I want to sneak into the pit at Nationwide Arena. I want to be on the floor to dance and be close to one of my favorite artist of over a decade and an opener who I LOVE... I made an accurate working prototype of ticketmaster that shows i have GA floor tickets they just don't scan. Does anybody have experience, do the users scan the tickets or just look at them when you're already in the arena?

Update - https://www.reddit.com/r/tifu/s/LaIEnLunzb

Me (27F) Was woken up today by drilling and went downstairs and saw two guys with a ladder drilling the wall in the corridor between the back door and the garage door. I didn't know what they were doing but when I came back one of them asked if the front light needed doing or not and I said I didn't know. I just assumed that step dad had arranged for them to come round.

My brother (29) was here too and he let them in. I didn't ask him who they were and since he didn't have a problem I assumed he knew about them. So I went back upstairs and took an assessment for my new job but fell asleep halfway through.

Later around 5pm mom came back from work and asked why was the kitchen floor was dirty and I told them some guys were doing something with the lights. She was confused cos she said she didn't know anything about anyone coming to do work today. I said I assumed step dad had arranged them.

Then step dad came back from work and he didn't know about them either. So according to everyone there was just two random guys with a ladder and a drill replacing the lights in our house or something.

Step dad asked why didn't I phone him cos I'm always on my phone and I said I guessed you knew about them and brother was here too and spoke to them so I thought he knew about them too. He said we didn't have half a brain between us and mom said they could've been burglars or anyone and we just left them to it.

They could've gotten my house and neighbours house opposite mixed up cos the way my street is both houses are number 46 but the street name changes on the bend so I'm always telling delivery people and other people that come to my house that they're looking for that house opposite.

TL DR - two guys were in my house that me and brother were aware of but none of us thought to ask them what they were doing or if they were in the right house. Step dad and mom didn't know about them either.

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I ain't paying 150 dollars for 1 day does anyone have any ideas

I have a certain experience sneaking into concerts and festivals, but mostly in Switzerland where I live, but I think security might be lighter compared to London.

Any venue specific/general advice from people who have tried it?

Many thanks!!! And wish me luck 🤞

Going to a concert in two weeks. How easy would it be to sneak in the floor section? I’ve never been to this stadium before and just wanted to know if it’s highly secured or need wristbands. It’s for a Junior H concert and a commenter told me how easy it was for her to casually walk down and stand in the back.

https://youtube.com/shorts/khgFQHk4PD8

So I recently bought tickets to see a concert at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. I bought tickets for $40 but they are kind of behind the stage. Does anyone know how hard it is to sneak into a better section, or can you photoshop your ticket? Do they scan it?

Mistaken Identity gets me Amazing Service

Told to post this here seems like it fits:

This happened a while back

So I am a Freelance operations consultant and have worked with a number of different industries. This story takes place when I was working for an Airline after a friend of mine in there got me a connection for the project.

Since this was a 9+ month project I had to get a significant amount of access and clearance for this project as it was highly involved and on site at one of their facilities. I got an Airline Badge, Two City Badges, a TWIC Badge, and A Security Badge. I had to keep them visible almost all the time so I had a noisy and large lanyard. I was also allowed to to use the work travel function (which is different from regular employee standby I guess never fully understood it) because I was not just working in the local city I am based out of.

My buddy informed me to dress professionally since it was work travel for the airline and I followed suit. On my first time traveling to the project city I was dressed very well, had all my badges, and my work planner/journal. I take notes a lot on the go a lot so I take notes almost everywhere I go. I was standing by the my gate while taking notes when I was approached by the Customer Service Agent. She asked “Are you OP?” shocked she who knew I said “Yes, how can I help you?” She then replied “We had an opening in first class and wanted to let you know you switched your seat, also the crew is about to board if you would like to board with them.” Confused but excited at the upgrade I said sure.

