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Sneaking sweets into cinema

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    #32
    Mousewar
    Registered Users Posts: 2,741 ✭✭✭Mousewar


    They tried to tell me i couldn't bring in me bottle of water once. It was Lord of the Rings and I couldn't go that long without a drink. So I just told them I had a condition and I needed it to live.

    Of course the condition is being a human but I wasn' going to point that out to em.


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    #33
    PrincessLola
    Registered Users Posts: 852 ✭✭✭PrincessLola


    kegzmc wrote: »
    What are the consequences if caught? Can they refuse you entry?

    Are you seriously worried about this OP?


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    #34
    Scruffles
    Registered Users Posts: 955 ✭✭✭Scruffles


    kegzmc wrote: »
    Can u bring boiled eggs in?
    if not,send em here-the chicks of mine love mashed boiled eggs.:pac:

    am not a film appreciator let alone ever gone to a cinema,but have never understood why they do not allow outside snacks/drinks to come in,its almost like blackmail to some degree,disgusting considering majority of people who go probably dont really have the money knocking around for tickets/cinema snacks/their families tickets etc.

    wonder if they woud be as tight to refuse a diabetic a person bringing in a bottle of lucozade in with them in case they had a hypo?


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    #35
    hatrickpatrick
    Registered Users Posts: 17,797 ✭✭✭✭hatrickpatrick


    Richard Hillman wrote: »
    I usually hide my contraband in my man bag :cool:

    By contraband do you mean a packet of m&m's stealthily procured from the newsagents across the road, with a net profit of about 7 cent?


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    #36
    manlad
    Registered Users Posts: 472 ✭✭manlad


    Most cinemas frown upon it because they make alot of their income from the sale of sweets and popcorn, they don't make much off ticket sales. I've seen signs up in some theatres but in fairness the person that rips your ticket at the door doesnt give a shit.

    Besides was at the cinema in Melbourne the other night and they wanted $24 for 2 drinks and a popcorn.


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    #37
    manlad
    Registered Users Posts: 472 ✭✭manlad


    also here a tip for the cheapskate/thief among you. Fill a bag full of pickamix and put the bag into a popcorn box, fill the box full of popcorn, conclusion- free sweets

    Note; only works in theatres where you fill the popcorn yourself.


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    #38
    crazy cabbage
    Registered Users Posts: 738 ✭✭✭crazy cabbage


    They can not legally search you. Sometimes police officers can. They have to ask 'may we search you' or 'we are going to search you now. is that ok' or something similar. They have to ask for permission unless they are arresting you in which case they will bring you down to police station and do it there. They have to state under what act/law that you are being arrested.

    either way to the best of my knowledge no security staff / cinima staff have any right to search anybody.

    I always just put sweets or whatever in my pockets and never had any bother.

    Would have no bother buying stuff in the cinima if the prices were inline with what they should be.


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    #39
    SweetCaliber
    Registered Users Posts: 2,461 ✭✭✭SweetCaliber


    Scruffles wrote: »
    if not,send em here-the chicks of mine love mashed boiled eggs.:pac:

    am not a film appreciator let alone ever gone to a cinema,but have never understood why they do not allow outside snacks/drinks to come in,its almost like blackmail to some degree,disgusting considering majority of people who go probably dont really have the money knocking around for tickets/cinema snacks/their families tickets etc.

    wonder if they woud be as tight to refuse a diabetic a person bringing in a bottle of lucozade in with them in case they had a hypo?

    Some refuse it cause it makes them more profit, they sell the goods for a dearer price ;)


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    #40
    SweetCaliber
    Registered Users Posts: 2,461 ✭✭✭SweetCaliber


    crazy cabbage wrote: »
    They can not legally search you. Sometimes police officers can. They have to ask 'may we search you' or 'we are going to search you now. is that ok' or something similar. They have to ask for permission unless they are arresting you in which case they will bring you down to police station and do it there. They have to state under what act/law that you are being arrested.

    either way to the best of my knowledge no security staff / cinima staff have any right to search anybody.

    I always just put sweets or whatever in my pockets and never had any bother.

    Would have no bother buying stuff in the cinima if the prices were inline with what they should be.

    I'm sure the judge would issue a search warrant for a bag of jellys :D


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    #41
    Osmosis Jones
    Registered Users Posts: 19,527 ✭✭✭✭Osmosis Jones


    its not that hard even if it isnt allowed, me and the mates brought a few KFC meals into a movie just in a backpack a while ago :p


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    #42
    Laneyh
    Registered Users Posts: 756 ✭✭✭Laneyh


    I knew it was frowned upon but I didn't know it's actually against the rules / not allowed to bring in your own sweets.

    I'll have to keep an eye out for the sweet smugglers from now on .. They can buy my silence with maltesers


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    #43
    Allyall
    Registered Users Posts: 10,381 ✭✭✭✭Allyall


    I heard of someone cutting a hole in the bottom of their popcorn box before. I'm not sure, but i think it was so they could put a bag under it, as it was being filled, and get loads of extra popcorn free.


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    #44
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    everywhere i go i carry a bagpack so its easy for me :)


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    #45
    Mr Blobby
    Registered Users Posts: 5,752 ✭✭✭Mr Blobby


    OMARS_COMING_ wrote: »
    Former Cinema worker here.




    Its usually the dole crown that tried to smuggle in goodies.




    Therefore the answer is to cut the dole.

    Former worker..... As in back on the dole :p


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    #46
    kegzmc
    Site Banned Posts: 153 ✭✭kegzmc


    blobby360 wrote: »
    OMARS_COMING_ wrote: »
    Former Cinema worker here.




    Its usually the dole crown that tried to smuggle in goodies.




    Therefore the answer is to cut the dole.

    Former worker..... As in back on the dole :p


    Brought a packet of after 8's a chocolate fry and 4 boiled eggs to movie last night.

    Wasn't a bother. Thanks guys


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    #47
    dave3004
    Registered Users Posts: 621 ✭✭✭dave3004


    You have to everything you brought in before the movie starts


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