Originally Posted by
dandan
Might be barking up the wrong tree, but figured might as well ask -- does anyone here have a table reservation they'd like some help filling next week (Monday Sept 26 through Wednesday Sept 29) =)? We're a friendly group of 5 from the states, in Germany for the Berlin marathon this weekend and then Oktoberfest in Munich afterwards and none of us were on the ball enough to get reservations back in January-April.
(also, re: the data, I've been somehow getting free LTE in Germany as part of my regular tmobile service).
Personally, I suggest just going in the mornings/day time. You would likely get a table and there are no needs for tickets then, usually.
But if you do want to go at night, you may be quite late for it. On the other hand, yeah, in here there could be people who may have some tickets...
Ask Olilver, the mod.
But
make pre-planned rules with each other first about ticketing and meeting up, etc.
1) stay connected and do a followup once in Munich.
2) note a time and date to meet.
3) note a time limit--ie, if you don't pick up said tickets by X date and time, this or that will happen.
4) set the price and agree on it but also don't be loosey-goosey.
5) agree on what happens BEFOREHAND if there are no shows.
6) get to know the rules of tickets for the tents and how they work. For example, do you get to have an actual ticket? Is it legit? Where can you check and find out? What happens to unused tickets? How long is the table given to your group? If the group doesn't fill the table who can sit there? Can I have a receipt or a copy of my ticket? What exactly does it include?
Sparing details from experience...
In my case, 2 years ago, our group and the person(s) who said they had tickets never really had any communication just prior to said event day we had planned. We had previous emails where we said yes to wanting tickets, but once we were in Munich, there was silence. Then late at night I sent a message saying hey we went to a tent and had fun, sorry we missed you. At this point those persons replied back telling us they waited for a long time and since they did not have us with them, the waitress gave the seats to other people. They wanted to be paid for the tickets. After some time and some back and forth emails, out of the four of us, 2 agreed to split it and pay half. there was never another response from those with the tickets on the matters so it went dead without any money exchanging hands, which was weird. Two people in my group balked saying they wanted to see the unused tickets. My late night email saying we had fun elsewhere may have come across callously but it didn't change the fact that no pre-planned rules had been set up by the other side on how and when to meet and actually do all this.
To avoid these mistakes, do one of two things:
1) make rules together like I suggest above.
2) do this only with people you already know.