YOG Tickets - Only Less Than 50% Sold And They Say Sales Is Brisk?

[SNAblog]

Despite weeks of intense promotion, they can only managed to sell less than 50% of the tickets, the bulk which I suspect is bought by MOE, SSC, and other sports associations. Yet, 154th is trying to fool the disinterested public with this misleading headline that "tickets are selling fast". If I am not wrong, they had said the same things weeks ago, and is repeating it again as it doesn't seems to generate any interest. PATHETIC!

http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_550191.html

Jul 6, 2010
YOG tickets selling fast

IF YOU want tickets to catch the Youth Olympic Games, you will have to act fast.

Ticket sales to the first Youth Olympic Games have been brisk, with more than 100,000, or close to 50 per cent of tickets, having sold out.

Of the 158 competition sessions, tickets to the diving, fencing, handball and swimming events are no longer available, according to the Youth Olympic Games organising committee.

Also being snapped up are tickets to the athletics and gymnastics competitions. There are also less than 100 tickets available for all sessions of basketball, equestrian, modern pentathlon, shooting and taekwondo.

Tickets to the Youth Olympic Games closing ceremony went on public sale on Monday.

A proportion of tickets which were not transacted following the opening and closing ceremony ticket balloting exercise have been put up for public sale. This allows people who did not participate in, or were not familiar with, the balloting exercise an opportunity to buy tickets.

 

[palden]

Marketing tactics lah. Don't believe what govt say la. We should be way past that already

 

[SNAblog]

Marketing tactics lah. Don't believe what govt say la. We should be way past that already

I have a feeling they will get ultimately MINDEF to buy up all the unwanted tickets and get NSmen to attend and fill up the seats for the cameras.

 

[jw5]

Simi si YOG?

 

[Watchman]

Marketing tactics lah. Don't believe what govt say la. We should be way past that already

Screw the YOG lah .

First we must help our brothers who have fallen and our
fellow Singaporeans who had gone into hardship .

Not some vanity and cronies of the ruling party benefiting .

Singaporeans remember to do your part !

 

[poore]

if they pay me, i will go

 

[Logisex]

You better act fast or else you will need to buy them from touts or from ebay at 100 times the actual price. But be careful as there will be fake tickets floating in the market due to the unprecedented demand. The mata will set up a special unit to clamp down on these illegal activities..........yeah rite

 

[Singapaporean]

MOE buys 80,000 YOG tickets for all schools

http://www.asiaone.com/News/Education/Story/A1Story20100525-218376.html

using taxpayers' monies???

 

[Singapaporean]

>>Ticket sales to the first Youth Olympic Games have been brisk, with more than 100,000, or close to 50 per cent of tickets, having sold out.


Balance 20,000 = GLCs?

 

[Alamaking]

Simi si YOG?

Your Own Goal, LOL

 

[Ramseth]

Your Own Goal, LOL

You mean Holland tonight own goal?

 

[Alamaking]

You mean Holland tonight own goal?

You wanna jump 2nd time? LOL :p:p:p

 

[Ramseth]

You wanna jump 2nd time? LOL :p:p:p

You want to jump 1st time?

 

[Alamaking]

You want to jump 1st time?

I offered, but England dun let me jump, LOL

 

[Ramseth]

Wanted to jump, but England dun let me jump, LOL

Then bet on Holland. See whether Holland let you jump.

 

[Alamaking]

Then bet on Holland. See whether Holland let you jump.

So you take Uruguay, I'll take Holland? sure sure

 

[Ramseth]

So you take Uruguay, I'll take Holland? sure sure

The odds now rough Uruguay 4.5 to Holland 1.5.

If Uruguay win, you jump Singapore River. If Holland win, I jump Toa Payoh Swimming Pool again. Fair reflection of the odds.

 

[Ramseth]

So you take Uruguay, I'll take Holland? sure sure

The odds now roughly Uruguay 4.5 to Holland 1.5.

If Uruguay win, you jump Singapore River. If Holland win, I jump Toa Payoh Swimming Pool again. Fair reflection of the odds.

 

[garlic]

I dont understand why they wanna even employ this sales tactic.. They expect us to see this and rush down to buy? Dream on...

 

[Brightkid]

MOE buys 80,000 YOG tickets for all schools

http://www.asiaone.com/News/Education/Story/A1Story20100525-218376.html

using taxpayers' monies???

You think MOE took money from their own pockets to buy the tickets ? Obviously is taxpayers' money la.

Heard that YOG 'sell' to MOE with a HUGE discount. MOE then tried to 'con-vince' the students to buy the tickets, though not sure at what price or if selected students were given free since many many students has to take part in some activities to 'support' the event sacrificing their time and efforts.