Do you bring your own food to the movies?

[Anonymous]

interesting! i would think all you DCUMers who think you are perfect in every way think it is OK to sneak food and drinks into the movie.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:interesting! i would think all you DCUMers who think you are perfect in every way think it is OK to sneak food and drinks into the movie.

Why would you think that it isn't? I paid for the movie ticket, I didn't sneak in - I'm just bringing in a few of my preferred snacks since what they have is crap.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I do, and I know it's wrong but I can't digest any of the concession stand food. And movies are so long these days, I can't go without food or water for 3 hours.

It's not wrong, your fine - you paid for the ticket.

[Anonymous]

No, because I was a manager of a movie theatre back in my 20s:
1. Admission fees basically cover only the film rights. The theatre depends on concession sales to stay in business. If you want your theatre to stay around (especially if it's an independent or small chain), buy the damn popcorn.
2. Because of #1, my performance as manager was largely judged on concession sale #s. Strict quotas, constant harping on what I was doing to increase sales etc.
3. Knowingly letting someone in with snacks was a disciplinary offense. Those of you smugly toting in bags with snacks peeking out puts the manager in a terrible position: he either starts a conflict with you, or risks you being a "secret shopper" and jeopardizes his job.

[Anonymous]

I probably go to the movies 5 times a year and that is the only time I really eat candy or drink soda. I usually bring a reasonable (2 servings) bag of peanut butter M&Ms (I would eat the whole giiant bag if i bought it in the theater). We always buy a large popcorn and cherry coke so they are still getting my $$.

[Anonymous]

At the very least, a bottle of water. And if I want a snack, yes. Partially because I don't want to spend $12 on popcorn, and partially because it's an obscene amount of popcorn when. I just need a couple of handfuls.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes. I bring bottled water and candy or a granola bar, if I feel the need to eat.

Can you explain why you feel the "need to eat" during a 90-120 minute movie? Why can't you go that long without eating?

Can you explain why you’re policing how most people enjoy the movies? I get saying you don’t want to eat but questioning a very normal common practice of eating in a theater is like you’re trying to prove a point. Is eating during a movie *really* that hard to comprehend?

Dp. Pp was just asking a question. No need to get touchy. The fact that you read it as being " policed" says more about you than the pp.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No, because I was a manager of a movie theatre back in my 20s:
1. Admission fees basically cover only the film rights. The theatre depends on concession sales to stay in business. If you want your theatre to stay around (especially if it's an independent or small chain), buy the damn popcorn.
2. Because of #1, my performance as manager was largely judged on concession sale #s. Strict quotas, constant harping on what I was doing to increase sales etc.
3. Knowingly letting someone in with snacks was a disciplinary offense. Those of you smugly toting in bags with snacks peeking out puts the manager in a terrible position: he either starts a conflict with you, or risks you being a "secret shopper" and jeopardizes his job.

Popcorn is a very American thing. I didn't grow up with popcorn. I don't want to buy the damn popcorn. Nor the nacho chips with fake cheese. I might change my mind if you offered chocolate dipped ice cream in a cone, which was the preferred movie theater snack where I grew up.

If I don't bring in my own snacks, I'll probably go have a nice meal nearby afterwards.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes. I bring bottled water and candy or a granola bar, if I feel the need to eat.

Can you explain why you feel the "need to eat" during a 90-120 minute movie? Why can't you go that long without eating?

Wow, you seem like a lot of fun.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No, because I was a manager of a movie theatre back in my 20s:
1. Admission fees basically cover only the film rights. The theatre depends on concession sales to stay in business. If you want your theatre to stay around (especially if it's an independent or small chain), buy the damn popcorn.
2. Because of #1, my performance as manager was largely judged on concession sale #s. Strict quotas, constant harping on what I was doing to increase sales etc.
3. Knowingly letting someone in with snacks was a disciplinary offense. Those of you smugly toting in bags with snacks peeking out puts the manager in a terrible position: he either starts a conflict with you, or risks you being a "secret shopper" and jeopardizes his job.

This. Concessions are the only thing that keeps movie theaters in the black. There's a reason that popcorn and soda is so expensive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No, because I was a manager of a movie theatre back in my 20s:
1. Admission fees basically cover only the film rights. The theatre depends on concession sales to stay in business. If you want your theatre to stay around (especially if it's an independent or small chain), buy the damn popcorn.
2. Because of #1, my performance as manager was largely judged on concession sale #s. Strict quotas, constant harping on what I was doing to increase sales etc.
3. Knowingly letting someone in with snacks was a disciplinary offense. Those of you smugly toting in bags with snacks peeking out puts the manager in a terrible position: he either starts a conflict with you, or risks you being a "secret shopper" and jeopardizes his job.

This. Concessions are the only thing that keeps movie theaters in the black. There's a reason that popcorn and soda is so expensive.

And because it's so expensive we don't buy it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No, because I was a manager of a movie theatre back in my 20s:
1. Admission fees basically cover only the film rights. The theatre depends on concession sales to stay in business. If you want your theatre to stay around (especially if it's an independent or small chain), buy the damn popcorn.
2. Because of #1, my performance as manager was largely judged on concession sale #s. Strict quotas, constant harping on what I was doing to increase sales etc.
3. Knowingly letting someone in with snacks was a disciplinary offense. Those of you smugly toting in bags with snacks peeking out puts the manager in a terrible position: he either starts a conflict with you, or risks you being a "secret shopper" and jeopardizes his job.

Movie theaters don't buy film rights. They make a percentage off ticket sales each week and it only goes up per week. You're misinformed.

[Anonymous]

We usually bring our own movie candy which we buy from the grocery store. I have a small supply that I keep in the pantry and refill when there’s a sale. My kids bring in their own refillable water bottles (no one says anything). And we buy popcorn and Icees or soda at the theater.

[Anonymous]

I think it’s fine to bring in snacks that the theater doesn’t have (granola bars, apple slices, etc.) but gauche to bring in food they do sell—Sno Caps, Coke, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes. I bring bottled water and candy or a granola bar, if I feel the need to eat.

Can you explain why you feel the "need to eat" during a 90-120 minute movie? Why can't you go that long without eating?

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