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This is a detailed post on how I saved $32 off of $68.50 in movie tickets and ended up paying $36.50 for five 3-d movie tickets (which are usually higher priced). Hopefully you enjoy the post and learn some new tricks. Feel free to leave a comment and add your own tip/trick.
My girlfriend wanted to get tickets to take her 3 younger siblings out to see Shrek 4 in 3d which comes out this Friday. Since tickets would most likely be sold out the plan was to buy the tickets online ahead of time. The total on Fandango would have been a whopping $68.50 for2 adult and 3 child tickets! Here’s how it would’ve broken down:
2 adult tickets x $14.50 = $29
3 child tickets x $11.50 = $34.50
Also Fandango charges a $1/ticket convenience fee
5 tickets x $1 = $5
For a grand total of $68.50. Note that this doesn’t include the overpriced soda or snacks and generally I don’t indulge in them unless it’s free or heavily discounted.
Yes, I know you can save 100% by not going to the movie or waiting for it to come out on DVD but there are children and Shrek in 3 dimensions involved so let’s not digress. Let’s move on to the savings:
The first step involved taking advantage of the 2 for 1 Shrek movie ticket offer available on the Fandango Visa Signature page. Basically to get the deal you need to use a Visa Signature card (most Visa credit cards generally are). You can enter the first six digits of your card to see if you’re eligible. The 2-for-1 offer covers the convenience fee and the price of the ticket up to $19. You won’t be able to use any fandango bucks or other claim codes with this offer so I purchased two adult tickets separately. The total amount was $31 for two tickets minus $15.50 from the claim code was $15.50 for two adult tickets. $15.50 spent, $15.50 saved.
If you don’t have a Visa Signature card you won’t be able to take advantage of the next savings strategy outlined in the next paragraph but read on. I’ll talk about other ways to cut costs.
On the same page of Fandango Visa Signature offers there’s a deal for discounted 20% off Fandango Bucks which can be used to purchase movie tickets. You essentially pay $20 for $25 worth of Fandango Bucks. Since you plan on purchasing the tickets anyway it makes total sense to buy the Fandango Bucks at a discount. I bought one $25 gift card for $20. $20 spent, $5 saved.
If you don’t have a Visa Signature card but have a discover card, you can get 10% cashback on Fandango Bucks purchases through ShopDiscover.
The next step involves going on eBay and purchasing a 2 for 1 Fandango coupon. This is also useful if you can’t get in the visa signature 2-for-1 offer. The coupons generally sell for $1 or so and that’s the price which I nabbed one at. $1 spent.
So going back on Fandango I set up another transaction to buy 3 children’s tickets at $11.50 each and $3 in convenience fees ($12.50/ticket). The total is $37.50 but I redeemed the 2-for-1 coupon I nabbed off eBay which knocks $12.50 off and brings the total to $25. I then apply the $25 Fandango Bucks gift card which I got earlier at a discount. $12.50 saved (from the 2-for-1 code applied to one of the children’s tickets).
Total spent for 2 adult and 3 child 3-d movie tickets $36.5.
So in the end I went from $68.50 to $36.50. Was it worth it? Definitely, the whole process took me less than an hour total and I saved $32. All it required was a bit of advance planning. Well, that’s it, hopefully you gained something from this post for the next time you purchase movie tickets.
Wow! Thats a good deal you got! I do have some fandango bucks leftover. Hoping to get them sold for some extra cash this month. If you or your friends are planning another movie event, be sure to get some bucks from me! You can contact me through my email. =)