I got the email but saw it too late....

Interesting company/organisation SFF.... I still don't get how they operate.... in 2016 I had loads of offers from them, my favourite being free tickets to the Fulham Fold Festival to see the likes of Nile Rogers/Chic and Incognito.... it was brilliant. But this year I've had barely a sniff from them, in fact this was the first freebie that I had received...... ah well.

I saw IT, just got back. Really enjoyed it :smile:

Nice one, good attitude. Enjoy your movie. What are you going to see?

I wouldn't say I was agitated, just mildy annoyed at having been sent a link and then it not work, had I got on and been told they had all gone I would have been fine but when it appeared that no one could get on and then when someone did they had magically all been allocated was just a bit annoying. Especially as even at 8am it was still not working for me and I only know they have all gone because of people posting on here.
It hasn't effected my day in anyway, I was up anyway and sat at my PC at that time as I almost always am at 7am.

Anyway I'm off to the cinema tonight with some tickets I got given as a present so still free :smile:

you sados crashed the website haha

Anyone managed to book tickets?

It's not all down to this being linked here that traffic went through the roof, the number of tweets complaining about the link not working were massive as well. SFF probably have tens of thousands of members, maybe even hundreds of thousands, and seems many tried to get this giveaway.

Had the same problem like everyone website crashing and errors, got nothing at the end of it

Yeah, SFF has given me some great nights out (my favourite was going to see Behind The Candleabra, as I love camp old nonsense - I went on my own haha), so I bear no grudge. 200 tickets available, with no doubt thousands all swamping the website, it's going to be very slim pickings :smile: Still think they're great :smile:

Not sure why some members on here get so agitated when they miss out on something for nothing.

SFF have obviously taken an opportunity to stimulate interest in the service they operate by giving away a small number of free tickets? Judging by the length of this thread, and the random complaining and hair pulling displayed, it has been pretty successful. Way to go SFF marketing!!

I, along with numerous others, tried the link from my mobile at 07:00 and gave up after a dozen attempts, made some coffee, and watched breakfast news. I was unlucky, "c'est la vie", nobody died and my second cup of coffee was delicious.

Let's keep things in perspective people?

I never saw this thread,I received an email and only read it at 6.40am this morning and then forgot about it until now arghhh

Site crashed at 7:00am, cold from me

With tens of thousands of email sent out, and only a few tickets. It was never going to be worth the hassle. I got up at 9am!!

Tickets all redeemed .... by an IT staff member at SFF :raised_hand:

Read OP - the email allegedly from SFF said "We know it sounds too good to be true.." and goes onto say "We have tried to work out the BEST WAY to give away fairly...." and gives precise details "Tickets go live at 7.00am"

Yet, posters have said the site went live BEFORE 7.00am....... Therefore if you had been sent a valid email, was already registered with SFF and logged on at 7 on the dot - chances are you were never going to get through.
Explanations have been that you had to use the precise Link which was emailed to you - which would negate the need for a code..... ( yet some said they had to use a code)
Or that it only worked on I.E......
Or maybe.....you had to stand on one leg, cover your head in tinfoil and whistle Dixie......?

Then again, the email also said the tickets were "to see ANY FILM in the next month".... yet someone posted to say it was for a french cartoon !! ....so unless the French Cartoon is titled 'ANY FILM'.....?!!
Basically, the email wasn't exactly accurate in most of it's content.... apart form the "Sounds too good to be true" part. :wink:

I can't understand how some got the tickets?
I tried constantly from 7, about 30 times, but with no success

Exactly same for me too

Basically with the huge server load that's come from this being posted here, you'd have one of three outcomes, if the link worked properly you'd get straight to the M25 page, if it didn't resolve properly there was a chance you'd be redirected to the "need a code" page (and bigscreen does work), and the third alternative was that you got the server overload message, "Oops something went wrong". That then changed when the tickets had been allocated. Anyway, all gone. I'd be whining as my wife got the SFF email and this site means she didn't get tickets we might have used, but this site has also helped us with a pile of links so that would be hypocritical.

