Sneaking contraband into the cinema, what's the forum's position

BeerWolf · 30-10-2014 4:40pm

Screw the cinema - I ain't paying obscene prices for items that cost less than half the price from shops.

I barely go to the cinema as it is, they should be happy I even visit at all.

Rory28 · 30-10-2014 4:51pm

The way I look at is going to the cinema is going to cost €20 if your paying for just you or €30 for a couple.

Yes its expensive but what isn't in this country. I have no problem with people bringing their own snacks but I want a large popcorn dripping with butter if I'm in the cinema.

Summer wind · 30-10-2014 4:54pm

Years ago when the movie "Nuns on the run" was out my mam and I went to see it. It was over just before the last bus home at six so we got two snack boxes from our faveourite chipper and ate them while we were watching the movie. Of course I wouldn't dream of doing that nowadays. Isn't it funny how times change.

Barely There · 30-10-2014 4:57pm

Back in college, a friend and I took acid and went to the cinema.

We were talking to each other really quietly during the movie when a guy, who was sitting about 5 rows back and 10 seats over stood up and shouted "Lads! Give us a fcukin' break would ye?"

Christ, we must have been loud. We were paranoid as bejaysus for the rest of the film.

Anyhow, it's not strictly relevant to this discussion, but it feels good to unburden myself of this guilt.

JustAddWater · 30-10-2014 4:58pm

Chocolate Lions wrote: »

I don't scarf sweets at home and I don't do it in the cinema either. I'm there to watch a film, not listen to people rustling packets, masticating and slurping diabetes fuel.

I think if you feel compelled to eat a bag full of crap just because you're at the cinema you need to have a think to yourself as to why. You could have a proper meal afterward for the price nearly.

jaysus, are you the little kid's parent?

The_Valeyard · 30-10-2014 4:58pm

Ah I remember when the cinema was a nice cheap date.

Ste- · 30-10-2014 4:59pm

Barely There wrote: »

Back in college, a friend and I took acid and went to the cinema.

We were talking to each other really quietly during the movie when a guy, who was sitting about 5 rows back and 10 seats over stood up and shouted "Lads! Give us a fcukin' break would ye?"

Christ, we must have been loud. We were paranoid as bejaysus for the rest of the film.

Anyhow, it's not strictly relevant to this discussion, but it feels good to unburden myself of this guilt.

Should have gone to confession.

Dr. Lollington · 30-10-2014 5:25pm

When I was living in London, we buy a few beers and smuggle them in with us. You have to do the whole 'no, I was saying.... pppssttttt I love you' Homer trick when trying to open the can though.

In my defense, it was a cinema that sold beer and you were allowed to bring your beer into the film. All I was doing was buying it elsewhere cheaper beforehand.

You should be allowed bring booze into the cinema anyway in my opinion.

Dr. Lollington · 30-10-2014 5:27pm

When I was living in London, we used to buy a few beers in a shop and smuggle them in with us. You have to do the whole 'no, I was saying.... pppssttttt I love you' Homer trick when trying to open the can though.

In my defense, it was a cinema that sold beer and you were allowed to bring your beer into the film. All I was doing was buying it elsewhere cheaper beforehand.

You should be allowed bring booze into the cinema anyway in my opinion. It makes the film more interesting if it's good and if it's bad, you probably won't remember much of it anyway. Plus, it will make your date appear hotter and hopefully friskier!

Rory28 · 30-10-2014 5:31pm

Dr. Lollington wrote: »

When I was living in London, we used to buy a few beers in a shop and smuggle them in with us. You have to do the whole 'no, I was saying.... pppssttttt I love you' Homer trick when trying to open the can though.

In my defense, it was a cinema that sold beer and you were allowed to bring your beer into the film. All I was doing was buying it elsewhere cheaper beforehand.

You should be allowed bring booze into the cinema anyway in my opinion. It makes the film more interesting if it's good and if it's bad, you probably won't remember much of it anyway. Plus, it will make your date appear hotter and hopefully friskier!

