamaraka--
wait, she's taking a break, we won't know...

I am so pleased. It was hard on her not to have the assurance she needed.

[Savannah]

Indeed . . .

Thanks for the tip, DanusLight!

[RedHeaven]

My buddies dad who lives in Berkeley scored 2 and my buddy called me up and said that he is giving me his other ticket!!

I am really in disbelief....Not sure if I truly believe him yet. I'll find out before the next ticket surge. I really dont want to apply for one if I don't have to.

[tattoogoddess]

well done all, i couldn't register for tickets as i needed my savings to finance my new career i'm hoping i get one by other means later on in next year if mdf doent get lucky.

Well I want to tell you Grai that I did get lucky I have confirmation on 4 tickets so, scrape the cash together at your own pace dude I got you covered.

Does anybody know when we are going to get whatever it is we can print out to put under the xmas tree?

(((Trilo))) you were right, you told me so, I am sorry I doubted you.

*so excited*

YAY!! You guys are going to be there! Now I just need to get my toosh there! Im waiting on scholarship information. *snarls lip* Sigh

[trilobyte]

Scholarship and old low income programs are being merged into a new program, to be announced after the start of the main sale (pretty much as it always has). Sit tight, it's coming.

[graidawg]

why are the low income tickets after the main sale?

[trilobyte]

They've always been, it's a one or the other kind of thing. The idea being that low income programs are intended for people who can't afford the regular ticket prices.

[graidawg]

I guess. it was silly question really

[tattoogoddess]

yep yep I know the information is coming in Jan. *sigh* Such a long wait.

[maryanimal]

I guess. it was silly question really

Not a silly question at all grai! This year, I believe Jan. 26 was the date you could turn in your app for the low income ticket. I applied for mine shortly after that. And was awarded a ticket about 2-3 weeks later, then got my ticket about a week or so later.

As I understand, you get the info for applying for low income tickets in January, then apply in March. I could be wrong, as a lot of times I am!!

[Tiahaar]

Y (and giggling at oed getting a cello in the mail...I helped audition a cello my sis bought a couple years ago heheh...pics sir please please )

Sure thing, buddy!
(pic snip for brevity)
It is the Cecelio-500(intermediate level), about $400 online, and I already had the second bow( although it does come with a hard case and a gig bag, and extra strings).
I am pretty stoked tonight!

TOTALLY AWESOME!!with a hardcase even, sweet! I just love it that the guy that drives around a huge flaming penis also plays the cello See you out there

[FIGJAM]

OED's cock is sooooooo big.........that Phill Collins can hear it coming in the air tonight!

[oneeyeddick]

I had several versions of that ^ song that would play through the "PA" on my MV also.

[Savannah]

Classic.

That reminds me . . . one of the art cars this year was playing this song. Not quite as classy, but funny. I almost fell off my bike when I heard the lyrics.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqXi8WmQ_WM

[maryanimal]

LMAO that's too funny Savannah! I needed a good laugh!

[jurdtheturd]

YAY! I done gots mine! Talk about the 11th hour. 12:40 am Sunday morning. Someone in ticketing is burning the midnight oil. SUCH A STRANGE RELIEF!

[remi]

YAY! I done gots mine! Talk about the 11th hour. 12:40 am Sunday morning. Someone in ticketing is burning the midnight oil. SUCH A STRANGE RELIEF!

That's awesome! I thought since lots of the people I know received theres quite a few days ago that everyone would have gotten theres by now. This just goes to show that trilo isn't talking shit when he says on or before dec.19th. Congrats to everyone who received a ticket. This is the last day to get the "Christmas Ticket!"

[RedHeaven]

Oh well I am going to have to ignore my buddy. He's doing the same thing he does every year....Hopes his wife will want to go, too. If she went, it would be a miracle. I am going to take responsibility for my own ticket and I bet a billion bunny bucks that my buddy will be selling an extra in June.

[skyhawkecks]

I was supposed to be awarded a ticket, but apparently my debit card wouldn't allow the transaction to go through, even though I have way more than enough to cover the charge.

It also says my pre-sale registration won't carry over to the main sale and I'll have to re-register. I thought that if you didn't win tickets in the pre-sale, you were automatically entered in for the main/open sale?

[Savannah]

I was supposed to be awarded a ticket, but apparently my debit card wouldn't allow the transaction to go through, even though I have way more than enough to cover the charge.

It also says my pre-sale registration won't carry over to the main sale and I'll have to re-register. I thought that if you didn't win tickets in the pre-sale, you were automatically entered in for the main/open sale?

Hi skyhawkecks. If it were a matter of simply not being selected, your registration would roll over automatically into the main sale. The re-registration is specific to card declines--the idea being that if there is something wrong with the card number, expiration date, the bank, etc, you might be able to fix it before registering again.

(If your card was simply rolled over into the main sale without examination, whatever went wrong the first time is more likely happen again.)

[skyhawkecks]

I was supposed to be awarded a ticket, but apparently my debit card wouldn't allow the transaction to go through, even though I have way more than enough to cover the charge.

It also says my pre-sale registration won't carry over to the main sale and I'll have to re-register. I thought that if you didn't win tickets in the pre-sale, you were automatically entered in for the main/open sale?

Hi skyhawkecks. If it were a matter of simply not being selected, your registration would roll over automatically into the main sale. The re-registration is specific to card declines--the idea being that if there is something wrong with the card number, expiration date, the bank, etc, you might be able to fix it before registering again.

(If your card was simply rolled over into the main sale without examination, whatever went wrong the first time is more likely happen again.)

Ah, thanks for the clarification! The e-mail I received stated I have until 6 PM to e-mail the Org about researching if there was a bank processing or data entry error. Should I assume that the ticket was already awarded to someone else?

[Savannah]

I would not assume that it was. Go ahead and email the Org as directed. It probably won't take very long, you have little to lose (and perhaps something nice to gain).

Fingers crossed for you.

[Elderberry]

I would not assume that it was. Go ahead and email the Org as directed. It probably won't take very long, you have little to lose (and perhaps something nice to gain).

Fingers crossed for you.

Yes, but call your bank first just to find out why it was declined. This will, IMHO, be important to know when talking to the ticket people, especially if it was a bank error.