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Fandango Reviews Summary

The company has garnered significant negative feedback, primarily centered around its customer service and refund policies. Customers frequently report difficulties in obtaining refunds or resolving issues, often facing long wait times and unhelpful automated responses. Complaints highlight misleading ticket information and website glitches that lead to erroneous purchases, further exacerbating customer frustration. While some customers express disappointment with the service, there are few mentions of positive experiences, indicating a general sentiment of dissatisfaction. Overall, the company appears to struggle with effective customer support and transparency, leading many to seek alternatives for their movie ticket purchases.

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Indiana
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Will NEVER use them again. Once was more than enough. They are impossible to deal with. I recommend not using them.

Date of experience: June 1, 2018
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
0 helpful votes
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Purchased 5 tickets from fandango to see Solo May 27,2018. During the movie the theater had technical movies and we missed 20 minutes in the middle. I asked for a refund and they apologized and I was told I had to contact Fandango since I purchased through them.

I contacted Fandango. What terrible customer service. They refused to help me or give me a refund. They refused to call the theater and investigate. They told me I saw the movie, except for 20 minutes of the film and that I didn't deserve a refund!

And they charged me a $7.50 convenience fee. How convenient for Fandango. I will never buy tickets from this web site. Terrible.

Date of experience: May 28, 2018
New Jersey
2 reviews
12 helpful votes
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Paid the $7 shipping charges and waited... the package arrived with water damage. Essentially ruining the poster, I've contacted them 3 times and each time I get an auto response saying "Your question has not been submitted yet" and then gives me links to check my gift card balance and donations? I however had no problems with my ticket purchase, so 2 stars.

Date of experience: May 27, 2018
Rhode Island
1 review
0 helpful votes
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DO NOT PURCHASE MOVIE TICKETS FROM THEM. Their customer service sucks. I purchased tickets on their site. Got to the theatre, no tickets. Tried to chat online- waited in queue for over 35 minutes. Watch as your place in queue moves down and then suddenly back up. Try to call and you have to wait for a person OR leave your number and they will call you back (NOT!)
Policy states you have to ask for a refund before the movie time. How the hell can you do that when they are unresponsive?
4 hours later I finally reach someone. No apology, No explanation. I demanded a refund. They said they would but I will believe it when I see it.
FANDANGO SUCKS!

Date of experience: May 25, 2018
California
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Rip off
May 25, 2018

I was given a Fandango gift card, what a rip off: I payed full price for basic movie tickets plus their "small per-ticket convenience fee" and eventually was left with a
$2.50 balance. The only way I could use the leftover funds was to put more money on the card so I could pay outrageous "convenience fees". NO THANK YOU!

Date of experience: May 25, 2018
Washington
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Customer Service
May 22, 2018

I have a gift card that my wife and I recieved a little while ago. When we were attempting to use it we kept getting a "there was a problem processing your gift card" error. Lets just say i am still on hold at 1 hour and 47 minutes of waiting. Absolutely horrible.

Date of experience: May 22, 2018
Illinois
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
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Refund issue
May 16, 2018

Fandango does not help when you missed your times, They will not issue refund/credit, when All i want is a credit to see the movie. Same theater and time.

Date of experience: May 16, 2018
California
1 review
1 helpful vote
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You can't get a refund if the movie already started. Doesn't matter if you went to the hospital with a broken arm, they will not refund you anything. Worthless company. All they're good for is seeing showing times, other than that don't spend any money with them.

Date of experience: April 29, 2018
Washington
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Fandango is a thief
April 29, 2018

Fandango does nothing but steal your money. Their online chat is no help as all they do is cite the rules back to you. Horrible experience with no resolution. I bet Fandango is laughing all the way to then bank with my hard earned money!

Date of experience: April 29, 2018
Tennessee
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Online I changed my order from one adult & 2 child tickets to one senior & 2 child tickets (3 tickets) before purchase, but ended up with 1 adult, one senior, & 2 children (4 tickets) after purchase.

