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AIBU to be upset with myself for monumentally wasting money?

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StupidAroundComputers · 11/09/2021 00:45

I bought train tickets yesterday. It's a journey that's always expensive, regardless of how far in advance you book. I was mucking about trying to see if adding another railcard (we already have one) would make it cheaper. Found out it doesn't much, so just went ahead. I thought. But actually I've just checked my email now and I've somehow bought two lots of tickets - one using the railcard we have, one using the fantasy railcard. We travel tomorrow. The site says I can only get a refund within two hours of booking and twelve hours of the train leaving. I've requested one anyway but they're going to say no aren't they?

So I've paid over £100 for two people to travel 50 miles. That's around 10% of my take home pay. I'm so, so annoyed with myself for paying twice for tickets that are overpriced anyway.

This is a journey I have to do quite frequently. I already feel stressed every time I do it over how much it costs. And now I've made it cost twice as much just through being stupid. I feel really upset and down about this.

OP posts:
Localocal · 12/09/2021 18:34

If they won't refund it maybe they will give you a credit?

YDBear · 12/09/2021 18:34

Once did this buying two air tickets Washington to London. No refund, no date change, no bugger-all allowed. £350 just thrown away. Ouch! Happy to say the airline went out of business last year due to covid. Serves them right, the bastards.

Italianmeringuebuttercream · 12/09/2021 20:00

Apologies if this has already been mentioned but, I would call the place you booked with. I once bought tickets to margate then realised dreamland (local fair ground place) was closed! I called Southeastern and the lovely lady cancelled the tickets and gave me a refund Smile

Kteeb1 · 12/09/2021 20:05

Don't be too hard on yourself. It's crap when things like this happen, but it's a mistake we all make them. I once bought tickets to see a comedian for my husbands (was boyfriend then) birthday. I made such a song and dance about going (one week to go etc). The day before I realised the were fore the weekend before. Also booked the wrong flights before. Its a shitter. Hope you get the money back but if you don't, don't let out spoil your trip.

JesusInTheCabbageVan · 12/09/2021 20:07

@user1471457751

The tickets don't sound that expensive if you've spent £100 on four tickets then the tickets are only around £25 per person.
You buy them off her then!
JesusInTheCabbageVan · 12/09/2021 20:08

Just RTFT. Phew!

takehomepay · 12/09/2021 20:12

Urgh, sympathies. I took my elderly mum on holiday once and ordered her a disable person's rail card and booked her a disable ticket, but then forget to tell my mum to bring her rail card with her. Monumental waste of time and money.

takehomepay · 12/09/2021 20:13

But we got over it and had a lovely holiday!

Glad you're getting your money back.

Dibbydoos · 12/09/2021 20:35

Aw poor you....You can exchange them paying an admin fee, so if you know when you'll next go, pay to change the dates.

BobsBurgersisthebest · 12/09/2021 20:37

Yay, that's fab news!!

Flowersandjellybeans · 12/09/2021 20:41

I don’t know what site you booked with but you can generally cancel train tickets and get a refund if you do it in advance. You do normally have to pay a token fee say £10.

If you’ve bought two sets of the exactly same tickets it’s very clearly an error - if they come back and say no I’d pursue it further and argue your case, if sounds perfect reasonable!

SofiaMichelle · 12/09/2021 20:44

Well done, OP.

Good to see you were able to explain your genuine mistake and they were understanding.

Always makes me Hmm when some MNers' first response to any balls up is to recommend lying about it / blaming someone else.

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