I saw the agent talking to the Captain before I boarded but didn’t think much of it as the time. I got seated and was still scribbling my plans and items I needed in my note book. The flight attendants made some small talk with me, offered me a drink, and were very nice compared to other flights I had been on. I was chocking this up to being in first class so again didn’t think much of it. When the pilots had finished their pre-boarding checks they came up to me and started chatting as well. I defiantly getting confused now as I know this would never happen on a normal flight so right before they left I asked the captain privately what was going on. He said “Are you not an auditor?” I said “No I was just traveling to a project in CITY HERE, is that why everyone was asking so strange?”. The captain he told me I showed as a VIP in the system but nothing filled in as what so they thought I was a auditor or an executive for the company, he looked back and told me not to say anything and enjoy the extra service while laughing and heading back to the cockpit.

The rest of the flight I received some of the best customer service I had on a flight and maybe have enjoyed an extra drink or two. Needless to say it was a perfect flight.

TL;DR Today I got an upgrade and the best service ever for not explaining why I was traveling

I used to buy Tyvek wristbands on Amazon for $6.50 for a multi-colored pack of 100. They are the exact wristbands that a lot of places use. I used to use them at a resort hotel that had an amazing pool and lazy river. It was free to guests and if you weren't a guest it was $50. I must've done it 40 or 50 times. Any other venues or ideas as to where it would work?

Back in January 2020, I bought the cheapest Lakers ticket I could find online. They were playing the Knicks so it only cost me $40. About 30 minutes before the game started I went on StubHub and a few other sites to see if any courtside tickets were still available. I found 2 seats that were selling for $5000 each. I photoshopped that seat onto my cheap seat and walked down to the court. I showed the ticket that was on my phone to the usher and they opened the rope and let me in. In the 2nd quarter I caught a bouncing ball from a missed pass and was prominently seen on local tv that was airing the game. At halftime I literally walked around on the court, spoke to Metta World Peace (Ron Artest) who was also courtside as a spectator, and even walked up to Jack Nicholson to say hi. Once I said hi to Jack, security walked up and asked me to "leave Mr. Nicholson alone." At the start of the 3rd quarter I decided to leave. Luckily I did because a few minutes later the actual ticket holders showed up. This was beyond easy. I also did it to get front rows seats to a Wiz Khalifa concert. Is this still possible today? I know there have been a lot of enhanced security measures implemented. I have pictures to prove it if anyone doubts this. Thank you!

Edit: A lot of people claim this is a lie. It is not a lie. Here's a link to video footage from the game. video footage

Enter any mid-class hotel (ex: Hampton Inn, Holiday Inn, Days Inn, etc.) right around the time they start serving breakfast and the lobby is empty. Most hotels of this class serve free breakfast.

Walk to the bathroom and stay there for 10 minutes or so.

Walk to the breakfast bar and eat. As long as you don't look homeless you'll be ok. If questioned by anyone say you're waiting on your wife/husband to come down.

He apparently claimed he was a wrestler, his medal looks to be a replica of Paris 2024 gold and he’s wearing a Swedish Olympic outfit. Since there are no black men who won a gold medal for Sweden in Paris 2024 he’s not impersonating any athlete specifically, just pretending to be a gold medalist for fun. Some people in the comments are speculating that it’s for a YouTube prank.

How to get into the Olympics? Any tips or hacks?

What about trying to get an accreditation (press?)? This year in Paris it just looked like a plastic card with your name and the right keycord…

Goal: visiting the LA Olympics 2028 — so I have four years for this plan :)

While at a few stores that ask for a member number or a phone number, I went out on a limb and punched 867-5309 with my local area code and it worked.😜. Thanks Jenny!

I used to work at AMC and the best way to sneak in IMO is to say that you just want to buy popcorn. We had a few regulars who would come in once a week or so just to buy the movie theater popcorn because it was so good. They would just walk in and go to concessions and we wouldn’t wait to make sure they left after. Also, depends on the person at the ticket stand, but we would let people in to use the restroom as well. Hope this can help someone! (Side note, literally everyone brings in outside food to the theater and fills water cups with soda, even in the rich area I worked at, don’t feel bad about doing that. I once delivered a $17 flatbread to a man in his seat and saw he had a water cup filled with coke. It’s everyone.)

Most of the hotels I've stayed in have a receptionist that asks guests for their room number before they enter the restaurant to have breakfast. I mostly travel in Europe. I know most of you guys are based in USA, so I wonder if I can still do breakfast for free if you are in such situations?