Do you bring your own food to the movies?

[Anonymous]

I neither bring food nor buy it. Just not my thing.

[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?

Because it's much longer than that.
Add 30 minutes for the trailers
Add 15 months for the pretrailer commercials
And yes it's already dark by then so I like to find my seat before all that

[Anonymous]

I bring my own candy and water bottle if I want that. I only sip the water if I need it. I buy the popcorn there if I want that. Or I have nothing to eat or drink at all.

[Anonymous]

If I want food I just buy it there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Exactly. Make the prices reasonable, and more people will buy it. If I don’t bring food from home, I’m still not paying those prices. It’s food from home or nothing, so the theater loses either way.

[Anonymous]

To whom it may concern

You're under no obligation to buy food at the movie theater but it is absolutely not ok to bring your own food to the theater either . This isn't different from theft. In fact , it is theft . You're depriving the theater of its right to generate revenue which it has the right to do. What's next ? Brining your own food to a restaurant because you don't like the prices that said restaurant is charging?

[Anonymous]

Now we prefer not to eat during movies, but when we were younger we'd run into a grocery store before hand and get a pint of Ben and Jerry's that I would stick in my purse and bring into the theater to share.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: To whom it may concern

You're under no obligation to buy food at the movie theater but it is absolutely not ok to bring your own food to the theater either . This isn't different from theft. In fact , it is theft . You're depriving the theater of its right to generate revenue which it has the right to do. What's next ? Brining your own food to a restaurant because you don't like the prices that said restaurant is charging?

Did you eat a lot of paint chips when you were a kid

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: To whom it may concern

You're under no obligation to buy food at the movie theater but it is absolutely not ok to bring your own food to the theater either . This isn't different from theft. In fact , it is theft . You're depriving the theater of its right to generate revenue which it has the right to do. What's next ? Brining your own food to a restaurant because you don't like the prices that said restaurant is charging?

Did you eat a lot of paint chips when you were a kid

No. But it appears you did given your apparent lack of facts-based retort .

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: To whom it may concern

You're under no obligation to buy food at the movie theater but it is absolutely not ok to bring your own food to the theater either . This isn't different from theft. In fact , it is theft . You're depriving the theater of its right to generate revenue which it has the right to do. What's next ? Brining your own food to a restaurant because you don't like the prices that said restaurant is charging?

Not comparable. The product at a restaurant is the food, so it would be wrong (and ridiculous) to use their space to eat your own food. The product at the movie theater is the movie, and I paid for it. And there’s a little box of Junior Mints in my purse. Deal with it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: To whom it may concern

You're under no obligation to buy food at the movie theater but it is absolutely not ok to bring your own food to the theater either . This isn't different from theft. In fact , it is theft . You're depriving the theater of its right to generate revenue which it has the right to do. What's next ? Brining your own food to a restaurant because you don't like the prices that said restaurant is charging?

Did you eat a lot of paint chips when you were a kid

No. But it appears you did given your apparent lack of facts-based retort .

Lol. Hey, you tried

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: To whom it may concern

You're under no obligation to buy food at the movie theater but it is absolutely not ok to bring your own food to the theater either . This isn't different from theft. In fact , it is theft . You're depriving the theater of its right to generate revenue which it has the right to do. What's next ? Brining your own food to a restaurant because you don't like the prices that said restaurant is charging?

I do not care. I’ll buy the popcorn that costs them .25 to make for $8. But I’m bringing my own junior mints and Diet Coke.

[Anonymous]

20 piece bucket of KFC

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: To whom it may concern

You're under no obligation to buy food at the movie theater but it is absolutely not ok to bring your own food to the theater either . This isn't different from theft. In fact , it is theft . You're depriving the theater of its right to generate revenue which it has the right to do. What's next ? Brining your own food to a restaurant because you don't like the prices that said restaurant is charging?

I do not care. I’ll buy the popcorn that costs them .25 to make for $8. But I’m bringing my own junior mints and Diet Coke.

Of course. Nothing less from the trailer park crowd.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: To whom it may concern

You're under no obligation to buy food at the movie theater but it is absolutely not ok to bring your own food to the theater either . This isn't different from theft. In fact , it is theft . You're depriving the theater of its right to generate revenue which it has the right to do. What's next ? Brining your own food to a restaurant because you don't like the prices that said restaurant is charging?

I do not care. I’ll buy the popcorn that costs them .25 to make for $8. But I’m bringing my own junior mints and Diet Coke.

Of course. Nothing less from the trailer park crowd.

being frugal like this is how I can afford three houses. maybe you should take note.