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This article was written by Esme Mroz-Davies.
The YUSU booking page did not allow ticket purchasers to specify a route.
Tickets were therefore exchanged for T-shirts on a first-come first-served basis.
The t-shirts which gave entry to Gallery were snapped up in a matter of five hours.
This prompted anger from many unlucky students as well as desperate attempts to swap their yellow Toffs shirt for a coveted green Gallery one.
One student wrote on the event wall: "Why weren't these tickets sold separately for each route? This is ridiculous."
Another, infuriated by the quick sell-out, exclaimed: "If people turn up after having been in lectures constantly since 9, they shouldn't be given lip about "should have got here earlier" because for some it's not a possibility!"
Societies and Communications Officer Sam Bayley said: "No Union Officers have given students any "lip", I can assure you, and I'd follow up on any such complaints if they were raised with us."
The first many people knew of a potential problem was at 3:07pm on Monday, when Sam Bayley wrote on the Facebook event page stating that: "I'm afraid Gallery t-shirts are now all gone, and I think Small and Medium Toffs ones are also all out or thereabouts...you've gotta be quick!"
A few desperate students are even offering money in exchange for a Gallery shirt.
Bayley added: "The Viking Raid t-shirt distribution has been handled in this way for the past two years without any issues, on a first-come-first-served basis, and we didn't expect such a rush on one line of t-shirts."
Some 1,700 students are set to hit the city centre on Viking Raid 2, which is in support of Rag week 2008.
750 tickets were sold for the Gallery route, with 950 for the alternative, and seemingly less popular Toffs route.
Controversy had been caused by Viking Raid after it was initially revealed that YUSU policy would have to be removed to secure t-shirts in time for the event. An alternative supplier of ethical merchandise was eventually found meaning the event could go ahead, whilst obeying Union policy.
Hah, I guess if I have the time to post all these damn comments I'd have the time for that, even though I tell myself I wouldn't! :p
Hah, I guess if I have the time to post all these damn comments I'd have the time for that, even though I tell myself I wouldn't! :p
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