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20ish bucks for tickets
20ish buckets for snacks
5 dollar tip for your ticket shredder
6-10 dollar tip to the room cleaners

50 dollar trip

Lol

Don't forget transportion money and money for soap and deodorant to wipe your ass so you don't stink. Also money for clothes so you don't get arrested for public nudity.

Don't forget to tip the cosplayers too. They deserve a living.

You dont tip the bathroom attendant or concession stand attendant and/or food delivery person?

Like I'm gonna pay for my own movie lol

I usually tip each of the post/belt stanchion things that keep people out of places they aren't supposed to be. They put up with a lot on any given day

20ish buckets for snacks

I haven't been to a theater since covid hit so this might be different but I don't remember everr spending more than $10 on food/drinks per person. Exactly how much are you eating?

5 dollar tip for your ticket shredder
6-10 dollar tip to the room cleaners

wut

This is why I go to my theater on Tuesdays. Tickets to any movie are five bucks and there are pretty significant discounts on concessions as well.

Edit: The tips still add up, but the discounts make it like a $42 trip instead of $50, so it's worth it.

So much wasted money for no reason, just throwing your money away practically.

VitalGetPrank posted...

I haven't been to a theater since covid hit so this might be different but I don't remember everr spending more than $10 on food/drinks per person. Exactly how much are you eating?
wut

irs minimum 6 bucks for small, 630 medium and, 680 for large. Same for drinks. And my wife doesnt eat popcorn so she gets nachos which is another 7 bucks

I don't pay much I got a membership because it's 4 minutes walking distance so I usually get drunk and just walk in and get a free ticket and popcorn and a soda for $8

darkprince45 posted...

irs minimum 6 bucks for small, 630 medium and, 680 for large. Same for drinks

we're getting screwed over by it. a large soda is double that of what a restaurant would charge.

VitalGetPrank posted...

I haven't been to a theater since covid hit so this might be different but I don't remember everr spending more than $10 on food/drinks per person. Exactly how much are you eating?
wut

just a popcorn and drink is $16+
there was a recent news report that said an ounce of popcorn at the movie theaters is more expensive than an oz of filet mignon. We allowed allowed this!

imagine actually going to the movies without pocket tofu lmao

I order lobster at the cinema.

Returning_CEmen posted...

just a popcorn and drink is $16+
there was a recent news report that said an ounce of popcorn at the movie theaters is more expensive than an oz of filet mignon. We allowed allowed this!

That might be it, I've never liked popcorn and usually get some candy or nachos if they have it.

Wow, you don't tip the projectionist? They probably spit all over your films.

Bro, hate to tell you, but you aren't tipping anywhere near enough.

JlM posted...

Wow, you don't tip the projectionist? They probably spit all over your films.

They still have projections? Lol.
I manage a theater and everything is digital. Features and trailers transmitted via satellite. Putting a show together is just clicking and dragging files for the most part.

Such a nickel and dime operation at theaters now. I only go if its a movie I absolutely want to see and only pay for the ticket.

SparkMark1 posted...

They still have projections? Lol.
I manage a theater and everything is digital. Features and trailers transmitted via satellite. Putting a show together is just clicking and dragging files for the most part.

Well someone is clicking and dragging those files and they deserve a tip.

Gobstoppers12 posted...

This is why I go to my theater on Tuesdays. Tickets to any movie are five bucks and there are pretty significant discounts on concessions as well.

This, it's really exclusively my movie day in a week if I want to see something. I don't really get concessions though. I usually eat meals before/after, etc.

A way cheaper theater closed down here in town where it was like $2 on Tuesdays (they showed movies like three months after they initially came out, etc). Really crushed me.

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You aren't tipping Netflix?

Fucking hell.

dmaster342 posted...

I don't really get concessions though. I usually eat meals before/after, etc.

It's a lot cheaper to eat before the movie, of course, but my dad and I think that getting some popcorn, a soda, and maybe some candy to eat during the show is integral to the experience.

It's super expensive but it's part of our budget every time.

AMC A-list is awesome. $23 a month for up to 3 movies a week. No restrictions on the time or type of screen.

I watch like 4 or 5 movies in the theater a month now

Gobstoppers12 posted...

It's a lot cheaper to eat before the movie, of course, but my dad and I think that getting some popcorn, a soda, and maybe some candy to eat during the show is integral to the experience.

It's super expensive but it's part of our budget every time.

Yeah, I can see that. My mom does the same thing, always wants the big popcorn/soda. For me though, I'm cheap as hell lol. I frequently go to the movies alone too.

dmaster342 posted...

Yeah, I can see that. My mom does the same thing, always wants the big popcorn/soda. For me though, I'm cheap as hell lol. I frequently go to the movies alone too.

For a while, when movies were coming out on HBO Max and the like, we'd go out and get some microwave popcorn, some candy, and a couple of sodas from the gas station to watch them.

It wasn't the same, but it was close.

Gobstoppers12 posted...

For a while, when movies were coming out on HBO Max and the like, we'd go out and get some microwave popcorn, some candy, and a couple of sodas from the gas station to watch them.

It wasn't the same, but it was close.

You got microwave popcorn, that was the problem.

Too fresh, shoulda gotten the stuff the station made for the authentic "this corn was popped by the Pilgrims" experience.

It's not cheap, but I still like going to the theatre 3-4 times a year. I joined like a rewards club which helps at the concession stand and go to matinees so there's less of a bite.

I just like the experience.

That said, the experience is increasingly being ruined by people who just don't know how to act in public. Like STFU and keep your smartphone in your pocket asshole.

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Lol'd at the $50 tip at the end not gonna lie

Edit: damn it says trip

I learned a trick yesterday lol. I checked our tickets online as child tickets and nobody even cares or even notices lol

darkprince45 posted...

I learned a trick yesterday lol. I checked our tickets online as child tickets and nobody even cares or even notices lol

You got lucky, as many will check