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North Carolina
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Bad customer service
April 20, 2022

I purchased movie tickets via Fandago. I called the day of the movie to try to receive a refund, but being that the movie had started 5 mins prior, I was not able to get one. I had more important things going on- my car broke down 5 minutes from the theater and I was on the side of the road with my small child. I understand policies, but I also understand what giving good customer service is like. The person we spoke to over the phone did not provide good customer service.
I would expect for something like this to have never happened with an individual before and the movie had just started, that there could be an exception made in this situation. We paid $70 for nothing. We did purchase these tickets again, but not through you all. Please get better customer service skills.

Date of experience: April 20, 2022
California
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I purchased tickets at 7:24 through Fandango but I did not receive a confirmation email until 7:33 which was after the movie started. When I was at the ticket gate I had no email from Fandango. The theater employees told me they were having problems with Fandango and that I would need to purchase tickets directly from them. When I requested a refund from Fandango, they said I can't have a refund once the movie starts. I sent them screen shots of my emails from them and the receipts from the theater for tickets I purchased at the theater. I emailed back and forth 7 times to no avail. Never will use them again.

Date of experience: August 3, 2022
Colorado
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Awful website
April 1, 2017

Timed out numerous times, at which point it would automatically switch me to a theater 3 hours from my location. I'm glad I caught it and can see why you have so many pissed off people here. VIP account wouldn't work either. This website is one of the worst I've ever used, truly

Date of experience: April 1, 2017
South Carolina
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Terrible service
June 1, 2018

First $1.50 service charge ridiculous. I was charged for two tickets to a film I have no desire to see and didn't order. Site is horrible, couldn't cancel, live chat said they couldn't help, phone call impossible wait twice. Tried email... no response. Got Fandango card as mother's day gift, tossing away.

Date of experience: June 1, 2018
California
1 review
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Worst customer service imaginable.
Reward system is a sham.
Takes over an hour to get a live representative, then no intentions to resolve issues, chat room unresponsive and corporate office unaccessible.
Do not give Fandango business.

Date of experience: April 4, 2019
Illinois
1 review
0 helpful votes
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App glitched ordered tickets in Virginia... I live in Missouri I attempted refunding within refund period but they literally had me on hold for over an hour... reporting to Better Business Bureau ratings as well. Next time I'll just use the actual theaters website to reserve my seats. Regret using them immensely

Date of experience: April 26, 2019
California
1 review
7 helpful votes
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Like all others, due to error on their part, I am paying! Confirmation email not received so ordered tickets again. Of course, confirmation email arrives after 2nd purchase. The time, frustration and money trying to get my $72.50 back is inexcusable.

Date of experience: March 26, 2016
Ohio
1 review
3 helpful votes
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We received a Gift Card for Christmas but it is not a gift card but rip off. You must purchase tickets on line and pay a $2.50 convenience fee which makes to cost of using the card about twice what we normally pay at the first play of the day ($10.50) vs $19.50 for two tickets at the first play of the day. I don't feel this site deserves any rating at all but you cannot choose a "no rating"

Date of experience: January 20, 2014
Pennsylvania
1 review
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I purchased a ticket using a promo code, so when i couldn't make that exact showing, i couldn't use their online exchange service. When i called the help line, they put me on hold for 15 min then cut me off. The next time, i waited 45 min with no answer. I tried the live chat, but i kept getting cut off of there as well, which would put me further back in line. I still haven't been helped and at this point it's past the showtime so i don't even know if I'll get a refund without putting up a fight. I will never use Fandango again! I suggest that everyone else take my advice as well, unless, of course, you want to waste an entire day.

Date of experience: August 1, 2018
Ohio
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Fandango is a rip off
March 30, 2017

I ordered tickets for the wrong day. Tried to switch and they wouldn't let me. Kept getting an error message. Will never go through them again! Didn't want a refund. Just wanted to switch times. Terrible company and app.

Date of experience: March 29, 2017
California
1 review
2 helpful votes
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POOR SERVICE
March 17, 2023

I purchased 2 tickets for the Santa Clara AMC, and when went to scan my ticket that the attendant told me I had the wrong movie theater.I bought my ticket at the wrong Santa Clara site. I immediately contacted fandango, was put on hold for 20 minutes and than was told the had movie started 2 minutes ago and they could not make an exchange or refund.So the rep escalated it to corporate and I was denied a refund and was told it's policy not to give a refund after the movie had started. Pretty sad and I will never use them again. Very poor customer service. Never will I do business with you again and will let everyone know about my experience. O star for you guys I ended up buying tickets from the AMC direct and has to pay twice for my tickets.

