The price of foods at Movie Theater concession stands should be illegal...

I rarely go to the movies and I certainly don't buy their food.Aspen706

I was thinking... why do so many candies come in a flat box? So you can conceal them. When I was a teenager I alway wore shirts with inside pockets and twill pants with the bilowed pockets on the thighs. I just stuffed my pockets with the candy. There was a dsicount store down the street from the theater.

[QUOTE="KrunkMastaX"]

Seriously. For as long as I've been going to the movies lately the prices have been astronomical. How is that this is allowed while the price of movie tickets continues to go up? Is a trip to the movies always suppsoed to leave a dent in your wallet? Or should it be an affordable good time. Im surprised theaters are allowed to do this and one complains about it at all.

testfactor888

I will buy the food and drinks, but often only if they get free refills.

[QUOTE="SaintLeonidas"]I never buy anything when I go. If I want a snack I bring one in, don't even have to be sneaky about it because they don't care.KrunkMastaX

That's how they make profit. The theatre keeps very little of the money earned through ticket sales.harashawn

The threaters break about even with the price of tickets. The food is where they make any profit

The threaters break about even with the price of tickets. The food is where they make any profit

Cruse34

People will complain about the prices all they wish, but in the end, they will still buy the ticket, the popcorn, the soda even if it's at a ridiculous rate. If people will pay for it, they will continue to sell it at that price. Ring_of_fire

It's just like every market or entertainment form. If people are willing to spend the money, they will be more than happy to cut out a bigger profit. People buy crappy games = more crappy games. People pay $20 for a movie = going rate for a movie ticket. People buy crappy cars = more crappy cars.

The market does not function without people spending money in it. Stop complaining and do something about it. Don't go to the theater or if you do, don't spend $23.50 on a bag of M&M's.

I was thinking... why do so many candies come in a flat box? So you can conceal them. When I was a teenager I alway wore shirts with inside pockets and twill pants with the bilowed pockets on the thighs. I just stuffed my pockets with the candy. There was a dsicount store down the street from the theater.

MagnumPI

I smuggle stuff in. All I'll buy is a big pop if they have cool cups. I have a scene club card though, so I get 10% off concession food, but it's still ridiculous. XilePrincess

[QUOTE="Cruse34"]

The threaters break about even with the price of tickets. The food is where they make any profit

Engrish_Major

[QUOTE="Cruse34"]

The threaters break about even with the price of tickets. The food is where they make any profit

Engrish_Major

The problem being is this.. They wouldn't be selling it for this much if people weren't willing to buy it.. Clearly they think they get much more profit charging this much then trying to sell it for cheaper.

[QUOTE="Engrish_Major"][QUOTE="Cruse34"]

The threaters break about even with the price of tickets. The food is where they make any profit

sSubZerOo

The problem being is this.. They wouldn't be selling it for this much if people weren't willing to buy it.. Clearly they think they get much more profit charging this much then trying to sell it for cheaper.

I agree with TC, but then again they do make a large portion of the profit that way. There is nothing we could do, people do buy.

[QUOTE="Engrish_Major"][QUOTE="Cruse34"]

The threaters break about even with the price of tickets. The food is where they make any profit

The problem being is this.. They wouldn't be selling it for this much if people weren't willing to buy it.. Clearly they think they get much more profit charging this much then trying to sell it for cheaper.

I bring my own food like a ninja 8)

I laugh at you poor popcorn eaters while I dig into my lasagna.

I bring my own food like a ninja 8)

I laugh at you poor popcorn eaters while I dig into my lasagna.

Well yeah! If they sell a box of red ropes, it pays three employees salaries for the day! :lol:

Pirate700

I bring my own food like a ninja 8)

I laugh at you poor popcorn eaters while I dig into my lasagna.

I bring my own food like a ninja 8)

I laugh at you poor popcorn eaters while I dig into my lasagna.

While I agree with the thought that theatres make there money on concessions one has to ask how much is enough. If there model of business doesn't allow for them to stay in business without charging $25.00 dollars for two large drinks, some stale popcorn and a candy then they need to rethink how the business model works. Personally I would never ever buy the concessions at those rip off prices if it wasn't for my wife doing it happily. And yes every time I go to the movies and give up what seems like a lung, a kidney and part of my kids college fund my blood boils inside. The wife and I have debated over it in the past and to her is the "movie experiance" as to why she's willing to be price gouged so much.

Maybe it wouldn't seem quite so bad if the popcorn wasn't stale, the soda wasn't flat, the workers weren't rude, the movie didn't roll or go off center, the sound didn't crackle and the theatre didn't have a faint smell of mould.

Besides that, well.... I'm happy enough with going to the movies.

I get free unlimited popcorn and fountain drinks at the IMAX. It also bears mentioning that i get free tickets too. Yay me!

Seriously. For as long as I've been going to the movies lately the prices have been astronomical. How is that this is allowed while the price of movie tickets continues to go up? Is a trip to the movies always suppsoed to leave a dent in your wallet? Or should it be an affordable good time. Im surprised theaters are allowed to do this and one complains about it at all.

KrunkMastaX

Then don't go. No one's forcing you. They charge that much because they know people will pay it.