Who else does this?

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  • saragato
    saragato Posts: 1,154
    My mother and I have done this for years, usually because the sweets they offered were not any we liked. I still sneak in some low-cal bite size candies if I want them and now I sneak in bottles of water from home because the bottles offered at the theater are $4 and they're maybe .4 ounces larger than the ones I buy in 24 packs for less than $4.

    Even when I ate poorly I quit trusting theater food after a now ex-friend got a job at one and mentioned the horrors of what the "butter" machine looked like when it needed cleaning and the obscene things done with their nachos and other not pre-packaged stuff like hotdogs and the jalapenos that are offered in a cup. Not going in my mouth.
  • christine24t
    christine24t Posts: 6,063 Member
    Does anybody else besides me sneek snacks into the movie theater?

    Everytime!
  • Sp1nGoddess
    Sp1nGoddess Posts: 1,134 Member
    Yes, yes I do. When we were kids my mom would take us to the drug store to buy candy which she would sneak in and we would share a soda. Now I keep a bottle of water and a bag of nuts or protein bar in my bag.
  • jhardenbergh
    jhardenbergh Posts: 1,035 Member
    Y'all know why they charge so much, right? The theater itself gets very little of the ticket price. The concessions keep the doors open. I had a buddy that was a theater manager. He'd let us in free if we'd buy a ticket's worth of concessions to help him out.

    Agree with it or not, that's why they're so expensive.

    well if they let me in for free I would buy their food. I think the healthiest thing that theatres have are twizzlers, and those aren't too healthy
  • MyFeistyEvolution
    MyFeistyEvolution Posts: 1,014 Member
    Heck yes!

    I aint paying 4 bucks for a box of Junior Mints I can get at the store for a buck...and water for 4 bucks? Nope...I bring my own...in my own water bottle...yay less plastic waste! ;)
  • Of course I sneak snacks in.

    There was this one time that I snuck in sushi in a Victoria's Secret bag, though. Best movie ever.
  • I've taken Subway in to the cinemas before :laugh:

    There are some great cinemas in Australia that let you take in alcohol and sell cheese platters :drinker:
  • I've only ever taken in a bottle of water - sometimes a coffee.
  • catherine4211
    catherine4211 Posts: 944 Member
    Along with my flask :)
  • Hoover8it
    Hoover8it Posts: 107 Member
    Oh yeah and when the lights go out you can here the diet coke can open:)
  • Musikelektronik
    Musikelektronik Posts: 739 Member
    Not that often. But when I was in my early 20s, I had a friend who used to sneak beers in his jacket. He'd get ripped during the movie. He also used to smoke in there. But that was back in the '80s when people were not quite as militant about smoking.
  • Musikelektronik
    Musikelektronik Posts: 739 Member
    Even when I ate poorly I quit trusting theater food after a now ex-friend got a job at one and mentioned the horrors of what the "butter" machine looked like when it needed cleaning and the obscene things done with their nachos and other not pre-packaged stuff like hotdogs and the jalapenos that are offered in a cup. Not going in my mouth.

    "Obscene"? Explain, please.
  • ashley_d78
    ashley_d78 Posts: 39 Member
    last time I went, i took baby carrots and green pepper. At least it sounded like i was eating popcorn!
  • bbbgamer
    bbbgamer Posts: 582 Member
    they draw the line at hibachi grills though. I know from experience.....
  • bbbgamer
    bbbgamer Posts: 582 Member

    well if they let me in for free I would buy their food. I think the healthiest thing that theatres have are twizzlers, and those aren't too healthy
    bwahahahaha! me too!
  • ashley_d78
    ashley_d78 Posts: 39 Member
    I saw someone bring a whole bucket of chicken in once.
    and it was an awful movie, so i got to smell yummy chicken and eat my carrots...
    #weightlossproblems
  • elfo
    elfo Posts: 353 Member
    I don't usually go to the theaters, but when I do and see people with there overpriced theater food I just think-- "SUCKERS!".
    I think this is totally acceptable and A LOT healthier !
  • GasMasterFlash
    GasMasterFlash Posts: 2,206 Member
    they draw the line at hibachi grills though. I know from experience.....
    I salute you. :drinker:
  • RaeLB
    RaeLB Posts: 1,216 Member
    oh yeah! who wants to pay $10 for m&m's

    also once i bought a blanket from a nearby store to keep me warm and returned it after the movie was over
  • Ocarina
    Ocarina Posts: 1,550 Member
    lol Only water here. I LOVE movie popcorn xD
  • Maurice1966
    Maurice1966 Posts: 419 Member
    If you had asked who doesn't it would be a quiet forum :) .
    I do it 9/10 times
  • JoyceJoanne
    JoyceJoanne Posts: 760 Member
    Why don't the mans get their own purses?
    Don't you mean, "satchels"? Indiana Jones wears one.

    Haha, I'm lame.

    THERE'S SKITTLES IN THERE!!!
  • JoolieW68
    JoolieW68 Posts: 1,879 Member
    Me me me. My downfall is Twizzlers so I just toss a bag in my purse.
  • wjranch
    wjranch Posts: 152
    Totally coppin' to this one!! Yep, it's tough to smell that place and not want something.....(fresh hot popcorn is a weakness for me!)
  • Mallory0418
    Mallory0418 Posts: 723 Member
    NEVER. I'm now on the phone with national movie theater treat company and reporting you.



    But yeah, always. I never buy movie theater treats, too expensive. Is there another reason to carry huge over-sized purses?
  • JoyceJoanne
    JoyceJoanne Posts: 760 Member
    Along with my flask :)

    THIS is why we're friends!!
  • GasMasterFlash
    GasMasterFlash Posts: 2,206 Member
    Totally coppin' to this one!! Yep, it's tough to smell that place and not want something.....(fresh hot popcorn is a weakness for me!)
    Agreed. Mine has freshly popped KETTLE CORN!
  • Italian_Buju
    Italian_Buju Posts: 8,030 Member
    I go to the movies almost every Tuesday (cheap day, tickets are $5)

    I ALWAYS bring my own drinks, as I do not like soda.....and if I want candy, I will usually bring that from home or the dollar store....if I am having 'dinner' there, I will go to A&W first and grab a burger (no fries), and then I usually buy a popcorn at the movies, as it is SO good, and not too expensive....

    For a while, Tuesdays here were combo cheap night, and you could get, a soda, popcorn and your ticket for $10 even.....I miss that.....
  • tabulator32
    tabulator32 Posts: 701 Member
    Greasy popcorn and a flat Coke = $14

    Veggies, hummus, pretzel sticks and a bottle of water = priceless
  • slrose
    slrose Posts: 164 Member
    hahaha! and wine!