Results: NYC Art Museum Tricks Visitors With Higher Fees
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is in trouble right now for misleading people into thinking that the admission price is $25, when it's really "pay what you wish".
1.
1.
Have you ever been tricked into paying a higher ticket price? Yes, and I was pretty ticked when I found out
15%
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183 votes
Yes, but I didn't let it bother me
9%
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109 votes
No, not to my knowledge
76%
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925 votes
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2.
Although $25.00 was written in small text as the "recommended" ticket price, the employees still said that the price was $25.00 when asked. Do you think this is ethical? Yes; the museum, like any business, has the right to try to collect as much money as possible
9%
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109 votes
Yes; the fact that the price was suggested - not required - WAS disclosed
11%
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138 votes
No; they shouldn't take advantage of the average person's ignorance to their fine print
48%
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590 votes
Maybe; the employees should have at least said $25 was the recommended price
31%
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380 votes
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3.
What would you have done if you had been a patron of this museum and unknowingly paid full price when you didn't have to? Storm over to the ticket counter and demand a partial refund
14%
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172 votes
Ask to speak with the manager
29%
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347 votes
Fill out a comment card
26%
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320 votes
Complain to friends/family
18%
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222 votes
Join a formal protest or take legal action
6%
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71 votes
Suck it up and do nothing
13%
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156 votes
Not be bothered because hopefully the cost was worth it / will go to support the museum
29%
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357 votes
Other (please specify)
2%
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30 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.36% | 6 | |
| na | 0.18% | 3 |
| don't go back | 0.12% | 2 |
| undecided! | 0.06% | 1 |
| no idea | 0.06% | 1 |
| i would stop being cheap and pay the $25. | 0.06% | 1 |
| if you are stupid enough to pay it without questioning it up front thats your problem | 0.06% | 1 |
| i dont know | 0.06% | 1 |
| undecided | 0.06% | 1 |
| ha, if it was really $25, i wouldn't have even gone in since i couldn't afford that anyway. you know how much groceries i could get with $25? i think it's horrible that they did that to people! | 0.06% | 1 |
| none | 0.06% | 1 |
| never go again | 0.06% | 1 |
| i will know for next time | 0.06% | 1 |
| blast them on the internet | 0.06% | 1 |
| i wouldn't pay the same amount again. | 0.06% | 1 |
| just leave and not go back. | 0.06% | 1 |
| dunno | 0.06% | 1 |
| not go back | 0.06% | 1 |
| wouldn't have been tricked in the first place, i read stuff before buying. | 0.06% | 1 |
| n/a | 0.06% | 1 |
| don't know | 0.06% | 1 |
| this hasn't happened to me so it's hard to say what i'd do in that situation... not cool misleading people like that, though. | 0.06% | 1 |
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