Just makes me laugh that people always say "there aren't any tickets" when others are getting them. Luck of the draw.

I got through all the way to where you enter the number of tickets you want and your details then after I clicked submit it took me to some weird page with a date of event as 1970. Didn't get the usual confirmation email so I tried to start again and couldn't get anywhere.

Congrats to anyone that was successful.

Got the email, totally forgot about it til this thread (so slept through the ‘fun’ it would seem), nothing loss, nothing gained #perspective

Was on for 7am, kept getting errors until 7:18 when it worked... I say worked! I mean it didnt error but then told me that they were sold out :disappointed:

Here is the link: weticketit.com/see…407

Took me 40 minutes before I got the the fully booked page with 'bigscreen'. This whole thing was a total joke, shame on SFF!

Well seeing as multiple people got tickets.. I think this wasn't an April fool, but more a not very well planned promotion!

If the link worked you wouldn't need a code. I've never had to manually input the code when following a direct link.

If however you got sent to the page asking for a code then bigscreen should have worked.

Still think it's funny that no one could get on yet all tickets are gone.

I got nowhere.

I didnt get a code but agree with ravinder. At 6.58 the page showed two options, inside m25 and outside m25. Both with 'coming soon' where the selection button would be.

When the page was having issues it seemed to redirect you to the 'Normal' filmfirst page which has a box to enter a code. This would be the codes published online and in magazines for free screenings. If you got this you should have gone back to weticketit.com/big…een Otherwise you were refreshing the wrong page.

oh damn... commiserations dude, its like we've all been desperately trying to taste an invisible rice cake

I got the email.. but didn't enter the code, just copied the link from email and copied it into Firefox and IE... worked in IE but not Firefox.. got tickets so happy days.. glad you did too!

Not working

Weird that it makes you sign in again with a new password, my usual SFF password didn't work. Managed to get the booking page but couldn't get a location to load. Phooey. Oh well. My piece of luck happened earlier this year seeing DM at the Barrowlands :grin: !

Interesting you say you got tickets - WITHOUT having to have a code,
Others claim they got tickets - but had to use a code.
Others used codes - and never got a ticket -
People now saying they JUST managed to get tickets - despite others posting their screen had changed to "No Tickets left" ages ago...
And most people who had received the email (I had 3 emails from the little rascals) never had a code to start with....

Must make a note in my diary to mark 14th Sept as the alternative April Fools Day

You can't anymore because it's fully booked. Before there was a button to book now. After you click book now, they tell you to register, after registration you can select movie and location.

Tickets are all gone now sorry :thinking:

I am on my phone and laptop- using both the link on here and the one from my email. When I go to log on on- it says code not valid. How do you get onto that page?

Couldn't get any tickets, been trying for some 30 minutes.

If someone got tickets to spare (or unable to watch due to commitments) kindly PM please, love to take the kids to see this cartoon.

Damn! You must be gutted
Sorry :thinking:

Saying fully booked now? Did anyone manage to actually book any

I'm going to be sent a code on Monday . but it looks like a regular sff movie email

At least no one had to leave their house to do it. I'm still in bed. Max 30 mins wasted but I think most stopped bothering way earlier than that. 200 tickets was stupidly low though.

I wish kudos to me, I still didn't get them

All that for some god awful French animation?

What do they look like? :nerd:

oh wow, okay kudos to you haha enjoy. seemed to get me past the page its just beyond me that they wouldnt include that in the email

If you got the actual email you would've seen "big screen" at the end of the link so some of us who did just guessed thats what it was :thinking: sorry you missed out . it wasnt an ideal way to get tickets I'll admit that

You have hit the nail on the head...These things are not suppose to be posted! It is members only and also if you can't read your emails- you probebaly should not have an account!

Code wasn't needed, as it managed to get to booking page without it before it crashed. Site simply couldn't handle the traffic.
Shame, up since 6.30.

