concierge and event access comparison?

Anonymous · ‎08-06-2008

in people's experience, how do the american express platinum concierge and event access compare with the citibank platinum american express club access. what are the relative strengths and weaknesses?

Anonymous · ‎08-06-2008

d09 wrote:
in people's experience, how do the american express platinum concierge and event access compare with the citibank platinum american express club access. what are the relative strengths and weaknesses?

Unfortunately, I can't answer your specific question since I have no experience with the Amex Platinum concierge service.

I will say, however, that I was extremely impressed with the Citi Platinum Amex service when they got me tickets to a Cubs/Mets game. As a transplanted Cubs fan living in NYC, I only get to see the Cubs for one series each year when they are in town playing the Mets, so this is serious stuff, lol. They got me exactly the seats I wanted and they were within my specified price range, too. The service was on the ball, and they delivered exactly what I expected of them.

The only thing I have to compare it to is the BofA MyConcierge service, with whom I have been less than impressed. They promised to respond within four hours but didn't respond until the next day, and the tickets they offered me were all slightly above the price range I had specified, so either they attempted a "sell up," or they didn't have the access that the Citi service had.

I know this may not be much help, but that's all I've got.

Anonymous · ‎08-06-2008

I'm curious cheddar. I have never lived in a large metropolitan (no pun intended) area like that. Here in Hampton Roads everything is scattered about, with no organization to it whatsoever. They kinda built as they went a long.

We have Triple A baseball, the Norfolk Tides. They were the farm team of the Mets for many, many years until last year, when the Mets and Orioles swapped.

That being said, I have never had any trouble simply walking up and purchasing tickets for any desired location in the stadium. The 100 section behind home plate costs like $11.50.

So I'm curious as to if a concierge service is actually needed, as opposed to simply purchasing them yourself. Wouldn't it be cheaper without the concierge service adding their fee or however they get paid? Or, is it really that hard to get baseball game tickets in NY.

Anonymous · ‎08-06-2008

Good Cubs tickets are usually hard to get no matter where they're playing. Yes, I might be able to walk up to the gate before gametime and buy a $30 ticket, but since this is a bit of a special occasion for me, I don't want a $30 ticket.

I want to be among the best seats in the house. It's a bit of a luxury I afford myself every year. Right now, the best seats I can buy directly from the Mets are $37 Loge Reserved seats, but those aren't the seats I want. The only place to get the seats I want is on the secondary market.

This series will likely sell out anyway, because it's the second-to-last series ever at Shea Stadium and includes the last game the Cubs will ever play at Shea Stadium, because next year the Mets are moving to the brand new Citi Field (ha! isn't that a coincidence?).

The concierge service is free, btw. No fees except for delivery of the tickets, which I would have to pay even if I bought them from the Mets website.

Anonymous · ‎08-07-2008

i'm looking to see who would be more useful for setting up bottle service at marquee or bungalow 8 in new york. can this be done by anything other than the centurion?