Fandango.com REFUSES to fix the mistake by chat or phone!

Fandango.com chat promised an answer in about 7 minutes but took over 40. Then it took an hour & 14 minutes to get an answer by phone. (I guess they are answering a lot of unhappy callers.)

The ONLY solution they have to ANY mistake is either a refund where you lose your $6.00 service fee or a credit to your account. Why would I want a credit to an account with a company that will not fix even their own mistake?

Date of experience: April 29, 2018
Oregon
13 reviews
52 helpful votes
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A couple of years ago I was given a Fandango gift card, what a rip off: I payed a premium price for basic movie tickets (fees added) was left with a few dollars balance after one use at my local theater. The only way I could use the leftover $$ was to put more money on the card so I could pay outrageous prices. No thank you

Date of experience: April 29, 2018
Texas
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I purchased two IMAX tickets to a movie.

When I arrived at the theater, I learned the movie was cancelled because of a projector failure. They would not refund my ticket & told me to request one through Fandango.

I tried. Fandango said that the movie had "already started" (it never started), so I could not get a refund.

What a rip off. The additional "convenience fee" was also annoying, since there was nothing convenient about the experience.

It was so frustrating that I haven't used Fandango since. I realize it was an unusual event, but Fandango's lack of customer service is maddening.

I've written Fandango twice and have not received any response.

Date of experience: April 27, 2018
Georgia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I tried to buy a movie collection off of their website and was met with an error message. I tried to contact customer support via email and waited the full 72 hours they claim to respond in. No response. I sent another email and have yet to receive a response. In the mean time I tried contacting support through the live chat service, and though it said my estimated wait time was 2:52, I was sitting there for about 10 minutes. Its as if no one is even manning customer support at all.

Date of experience: April 24, 2018
Virginia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Dont waste your time
April 20, 2018

I get these fandango gift cards from time to time. Its complicated to use and many theatres dont accept them. Today I went online and bought two tickets to use at Showcase Cinemas in White Plains N. Y. When I got to the theater they dont accept fandango tickets. I had to buy the tickets and when I went back home to get a refund, I couldnt get it because of a time lapse. Why did fandango let the purchase go through in the first place? Always some confusion with this product... AVOID them if you can!

Date of experience: April 20, 2018
New York
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I bought an RPX 3D tickets for Rampage (confirmation *******). When I arrived at the movie house, they do not have the RPX 3D version. I got a refund from the theater but I need to be refunded the $3 convenience fee I was charged. When I contacted their customer service their answer was indirectly "too bad, the $3 is a service fee for buying your ticket online which cannot be refunded". I told them I got a defective purchase. It doesn't matter, they don't care.

Date of experience: April 18, 2018
Florida
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Promises
March 31, 2018

I didn't want to disappointment my granddaughter so I bought tickets on line. Seems you MUST buy from Fandango or nothing. After accepting the enormous "convenience fee" I bought the tickets. From the way I read it, I was to get 2 dollars off at the concession for each ticket I purchased. There was no such deal. You only see this offer when buying tickets. I've not been able to find it anywhere in Fandango's website. This is another issue. (By clicking the Complete My Purchase button, you agree to the Privacy Policy and the Terms and Policies, and will be charged for this order. You agree to receive email from Fandango. A confirmation of your order will be e-mailed to you.) You HAVE to agree in order to purchase the tickets.

Date of experience: March 31, 2018
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
New York
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Ripped me off!
March 30, 2018

I bought 7 movie tickets, went to the theater with 7 people and the theater had no tickets for us.
Fandango charged me for the tickets and wont refund me. Dont use Fandango!

Date of experience: March 30, 2018
Illinois
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Do not buy tickets from Fandango. If you goggle fandango in your city you are most likely to get a theater in another city. And they pull you money from you account. When you call them your put in phone jail. They will ask you for a call back number, but they will never call you Ref # 1061. They wont fix there problem

Date of experience: March 27, 2018