What do you sneak into the cinema?

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  • AmyP619
    AmyP619 Posts: 1,137 Member
    I usually bring chocolate!!! :) I've never thought to bring alcohol into a movie theater! That is frigin genius!!! next time. :)
  • themommie
    themommie Posts: 5,033 Member
    Carmel corn rice cakes or fiber one bar or apple chips or my own popcorn or hard candies either cinnamon or coffee or butterscotch, or jolly ranchers they are good because they take al8ng time to suck on and not too many calories, enjoy the show
  • dragonflydi
    dragonflydi Posts: 665 Member
    1-2 servings of Garden Veggies Crisps from Costco or Trader Joe's Savory Thin Mini Crackers in a ziplock baggie ... and water. But I do usually steal a couple handfuls of my kids' popcorn because I love movie popcorn and it's made fresh :)
  • RinnyLush
    RinnyLush Posts: 389 Member
    Vodka.
    I need to go to the movies with you

    One time I made finger jell-o with vodka, and snuck some slabs of that in in a tupperware. I barely remember Scream 4.
  • FoxyMcDeadlift
    FoxyMcDeadlift Posts: 771 Member
    Whisky. There's a funny anecdote ive heard Dorian yates tell where he sneaks in chicken breasts while everyone around him eats popcorn and ice cream
  • luv_lea
    luv_lea Posts: 1,094 Member
    Anything that will fit into a large purse. I've taken candy, chips, soda's/teas, bags of cut up fruit, and the last time I went I packed ziplock bags with pieces of leftover holiday ham.
  • RachyLovesRattys
    RachyLovesRattys Posts: 143 Member
    I'm going to be totally gross for a second here--

    Movie Theater popcorn (AMC/Loews...friggin anywhere!) makes me and all my friends vomit uncontrollably for days. I kid you not, EVERY TIME we went to a movie, whether adding extra butter or plain, whether eating before or not, whether sharing a small or downing a large....WE ALL PUKED! And not like the "oh I feel icky--bleh" I mean like, wake up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat, shaking and violently shooting puke anywhere within radius. Sometimes, we'd all stay at one person's house after---you can imagine what that looked like. 3am line to the bathroom...if we even made it.

    WHAT DO THEY PUT IN THAT CRAP!? I've heard all the chemicals and whatnot in microwave popcorn--but MT popcorn takes the cake! I ALWAYS would give it another shot--and always have the same problem (which all my friends corroborated)

    So, I've learned to sneak in my food--and not be violently sick afterwards (or broke...both of which make me want to puke :laugh: )

    I bring a HUGE tote bag (gosh how do they not search me?) filled with SkinnyPop Popcorn, Bom Chicka Popcorn, and pretzels...lots of pretzels. Then, I'll grab a few bottles of water for there (I am NOT paying $4 for water!) and sometimes, if I supplying a crowd, I'll bring a little fruit salad or something.

    My friends and I all haven't been sick since. They praise my giant tote bag of treats! I feel bad though because once I got really sassy with the girl at the counter for trying to push popcorn at me and instead of using the "it makes me puke" excuse (to not be TMI), I said "Oh no...I'm watching my calories" which made her roll her eyes at me with disgust...oops.

    But I think the main "manners for sneaking in food" is don't bring anything that EVERYONE will smell- Fried Chicken, Taco Bell, Double Onion Burgers....

    'cause let's face it---if someone next to me is eating a double onion burger, I'm walking over and asking for some!
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    We sneak candy in and sometimes cans of pop. We also buy the theater popcorn though. At our theater it's popped fresh and quite yummy.
  • laceyfowler
    laceyfowler Posts: 127 Member
    Last month I went to the movies for the first time in a looong time - I snuck in a bottle of water (the prices for bottled water are Crazy at the theater!) and a snack size ziploc baggie with a handful of raw almonds, a scoop of (very salty, mmmmm) pumpkin seeds, and a little bit of chopped up dried fruit. Got my water, and my sweet, salty, and savory - it was wonderful!
  • Confuzzled4ever
    Confuzzled4ever Posts: 2,860 Member
    I just went to a movie on Sunday and i took a protein bar and bottle of water.
  • Lori25880
    Lori25880 Posts: 1
    I like to take in Quaker Oats Cheddar cheese rice snacks. They are really good and low in calories and are close to popcorn.
  • brandi712
    brandi712 Posts: 407 Member
    Candy candy and more candy, plus a soda. But a friend of mine said she's been smuggling in some trail mix to stay on track.
  • Seajolly
    Seajolly Posts: 1,435 Member
    I usually bring in a bottle of water and some dried seaweed. The seaweed is salty, making it a good substitute for popcorn!
  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    depends on what i'm doing after

    i have a friend who we sneak booze in just because we're planning on going out drinking after the movie and the theater booze is a way to pregame while seeing a movie you want to watch.

    but now since i'm usually seeing movies either during a matinee right after the gym OR right after work and before bed, i sneak a whole meal in. best takeouts are fromthe vietnamese, chinese or mexican restaurants near the theater
  • MassiveDelta
    MassiveDelta Posts: 3,271 Member
    this makes me sad. I help out at a small theater and people that sneak things in seriously hurt a theater. you have no idea how much money they don't actually make. you think they get to keep that ticket money? NOT.... the Film houses and Distributors like Paramount, Fox, WB,SONY, Disney they all take a % of the ticket sales right off the top sometimes even charging rent on the film that literally leaves the theater in the red unless they can make it up on concessions. Sometimes its REALLY Hard to make a profit on movies like that.