Don't be silly. A loud drunk would ruin it for everyone. Can you imagine the kind, thinks he is the funniest person on the planet and sure we would rather listen to him than watch the movie.
Its bad enough at stand-up gigs, dont need it in cinemas.

GHOST MGG · 30-10-2014 5:34pm

I usually buy the food but bring my own movie:-p

Son Of A Vidic · 30-10-2014 5:34pm

Shiraz 4.99 wrote: »

Sneaking contraband into the cinema, what's the forum's position

The shop across the road is where I always stock up.

RobYourBuilder · 30-10-2014 5:36pm

Dr. Lollington wrote: »

You should be allowed bring booze into the cinema anyway in my opinion. It makes the film more interesting if it's good and if it's bad, you probably won't remember much of it anyway. Plus, it will make your date appear hotter and hopefully friskier!

CinemaWorld in Parnell Square have a bar. If you have an unlimited card, you get 10% off all food and drink.

Generic Dreadhead · 30-10-2014 5:37pm

Rory28 wrote: »

Don't be silly. A loud drunk would ruin it for everyone

Agreed.

But there was 2 times I was funny while tipsy in the cinema. Both times i was trying to just say the joke to my mates but it was a bit louder.

One was during M.N.Shwarmas "The Village".... I'd had enough about 50 minutes in and just straight up went (to myself, but quiet loudly in hindsight) "Oh god when the f*** is this film going to kick off, so f***ing boring".
Queue some local lols in the proximity.

Other one was "Walking Tall" with the Rock and George Formann.
George Formann to the Rock: "There's just one thing I want from you"
Me: "A shot at the title belt at the Royal Rumble"
Many lols.

The rest of the time I was probably being a nuisance

Rory28 · 30-10-2014 5:41pm

Ok, admittedly you would hear some good on-liners every now and then. But if someone started speaking like that during a film i was enjoying? I would do nothing beyond curse them under my breath.

Damn my cowardice.

smcgiff · 30-10-2014 5:42pm

Scannal wrote: »

I blame the Americans, it's their fault we're all turning into Americans.

FYP

Tar.Aldarion · 30-10-2014 5:42pm

I have brought bags of chips and apple tarts to the cinema, I have no conscience.

They haven't checked people for stuff in years, they don't care any more.

cloud493 · 30-10-2014 5:43pm

I go the movies 4+ times a week. I never ever buy anything in the cinema, theres a euro shop next to it that does sweeties and vanilla coke for half the price of a small popcorn in the joint.

marathont · 30-10-2014 5:44pm

Cormac... wrote: »

Agreed.

But there was 2 times I was funny while tipsy in the cinema. Both times i was trying to just say the joke to my mates but it was a bit louder.

One was during M.N.Shwarmas "The Village".... I'd had enough about 50 minutes in and just straight up went (to myself, but quiet loudly in hindsight) "Oh god when the f*** is this film going to kick off, so f***ing boring".
Queue some local lols in the proximity.

Other one was "Walking Tall" with the Rock and George Formann.
George Formann to the Rock: "There's just one thing I want from you"
Me: "A shot at the title belt at the Royal Rumble"
Many lols.

The rest of the time I was probably being a nuisance

Id say you were being a nuisance all the time.

Generic Dreadhead · 30-10-2014 5:46pm

marathont wrote: »

Id say you were being a nuisance all the time.

Tee-hee

Fat Christy · 30-10-2014 5:49pm

I always buy all my stuff in the shop beforehand, such a waste of money to buy it in the cinema.

allibastor · 30-10-2014 5:50pm

Shiraz 4.99 wrote: »

Wife brought ours & 2 neighbours kids to the cinema yesterday as a mid term treat.
Anyway, they stopped off at a local Centra to pick up the contraband before going in.
One of the kids refused as his parents had taught him it was stealing.
Rather than buy him his 1000% markup popcorn combo my missus let him go hungry while the other munched into their Manhattan & Haribo.

What's the forum's opinion on smuggling food into the cinema ?, I'd be interested in hearing if there is a consensus.

