Big_Pants Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 Yeah, Saturday morning was craaaazy! Sitting with Virginia made it awesome though and Sunday? OMG! so much to do, but had a great time doing it Hubby has said its no problem for me to go, just have to be sensible to see if I can afford it.............I WANT to come Group Photo? Group shmoto! Being there is what matters Will let you know as soon as I can Ah yes Virginia seemed lovely. Yay for lovely guests. Good ole' Kev! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonsanddaffodils Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 lol I know right? Poor guy, long suffering Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purple_Vamp Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 lol I know right? Poor guy, long suffering Long suffering?? You've only been doing it a year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonsanddaffodils Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 yeah,but been married for 18 lol I'm always doing something, so he is always dragged along to something lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amandaa34 Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 Failing that, you could always show the hotel your reg pass/letter when you check in and/or ask at the con reg desk? Unfortunately, SM do request that people quote "Bitten" when booking. Hope you can work it out I honestly don't even remember there being information about quoting Bitten on the website when I booked this room online last *August*. it wasnt, as they hadnt block booked the rooms back then. Its just I have had trouble booking into a con hotel before so I prefered to get in early and book, either way I am still paying for rooms and attending the convention so I dont think it will be an issue, but I will sort out when i get there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purple_Vamp Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 yeah,but been married for 18 lol I'm always doing something, so he is always dragged along to something lol Ahhhh, I see. By the way, how do you get your avatar to do that?? Let me know on Faceache if it's distrupting the thread on here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonsanddaffodils Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 nah, itsokay I just used photoshop to make an animated gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purple_Vamp Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 Hmmmmm - wonder what I'm going to be doing tonight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Showmasters Admin Massive Events Posted July 22, 2010 Showmasters Admin Share Posted July 22, 2010 Hi everyone! First, and most importantly, can I please stress that neither Jason or myself intended to hurt, annoy or disappoint anyone with the announcement of the group photo shoot for people staying at The Park Inn. The group shot was offered as an incentive to sell the final rooms that are available at The Park Inn and as a thank you to those who have already booked in there. The reason for this is simple as we have to sell the hotel out or the event itself has to cover the room costs which means less money to spend on the event itself. In many ways the people who have booked these rooms are helping everyone as by ensuring that we do not have to pay for empty rooms it means the money can be spent on other things that everyone benefits from! In addition, we always recommend staying at the event hotel for a whole number of reasons and did not feel it was unfair to offer something to those who are staying there and there-by helping the event as a whole! Having said that, I now understand that there seem to be quite a number of you who tried to book into The Park Inn and were unable to as they incorrectly told you that it was full. What we therefore propose to do is the following : People staying 2 nights at The Park Inn (Fri, Sat or Sun) - Free Group photo shoot of you with the guests. Standard Pass people not staying at The Park Inn - Can purchase the group photo shoot at a rate of £40. Gold and Silver Pass people not staying at The Park Inn - Can purchase the group photo shoot at a discounted rate of £30. This means that everyone now has the option to be part of the group photo shoot. I understand that there are various reasons why people are not staying at The Park Inn and so will not get the group photo shoot for free but at least this way everyone has the same opportunity as everyone else. May I also say that while it doesn't help anyone now I will be having very serious words with The Park Inn regarding the incorrect information they gave out. Whilst this is not our fault I can completely understand peoples frustration on that front. It is not good enough and I will be telling them so when the manager gets in later today. I hope that this option enabling everyone to get the group photo shoot will help to alleviate peoples concerns. I understand that in some circumstances it will still not be seen as enough but hopefully it will work for the majority! Once again, I just want to say that Jason and I do care a great deal about everyone at our events and all we want is to run great events that everyone can have a lot of fun at and remember for the rest of their lives! I know that we have some fantastic things lined up for Bitten and that the weekend will be awesome. I hope that we can move forward from the last days uncertainty on here and all get back to looking forward to what will be an incredible weekend with some brilliant guests. Mark P.S. I will answer the questions DavidB has kindly compiled together in a separate post! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdwardDiggory Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 Cheers Mark (and Jason)!!! That sounds pretty fair to me, and I think the price is a bargain!! I will be buying a group shot for me (and probably my sister too!) Thanks again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonsanddaffodils Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 Thanks! I think that is really fair too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamQuil Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 Thanks for taking the rest of us into consideration guys Will these be available before hand in the online shop or at the event itself? Again, thanks :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcangel Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 I am grateful for the opportunity to still get my group shot, and I think the price is a good one. Still niggled by not getting it for free due the hotel's shortcomings, but will leave it at that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Showmasters Admin Massive Events Posted July 22, 2010 Showmasters Admin Share Posted July 22, 2010 Hi there, Please find the answers below to the specific questions that have been posed in this thread. I hope this clarifies things and I will be happy to answer any other questions if anyone has them Thanks Mark On a serious note David... do you think you could possibly summarise the main points from these 7 pages for Mark & Jason to make sure all they answer all the important stuff? (as they're evidently busy if they haven't been on here since announcing this yesterday) e.g. * Is the photoshoot free to everyone staying at the Park Inn regardless of whether they booked through the Bitten code or not? Yes. If you are staying in The Park Inn for 2 nights, Fri and Sat or Sat and Sun, then you will get the group photo shoot for free * I can't cancel my hotel, It's not fair that only people staying in the Park get it - why can't you offer this to