Gleekon 2015 was the first unofficial Glee convention organized in Italy by Associazione Culturale Italian Fandom. The con should have taken place in Milan from Friday 4th to Sunday 6th September, 2015.
Fans from all over Europe have requested passes to participate to the event, paying large amounts of money for passes and extras to meet their favorite actors. The prices went from a minimum of €145 and, in the matter of a few months, the organization has received a great amount of money from about half a thousand young fans and their families.
After the announcement of the most famous guest, and the payment of a huge number of passes because of that, the event was suddenly canceled two months before it should have taken place.
Through a Facebook post, the staff has anticipated that there will not be a full refund but only a partial refund of about 50% the price. Even though a statement reporting how exactly the money was spent by the organization will be posted on Facebook on July 13th, we believe that many aspects of this situation remain confusing and obscure.
As a matter of fact, it is unknown why the staff decided to keep selling passes and extras until the day before the announcement of the con's cancellation. Besides, who wasted money on the event is not even allowed to know the real and exact reasons that caused the annulment, seeing as they are kept hidden by the staff. Finally, the happenings lead us to think that the organization was highly unprepared and was not aware of the amount of tickets, and therefore money, they would need to bring this kind of event to life.
We are all very indignant and angry right now. We deserve more honesty and we deserve our money back, fully, seeing as the con and the promised activities are not taking place at all.
Let's show them that this is not okay.
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Gleekon 2015 era la prima convention Glee non ufficiale organizzata in Italia da Associazione Culturale Italian Fandom. La convention avrebbe dovuto svolgersi a Milano da venerdì 4 settembre a domenica 6 settembre 2015.
Fans da tutta Europa hanno richiesto il pass per partecipare all'evento, pagando grandi quantità di soldi per pass e extra per incontrare i loro attori preferiti. I prezzi andavano da un minimo di €145 e, nel giro di qualche mese, l'organizzazione ha ricevuto una quantità enorme di soldi da circa metà migliaia di giovani fans e le loro famiglie.
Dopo l'annuncio dell'ospite più famoso, e il conseguente pagamento di un altissimo numero di pass, l'evento è stato improvvisamente cancellato due mesi prima della sua data di svolgimento.
Attraverso un post su Facebook, lo staff ha anticipato che non avverrà un rimborso completo ma soltanto un rimborso di circa il 50% del prezzo pagato. Nonostante il 13 luglio verrà pubblicata una dichiarazione di come sono stati impiegati i soldi, noi crediamo che molti aspetti di questa situazione rimangano ancora confusi e oscuri.
Di fatto, non ci è dato sapere perchè lo staff ha deciso di continuare a vendere i pass e gli extra fino ad giorno prima l'annuncio dell'annullamento della convention. Inoltre, a coloro che hanno sprecato soldi per l'evento non è neanche permesso di venire a conoscenza delle ragioni esatte e reali che hanno causato l'annullamento, visto che vengono tenute nascoste dallo staff. Infine, gli ultimi avvenimenti ci portano a pensare che l'organizzazione era altamente impreparata e non era a conoscenza della quantità di biglietti, e quindi di soldi, che sarebbero serviti per dare vita ad un evento del genere.
Siamo tutti molto indignati e arrabbiati ora come ora. Ci meritiamo più onestà e ci meritiamo di riavere indietro i nostri soldi, tutti, visto che la convention e tutte le attività promesse non avranno luogo per niente.
Facciamogli vedere che così non ci va bene.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
July 4, 2015
Reached 100 supporters
July 4, 2015
July 3, 2015
The number of signatures is nearing our initial target of two hundred and fifty. Please help us reach this threshold so that our demand for a full refund is taken seriously by the organizers.
July 3, 2015
Our petition is approaching one hundred signatures which will increase our visibility when we contact the organizers. Please encourage those affected by this cancellation to add their names to this collective effort today.
51 Comments
I'm angry and disgusted that fellow glee fans are being ripped off. This company should face the consequences of their mistakes instead of using the money of fans to pay off their expenses.
Vista la scarsa professionalità e il modo in cui hanno preso tutti in giro, rivoglio indietro i miei soldi. Tutti. Non il 50%. Non mi interessa pagare per servizi che non avrò perché chi ha organizzato il tutto non ha saputo gestire le cose.
I'm really disappointed, I spent a lot of money and now I'll have back just 50%?! Are you serious?! I'm ready to fight a lot for that, you should know it. I'm not gonna give up until I'll have at least 80% of my money back! You have to pay for your failure, not me, not US!
It is not the people who bought tickets' fault that the con got cancelled - they deserve a full refund as they are not getting anything they paid for! It is the organisers' responsibility and if they can't admit that by doing the right thing and refunding everyone in full then it definitely begins to seem like deliberate fraud.
I paid over $1000 to experience what Gleekon promised and now I have lost most of that money! I want it back and this petition is a great idea!
La cosa vergognosa è che oltre a prendere in giro delle persone molto giovani , hanno venduto i pass fino all'ultimo momento. ..
I'm not in Europe and had no plans to attend this event, but I know that if something like this happened to me and I had paid all that money to attend an event that was cancelled, I would be livid. This is not okay. The organizers need to act like the professionals they're trying to be and provide full refunds.
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Gleekon 2015 was the first unofficial Glee convention organized in Italy by Associazione Culturale Italian Fandom. The con should have taken place in Milan from Friday 4th to Sunday 6th September, 2015.
