What do you sneak into the cinema?

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  • Alissakae
    Alissakae Posts: 317 Member
    Cherries or grapes. They go great with movies.
  • pacsqueen
    pacsqueen Posts: 88
    i fill a ziplock bag with popcorn. Easy to bring in and i dont feel left out

    :o)
  • GoMizzou99
    GoMizzou99 Posts: 512 Member
    bourbon ;-)
  • dragonflydi
    dragonflydi Posts: 665 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.

    There is one small theater in my area that I do not sneak food into because the cost of the tickets is lower and the food is reasonably priced, but the last time I took my 2 teenage kids and myself to a movie and bought a large popcorn and sodas for them and small popcorn and a bottle of water for me I was out nearly $65! I do not believe the large theaters are not making a huge profit on their concession stands and do not feel the least bit guilty about sneaking something in so I can treat my kids to a movie now and then. As it is, the tickets alone are nearly $35 for 3 adults in my area, so we are lucky if we get to go once every 6 months.
  • CallMeCupcakeDammit
    CallMeCupcakeDammit Posts: 9,377 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.

    There is one small theater in my area that I do not sneak food into because the cost of the tickets is lower and the food is reasonably priced, but the last time I took my 2 teenage kids and myself to a movie and bought a large popcorn and sodas for them and small popcorn and a bottle of water for me I was out nearly $65! I do not believe the large theaters are not making a huge profit on their concession stands and do not feel the least bit guilty about sneaking something in so I can treat my kids to a movie now and then. As it is, the tickets alone are nearly $35 for 3 adults in my area, so we are lucky if we get to go once every 6 months.

    Yep, this is me, too. I have no problem buying food at the theater if I'm not paying $11 for my tickets.
  • 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.

    There is one small theater in my area that I do not sneak food into because the cost of the tickets is lower and the food is reasonably priced, but the last time I took my 2 teenage kids and myself to a movie and bought a large popcorn and sodas for them and small popcorn and a bottle of water for me I was out nearly $65! I do not believe the large theaters are not making a huge profit on their concession stands and do not feel the least bit guilty about sneaking something in so I can treat my kids to a movie now and then. As it is, the tickets alone are nearly $35 for 3 adults in my area, so we are lucky if we get to go once every 6 months.

    Yep, this is me, too. I have no problem buying food at the theater if I'm not paying $11 for my tickets.

    Out adult ticket price is $7 and $5 for kids. a Large popcorn is $5 and gets free refills.
  • CharityGC
    CharityGC Posts: 499 Member
    Water and then I buy popcorn there.
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    Water. ha. Seriously, I refuse to pay several dollars to have water with me! (and once in a blue moon sugar free red vines)
    Otherwise I buy a big popcorn and love every minute of it.
  • CallMeCupcakeDammit
    CallMeCupcakeDammit Posts: 9,377 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.

    There is one small theater in my area that I do not sneak food into because the cost of the tickets is lower and the food is reasonably priced, but the last time I took my 2 teenage kids and myself to a movie and bought a large popcorn and sodas for them and small popcorn and a bottle of water for me I was out nearly $65! I do not believe the large theaters are not making a huge profit on their concession stands and do not feel the least bit guilty about sneaking something in so I can treat my kids to a movie now and then. As it is, the tickets alone are nearly $35 for 3 adults in my area, so we are lucky if we get to go once every 6 months.

    Yep, this is me, too. I have no problem buying food at the theater if I'm not paying $11 for my tickets.

    I understand larger theaters are really raping people. Out adult ticket price is $7 and $5 for kids. a Large popcorn is $5 and gets free refills.

