Do you buy popcorn etc at the movies ?

[TheOtherHalf]

Breakfast tv - price they charge at the cinema now for popcorn and coke etc, and people taking their own instead. We always have taken our own but the Manager says we shouldnt as he is providing a service for us.

When we went to see a musical in London last week, because it was a surprise and I didnt know we were going, I didnt take anything. I didnt want to start coughing as Id already got a sore throat, so decided to buy some wine gums. Cost me £2.50 !!! I had loads at home. Same brand cost 79p from Tesco. I think its disgusting !!

Do you pay these ridiculour prices or take your own ?

[albaqwerty]

We used to take our own when the young alba's were much younger.

Told the youngest to hold his can as the cup holders were too big and the can would fall through. Fell on deaf ears that did.....

[T&S]

There is one Cinema chain near us where you are not allowed to take your own stuff in.

[albaqwerty]

Can't you try the 'medical condition' route. You don't know what is in the stuff they are selling.

[vodkancoke]

I buy it there. I would be so embarrassed if they threw me out for taking my own stuff after paying all that money for the ticket in the first place!

[ummmm]

It's a business. They have high overheads. Their profit margins are actually quite small considering.

[B00]

I always buy cinemas popcorn, which is surprising considering how tight I am- but I just adore popcorn, and for the "special occasion" of a night out at t'flicks, I always indulge.

[bibblebub]

i hate the stink of popcorn in the cinema, it ought to be banned

(and so many people end up dumping most of it on the floor)

[B00]

<<<makes sure she sits next to Bibble next time she goes :P

[Kristal53]

we always take our own sweets and pop. How would they know? They're not about to frisk you and I've never seen anyone have their bags gone through. Its quite easy to hide two packs of sweets and a couple of bottles of pop in an average sized ladies handbag. If the Cinemas were competitive in their prices then more people would buy from them. My son-in-law used to work in a cinema making the pop corn when he was at Uni and said he would never ever eat cinema popcorn as its unhygienic (!?)

[TheOtherHalf]

I dont really mind buying them there at a slightly increased price but why do they have to charge the price they do just because they have high overheads? They probably buy them in at the same price as a local shop and you are already paying a high price just to get in these days. Just going there is a `treat` in itself.

[Celticv11]

Best to buy fish and chips, lots of vinegar of course, tie the carrier bag to suppress the aroma, then ten minutes into the main feature, open carefully, and quietly and tuck in aaaaaaaahhhhhhh heaven

[EDDIE51]

Look at this link it is to the USA but exactly the same applies here
http://money.cnn.com/...iggest_ripoffs/2.html
I saw another link a while back that said the only product that has a bigger profit margin than cinema popcorn is cocain !
Most cinemas make 40% of the profit on snacks, that is why they do not let you take your own in.

[Sqad]

Never go to the cinema..........one can never be sure what type of person one is sitting next to.....probably someone eating "popcorns"

[ummmm]

You could say the same with pubs. It's costs pennies for a coke from a machine...

[bibblebub]

at the pictures, i always put distance between myself and anyone with popcorn / food and drinks / faffing around with a phone / who calls themselves B00

[seadogg]

First time we went to a baseball game in the States we couldn't believe the amount of eating going on. Now its here too. Luckily our local theatre has a decent cafe and people don't eat during performances.

[TheOtherHalf]

Umm, I understand what you mean, but you dont pay to go into pubs ( at the moment anyway )

[andy-hughes]

I usually buy a hot dog and a cup of Fanta - neither of which I normally have anywhere else. I also buy a small milk and a Toffee Crisp before i go in, and then I sit there with all that fat and sugar inside me and rattle quietly!

[seadogg]

Imagine sitting between bib and boo!

[TheOtherHalf]

I wouldnt want to sit next you you then andy, making me drool with envy