Cinema Food

Catari Jaguar

My friend works in my local cinema, gives me free large drink/ popcorn. bags of sweets. It's great.
I work in a place that sells pick n mix and am good at guessing how much a bag will cost. But I was in Cinweorld in town and what I thought would be about e1.50 was e4.30! I got the guy to weigh me a choc brazil nut and bon bon and it cost 53c. wtf?? Rip off central. :mad: They have good hot dogs there though, so it's not all bad.

emeraldstar

^^^ oh my god yeah a friend of mine got pick n mix in there last week and it cost him e10-something!! now it was a big enough bag of sweets, but nothing near that expensive. i've bought bigger bags than that before for 6 euros in other places...so dear in there!! :eek:

Rb

xzanti wrote:

Oh yeah I love those too.. My bag usually consists of jelly cherries, pink bon bons, cola cubes, cola bottles, white mice, choc raisins, fudge cubes and of course one or two of those oversized jelly spiders Although I am partial to the Sweet Factory when Im out shopping which is generally the same sort of thing

You've got good taste Xzanti

Usually when I go to a film I get a large coke, bag of malteasers and either a medium popcorn or a bag of pick n mix and no matter how much I've eaten beforehand, I'll still buy 'em!

mack1

Sorry if this is off-topic...

...but the OP mentioned sneaking sweets in from spar etc.
I've been told that it is illegal for a cinema to prevent you bringing in your own sweets and drinks etc.

Anyone know if this is defo the fact or had any experiences with cinemas when doin it?

~nop~

Nah tbh in my local cinema they never stop anybody, even when it's mad obvious. I think for it to be legal they'd have to have signs up and all that malarky

Daelus

I usually get a medium popcorn and medium drink. I tried a large popcorn the other day but couldn't finish it.
Sometimes a bag of revels instead of the popcorn.
This is only if I'm treating myself. Most times I'd just sneak a bottle of water and a bar in.

My friend once bought a cooked chicken in Tesco and brought it in.

marshmallow

My friend got me hooked on buying Hagen Daz Belgian Choc ice-cream in UGC (cineworld) and now they've changed from Hagen Daz to Ben & Jerry's!

I love Ben & Jerry's and all but I dont buy it in small tubs, WAY too expensive.
The food in UGC is so expensive! I forgot to buy a bottle of water before I went in and ended up buying one there which cost €3.30!! WTF?? For WATER!

TerrorFirmer

Really outdid myself today at Night at the Museum. Large Popcorn, extra large pepsi, Malteasers, candy floss and nachos. Beat that!

Piste

I used to always get food, but now that I go to the cinema so much (I LOVE the Cineworld Unlimited card!) I don;t have the money. In fact I very rarely even buy popcor unless I'm splitting it with someone.

nervous_twitch

Piste wrote:

I used to always get food, but now that I go to the cinema so much (I LOVE the Cineworld Unlimited card!) I don;t have the money. In fact I very rarely even buy popcor unless I'm splitting it with someone.

I have Unlimited too; and am now well acquainted with the Tesco in Jervis St Shopping Centre

Theta

Its part of going to the cinema for me to get my large popcorn and drink and a bag of pick and mix or sweets!

afatbollix

~nop~ wrote:

Nah tbh in my local cinema they never stop anybody, even when it's mad obvious. I think for it to be legal they'd have to have signs up and all that malarky

only hot food we can stop you from bringing in..o and alcohol..
thats cineworld anyway..

Jesus Wept

charlie mchugh wrote:

BOOOOOOO! This has practically happened already.

the butter ban was really out of line...

...maybe ill start bringing my own butter, see how they like that!