Craig Brown 0 Posted November 14, 2011 I am not very happy with Norwich City''s policy on how supporters wish to pay for away games. For a while now fans have had to fill in application forms in order to get a ticket for an away game. But the club has now decided to no longer accept cash as payment, now they are saying that you have to give them your direct debit card details so that the money comes straight out of your account, or you have to pay by cheque. Why isn''t cash an acceptable form of payment? The club just demonstrates to me that they are acting selfishly and not in the best interest of the fans and their wishes. Also the other thing that really pisses me off is that fans cannot get a refund after they have brought a ticket. Its really just getting beyond a joke the way they are treating Norwich City supporters. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BarclayCanary (Former HDDH) 0 Posted November 14, 2011 I don''t think its crap, Debit cards are the best way for the club to go about it. What if your money got stolen or something? They could just say ''oh he/she didn''t give us any''. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
"""""""""Ben """"""""""" 0 Posted November 14, 2011 Cash is more vulnerable to getting stolen in the post? And what happens if your application isn''t successful and you''ve sent them £50+ whatever in cash? Why should the club spend their time and money sending it back? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Craig Brown 0 Posted November 14, 2011 [quote user="HoltsRightFoot"] I don''t think its crap, Debit cards are the best way for the club to go about it. What if your money got stolen or something? They could just say ''oh he/she didn''t give us any''.[/quote]"For the club," its not about what is best for the club is about what is best for the fans. The fans come first not the club. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grantroederdisaster 0 Posted November 14, 2011 What I''ve done in the past is not put my card details on the form and say that instead you''ll pay for and collect the ticket in person at the box office!I know others who''ve done this as well and its never been a problem and the clubs never said anything about it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spencer 1970 214 Posted November 14, 2011 the whole way NCFC do their ticketing is a bit village to be honest...10 away stubs, written applications and alike are "league one"...not Premier league.I sit next to a spurs fan for most opf my working week (poor me) and theirs is all online (bar the odd special case) and loyalty points are key to how you are graded.see below...Tue 27 December 2011 K.O. 19:30 (AWAY) Carrow Road Norwich City (Away)27.12.201119:30pmAllocation 2,400Prices: Adult £45.00 U’16 £25.00 U’12 £15.00 Over 65 £35.00One Hotspur Season Ticket Holders can apply online https://www.eticketing.co.uk/tottenhamhotspur/default.aspx or by submitting an application form, which can be obtained from the ticket office, no later than 5.00pm on Friday 18th November.One Hotspur Bronze / Lilywhite members can apply online https://www.eticketing.co.uk/tottenhamhotspur/default.aspx or by submitting the away match application form, which can be obtained from the ticket office, from 5.00pm on Friday 18th November and no later than 5pm on Monday 28th November.Loyalty Points: 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grantroederdisaster 0 Posted November 14, 2011 What about old timers like myself and many others who still prefer to do things face to face, still in my opinion the best way to do things! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kidderminster Canary 0 Posted November 14, 2011 Its the way of the world, like it or not we are heading for a chashless society Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kidderminster Canary 0 Posted November 14, 2011 before anyone comments on last post it should read CashLess Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shyster 0 Posted November 14, 2011 [quote user="Kidderminster Canary"]before anyone comments on last post it should read CashLess[/quote]Install a spell-checker [img]http://services.pinkun.com/FORUMS/PINKUN/CS/emoticons/emotion-21.gif[/img] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Howson is now! 0 Posted November 14, 2011 Why would anyone want to send cash in the post anyway? I haven''t done that since I used to get pound coins sellotaped to a card for my Birthday from my Gran. It seems that the most secure and minimal effort way is to give them your card details. If you don''t win in the ballot, you don''t get any money deducted, and if you do it just comes out of your account. If it''s fear of getting your details stolen then at least you''re insured from this as opposed to someone nicking the envelope with your cash in and the club just saying "Well we never received anything." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
......and Smith must score. 1,600 Posted November 14, 2011 [quote user="Kidderminster Canary"]before anyone comments on last post it should read CashLess[/quote]Oh, I don''t know..........I thought for one minute you''d written '' chaseless ''.Thankfully we managed to achieve that at NCFC some time ago .... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tangible Fixed Assets anyone? 0 Posted November 14, 2011 Not having to pay in alot of cash probably saves the club bank charges. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ca 1 Posted November 14, 2011 [quote user="Tangible Fixed Assets anyone"]Not having to pay in alot of cash probably saves the club bank charges.[/quote]Don''t think there''s any bank charges for paying in cash but guess it saves someone daily trips to the bank if its all done by card payment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lurd 0 Posted November 14, 2011 Cards and BACS payments makes for an easily audit trail which is what a business wants these days unfortunately for those who would rather deal in cold hard cash. