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Phew. Got a two top for the day I wanted. Glad to be done with all of that, a bit nerve-wracking.

I think walking on coals might be less of an ordeal.

No arguments here, but once I was in, no problems at all. It's the wait that is nightmarish.

I had more than a few errors... blank calendar, stuck on "please wait..." for 10 minutes, selecting a time and then nothing happening (not even a "that table is not available" message or kicking me to the next available slot like the system is supposed to) but I got something after about 30 minutes of wading through the bog.

Whatever you do, do not post on the facebook page that you will be dining at Next 5 times lest you be dragged out into the street and beaten by the proletariat.

I have a table to trade if anyone is willing & interested. I bought tickets for 2 on Friday, Aug. 26, at 6:15 pm. Unfortunately, the night doesn't work for me, so I'm looking to trade for a table for 2 on another night. I'm pretty flexible on dates.

I only got the water service, since it's my understanding that beverage service can possibly be added later. But I'd happily entertain trades that include alcoholic or non-alcoholic pairings. (Obviously I'll pay any price difference.) I don't remember the exact price per person, but the total with tax & service was $235.76.

FWIW, and I'm sure this isn't a new complaint, but once you select a date & time, it seemed as if there was no way to unselect a table. I accidentally clicked on a table that didn't work for me, so my only options were to:
1. Wait 10 minutes 'til the reservation expired--and risk having no tickets available.
2. Purchase nothing.
3. Purchase tickets for the wrong date & hope that I could trade.

Hope I made the right decision! Please PM me if you're interested.

This secondary market is a hassle...

NOTE TO SCALPERS... we will be enforcing our TOS. If you advertise or sell tickets for more than face value they will be voided.... and yes that means if you buy from a scalper for more than face value they will still be voided.

Your Next Ticket is completely transferable. However, you should be aware that selling tickets for greater than face value may be illegal in your area.

Unlawful resale (or attempted resale), counterfeit or copy of Next Ticket is grounds for seizure and cancellation without compensation. In addition, Next reserves the right to restrict or deny Next Ticket purchasing privileges to anyone that Next determines to be, or has been, in violation of this policy.

In the past I thought Nick said that there wasn't much they could do to stop the scalping. I have no idea how they are going to catch people selling on Craigslist unless they bait them to get the confirmation number or persons name without first paying and then void the tickets that way.

Someone yesterday posted that scalping is legal in Chicago but who knows.

The resale of tickets to sports, concerts, and other events usually is illegal in Illinois, if the tickets fetch more than the original price. ...

In 1991 Illinois authorized ticket brokers to resell tickets at premium prices, 720 ILCS 375/1.5(b), if they registered with the Illinois Secretary of State and collected all local taxes-for municipalities in Illinois tax the selling price of tickets, see 65 ILCS 5/11-42-5, and want to collect additional taxes on the difference between the original selling price and any higher resale price. Since 1995 the City of Chicago has taken advantage of this opportunity to tax the incremental price of resold tickets. Chicago Municipal Code § 4-156-020. The tax is 9% of the original price, and a further 9% of any profit on a ticket's resale.

Illinois amended its scalping laws again in 2005, adding a new subsection (c) to the Ticket Sale and Resale Act. 720 ILCS 375/1.5(c). This amendment allows an “Internet auction listing service” to resell tickets, but it attaches several conditions. One is that the auction service register with both the Secretary of State and the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Another is that the auction service either collect and remit all required taxes or publish “a written notice on the website after the sale of one or more tickets that automatically informs the ticket reseller of the ticket reseller's potential legal obligation to pay any applicable local amusement tax in connection with the reseller's sale of tickets, and discloses to law enforcement or other government tax officials, without subpoena, the name, city, state, telephone number, e-mail address, user ID history, fraud complaints, and bidding and listing history of any specifically identified reseller or purchaser upon the receipt of a verified request from law enforcement or other government tax officials relating to a criminal investigation or alleged illegal activity”

Interesting. This is quite a change in policy since, as one Facebook poster noted, Nick was quoted in a NYT article being curious about what tickets will go for on the secondary market. In any case, you can get a primer on Chicago and Illinois scalping laws at http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-7th-circuit/1539655.html

So anyone else notice if the price has crept up a bit for this menu? A friend got a two-top with drink pairing for a Friday night at 6:30 or so for Paris, and the same for Thailand, but the Thai bill was about $50 higher. Some of you folks teased me for asking about itemized receipts - hey, that's cool, it's the internet - but this is just the kind of question such a receipt could clarify. At the least, I've already heard of enough billing errors or confusion that I don't exactly trust the degree of competence at work here. I trust the people, and I trust the intent, but the whole system (both literal and metaphoric) seems very buggy to me. It'd take an impressive amount of smugness and/or cynicism for Next to claim complete satisfaction with the way this has worked out, from buying tickets to the sale of said tickets on the secondary market.

So anyone else notice if the price has crept up a bit for this menu? A friend got a two-top with drink pairing for a Friday night at 6:30 or so for Paris, and the same for Thailand, but the Thai bill was about $50 higher.

I trust the people, and I trust the intent, but the whole system (both literal and metaphoric) seems very buggy to me.

I have a conundrum that I would like some help with. I managed to get tickets for a 2 top in September, but in my excitement I accidentally selected the wine pairing instead of the beverage pairing. I emailed Next and they replied quickly that they could change the pairing option but could not refund me the difference, which I believe is fairly significant. So my question is, should I switch to the more Thai-appropriate beverage pairing, or stay with the wine pairing to "get my money's worth." Or should my dining companion and I get one of each?

Thanks!

I believe the wine pairings are $70.
I am not sure I'd call the wine pairings "Thai inappropriate".
In any case, I'm not sure how anyone else can answer this for you. We don't know how much you like wine, beer, punches, and $20 bills.
If it were me, I'd stick with the wine since I'm sure they are giving interesting stuff that justifies the extra $20 in list price.