Saw Charlettes Web tonight. Boy was that cute!!! My two little girls enjoyed it so very much. One read the book the other has not. All in all a great heartwarming family movie. I thought I would be bored silly-but I was not!
Question. I tend to take candy and drinks into the theater with me when I go. I do not purchase snacks at the movie theater. Is this wrong? I have thought all along that the refreshment stand is there for folks who forgot their snack from home. My kids and I will bring snacks from home to the movies about 95% of the time. I will admit it is usually placed in my purse and I do not make a big deal about showing off that fact. Am I teaching something wrong to my kids?
Just wondering and being curious as to other movie habits of thrify frugal types out there. I guess I have never felt badly as I know so many others who do the same...yet I was not sure if that was very wrong indeed.
Movie Question
January 15th, 2007 at 04:49 am
January 15th, 2007 at 06:50 pm 1168887041
I just don't think it's right for a soda and popcorn to cost $10.00!
So this frugal-ly is a snack sneak!!!
January 15th, 2007 at 07:14 pm 1168888488
I don't think too many people think much about someone carrying in a water bottle anymore, but some theaters do specifically request that you not bring in outside snacks.
January 15th, 2007 at 09:07 pm 1168895223
I also heard on the radio once that the longer a movie stays at a theater, the more of a chance the theater has to actually make money on it. The amount they are required to turn over (percentage of box office sales) goes down every week so if a movie stays for a long period of time then they actually do make money off box office sales.
There used to be a theater that allowed you to bring in whatever you wanted but not anymore. Now'a'days I frequent the cheap theaters that offer slices of pizza for reasonable prices.
I don't have an answer to your question though about whether it's a good thing to teach your kids or not....
January 19th, 2007 at 06:40 pm 1169232025
I think the important thing with your girls is to explain what you are doing and why...to save money so that you can enjoy the movie. I really don't feel you are cheating the theatre company. No one is obligated to eat at the concession stand if they see a movie.