    Dammit, I wanna go to your theater! We have what we refer to as the "cheap theater", which is $3 for a ticket, and it's always older movies, but it makes it a lot easier to spend money at the concession stand. I think a small popcorn at the theaters here is $5, small soda is $4.
  • thedestar
    thedestar Posts: 1,275 Member
    Almonds!
  • twixlepennie
    twixlepennie Posts: 1,074 Member
    Just whatever candy's already in my purse-usually life savers and tic tacs :laugh:
  • WhisperAnne
    WhisperAnne Posts: 453 Member
    I always bring my own drinks and a snack. Diet soda or water and a protein bar :)
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  • endlesswonderr
    endlesswonderr Posts: 91 Member
    My go to cinema snack are carrots and raw mushrooms. If there's space, I'll also throw some cucumbers into the bag. :) The people sitting around me give me very odd looks, but it's worth it.
  • sarahcyr3
    sarahcyr3 Posts: 28 Member
    I don't usually eat anything but then again there is no such thing as sneaking in food here. I have a friend who brought a pizza to a movie with his gf. no one cares. Apparently the movie theater cares more about more people coming and buying tickets then their concession sales. But what depresses me the most is that there is never a shortage of dried squid, but they never have plain popcorn. Always onion, caramel, or cheese but no butter. oh Asia
  • supergirl222
    supergirl222 Posts: 88
    wine, champagne, a beer.... depends what kind of movie
  • MyChocolateDiet
    MyChocolateDiet Posts: 22,281 Member
    a popcorn box with a hole in it.
  • Cortelli
    Cortelli Posts: 1,369 Member
    Rack of lamb when I think I can get away with it. Usually though just something like a protein bar and some milk duds / hot tamales / black licorice. Bit I really don't get to the theater often so I am a poor case study.

    And p*** off in advance you black licorice haters! It is food of the Gods. And Ouzo / Arak is (sometimes) drink of the Gods!
  • Candi_land
    Candi_land Posts: 1,311 Member
    Always rum for my coke zero and maybe some popeyes depending on the size of my purse that day.
  • ryry_
    ryry_ Posts: 4,966 Member
    So about 10 years ago I worked at AMC. What I didn't know it until I worked there but they had a policy that you could bring in any food you wanted (they reversed this policy like three years ago and you are no longer allowed too). We had a pizza shop and a chinese take out place next door. It was wild to see people bringing in large pizza and generals chicken to the movies, but it was allowed.

    Weirdest thing ever, we got a complaint in a movie theater about a noise complaint. This guy had smuggled in his pet bird into the movie theater and it was chirping everywhere. I was in a small cage he smuggled in under the trench coat. People are crazy.
  • laineybz
    laineybz Posts: 704 Member
    Apple and a lolly for me. Or occasionally a veggie delite from subway.
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  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,024 Member
    Not a freakin' thing. I consider butter popcorn and soda a "cheat" meal. I'm not totally depriving myself of stuff. I just have cut way back on the bad choices. If I go to the movies, I work out an extra hour and don't worry about the junk I eat in the theatre.
    THIS. I usually have a hot dog or 2, some nachos, and candy along with a drink. 1200 to 1500 calories. I do an hour of cardio training to help offset it and eat a little lighter throughout the day.

    A.C.E. Certified Personal/Group FitnessTrainer
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    Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
  • at_night_bookstore
    at_night_bookstore Posts: 249 Member
    skittles so during the whole movie and soda water to be healthy..
  • bheathfit
    bheathfit Posts: 451 Member
    Whiskey flask in my left boot. (Sometimes another in my right boot if it is a long movie...)

    I will definitely need to give my Beautiful Wife the suggestion that MyChocolateDiet had though!:bigsmile:

    Just not sure how to sneak that one in... :tongue:

    a popcorn box with a hole in it.
  • pinkraynedropjacki
    pinkraynedropjacki Posts: 3,027 Member
    Nothing cause the last movie I saw at one was Nightmare on elm st...the one with the small 3D part....back in 1991
  • Cindyinpg
    Cindyinpg Posts: 3,902 Member
    I went to see The Hobbit the other day..I snuck in an apple and a Snickers bar. I bought a drink there. It was actually a delicious snack! The only thing I was worried about was crunching the apple loudly..haha!

    I've snuck just about all types of food into the theatre..I think I snuck a Subway sandwich in once.
    When I was a teenager, the movie theatre in the mall (the town's only one) was right beside a bulk food store that sold candy, among other things. We would go see Lord of the Rings with our backpacks BULGING full of candy. Good times for nerds.

    EDIT: One of these days I am going to sneak booze into the theatre. I have to get a flask..
    Yep. Totally done Subway. I would buy their popcorn and have it too, do a workout, or make it fit somehow, but the ridiculous concession prices annoy me more than the calories even, so I'll usually take in my own snacks. Usually dill pickle flavored potato chips, peanut M&Ms and a bag of licorice bullets.
  • pegasus925
    pegasus925 Posts: 42 Member
    A diet coke
  • Cindyinpg
    Cindyinpg Posts: 3,902 Member
    a popcorn box with a hole in it.
    Sigh. Now I am nostalgic for 80's movies. I loved 'Diner'. Mickey Rourke was SO hot back then.
  • eldamiano
    eldamiano Posts: 2,667 Member
    I dont go to the cinema. I am scared of the dark.

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