    As for our popcorn... There is nothing better. Its from a local grower and popped fresh Every Showing.
  • lilawolf
    lilawolf Posts: 1,690 Member
    I take in a bag/baggie of candy of choice, usually extreme sour patch kids. If you eat too many, and you suck on them like I do, your mouth starts bleeding, so it self-limits quantities. I also take in a sample bottle or 2 of Kraken. I just save the bottles and reuse. Yum.

    I like the fresh popped popcorn, but only a couple handfulls. Definitely not worth $6 for the amount that I actually want.
  • lilawolf
    lilawolf Posts: 1,690 Member
    I like to take in Quaker Oats Cheddar cheese rice snacks. They are really good and low in calories and are close to popcorn.

    These are surprisingly good.
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    Vodka.
    I need to go to the movies with you

    One time I made finger jell-o with vodka, and snuck some slabs of that in in a tupperware. I barely remember Scream 4.


    ...which is why I quit alcohol years ago and switched to cannabis... I've never had a fun night that I forgot what happened since I quit the alcohol.


    :smokin:
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    this makes me sad. I help out at a small theater and people that sneak things in seriously hurt a theater. you have no idea how much money they don't actually make. you think they get to keep that ticket money? NOT.... the Film houses and Distributors like Paramount, Fox, WB,SONY, Disney they all take a % of the ticket sales right off the top sometimes even charging rent on the film that literally leaves the theater in the red unless they can make it up on concessions. Sometimes its REALLY Hard to make a profit on movies like that.

    As for our popcorn... There is nothing better. Its from a local grower and popped fresh Every Showing.

    It's either sneak things in or go without. Either way, once I've spent $50 for tickets, I'm not spending another $100 on snacks. :explode:
  • _John_
    _John_ Posts: 8,646 Member
    some cash so I can buy a large popcorn and a large Coke Zero
  • jkwolly
    jkwolly Posts: 3,049 Member
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  • NovemberJune
    NovemberJune Posts: 2,525 Member
    I usually pop my own kernels at home and take them with me. If it's around meal time, I take a subway sandwich :smile:
  • skullshank
    skullshank Posts: 4,323 Member
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  • stumblinthrulife
    stumblinthrulife Posts: 2,558 Member
    So, I'm off to watch Anchorman 2 tonight with some of the boys, and it got me to thinking about what to eat there.....

    It's a habitual thing for me - when a film is on, the snacks come out. I love fresh popcorn when I'm at home, but lets be honest, cinema popcorn barely qualifies - stale, cardboard like stuff which is just dead calories.

    I'm thinking I'll sneak in something else, but debating what - thus the question, what do you guys tend to snack on at the cinema?

    Odds are, I'll take some of my biltong in tonight, but any other suggestions welcome :)

    On the same lines as biltong, I sneak in beef jerky.
  • DeltaZero
    DeltaZero Posts: 1,197 Member
    So, I'm off to watch Anchorman 2 tonight with some of the boys, and it got me to thinking about what to eat there.....

    It's a habitual thing for me - when a film is on, the snacks come out. I love fresh popcorn when I'm at home, but lets be honest, cinema popcorn barely qualifies - stale, cardboard like stuff which is just dead calories.

    I'm thinking I'll sneak in something else, but debating what - thus the question, what do you guys tend to snack on at the cinema?

    Odds are, I'll take some of my biltong in tonight, but any other suggestions welcome :)

    How big is your purse?
  • echoslug
    echoslug Posts: 73 Member
    I make curry popcorn and stick it in ziplocks in my purse. If I'm going with friends I give each of them a bag so I don't have to bring a big purse to smuggle it in.

    I also like raisins and dried fruit which I'll sometimes pre-dip in yogurt or dark chocolate for a bit of a treat. I do the same with mini pretzels.
  • Cre8veLifeR
    Cre8veLifeR Posts: 1,062 Member
    raisinets, in a normal size box from Walgreens for ..99

    And whatever the kids want.
  • Laura3BB
    Laura3BB Posts: 250 Member
    I don't eat in the cinema - I'm watching a film!
  • skullshank
    skullshank Posts: 4,323 Member
    I don't eat in the cinema - I'm watching a film!

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  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    this makes me sad. I help out at a small theater and people that sneak things in seriously hurt a theater. you have no idea how much money they don't actually make. you think they get to keep that ticket money? NOT.... the Film houses and Distributors like Paramount, Fox, WB,SONY, Disney they all take a % of the ticket sales right off the top sometimes even charging rent on the film that literally leaves the theater in the red unless they can make it up on concessions. Sometimes its REALLY Hard to make a profit on movies like that.

    As for our popcorn... There is nothing better. Its from a local grower and popped fresh Every Showing.

    then maybe places should have more offerings that are food allergy friendly?
    i'm one of those people who dont really have a problem with the price but with my gluten allergy there really isnt much i can eat at a theater. And i also used to work at a theater, so dont say popcorn. i know for a fact the "butter" has wheat in it

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