Was the kid from D4 by chance with a doctor daddy and do-gooder mommy

By the way, I dont buy food in the cinema as is it expensive enough, I bought a coffee the other week and the lid was not the correct one, so first mouthful I had spllied the coffee all over me.

Dr. Lollington · 30-10-2014 5:51pm

Not all drunks are loud!! I can be silently sozzled throughout the film.
You don't even have to get drunk, just a few beers to enhance the experience!

Generic Dreadhead · 30-10-2014 5:51pm

allibastor wrote: »

I bought a coffee the other week and the lid was not the correct one, so first mouthful I had spllied the coffee all over me.

AHAHAHAHAHA
:pac::pac::pac:

(hope you're ok)

Nick_1494 · 30-10-2014 5:55pm

I hate booze at the cinema. It's a total pet peeve of mine. Go to a bar and drink! Or a restaurant or a club or comedy club or concert or any of the other 100's of places they sell booze. Hate eating in the cinema too, all that rustling and ppphhhsssstt of bottles pisses me right off. its 2 hours I think you can hold off for that long. I can forgive cinema bought food though. No bags and no bottle lids.

Plus trying to watch Babadook with some lad beside me eating a 2 in 1 and enjoying his coors totally ruined the atmosphere.

Lia_lia · 30-10-2014 5:56pm

Yeah, I always bring food/drinks into the cinema. That's what large handbags are for!

Whenever I went to the cinema in my hometown I'd always get snacks for pretty much nothing, as I was friends with a good few of the staff there. Used to get popcorn, drink, nachos, sweets for about 50c

Very rarely get popcorn cinema anymore, it's usually stored in binbags for a few days...and doesn't even taste great.

noodler · 30-10-2014 5:57pm

I only buy there if I am on a date.

Always bring something.

Lucy B · 30-10-2014 5:58pm

Buy popcorn in cinema but would often bring our own stuff. Always hide it and feel like a loser for being nervous when handing ticket to guy, as if he cares!!

Mickey H · 30-10-2014 6:40pm

Tasden wrote: »

Best part of going to the cinema is the warm popcorn drenched in butter.

I always thought it was the film...

The_Valeyard · 30-10-2014 6:47pm

Am I the only one who likes the big tub of coke in the cinema compared to the plastic bottles?

Yearning4Stormy · 30-10-2014 6:57pm

Barely There wrote: »

Fine to bring in sweets, crisps, popcorn etc.

I draw the line at fast food and alcohol though.

Agreed. Couple of years ago, I went to the flicks with my landlord - he brought two entire Mickey D's meals in with him... morto and stinking of grease by the end of the movie

Anyway, my two cents: took my youngest to The Boxtrolls this afternoon. Bought two "halloween special" packs of chewie yokes and Cadbury's buttons in a garage on the way for €2, all in. She hardly made a dent in them and they go towards treat-or-treat for tomorrow night. Result all round. (Cinema price for one equally sized pack of Maltesers: €2.50 :eek:)

In the interests of full-disclosure, I did treat myself to popcorn... nothing like movies popcorn.

Tasden · 30-10-2014 7:02pm

Mickey H wrote: »

I always thought it was the film...

I have been known to go to any old film on bargain Wednesday if there's nothing in particular on that I want to see, purely just to sit and eat buttered popcorn and nachos

If it wasn't for the food at the cinema I'd just watch movies online

RonanP77 · 30-10-2014 7:06pm

We normally get popcorn in the cinema but everything else gets smuggled in. Even if I could afford it I wouldn't pay those ridiculous prices.

yipeeeee · 30-10-2014 7:10pm

Odeon nachos and cheese.

Best food ever.

Isn't it the case cinemas make nothing off ticket sales only off food?

Tasden · 30-10-2014 7:11pm

yipeeeee wrote: »

Odeon nachos and cheese.

Best food ever.

My soulmate

stateofflux · 30-10-2014 7:12pm

Manhattan all the way!

