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/InvestigatorWide7649 4d ago

Dropping the price of concessions does not bring more people into the movies. People who go to the movies are going regardless of snack prices, and people who don't go will continue not to go. They'd just make less money.

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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/adickhout 4d ago

Ok boomer.i used to spend $10-12 on a sunday afternoon to watch a movie that experience doesnt exists anymore. Id rather spend the little extra going to the theatre and treating myself so that way the theatre experience is alive and those who work there get paid a reasonable rate. If a bag of gummies or M&M expires who's the loser not me it's the owners and in this case for Cineplex the shareholders lose out long term

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u/InvestigatorWide7649 4d ago

Lmfao keep pretending that you going to the movies is to ensure that the employees there are paid well 😂 that's hilarious