To be pissed off with dp?

[Ginmakesitallok]

Dd1's birthday in a couple of weeks. For her present we decided to get tickets for her favourite band, nice hotel, just me and her. Dp arranged the tickets (I was getting nowhere on my phone). I just asked that he get decent ish ones - not the most expensive, but not too far from stage. So he says we're in first row of seats, slightly to the side.

I've just checked on the seating plan - we're 3 rows from the fucking back!!

Very annoying for you. This is the kind of thing my dh does. I have to go but behind him for everything. I asked him 2 book 2 days away for us and the children last half term. We got to the town we were staying in and released he had booked the wrong week. What pissed me ff the most is I was half expecting it but didn't want to check up on him.

I thinK YABU, it was just a mistake.

Anyway, you might get a great view from up there, it's sometimes better.

I think you're missing the point MissWilla.

I get you Giles - it is infuriating.

It is his reaction (or lack of) to his mistake that is infuriating and makes the issue a bigger thing than it 'should' be.

If he just said "Oh bugger, I'm so sorry. What a ballsup. What can I/we do about it" or any other completely normal thing, the matter would be dealt quickly with without any resentment toward him.

It isn't life or death but it was important and the result of the mistake is the OPs natural disappontment so why not acknowledge her feelings instead of devaluing them, and just apologise - I'm sure Giles isn't going to make him feel enormous disporportionate guilt and make him pay for it forever more.

It is not very caring of him, especially when it is pointed out. My sympathies OP. Grr.

Also best available doesn't mean "cheapest avilable" it actually usually means the most expensive available because they are in the better positions.

Depending on who it is you've booked to see the tickets start flying off the shelves and I have ended up with some not near where originally earmarked as the best available get snapped up making other seats now the best available.

Just be happy you are going and have a great time. Try not to show your disappointment to your DD as it might rub off and spoil her occasion. Instead say how great it was you managed to get tickets as they were in such demand.

(It's Bieber isn't it?)

Ha yes moth

I have great sympathy for the op

This is exactly the Kinda stuff I'd expect from my dp.with the added bonus it was somehow my fault

My dp finds the loophole in everything to get it wrong...

Hope the rant has made you feel better gin

I'd be tempted to get my own back somehow though. Accidently use his amazon account instead of yours to buy your dd an extra present to make it up kinda thing.

Oh god no its not beiber! ! (I would have had to persuade dp to go to that instead of me!) Its Bastille. And we will have a fab time!

Sorry, getting my Gin and Giles mixed up!! you get the gist I'm sure..

but then if you don't... well, it is no big deal, so what you moaning about anyway!