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More $139 SXSW wristbands go on sale tomorrow
South by Southwest (SXSW) is putting more $139 wristbands on sale at http://wristband.sxsw.com for one day only.
Starting at noon Feb. 28, until 7 p.m. or until they sell out, whichever comes first.
These will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis. It is not a drawing to win, as was the initial offering.
“We think the wristband drawing method we used was very effective,”SXSW managing director Roland Swenson said in a statement. “All of the eligible people who wanted a wristband got one. We avoided people needing to stand in line for hours. However, it was complicated, and the drawing aspect of it made it even harder. We chose the random drawing method because we were worried about what would happen if hundreds of people hit the website at once trying to buy wristbands, and it caused a crash. But after seeing our new online purchase system handle over two hundred transactions in the first hour, we feel confident it will hold up under heavy traffic.”
At least 600 additional wristbands will be available. The same conditions will apply.
Only Austin area residents with a credit card that has a billing address in the Greater Austin area are eligible. Purchasers can buy up to two wristbands. The cardholder must be the recipient of one of the wristbands, the name and email of the second person must be entered at the time of purchase. There are no name transfers or refunds after purchase.
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By woody
February 28, 2008 8:53 PM | Link to this
I got mine, and I’m looking forward to it!