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brighton Yellow 0 Posted November 14, 2011 Some of you really need to wise up as to why we operate certain systems.The written application system operates in many cases to enssure the club does not waste money by taking tickets they cannot sell. A lot of the prem teams have several allocations (as we do) and the application process determines the demand and therefore the allocaton required. At Wolves for example the club is given an inital allocaiton automatically, lets say 2,500. Norwich only pay for the tickets they actually sell within this allocation and return the rest. If we choose the second, lets say 4,000 tickets, Norwich pays for every single ticket regardless of whether the ticket is sold. There is nothing ''village'' about it. Try getting half of our fans to comprehend more than a pen and paper. Sending cash through the post is very bad business practice, can''t think of any other instances where this still happens. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Craig Brown 0 Posted November 14, 2011 The thing is though if you have bills to pay you cannot always guarantee that you will be able to have money coming out straight out of your account. But if you are able to save money over a period of weeks then you will have enough money to pay by cash. So paying by cash is better if you want to save up before you pay. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BarclayCanary (Former HDDH) 0 Posted November 14, 2011 Or just have two seperate bank accounts? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tangible Fixed Assets anyone? 0 Posted November 14, 2011 [quote user="cityangel"][quote user="Tangible Fixed Assets anyone"]Not having to pay in alot of cash probably saves the club bank charges.[/quote]Don''t think there''s any bank charges for paying in cash but guess it saves someone daily trips to the bank if its all done by card payment.[/quote]Why would the bank want to employ people to count the cash paid in by business customers and not charge for it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tangible Fixed Assets anyone? 0 Posted November 14, 2011 [quote user="Brighton Yellow"]Some of you really need to wise up as to why we operate certain systems.The written application system operates in many cases to enssure the club does not waste money by taking tickets they cannot sell. A lot of the prem teams have several allocations (as we do) and the application process determines the demand and therefore the allocaton required. At Wolves for example the club is given an inital allocaiton automatically, lets say 2,500. Norwich only pay for the tickets they actually sell within this allocation and return the rest. If we choose the second, lets say 4,000 tickets, Norwich pays for every single ticket regardless of whether the ticket is sold. There is nothing ''village'' about it. Try getting half of our fans to comprehend more than a pen and paper. Sending cash through the post is very bad business practice, can''t think of any other instances where this still happens.[/quote]In addition it makes it easier for the ticket office at NCFC to charge your debit or credit card when they actually issue an away ticket(s). No need to return cash for tickets they cant supply. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tangible Fixed Assets anyone? 0 Posted November 14, 2011 [quote user="Craig Brown"]The thing is though if you have bills to pay you cannot always guarantee that you will be able to have money coming out straight out of your account. But if you are able to save money over a period of weeks then you will have enough money to pay by cash. So paying by cash is better if you want to save up before you pay.[/quote]You save up by leaving the cash in the bank account and let them debit your account rather than withdrawing it and handing over the cash...........same difference! Lol! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tangible Fixed Assets anyone? 0 Posted November 14, 2011 [quote user="HoltsRightFoot"]Or just have two seperate bank accounts?[/quote]Or have a yellow and green canary piggy bank. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Barclay hero 0 Posted November 15, 2011 Personally Ive got no problem with it. The only people that might are those that maybe have a basic bank account with no debit card, and I agree that the system doesnt really cater for them. The suggestion about not giving any card details is a good idea, perhaps giving an email address instead - the club can then give say 48 hours to come in and pay - or pay over the phone or whatever - after which they''ll reallocate the ticket to someone else. Alternatively its a case of getting someone with a debit or credit card to pay and you pay them back Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Syteanric 1 Posted November 16, 2011 [quote user="Barclay hero"]Personally Ive got no problem with it. The only people that might are those that maybe have a basic bank account with no debit card, and I agree that the system doesnt really cater for them. The suggestion about not giving any card details is a good idea, perhaps giving an email address instead - the club can then give say 48 hours to come in and pay - or pay over the phone or whatever - after which they''ll reallocate the ticket to someone else. Alternatively its a case of getting someone with a debit or credit card to pay and you pay them back[/quote]Paypal...straight out your bank account. all payments are insured.jobs a goodun! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ren 75 Posted November 16, 2011 There is some duff advice in this thread. The QPR app form clearly says in the "not so small print" failure to provide a credit card will see your app not included in the ticket process. You have been warned! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hans moleman 0 Posted November 16, 2011 [quote user="Craig Brown"]The thing is though if you have bills to pay you cannot always guarantee that you will be able to have money coming out straight out of your account. But if you are able to save money over a period of weeks then you will have enough money to pay by cash. So paying by cash is better if you want to save up before you pay.[/quote]But paying by cash you would still pay for the tickets at the same time. At the end of the day you can either afford it or you can''t. This whole discussion is a load of crap Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
