Do you break the rules?

[Michele]

Do you sneak snacks or pop into the movies? Do you do this in front of your children? Do you think it is robbing the theatres profit and therefore stealing?

[kingclick]

Do you sneak snacks or pop into the movies? Do you do this in front of your children? Do you think it is robbing the theatres profit and therefore stealing?

I don't "sneak" anything. I take it in. And no one has made a stink yet even though I walk right in with it in my hand.

[Tara mom2four]

no I dont actually.

[Slabobbin]

We don't go to the movies because I feel that the high price of tickets added to the outrageous prices of the concessions is completely a rip off. I am "boycotting" so to speak. I wouldn't have a problem with someone taking something in though. I see it kind of like civil disobiedance, lol. Kind of like a protest to the high prices. :)

[Mabel]

I do take things in. But I don't make excuses for it. I do know it is wrong, but for some reason - like Slab - I feel sort of like it's civil disobedience. 4 bucks for a junior soda?? I just can't do it.

[Echo2]

I take bottled water everywhere with me. I carry it in my purse. I dare anyone to try and take away my right to carry water with me.

[GinnyPotter]

I take things that I can't get at the theater, like grapes or carrots. If they sold healthy snacks at the theater I'd pay for them there. We do get popcorn sometimes, but I'm not paying the prices they charge for junk that I don't want the kids eating anyway.

[Peanut]

Does your theater of choice openly and clearly post "no outside food or beverages permitted in the theater"? If you take food or bev in then, you are violating policy. Otherwise, what does it matter? You are merely violating what has become a social understanding of what is and isn't apropriate.

That said, we so rarely go to the theaters to see a movie this is almost irrelevant for me to answer.

[Melinda-Q]

Do you sneak snacks or pop into the movies? Do you do this in front of your children? Do you think it is robbing the theatres profit and therefore stealing?


We don't do this. For me, it isn't about taking away the profits (they are making money hand over fist even if everyone brought one snack with them), but it is about tecahing my children to follow rules, which is important. It is clearly posted at most theaters that we go to that you may not bring in food or drink. My 6 and 4 year old can easily read these signs. We won't do that. We usually go, get our tickets, get a family tub of popcorn and drinks for the four of us. We try to go at least once a weekend as long as something is playing appropriate for the children. We did go "overboard" at one movie two weeks ago and not only got popcorn and drinks but also got some candy and cotton candy for everyone and it cost as much for the snacks as the movie tickets. LOL But it was fun. My kids don't get "junk" food too often so when they do it is a huge treat!

[Demona]

Does your theater of choice openly and clearly post "no outside food or beverages permitted in the theater"? If you take food or bev in then, you are violating policy. Otherwise, what does it matter? You are merely violating what has become a social understanding of what is and isn't apropriate.

Isn't even a social understanding to me - I originally thought the question referred to stealing food, not taking your own paid for food in, because I can't see anything wrong with that.

I'm aware that the cinema may not like it, and they are within their rights to ask me not to eat my own food, or even eject me from the cinema.

If I've decided to take my own food into the cinema it's because I'm not willing to pay the price of what they provide. I'm not taking from their profits - I'd rather have nothing at all than pay such prices and I'm perfectly capable of watching a film without snacks. Cinemas make plenty of money out of those people who simply have no foresight or succomb to momentary temptation.

I do frequent one particular small cinema that does wonderful crisp popcorn with a subtle flavour and doesn't charge the earth for it. I'm more than happy to give them my custom.

[Book Wizard]

We do not buy concessions nor do we bring food in. My husband worked in a theater when he was in high school and he dislikes the prices of concessions (and don't get him started on the composition of theater popcorn butter0 so we don't buy them He had to clean up the messes theater goers create, so we don't bring in food and drink, either. Also, my mother taught us that it was rude to eat during a movie...