Tickets - Box Office collection option

[Scotrsman]

I'm about to pay of my ticket (international), and there are two delivery options, secure post and box office collection. Im just wondering if the collection point is at the festival or not.

Any ideas?

Thanks

[coma girl]

I can't say for sure but would be surprised if it were elsewhere, every festival I've been to has had an onsite box office.

[Calvin Klein]

Interested in this as well.

[Guest]

It didn't used to be (it used to be in a disused shop in Shepton Mallet). However, I think the last couple of festivals had the box office on site.

[efcfanwirral]

Considering you don't always have a choice of where you get dropped off into the site (depending on mode of transport), that could be pretty painful if the box office is miles away. I went to V last year and we had VIP tickets, got to the regular wristband exchange and was told where we needed to be was basically a 15 minute walk away...

[magicmojo]

I'm sure it is near the gate where the coaches drop off. The queues always look huge if that's any help.....

[TheNewUnion]

I thought that it was at the Bath & West showground, but I might well have imagined it.

[Calvin Klein]

I imagine it could be a pain if you happen to arrive at the opposite side of the festival. I'll try to have them delivered if possible.

[whisty]

I thought that it was at the Bath & West showground, but I might well have imagined it.

Edited February 25, 2013 by whisty

[HeatherLAB]

I'm also ordered my tickets international. I went for 'secure box'. I'm hoping that means they will mail them to my international address. I want them in my hot little hands before we leave for the UK. I don't want to be looking for some place before hand, lining up in yet anothe queue.

I thought I had read somewhere, that the reason for opening the sales a month early for non-UK was to have more time to mail them.

[UEF]

I'm also ordered my tickets international. I went for 'secure box'. I'm hoping that means they will mail them to my international address. I want them in my hot little hands before we leave for the UK. I don't want to be looking for some place before hand, lining up in yet anothe queue.

I thought I had read somewhere, that the reason for opening the sales a month early for non-UK was to have more time to mail them.

[GlastoSimon]

Then why not open sales for everyone else at the same time?

I speculate that the real reason is deposits: they want to take money off people as close to the festival as possible so that ultimately they DON'T cancel and need a deposit. Maybe foreign refunds take longer so they open the process earlier so that they can refund them earlier if need be.

Still don't get how it saves them money by not letting people buy outright in October, unless again cancelations are an issue.

[eFestivals]

Still don't get how it saves them money by not letting people buy outright in October, unless again cancelations are an issue.

I think that's probably just about the VAT (and which isn't much of an issue for the smallish number of overseas buyers).

A deposit is that, and not a sale. Therefore VAT does not need to be paid.

It means that Eavis doesn't have to borrow around £5M just to service the VAT bill. By having the sale (or full payment, which is the 'sale') in April then it means that the VAT is not due until the end of July, by which time Eavis has the ticket money in his hand.

There's tens of thousands of pounds in borrowing costs saved just by doing that.

[Wooderson]

In the past I've collected tickets from the centre of Shepton, the Bath and West showgrounds and also from a box at the coach drop off point on site itself.

[posthuman]

I think that's probably just about the VAT (and which isn't much of an issue for the smallish number of overseas buyers).

A deposit is that, and not a sale. Therefore VAT does not need to be paid.

It means that Eavis doesn't have to borrow around £5M just to service the VAT bill. By having the sale (or full payment, which is the 'sale') in April then it means that the VAT is not due until the end of July, by which time Eavis has the ticket money in his hand.

There's tens of thousands of pounds in borrowing costs saved just by doing that.

[Digi]

I'm about to pay of my ticket (international), and there are two delivery options, secure post and box office collection. Im just wondering if the collection point is at the festival or not.

Any ideas?

Thanks

[bigbilly]

It's located near the coaches I think

Due to a balls up from see tickets mystery and his Missus had to pick up tickets from the box office. Due to another balls up they neglected to tell th that they needed photographic ID luckily his Missus had iD show she could get in. They are not having it with my mate so we ended up sneaking him in. Even though he had paid!

[bigbilly]

Sorry that should read my mate!

[dan05delaney]

I think it is the curved "e" on last years map called "Enquiry cabin"

http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/data/image/map6june11.jpg

this is 2011's map so may change this year

[posthuman]

I think it is the curved "e" on last years map called "Enquiry cabin"

http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/data/image/map6june11.jpg

this is 2011's map so may change this year

[Scotrsman]

Thanks for the help guys.

I asked See, and they said the box office is on site, so opted for this option, as the tickets dont get mailed out till early May. Would die if they didn't to make it to us before we left.

Hopefully i can suss out where the box office is and get to the festival near that gate.

Four Months, aaaarararrrrggggghhhhhhhh!!!!!!

[dan05delaney]

Sadly "Enquiry Cabin" is not the same as the Box Office - the "Enquiry Cabin" is where you go if you have lost your ticket / passout etc.

[Pinhead]

I remember years ago when you had to go to the Tourist Office in Glastonbury Town to pick them up. Later they were picked up from a marquee in the B&W Showground.

[UEF]

I thought they had to be picked up from the Glastonbury Festival office located on a high street in Glastonbury town...