Comment on AMC Theatres Quarterly Losses Hit $202.1 Million After Box Office Got Off to Rocky Start
eskimofry@lemm.ee 2 days agoWhat sort of parent will say no to popcorn at the movies? Especially if their kids ask and its supposed to be a fun night out?
You don’t seem to understand that you can’t always say no or you might ruin the day for somebody else and in extension… yourself
Steve@communick.news 2 days ago
That’s only because your kids have the expectation now.
If you make it abundantly clear before you get to the theater, there won’t be any snacks; Then when they complain, take them home. They’ll know you’re serous next time, and it won’t be a problem.
Stegget@lemmy.world 2 days ago
You’re not wrong, but you’re also ignoring the fact that the whole point of a movie theater is to have an “experience” and the snacks are part of it. Sure, you don’t have to get it, yes your strategy can be done and will work, and I have a long and storied history of stopping by the candy aisle in the grocery store before noisily making my way to my seat and enjoying my discount goodies. But buying a ticket to a theater is a matter of spectacle and experience, and that exact experience is becoming rapidly unaffordable even when you just buy the tickets alone anymore.
Steve@communick.news 2 days ago
Do you make the same argument complaining on the expense of a vacation “experience”, while insisting on buying first class tickets and staying at 4&5 star hotels?
Stegget@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I get you’re being over the top to make a point, but it seems a bit ridiculous to compare overpriced popcorn to a first class plane ticket and staying at an expensive hotel. We’re talking about experiences that people used to indulge in on a whim, or which were reasonably affordable for average folks. That is not the case with the examples you provided, and those kind of purchases are large even for some people of means.
eskimofry@lemm.ee 2 days ago
what your original argument was suggesting was to buy the expensive first class tickets and pitch a tent in the middle of a quarry and hunt squirrels for food at your dream destination. Might as well not book the flight in that case.
Auli@lemmy.ca 2 days ago
If I can’t afford popcorn at the movie I’m not going to the movie as they money could obviously be out to better use.
Steve@communick.news 2 days ago
Absolutely agree