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New York
1 review
1 helpful vote
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The customer service department consists of someone saying, I'm sorry but we can't help you. It doesn't matter that their Web site and conformation email advertised the wrong movie time. It doesn't matter that the movie started while waiting for costumer service. There was no assistance of any kind provided and I would urge anyone to utilize a different service.

Date of experience: June 26, 2016
Florida
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I tried to use an old $25 gift card on line & got no where so I called their helpline. What a farce & waste of time that was. Basically the card doesnt have a pin # so therefore it is not valid even though the fine print at the bottom of my card states there is no expiration date. So Fandango has my $25 & about 45 minutes of my time which I cant get either back! Avoid Fandango at all cost!

Date of experience: March 30, 2018
Wisconsin
1 review
6 helpful votes
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? online theft
May 27, 2016

I purchased tickets online. The kiosk at the theater gave me a message it was unable to retrieve the tickets. I was able to purchase tickets from the electronic kiosk fro the movie. I contacted Fandango expecting it should be easy to resolve. All I've gotten from Fandango customer service was: a request to join Fandango, statement that they are unable to refund the money they took and failed to provide the purchased product, requests for more information (supplied), and emails that if they have no further contact from me in 48 hours they will consider the issue resolved, and thanks for the business.

Date of experience: May 27, 2016
Maryland
1 review
6 helpful votes
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Refund/exchange policy.
December 21, 2015

Did not realize I purchased a ticket for the wrong day and they wouldn't even give me a credit for another day. I will never use this site again. These people are useless! Basically what the rep told me after I waited a whole hour is that I'm out of $45.

Date of experience: December 21, 2015
Texas
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Well, my first experience was not good with Fandango. I purchased a ticket online and then went to the theatre with my credit card as instructed. I thought I had the right machine but I ended up buying yet another ticket with the same credit card. Really, it should not be so easy to screw up. I might have to use this service again, but I really fear paying twice.

Date of experience: August 16, 2014
District of Columbia
2 reviews
4 helpful votes
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Stay away from this site
January 16, 2019

I tried to get a refund for a movie I had purchased for the wrong time. I thought it went through but both charges were on my credit card, so I contacted them. I was on a chat hold for almost an hour (twice) and then days later I finally got someone and could not get the refund. I will never purchase tickets from them again. I also tried to use a $5 coupon, followed all the instructions accurately, and it would not go through.
I suggest people switch to Starpass. I tried them and have had no problems.

Date of experience: January 16, 2019
Texas
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Worst Service
December 29, 2015

I purchased the tickets for Houston theater and it sent me an email with tickets for San Antonio tickets. Called them, had to wait about an hour and reply was they cannot refund the purchase or exchange it. I don't understand why theaters do business with such a company.
Oh, just saw that the parent company is Comcast. What else can you expect...
Just stay away. That is all I can say..

Date of experience: December 29, 2015
Washington
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
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I received a 25.00 gift card. I was charged a 2.00 fee. After purchasing 2 tickets there was 3.80 left on my card, which I cannot use because you can't buy anything else. Also a big hassle! Wish there was an option for zero stars!

Date of experience: January 1, 2015
Missouri
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Stole my money!
March 31, 2019

Fandango will not refund money for tickets the movie theater could not locate by confirmation, credit card number, phone number or name. The bank has the charge as well as the duplicate tickets I had to purchase for myself and my three year old granddaughter!

Date of experience: March 31, 2019
Tennessee
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Convenience fees
February 28, 2015

Wow, my tickets were $27.50 for 2 adult and 1 child ticket and just before I hit "purchase"" I saw $31.20? $3.70 convenience fee? More than 10% of the cost of my tickets? I use Fandango for "convenience" when looking up show times but I will NEVER buy tickets when their fees are passed to me! #hellonetflix

Date of experience: February 28, 2015
District of Columbia
1 review
1 helpful vote
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There was a problem at the theatre with the credit card reader and I had left my phone at home, so didn't have the confirmation number. Both the theatre and Fandango refused to refund the extra set of tickets. Not using Fandango again. Very unhelpful.

