Ticket sold vs attendance?

[dereksbicycles]

One friend of mine was asking me about Valentine Day Dance that I recently attended. I had no idea of how many tickets were sold vs real attendance. I had heard that close to 80 tickets were sold, but only 50 or so people came.

My friend had mentioned that it looks bad for organization. Think of how much food are wasted because of # of no shows. I don't see it as being a bad thing. People make "donation" if they don't go to the dance. If anything, it means more food for those that did come. More leftovers to bring home.

Obviously, it may hurt because raffle tickets and tickets for games at the events cannot be purchased if people don't come. Still, I would think that organization would be happy to sell so many tickets.

What do you think??

 

[Jabberwocky]

Did you have a good time? Was the admissions price worth it?

 

[dereksbicycles]

Did you have a good time? Was the admissions price worth it?

Yes, I had a great time. The admission was worth it.

 

[Jane B.]

I have heard this mentioned most in relation to professional sports. And times when some entity will buy the last of the tickets in order to get a game televised locally.