It actually wasn't .. I managed to get a pair after 26 mins of reloading and crashing .. It wasn't ideal at all but I managed

Different page now
Outside M25 - Expiry: 30 Sep at 23:59
Fully booked
30 Sep 2017 at 11:00pm

I guessed as its at the end of the link. I got the actual email so I saw that part at the end of the link.

There was no code... anyone saying it was bigscreen or otherwise is fibbing.. the link once it worked just opened to a page which allowed you to choose inside or out of m25!

Of course it was 'bigscreen' - why didn't i think of that (because it's 7am and I'm still asleep).

Definitely all gone. got to the screen where it says Inside M25, outside M25, all gone.

The URL was weticketit.com/big…een, so I guessed that the end of it must be the code!

I just guessed as its at the end of the link

It was a complete CON as I suspected from the start.
I have had literally hundreds of free tickets from SSF over the years, and have NEVER gone through some other site or some daft 'Log in at 7' b.s.......
Thank goodness I have been up since 6 anyway......
Suspect it is a group of nerds having their idea of a joke......either here, Russia or China
Nothing to do with crashing the system, nothing existed to start with.

can i ask, how did you come to know that was the code?

Bigscreen

That is the code......
No tickets......
Must go back to sleep............

It seems that tickets did exist but are now gone!

How did you get that code?

Simply check availability below and click 'Book now.'
Once tickets are all claimed, we'll open up a limited waiting list for cancellations before showing it as 'Fully booked'.

Its sold out now guys ... Managed to get a pair .. Now I can go back to bed lol

Why they didn't just get everyone to sign up as interested and chose the winners randomly I don't know, no bad feelings if you don't win then. Having the site/page crash for most people is bad press.

Got to The Jungle Bunch (animation) page. No availability.

The code is Bigscreen!!!

Fully Booked...... lot a sh**e

Nice promotion lol. Impressive. Am guessing it was probably 1 ticket ripped into 200 pieces.

The code was 'bigscreen', I got as far as putting in my details and submitting before it crashed

I actually managed to get a pair at the last minute!!! Yay

Aleina you are too late it's taking you to a diverted page all tickets are now gone!

Site crashed! Then it went back up after 17 mins saying 'all tickets have been redeemed'! hahahaha! Yeah right!

annoying that website crashed so quickly.got up extra early and it is my day off!
well on bright side, sun is shining and birds chirping so no point getting upset about tickets.

I got some, there wasn't a code, it just gave an option of inside m25 and outside m25.. funnily enough page didn't work on Firefox but did on internet explorer

I received the email and am signed up to SFF but there was no code in the email. Very poor show.

Did anyone actually manage to get tickets? Been trying since 7am… page wouldn't load or kept saying it wasn't there. Now loads and all the tickets have gone. :angry:

The code you entered is not valid

Ridiculous for a site to run such a giveaway when their servers have bugger all capacity for it

Complete waste of time.....Website crashed.

Its taking me to the booking page but it is saying the code I have used is not valid. I've tried the 2 codes listed on here. any idea?

Page loaded with a box for a code and image captcha ....BUT THERE WAS NO CODE!!! :rage:

Different page for web compared to mobile

I'm still getting the oops page.

Says tickets are all now redeemed. I've been trying since 7 with no luck.

What a joke! Did anyone actually manage to get a ticket?.............I suspect not!

"We're sorry. Tickets are now all redeemed." how was this possible?! No code in email

First rule of SFF is that you don't talk about SFF.

Yeah. It's 200 tickets. Not the kind of thing to post to a public website. SFF should have sent people unique codes or links or something. Not fair for those who actually received this email.

I'm not sure if it works, but it's definitely worth trying: Try 8008135

I haven't managed to actually get that far though - so you're lucky if you can even enter the code above. I haven't been able to get further than THIS since this apparently went live.

New message ... "We are sorry, tickets are all redeemed"

What - Both of them ? !

Now it says... all tickets are redeemed. Absolutely not as none of us have been able to go through. Poor show SFF

Message: Tickets all redeemed !! All gone !!

