Dad spends $21k on last-minute Taylor Swift tickets for daughter due to missing original tickets.

America’s Phone-Addicted, Spoiled-Brat Generation

Last week, Anthony Silva made headlines as the worst parent of the week for spending $1,800 on Taylor Swift tickets for his daughter’s Christmas present. When the seller of the tickets ghosted them, Silva went out and spent almost $21,000 on four replacement tickets to the Swift concert. This reaction to missing out on Taylor Swift was prompted by what Silva called a “joke.” Getting stiffed out of Taylor Swift concert tickets purchased through StubHub is not uncommon, according to WCVB. Ashley Hulme also gave her daughter and her friends Taylor Swift tickets as a Christmas present. She spent nearly $1,570 on the tickets through StubHub in November, but the tickets never arrived in her account. She called StubHub, and the company admitted the original seller had gone dark and wasn’t answering emails. Later, after NewsCenter 5 contacted StubHub, a company spokesperson said the customer service team had provided Hulme with a “Hot Seat VIP Package” valued at $3,824 per ticket at no additional cost.

Phone-Addicted, Dopamine-Sodden, Safe-Space-Needing, Spoiled-Brat Veruca Salt Clones

America is raising a generation of phone-addicted, dopamine-sodden, safe-space-needing, spoiled-brat Veruca Salt clones. Silva’s reaction to missing out on Taylor Swift is a prime example of this. Veruca Salt is the character from Roald Dahl’s “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” who demanded her rich dad get her a golden ticket and threw a ceaseless tantrum until he was able to open enough Wonka bars to find one. Silva had already dropped $1,800 for Taylor Swift tickets at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, on reseller website StubHub for his daughter’s Christmas present. Silva went out and spent almost $21,000 on four replacement tickets to the Swift concert.

StubHub Scams

Getting stiffed out of Taylor Swift concert tickets purchased through StubHub is not uncommon, according to WCVB. Ashley Hulme also gave her daughter and her friends Taylor Swift tickets as a Christmas present. She spent nearly $1,570 on the tickets through StubHub in November, but the tickets never arrived in her account. She called StubHub, and the company admitted the original seller had gone dark and wasn’t answering emails. Later, after NewsCenter 5 contacted StubHub, a company spokesperson said the customer service team had provided Hulme with a “Hot Seat VIP Package” valued at $3,824 per ticket at no additional cost.

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