Double Booked😭

I have done this sort of thing. It is annoying isn't it. You can't change tickets. We just ate the cost; stupid tax is sometimes paid. A small cost in the context of the trip -- but annoying.

I emailed Musee Marmottan to see if I can change the date and haven’t heard back yet.

Please note: tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded
https://www.marmottan.fr/en/prepare-your-visit/admission/

I did something along these same lines this week. A friend said she is going to be on Amsterdam on a February weekend, so I decided I will go meet her there. Bought my Eurostar tickets.

Thank goodness a couple of nights ago, I decided to import my travel and hotel plans into TripIt ...because when I looked at the new entry, it said something like "trip in 32 days, trip length 34 days."

*34 days ?? * What?? I am just going for Friday plus the weekend ....

Went back to check my tickets, and I had bought my return ticket for March instead of February. Oops !!!

I went online to change my ticket, and paid the €30 additional to get a ticket for a February return date !!

I didn't love spending that money -- which is almost exactly what you have "lost" -- but boy was I glad to find this mistake now and rectify it instead of figuring it out when I went to board my Feb 15 train and had to buy a ticket on the spot !!!

So yes unfortunately it happens to all of us at some point !

But if you haven't been to Musée Marmottan and have been to St. Denis, I highly recommend the museum. It is one of my favorites, and is in a quieter part of town you may not otherwise visit.

Kim, I know the French love the long weekend, but 34 days in Amsterdam would be a bit too long for me!

Danielle, maybe the Marmottan will make an exception for you. Do they still have tickets available for sale?

I recently paid some “stupid tax” as Janet refers to it! My daughter & I had train tickets, going to cities from Austria to France for the Christmas Markets. The last train ticket was the wrong date! I didn’t notice it, two train employees didn’t notice it, but when the train conductor scanned the QR code, it gave an error. It was an “ouch” fine, but in the scheme of how much money we saved going the method that I travel, it was okay. Fortunately, the date of my tickets was two days later, so one of the conductors told me I could refund our original tickets.

My younger daughter had this happen when she bought our Milan Duomo tickets, and we think she mixed up the “Saturday, not Sunday” because some of the on-line calendars show Sunday in the position we’re used to seeing Saturday- at the end of the days-of-week.

When I have had a few reserved activities I didn’t do (or Covid restrictions prevented it), I just considered it a contribution to the country/city I am visiting and don’t worry about it.

No help with your dilemma but I, too, have paid the “stupid tax” once or twice. I think if you travel enough, it’s inevitable.

It is also important to double check dates before you click buy especially on trains -- I have when booking from the US selected a date and then have it change between that and the buy page -- I am not sure why that happens but I think it is a time zone thing.

We sat next to two British couples traveling from Vienna to Prague on the train and they had had their wallets stolen -- both men -- while boarding the train. They were busy cancelling credit cards. And then the conductor came by and their tickets were for the wrong day and so they were advised to get off and buy new tickets at the next stop. One of the guys said 'It isn't our day, our wallets were stolen getting on the train -- and the conductor said they had found the wallets in the trash. Alas only the cash not the cards was taken so they could have saved the credit card hassle but at least they got their IDs back. Stuff happens if you travel long enough.

Thank you all!
At least I’m not alone 😂. I’ve been to St. Denis during Christmastime but I want to go back. I have room in my schedule to rebook Marmottan for another day (thank God!). We aren’t going to the Eiffel Tower, Conciergerie, St. Chapelle, Catacombs etc since we have gone several times.

Kim-
Thank you got mentioning TripIt! I’m settng that up now😊

It appears to be 22 minutes by taxi between the two, so couldn't you do both in one day, depending on your ticket times?
The Musée Marmottan is not a big museum requiring many hours to see.

S J,
My tickets at Marmottan are at 10:45. St. Denis is 2:30 (theres an activity that we booked- Visite atelier famille Linogravure). Do you think that’s doable? Any idea how much a taxi might cost?

Jean M
Looks like there should be plenty. Every day from today through to the day we get there are open.

Yup, I've done it too. Booked the Kilmainham Gaol tour and the 14 Henrietta St. tour without giving myself enough time to finish one and get to the other. Although the Kilmainham Gaol website said no refunds, I emailed them anyways. They refunded my money. So you never know. If I didn't get a refund I was going to leave the tickets with the front desk of the hotel just in case someone came by looking for what to do suggestions.

Trotter,
Good to hear that! I’ll be crossing my fingers, although I might try to hit both. Eeek!

Even on the metro it looks like less than an hour of travel time…I think you can do both!

My “oops!” story: Last year, I booked a flight for one week & my hotel for the next week…for a work trip. Fortunately, I realized a couple weeks out and it turned out the flight was correct & it was easy to change my hotel…and cheaper! But I did miss out being able to tack on extra fun days before the work thing started since the hotels were so much more expensive that second week.

If your tickets for Marmottan are at 10:45 -- go at 10 I bet they let you in; it is not a crowded place usually. Then if your tickets at St. Denis are 2:45 -- you could probably show up at 3:45 and get in -- when we took our daughter there last spring, there was no line to get in.

Janettravels44
That sounds like a good idea! I think I will try that by going early! Thx

check last entry times -- I can't recall when St. Denis closes its museum section but it could be as early as 4 -- just make sure you don't make the trip for nothing. But if you get into the Marmottan early, you probably have time to do both.

Texastravelmom
I’m glad they were able to accommodate you! Hopefully you are having a great time😊

Janettravels44
I have tickets to a workshop at 2:30- I should have time afterwards but I will check the time they close. Thank you!