DEFTLEFTHAND · 30-10-2014 7:19pm

Nothing more irritating than people munching on popcorn and slurping through straws.

CentimoSal · 30-10-2014 7:21pm

Is it still very rascal mc rogue to smuggle sweets into the cinema? I thought it was infact encouraged by staff - since it can't be policed...

Putin · 30-10-2014 7:24pm

Apart from the occasional portion of popcorn, I always smuggle everything else in.

amdublin · 30-10-2014 7:24pm

When I'm bringing kids to the cinema it's off to the shop I go.

When I don't have kids I'm all about the hot dog and ben and Jerry's and coca cola for moi.

jill_valentine · 30-10-2014 7:25pm

yipeeeee wrote: »

Odeon nachos and cheese.

Best food ever.

Isn't it the case cinemas make nothing off ticket sales only off food?

Mostly, yeah.

From a staffing point of view though, our general attitude was that yes, we know you're sneaking in piles of food, but we'll get in trouble if we're seen letting it go.

So at least have the manners to try hiding it when walking past the ticket check. Then everybody's happy.

Although I will say, in a strange way, I always resented it when somebody went to the rounds of sneaking food in and yet chose to sneak in fruit. That just... ain't right.

RobYourBuilder · 30-10-2014 7:26pm

CentimoSal wrote: »

I thought it was infact encouraged by staff - since it can't be policed...

Ah yeah, sure they love cleaning up the aftermath. They f*cking love scooping up the crumbs, wrappers and mopping up the fizzy drink spills after the flick.

Areyouwell · 30-10-2014 7:29pm

Putin wrote: »

Apart from the occasional portion of popcorn, I always smuggle everything else in.

Same here, the only thing I might buy inside the cinema is popcorn.

jill_valentine · 30-10-2014 7:30pm

RobYourBuilder wrote: »

Ah yeah, sure they love cleaning up the aftermath. They f*cking love scooping up the crumbs, wrappers and mopping up the fizzy drink spills after the flick.

One of the others I worked with was once handed a big cup of puke as the audience left the screen.

It was nasty, but prompted a very spirited philosophical debate - is it grosser to be handed the cup of puke, or to have to clean it from the floor?

Rory28 · 30-10-2014 7:37pm

jill_valentine wrote: »

One of the others I worked with was once handed a big cup of puke as the audience left the screen.

It was nasty, but prompted a very spirited philosophical debate - is it grosser to be handed the cup of puke, or to have to clean it from the floor?

Isn't the public lovely?

Teyla Emmagan · 30-10-2014 7:37pm

jill_valentine wrote: »

One of the others I worked with was once handed a big cup of puke as the audience left the screen.

It was nasty, but prompted a very spirited philosophical debate - is it grosser to be handed the cup of puke, or to have to clean it from the floor?

Jaysus. They couldn't have carried it the whole way to the loo themselves?

TotallyEpic · 30-10-2014 7:49pm

My experience with Cineworld in Dublin, is that they don't really care. With the cost of the unlimited card, I'm a little more willing to buy some popcorn or ice cream, plus the 20% discount helps.

jill_valentine · 30-10-2014 7:49pm

Teyla Emmagan wrote: »

Jaysus. They couldn't have carried it the whole way to the loo themselves?

Shur that's why cinema workers are paid so highly. :rolleyes:

To this day I can't look at Candy King pick n' mix the same.

We did occasionally find used nappies in the screens, which raised so many, many questions.

cloud493 · 30-10-2014 7:54pm

TotallyEpic wrote: »

My experience with Cineworld in Dublin, is that they don't really care. With the cost of the unlimited card, I'm a little more willing to buy some popcorn or ice cream, plus the 20% discount helps.

They don't, but the value is more than enough for me to keep coming back. Least the seats are comfy, the screen is generally clean and well run. Some cinemas are just appalling all round

Agricola · 30-10-2014 7:57pm

There really should be different cinemas for people who actually give a fúck about the film they are going to see and the rest who just want somewhere to go to stuff their face.

Sneaking contraband into the cinema, what's the forum's position

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