Fans from all over Europe have requested passes to participate to the event, paying large amounts of money for passes and extras to meet their favorite actors. The prices went from a minimum of €145 and, in the matter of a few months, the organization has received a great amount of money from about half a thousand young fans and their families.
After the announcement of the most famous guest, and the payment of a huge number of passes because of that, the event was suddenly canceled two months before it should have taken place.
Through a Facebook post, the staff has anticipated that there will not be a full refund but only a partial refund of about 50% the price. Even though a statement reporting how exactly the money was spent by the organization will be posted on Facebook on July 13th, we believe that many aspects of this situation remain confusing and obscure.
As a matter of fact, it is unknown why the staff decided to keep selling passes and extras until the day before the announcement of the con's cancellation. Besides, who wasted money on the event is not even allowed to know the real and exact reasons that caused the annulment, seeing as they are kept hidden by the staff. Finally, the happenings lead us to think that the organization was highly unprepared and was not aware of the amount of tickets, and therefore money, they would need to bring this kind of event to life.
We are all very indignant and angry right now. We deserve more honesty and we deserve our money back, fully, seeing as the con and the promised activities are not taking place at all.
Let's show them that this is not okay.
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Gleekon 2015 era la prima convention Glee non ufficiale organizzata in Italia da Associazione Culturale Italian Fandom. La convention avrebbe dovuto svolgersi a Milano da venerdì 4 settembre a domenica 6 settembre 2015.
Fans da tutta Europa hanno richiesto il pass per partecipare all'evento, pagando grandi quantità di soldi per pass e extra per incontrare i loro attori preferiti. I prezzi andavano da un minimo di €145 e, nel giro di qualche mese, l'organizzazione ha ricevuto una quantità enorme di soldi da circa metà migliaia di giovani fans e le loro famiglie.
Dopo l'annuncio dell'ospite più famoso, e il conseguente pagamento di un altissimo numero di pass, l'evento è stato improvvisamente cancellato due mesi prima della sua data di svolgimento.
Attraverso un post su Facebook, lo staff ha anticipato che non avverrà un rimborso completo ma soltanto un rimborso di circa il 50% del prezzo pagato. Nonostante il 13 luglio verrà pubblicata una dichiarazione di come sono stati impiegati i soldi, noi crediamo che molti aspetti di questa situazione rimangano ancora confusi e oscuri.
Di fatto, non ci è dato sapere perchè lo staff ha deciso di continuare a vendere i pass e gli extra fino ad giorno prima l'annuncio dell'annullamento della convention. Inoltre, a coloro che hanno sprecato soldi per l'evento non è neanche permesso di venire a conoscenza delle ragioni esatte e reali che hanno causato l'annullamento, visto che vengono tenute nascoste dallo staff. Infine, gli ultimi avvenimenti ci portano a pensare che l'organizzazione era altamente impreparata e non era a conoscenza della quantità di biglietti, e quindi di soldi, che sarebbero serviti per dare vita ad un evento del genere.
Siamo tutti molto indignati e arrabbiati ora come ora. Ci meritiamo più onestà e ci meritiamo di riavere indietro i nostri soldi, tutti, visto che la convention e tutte le attività promesse non avranno luogo per niente.
Facciamogli vedere che così non ci va bene.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
July 4, 2015
Reached 100 supporters
July 4, 2015
July 3, 2015
The number of signatures is nearing our initial target of two hundred and fifty. Please help us reach this threshold so that our demand for a full refund is taken seriously by the organizers.
July 3, 2015
Our petition is approaching one hundred signatures which will increase our visibility when we contact the organizers. Please encourage those affected by this cancellation to add their names to this collective effort today.
51 Comments
The fact that they kept accepting payments the SAME day they announced the cancellation is UNACCEPTABLE. I paid 300 euros for a M&G a mere 1h30 before the con was cancelled and oh surprised, instead of a payment behind put on hold, they accepted it. Like i said, people sue for less than this. Maybe it's what we should do. I expect a full refund!
I'm angry and disgusted that fellow glee fans are being ripped off. This company should face the consequences of their mistakes instead of using the money of fans to pay off their expenses.
Vista la scarsa professionalità e il modo in cui hanno preso tutti in giro, rivoglio indietro i miei soldi. Tutti. Non il 50%. Non mi interessa pagare per servizi che non avrò perché chi ha organizzato il tutto non ha saputo gestire le cose.
I'm really disappointed, I spent a lot of money and now I'll have back just 50%?! Are you serious?! I'm ready to fight a lot for that, you should know it. I'm not gonna give up until I'll have at least 80% of my money back! You have to pay for your failure, not me, not US!
It is not the people who bought tickets' fault that the con got cancelled - they deserve a full refund as they are not getting anything they paid for! It is the organisers' responsibility and if they can't admit that by doing the right thing and refunding everyone in full then it definitely begins to seem like deliberate fraud.
I paid over $1000 to experience what Gleekon promised and now I have lost most of that money! I want it back and this petition is a great idea!
La cosa vergognosa è che oltre a prendere in giro delle persone molto giovani , hanno venduto i pass fino all'ultimo momento. ..
I'm not in Europe and had no plans to attend this event, but I know that if something like this happened to me and I had paid all that money to attend an event that was cancelled, I would be livid. This is not okay. The organizers need to act like the professionals they're trying to be and provide full refunds.
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The fact that they kept accepting payments the SAME day they announced the cancellation is UNACCEPTABLE. I paid 300 euros for a M&G a mere 1h30 before the con was cancelled and oh surprised, instead of a payment behind put on hold, they accepted it. Like i said, people sue for less than this. Maybe it's what we should do. I expect a full refund!