Date of experience: March 22, 2015
Massachusetts
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Really disgraceful company this is. I bought tickets to a movie, then I get there and other people are in my seats. They have the same seats as me. It was sold twice. Then they wouldn't give me a refund. Don't EVER buy anything from fandango, from what I can tell it's a scam

Date of experience: August 15, 2023
Illinois
1 review
2 helpful votes
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If i could give this a "0" i would. Worst site EVER! Thought i would save time by buying tickets online for a new release, WRONG! I think i have wasted more time trying to speak to someone at customer support than i would if i would of waited in line at Disney!

I ordered my tickets, got my email, credit card charged. Go to open the link in my email and this is what i get "Sorry, the order you are attempting to view either failed or does not exist." So like anyone i try customer service, i call and get a VM which says it is full after 2 rings. So thinking i did something wrong i try again, and again and again. Same result. Now i am waiting on the online chat, i started off as +1300 about 45 mins ago, i am now 853 with still an average of 45min wait.

Are you kidding me!?!? This is absolutely horrible. How can you even call this customer service?

Needless to say i will NEVER use this site again!

Date of experience: May 24, 2013
Illinois
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Horrible experience
December 23, 2015

Fandango return policy is unfair! Once you purchase with a credit card, then change your mind, i. E. movie time. To save an additional handling fee you can transfer to credit. If you decide you want a refund, once the money is in fandango credit you cannot receive a refund on your credit card. This would be fine if they actually told you this when the transaction was taking place... but they don't.

To make matters worse, when you go online to speak with a customer representative, the "time to speak with a customer service rep" shows 19 min, 21 min... when in reality it took 66 minutes to reach the customer service person.

I will use my credit and NEVER purchase through Fandango again!

Date of experience: December 23, 2015
Arizona
3 reviews
11 helpful votes
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Well, for those who have the iPhone App, great.

For those using the website, I'd have to say utilize their movie information, and reviews (keep in mind their "user" reviews are sometimes sketchy) I mean when "users" post about the movie they say being horrible, or great and having a posting date of several months before it is even released.

Sometimes the website doesn't have up to date reviews for movies that are released, even though the reviews are available on other websites.

But in general, fandango.com is a awesome website just, if you can avoid the online ticket purchase do so, otherwise their fees are well I guess the fees are alright if you don't like standing in a box office line.

Date of experience: January 22, 2011
Colorado
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Purchased tickets, wasnt able to go requested a refund numerous times before the show start time and kept getting an error message. Chatting with a rep was impossible as well and when I finally spoke to a rep via phone they denied my refund stating it was after the show start time now. I requested to speak to someone else and was told my issue would be escalated and I would hear back with resolution which I never heard back from anyone. Complete rip off!

Date of experience: February 25, 2018
California
29 reviews
173 helpful votes
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Just saw Avatar and skipped the crazy line scene using fandango. I never knew it was so easy to buy tickets before going to the movies. Bad news is the extra fee they charge you, but well worth it as I hate lines. One bad part of fandango is they don't have every theater around and I noticed some of the smaller theaters do not use it.

Date of experience: December 28, 2009
New Jersey
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Ripoff
October 9, 2016

What a ripoff. The four dollar convenience fee is almost as much as the matinee ticket! This was a 25.00 gift card and has 5 dollars left. Whats the point of using that? Another 4.00 charge? Ridiculous! I will never buy one of these cards again for anyone. I will also advise everyone I know of the scam that is going on.

Date of experience: October 9, 2016
Florida
1 review
1 helpful vote
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They charged my credit card twice, and I have been trying for 5 weeks to call them asking for a refund with no luck. They continue to say someone will contact you in 7 to 10 business, and that the process has been expedited, etc... no calls and no refund of my $45. Called my credit card company to dispute the charges. Never Again I will use this company

Date of experience: February 3, 2018
Texas
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Fandango is a rip off. The customer service gave me the wrong info and they would not help me after the transaction.

1. Worst Customer Service
2. High fees (5-6 dollars more in fees) for a family of 4
3. Customer Reps don't speak good english and they are RUDE

Date of experience: November 4, 2015

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.

service
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value
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shipping
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returns
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quality
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