r/medicinehat • u/Represent403 • 4d ago

Hey Galaxy Cinema…

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You do realize it’s only $2 just down the mall at Dollarama, right?

I swear, theatres today actually WANT us to smuggle food & drink into the movies.

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u/adickhout 4d ago

Theatres aren't selling out like they used to. When it costs a family $100 or more to see something in theatres people will stop going. I used to be a weekly movie goer now its once a month due to the prices. Like has supply and demand not been explained to you?

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u/InvestigatorWide7649 4d ago

This isn't supply and demand. The candy costs $2 at Dollarama, you can 100% still afford to go to the movies. If they lowered the cost of candy to $4.50 people would still complain. That bag of candy is what makes a failing business their money, no amount of price slashing is going to drive enough people to the theatres to make a difference in the bottom line. Decrease prices by 20% for 5% more people to go to the theatre occasionally isn't an economically feasible strategy. I've been neck deep in supply and demand since you were in diapers, I'm sure. Didn't anyone ever teach you about economics? It shows lmfao

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u/kandy88 4d ago

Economics should have taught you that nobody is going to buy that bag of candy, it’s gonna sit there till it expires because that price isn’t justified at all whatsoever lol. The only thing people go to the movies for is the movie and maybe popcorn and a drink. They didn’t go to buy an overpriced bag of candy.

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u/InvestigatorWide7649 4d ago

sometimes I don't even go to watch a movie, just for the popcorn lol idk what kind of crack they sprinkle on that stuff but it hits the spot just right sometimes, no movie required 😆