Re: Codes sent by text message

On 2024-03-14 18:49, Newyana2 wrote:

"Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote
 | For instance, yesterday I went to see Dune 2. I showed the ticket on my
| phone at the entrance for scanning (the dot code was equivalent to a 7
| character word), went to one of the nearly twenty "rooms", and then I
| realized I could not see what row and seat I was on. I had to double
| back to ask the lady at the entrance. She smiled. The email had a line
| she had to find in my phone that said:
|
| Entradas: 1 x -Miércoles al cine VIP (6,70 € - 710)
|
| Well, the seat is "710", ie, row 7, 10th chair. Someone goofed the email
| design, and the staff knows. The lady moved the email with her finger to
| find the line, then pointed it at me and decoded it for me. We both had
| a laugh.
|
    So much trouble. I go to my local theater, hand them a $10 bill
(because I'm a senior) and sit where I like. :)

I sit where I like by choosing the seat in advance. Online I get a map of the theatre and I click on the best seat, because two hours before the showtime there are seats to choose from.
If I arrive at the venue to buy the ticket I have to wait a lineup, and I'm given a random seat, more or less with my specs. Or I can go to a machine seller.
Oh, that was 6.70€ for a seat on the VIP row - cheaper than your senior price :-p
Wednesday is the cheap day here.

   Though I'm waiting
on Dune2. I'm not sure I want to spend almost 3 hours to watch
a mediocre movie. I saw the first one. As a former Frank Herbert
fan I was disappointed that a book full of complicated psychological
details was reduced to a flashy shoot-'em-up. Sometimes it seems
like every movie now is just fight scenes.

There was also a shoot them game for PCs in the 80's :-p
--
Cheers, Carlos.