Olympic Rip off

[erastes]

I really wanted to go to one of the events too. LOOK at these prices—it's disgusting. 

Opening ceremony: £2,012, £1,600, £995, £150, £20.12.

Closing ceremony: £1,500, £995, £655, £150, £20.12.

Each sport’s event will have the same number of tickets in each price bracket. Some events have varying prices for quarter-finals and semi-finals and men’s/women’s events.

Equestrian – Dressage: preliminary £95, £65, £40, £20; final £275, £175, £95, £65.

Equestrian – Eventing (dressage, jumping only): preliminary £95, £65, £40, £20; final £150, £95, £55, £35.

Equestrian – Eventing (cross-country only): preliminary £55.

Equestrian – Jumping: preliminary £95, £65, £40, £20; final £275, £175, £95, £65.

Comments

[cerisaye.livejournal.com]

I am very glad to have zero interest in sports, however I feel very sorry for those who would love to attend events but cannot afford the costs involved, with tickets set at those levels. I bet a high per centage of tickets will go to corporate buyers, too. How much public money went into this? Yet another rip-off for the huge majority of people in this country outside the wealthy elite.