Poor SFF

I dont even think the link went live at 7:00 like they said.

Not happy, back to sleep.

Release the geese ....

Yet another case of advertising things that you have little chance of getting ... waste of time.

Getting this :

Oops... Something went wrong.
We're sorry. The page you are trying to access is no longer here. Please go back and try again. If you continue to see this message, contact us at[email protected].

Well sod this I'm off to work, good luck to the thousands still trying.

bleep....bleep.......bleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep...........


..."Sorry"

They've just sent an email offering free London Theatre tickets for 2 performances?

Just got an email about one film at Greenwich - Twist for a matinee or evening showing on the 18th Sept. Why o why did I set my alarm for 7am when I should have been enjoying my day off asleep?!

Really annoying when these sort of things are posted on here... Gives nobody else a chance

Seriously what a waste of people's time. Why do they advertise if they can't even support the load on a website!

lot a sh**e

My code isn't working either :wink:‌ :innocent:

Well this is quite disappointing

aleina

what code are u entering?

SFF are late for April-fool

it looks no one is getting anything today

Think the whole thing was/is a scam.
Let's hope we haven't all had our systems hacked by Putin

Nothing is happening for me when I enter the code. Is it working for anyone else?

is this for real?
nobody has code lol

That page appeared before 7am. so guessing same one with the actual page / website crashing.




its over people nothing to see here, back to work lol

It's broken. Guessing I've no chance to get a ticket.

Maybe SFF will learn to send unique links/codes to it's members. It's only 200 tickets and has been posted on a public forum and has 284 hot votes atm. No wonder the sites crashed.

DMn it, set my alarm for this....site not loading

not the best way to give out tickets...

KST14273

Where are my wild geese when I need them?

not a valid code
does anybody even have a code

i recieved email but no code

Its asking me for a booking code.

Server has gone. Ha ha.

Nothing working - ggggrrrhhhhh!!!!!!!!

Same. Booking code required, yet no info about any code

Asking for a code. Nothing in the email!

I am on but it still asks for a code

Bet they will have mysteriously all gone despite no on being able to get on :grin:

oh we broke it again

so, back to bed then?

continuous crash.what a waste

Site crashed :disappointed:

Yeah, it has crashed!

Crashed...

Heeeeeeeeere we go...

I have received the email....but tt says I need a code..... so will we be getting another email with code at 7am.....?

Getting rather suspicious as this purports to come from Showfilmfirst - so why is this not going through a sff link?

Is there any codes

what is the code?

Nice find

Oh rats , I'm all for sharing deals, but I was keeping this to myself, only 200 tickets, so little chance of getting a couple now it's on here :persevere:‌ :dizzy_face:
Just gone in via the link and it took me to a page with " The Jungle Bunch" film for September 15th, but oddly when I went back via the link again I got the page mentioned above .

Nice of them to do it at 7am when I get up for work :smiley_cat:

Thanks - just checked and I've got the email too.
Suppose I'll have to get up early tomorrow !

Let's break the internet at 6:59am... :laughing:

Good if we can get some .

Sssshhh, no one vote hot let's keep this between ourselves alright...

if you submit with no booking code it just says about tickets for the jungle bunch...but no bookings shown

Page Link is there looks like this
But not live until 0700hrs as Op posted



We have got up to 200 last minute cinema vouchers that will expire at the end of September. We are giving then away on a first come, first served basis between 7am and 7.30am on Thursday 14th September Please click below to book them.

Simply check availability below and click 'Book now.'

Once tickets are all claimed, we'll open up a limited waiting list for cancellations before showing it as 'Fully booked'.


Inside M25 - Expiry 30 Sep at 23:59 Coming Soon Outside M25 - Expiry: 30 Sep at 23:59 Coming Soon

Just received the email too

The link doesn't work and requires a code

it's on there already - click visit site and get deal - weticketit.com/big…een

Where is the link? Or it will be posted here tomorrow?

:poop: hot.

Hi whats the code to enter into the site if we need one

Why so early? :cry: