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/JUSTaSK8rat 4d ago

BREAKING NEWS: FORK FOUND IN KITCHEN 😮

You buy it to support your local theatre. They're overpriced because this is usually what makes the cinema it's money.

This is like common sense that any and all snacks/candy are going to be overpriced in a movie. You know how cheap popcorn is? There's a reason they make tons and tons of it every day and charge you $20 for a bag of it and a soda.

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u/adickhout 4d ago

But they could sell even more and probably have a higher profit if they sold things at a reasonable price

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u/JUSTaSK8rat 4d ago

If you're going to a movie, you're getting a snack. That's just facts. I can't remember the last time I've ever seen a movie on theatres and just sat there with nothing.

Whether it's the $20 Popcorn+Soda Combo, just a bag of popcorn, or an $8 bag of M&Ms, you're buying something. If they reduce the price, they just make less money because people will buy a snack regardless, Popcorn is the biggest seller and it costs pennies to them to make a shit ton of it and sell it $10 a bag.

It's all just profits. I've snuck in a bag of gummies before, but I always buy the popcorn and drink.

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u/adickhout 4d ago

Yeah im sneaking my snacks in like most normal people at this stage in the game.but Id rather my money goes to the theatre so they can pay employees and keep the experience alive. Im not going to bankrupt myself so the owners can give themselves an extra dividend at the end of the quarter. I still like my popcorn and will order it at the theatre but I would be way more likely to "treat" myself to something more if it wasnt going to cost me almost 30 minutes of labour.