Date of experience: March 16, 2023
Oregon
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Company charged my PayPal account and then couldn't deliver the tickets either by print or text. Said their system did not show the confirmation number they emailed me. Said they would forward to a refunds department that would respond in 7-10 days. Have heard nothing and this is day 10. No one there seems to have any authority to do anything other than "pass along."

Date of experience: September 1, 2014
New York
1 review
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Was on hold for over 40 minutes to get a refund before the movie started and they told me its after the movie showtime. What a scam this company is. They should be reported to the BBC and investigated for fraudulent business practices. Do not waste your money and time. I hope this company goes bankrupt!

Date of experience: June 30, 2018
Texas
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Terrible!
February 28, 2016

Don't ever order tickets from them! Policy sucks you have to call two hours ahead inorder to exchange or get a refund. What if u have an emergency that pops up after they two hour window? These people can careless.

Date of experience: February 27, 2016
New York
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Unhelpful
March 7, 2020

Accidentally bought a ticket for the incorrect day and used my $5 reward on that purchase. Called customer service to switch the day and they refused to reapply the $5 reward claiming it was non refundable. I would understand if I were not going to buy another ticket but I was literally purchasing a ticket for the exact same movie at the same time just for the following day. Really bad customer service, I don't plan on using fandango after this. What's the point of a reward system if you can't even use the reward.

Date of experience: March 7, 2020
Oklahoma
4 reviews
9 helpful votes
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After I paid for rental, I got a message it was unavailable (it's a stream...?!) Never showed up but charged me. Tried going through Fandango site to get answers and there login page wasn't working... said my email was invalid even though it was entered correctly. So I had to call and am still sitting on hold, when I should be half way through my movie by now. Horrible experience, how is this different from theft?

Date of experience: May 11, 2019
Florida
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I $#*!ing hate Fandango. I don't know where the $#*! they get off charging an 11% fee when they are the WORST. I only used them because I received a gift card for Christmas but it was such a $#*!ing hassle trying to order my tickets I almost the threw the $25 in the trash. The app doesn't even work. They kept saying the movie was sold out but then still showing that movie time as available. When I finally found a showtime that worked, it was a $#*!ing nightmare just trying to check out. Just buy your tickets at the theater it takes like 2 seconds.

Date of experience: March 4, 2017
California
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Horrible
December 29, 2014

Horrible. Just horrible. Tried to make a purchase tonight with gift cards to the movies. Convenience fees added, of course. There was an error. My mobile app wouldn't let me back in. Decided to go home. Got an email confirmation it went through. Called to get a refund, since I didn't use it. They are making me REpurchase tickets at my own cost and then will put the money back on my gift card so I get to deal with them again? Yeah, no thanks. Won't be recommending this company.

Date of experience: December 28, 2014
Texas
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Never will I ever!
November 12, 2016

Just to be clear. If you get hit by a car on your way to the theatre. You are not getting a refund. Unless you are in the paramedics busting out your phone for a chat that will never go through or convenientlyrics get documented. Do not use this app. It costs more money than purchasing in person anyway. The convenience charge is the same as adding another ticket to your cart. Take someone deserving instead of paying these stammered. They took me for $40. They're business should be illegal.

Date of experience: November 12, 2016
New Mexico
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Error on site
March 11, 2016

Used Fandango last night to buy tickets to a show 15 minutes later. When I clicked the purchase button it went to an error page. I woke up this morning and realized I got a confirmation number so I called customer service. I told them the purchase never went through from what I could see and if I could get a credit or refund. The request sounded simple enough but they said they would not give me a refund because it was not 2 hours before the show when I requested it. Horrible customer service, do not use them for your ticket purchases. The $12 was obviously too important for them to lose over a customer

Date of experience: March 11, 2016

Overview

Fandango has a rating of 1.1 stars from 1,232 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with Fandango most frequently mention customer service, gift card and convenience fee. Fandango ranks 325th among Movie sites.

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