Also check if your credit card company is offering advanced tickets as well as discounted or preferred seats.
And Once tickets go on sale - buy directly from the venue or official site to pay as few markups and fees as possible.
If an event appears sold out - keep checking. A lot of systems lock up tickets when they're in someone else's basket - then release them if they're not bought.
And one more thing - you can often find reasonably priced seats on reseller sites like Stubhub-dot-com and RazorGator.
Hair care alert
A consumer alert about so-called grey-market hair products. These are products supposed to be sold only at salons but end up on store shelves when a salon or distributor sells them out the back door. It's not illegal - but it is a violation of the manufacturer's contract.
Consumer experts say the problem is these products can be counterfeit or contaminated, old or outdated. And - surprisingly - often cost more than at your salon.
Stores like C-V-S and Target, where ABC News found some alleged grey-market products, say their goods are obtained through legitimate channels.
