"Official" Cardiff Freshers Ball..!

Hey guys!

Most of you probably got spammed with messages in Facebook talking about the Official Freshers Ball being held on October the 5th.. The tickets were £13 each but are now £15 each. So obviously tickets are being sold fast!

Today I got an e-mail from Cardiff's Student Union saying the following:

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*INFORMATION NOTICE REGARDING THE FRESHERS BALL CONFUSION* ------------------------------------------------------------------

The official Cardiff University Students Ball is on the 27thSept. Tickets are 10 pounds, or free if advance purchasing asummer ball ticket. Tickets can be purchased throughhttp://shop.cardiffstudents.com/freshers-ball A private company are advertising a freshers' ball on the5th October. This is nothing to do with us, your Students'Union (we're hosting a 'SKINT PRESENTS' 1 pound entry, 1pound a drink event that night). Our Freshers' Ball is onthe 27th Sept, and is the only official university ballbeing held. We have had some complaints that the privatecompany are marketing their ball as the 'official' ball andthis has led to people believing that it is being run inconjunction with the Students' Union, which is not the case.If you have already bought a ticket on this basis we canonly suggest that you contact them directly should you wishto pursue refunds.

What are you going to do guys?!

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Reply 1

crunchman

I knew that when I bought the ticket, it's a freshers event for all uni's in cardiff. I'm still going.

Reply 2

Becky7337

Well I've got a ticket for it so I may as well go. Although that skint night looks like it could be more fun, seeing as most of the music in the ball isn't really my sort of thing.

Although now I don't know whether I should go to the Actual official ball....very confusing stuff.

Reply 3

freetofly

crunchman

I knew that when I bought the ticket, it's a freshers event for all uni's in cardiff. I'm still going.

Reply 4

emily:)

I reckon i'll go to the union one as the ticket's abit cheaper and the music at the Oceana one isn't really my thing :smile:

Reply 5

Becky!!!

yeh ive got the offical ticket 4 the 27th, but i may go 2 both cuz the oceana 1 looks gd 2 (n it has a chocolate fountain which may jus sway me in2 goin lol)

Reply 6

fredscarecrow

people who are going to the 'official' one on the 27th.. are you buying it in conjunction with the summer ball? I can't decide, I mean it saves £10, but I don't really want to pay £40 now for a ticket that there's a good chance I will lose between now and the summer :p:

... just wanted to see how others are doing it.

Reply 7

nataloulou

Hmm, i think i'm slightly pissed off about this. But i bought a ticket, so I might as well go to the Oceana one.
As for the one on the 27th, I'll just buy the ten quid one I think. There are bound to be deals later on in the year for the summer ball.

Reply 8

Becky!!!

fredscarecrow

... just wanted to see how others are doing it.

i baught mine with the summer ball ticket. it says that it wont go below like £34 so ur savin a whole £5 lol. but i got caught up in the whole buyin tickets thing lol.
n u get an email sent 2 u as ur ticket, so if u do decide 2 go 4 both, mayb keep it in a separate folder so u dont lose it lol.

Reply 9

jellybean2000

is anyone going to get a refund?

Reply 10

jellybean2000

and does anyone know how to obtain a refund from them? thanks :smile:

Reply 11

nataloulou

jellybean2000

and does anyone know how to obtain a refund from them? thanks :smile:

You sure you want a refund just because it's not Official. It still might be something you'd want to go to?
There must be a way of obtaining refunds though, but i guess you'll have to directly contact the company you bought the tickets from.

Reply 12

Bwin12

i've got a student cardiff one. I knew it wasnt associated with the SU when i bought it. i dont know why people would want a refund ust because its not official. why not go to both?thats what im going to do :biggrin:

they say more than half of the tickets have already gone for the oceana one - thats over 1500 students
so if you decide togo to the skint night instead, i doubt there'll be many people around.

Reply 13

jellybean2000

yeah ive decided that i am gonna go to the student cardiff freshers ball and might go to the SU one as well! :smile:

Reply 14

Davydude

With the SU ticket, does it get sent through the post or by email?
=/

Nevermind, just went for it and its an e-ticket.

Reply 15

rangers_mad

What exactly is the dress code for the "official" ball at Oceana and the official ball at Solus?

Suit?

Reply 16

Becky!!!

rangers_mad

What exactly is the dress code for the "official" ball at Oceana and the official ball at Solus?

Suit?

wel the 1 @ solus is 'funky sexy cool' woteva that means. but im thinking its smart clothes. im goin with a nice dress. but i guess we wil c wot every1 else is wearing wen we get there.