everyone? We have now extended the group photo shoot so that everyone has the opportunity to participate. It will remain free to people staying at the Park Inn as an incentive and thank you for helping us by selling the rooms there. People not staying at the Park Inn will have to pay for the group shoot, but do now have the opportunity to get it. * Quite a few people were either told incorrectly that the Park Inn was sold out completely or they had sold out of suitable (i.e. twin) rooms and were forced to look elsewhere. On the issue of there only being a certain number of twin rooms at the Park Inn that is something that we can really do nothing about. In fact, it is the same at any hotel we use, including the huge Hilton Metropole, and they will always be sold on a first come first served basis. As to the people who were incorrectly told that the Park Inn was sold out we apologise for that. I will be having very serious conversations with The Park Inn about this to ensure that it never happens again. * If you won't give it to everyone, could you please offer it as an option to purchase? We have now offered the group photo shoot as an option for everyone to purchase. * Why are Friday & Saturday nights special and not Sunday? We have now included Sunday night within the criteria for getting the group shoot for free. * I thought that the Silver ticket included a group photo of me with the guests anyway - I think the website is badly worded can you please adjust the way it's written? We will look at re-wording the website in future to try and avoid confusion. Despite what some have said on here though the group photo shoot with you and the guests has NEVER been offered as an option at Bitten. The last event this was done at was Hallowhedon last year and it was withdrawn from other events much earlier in 2009. The only reason Hallowhedon still had the group shot so far after all the other events was because we had been advertising Hallowhedon for a long time and when we started it did include the group shot and we did not feel it equitable to take it away. * I only live around the corner from the hotel so why should I be penalised and miss out when I don't require a hotel room? It is not a case of penalising anyone, whether they need a hotel room or not. This group shot has been offered as an extra incentive to people booking the Park Inn and so in turn helping the convention to happen. We have also now clarified that it will be for sale for people not staying at The Park Inn and so everyone has the opportunity to participate. Thanks for taking the rest of us into consideration guys Will these be available before hand in the online shop or at the event itself? Again, thanks :) The group photo shoots will only be available to purchase at the show only at the registration desk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonsanddaffodils Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 Awesome! Thanks or that Mark, we appreciate it There you go guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Ragamuffin Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 I dont want to keep saying this cuz i dont want to sound like i'm angry or be accussed of being a liar but i know when i first brought tickets for a few events that went on sale last year the gold ticket group photo was on the orginal post for packages when the websites first went up and was only taken out around october time. At least two of us have had a look through this section and cannot find anyone mentioning anything to do with the group shot being included from the beginning. Considering this was removed from ME conventions before this, I would have imagined at least someone would've said something if it was on there. So I'm very surprised if this is the case. Surely someone would have queried it? we never queried it on this forum cuz we were told on the et2 forum why bring it in another forum?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charmer Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 Thanks for the reply Mark (and Jason)! I will definately be perchessing one of the group shots now and I think this is definately the fairest way to do things as everyone gets something out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonsanddaffodils Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 (edited) In repy to Miss Ragamuffin: I am afraid that if it is a different forum or convention, then there could be variables in what is offered for that particular show, so if you have a query about a particular convention, bring it up in the relevant forum, and we will gladly help where we can. Edited July 22, 2010 by Rhianydd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanggirl Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 Thanks Mark! :) How do we go about getting our voucher/pass for our free photos for staying at the Park Inn? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonsanddaffodils Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 Thanks Mark! :) How do we go about getting our voucher/pass for our free photos for staying at the Park Inn? I would magine all of this will be done at Reg desk at the con Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamQuil Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 Thanks for the quick reply Mark x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Ragamuffin Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 In repy to Miss Ragamuffin: I am afraid that if it is a different forum or convention, then there could be variables in what is offered for that particular show, so if you have a query about a particular convention, bring it up in the relevant forum, and we will gladly help where we can. well me and all my friends who had gold tickets for et2 and this who were told after buying them SM were stopping the group photos for 'ALL EVENTS' made me think I didnt need to go through it all again and block up the forum, but it doesnt matter now anyway cuz whats done is done and I excepted it a long time ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nixster Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 I for one am a lot happier now, have even stopped crying (my tablets make me emotional. lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonsanddaffodils Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 (edited) In repy to Miss Ragamuffin: I am afraid that if it is a different forum or convention, then there could be variables in what is offered for that particular show, so if you have a query about a particular convention, bring it up in the relevant forum, and we will gladly help where we can. well me and all my friends who had gold tickets for et2 and this who were told after buying them SM were stopping the group photos for 'ALL EVENTS' made me think I didnt need to go through it all again and block up the forum, but it doesnt matter now anyway cuz whats done is done and I excepted it a long time ago. Sorry, was only answering your query about it, and trying to help. We would rather people did ask if they had queries, rather than wondering/assuming something in case it causes problems later on. C'est la vie all sorted now Edited July 22, 2010 by Rhianydd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Ragamuffin Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 Rhi theres no need to say sorry I know know what you mean and you were just trying to help but sometimes I feel like people just jump at people on here at times and dont think about how the other person would feel no hard feelings though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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