My husband & I were "REFUSED ADMITTANCE" to the Bette Midler show-$593 Front Orchestra tickets.
As I waited at the end of one of the long entry line my husband puchased a $24! drink at a nearby Caesars bar to take into the show. We had previously taken drinks into both the Jersey Boys & Jay Leno the prevous night! As we finally entered (one of the last couples in) we were met with a metal detector, guards who asked to be allowed to look in my purse and told that no drinks were allowed in...a very different vibe here than other shows & when I protested that we had bought the drink at Caesars - they countered that The Colosseum was not part of Caesars - like we would know!
The staff attitude was scornful and on impulse, I took the "illegal" drink & poured it on the floor....UH OH...BAD MOVE...BAD BEHAVIOR ON MY PART (just so you know, I did not splatter anyone-we were at the end of the line), but I WAS WRONG! I admit I just got steamed...it was not the enjoyable introduction I expected to a show I had been looking forward to for months.
Anyway, two large security men approached & without asking what happed told my husband & me that we would not be allowed to see the show & escorted us out of the Collosseum! I was not belligerent and expressed shock at the harsh attitude. I immediately apologized to the Security and admitted I had made a bad mistake. I asked if I could apologize to the door staff but the two security men very arrogantly lectured me that this would teach me a lesson in anger management. I pleaded that we had come a long way & the tickets were very expensive & that we were not rich, but that it was my husband's anniversary gift to bring me to see Bette Midler.
We never raised our voices or were rude, and we even asked to speak with their supervisor. However the Security supervisor refused to speak to us when he arrived and would not listen to our side of the story or to our apology - he turned his back and walked away from us with the other two men. We were left standing outside with expensive tickets in hand and a shocked feeling that the "spilled drink" offense did not warrant the harshness or severity of the punishment. All I can say is The high and mighty tactics of The Colloseum Security men is bad business for Caesars Palace and Bette Midler.
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