The great popcorn scandal

stevejazzx

the stuff in the link costs next to nothing and makes endless amounts of popcorn!

So I was at disny on ice with my son on Monday:
10euro for popcorn, in a plastic bucket! 10euro and I thought the cinema was bad but this place in the foyer of the Point Depot was full of Americans selling Irish people Popcorn for 10 euro a pop! Aren't we the ones who usually rip them off with wolly stuff and fake Leprechaun paraphrenalia?

Who is buying this popcorn anyways? Isn't it about time that you too said no to the overpriced popcorn vendor?

... yeah ...

I see?

humanji

Deleted User wrote:

... yeah ...

I see?

I don't

Stephen

I fail to see the scandal.

hah, funny.

You added the story afterwards.

stevejazzx

Stephen wrote:

I fail to see the scandal.

something technological happened and the thread submitted itself before i had a chane to recombodjulate it's inner workings, now that it's finished it makes roughly 43% more sense.

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Just don't buy it tbh.

Buy some of the DIY stuff, make it before you go anywhere, and bring it with you.

I love the DIY stuff btw, nothing like fresh popcorn.

The real popcorn scandal is that Perri seem to have discontinued their Cheesey product, for some reason.

The Manhattan just isn't as nice.

Although the Manhattan regular is by far the best out there.

Snacks and Sweets tbh.

stevejazzx

Deleted User wrote:

hah, funny.

You added the story afterwards.

funny stroy or funny afterwards insertion of said story?

funny how FUNNY HOW.....DMANIT.. FUUNNY HOW?

Fantastic Kaz

Buy crisps.

humanji

stevejazzx wrote:

funny stroy or funny afterwards insertion of said story?

funny how FUNNY HOW.....DMANIT.. FUUNNY HOW?

lol, well it makes sense now. As for the overpriced popcorn, I just don't care anymore. We get ripped off all the time, so I just go with the flow. It's all part of the fun of going to the cinema and the like to have a bag of popcorn and a watered down drink

Pherekydes

seansouth wrote:

I love the DIY stuff btw, nothing like fresh popcorn.

I think the DIY stuff is fresh. Well it is the way I make it. Still buy stuff on occasions.

stevejazzx

humanji wrote:

lol, well it makes sense now. As for the overpriced popcorn, I just don't care anymore. We get ripped off all the time, so I just go with the flow. It's all part of the fun of going to the cinema and the like to have a bag of popcorn and a watered down drink

yeah but the margins they're making on popcorn is scandalous!
it's like them selling us bottled water..no wait bad example...
Look getting ripped off all the time is fine, it's great in fact, it's what makes Ireland lovely, no wait it's what makes Ireland the second most exspensive place in the world to live in but lovely all the same...we've all got loads of dough anyway! but there comes a point where you just have to say no. And popcorn has done it for me. I will not pay more than 2 euro for popcorn anywhere. It's about time that the people who are ripping us off start to realise that they should only be ripping us off to a much lesser extent..yeah! lesser extent!

cathald

10 euro's !!!:eek: that must be some sort of record!!

biko

Just go postal, usually helps to blow some steam off

stevejazzx

cathald wrote:

10 euro's !!!:eek: that must be some sort of record!!

thats what i was thinkng! one portion of popcorn in a bag..I mean how much do people these want for absolutely no investment? I couldn't believe how many families went ahead and actually bought it. It was like saying here you go, heres a tenner for you and then they give you some corn..and you say 'oh thats great, thanks very much!

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Slow coach wrote:

I think the DIY stuff is fresh. Well it is the way I make it. Still buy stuff on occasions.

I know, it's what I was on about.

Making the unpopped stuff in a pot on the cooker. You can't beat it.:)

Mossy Monk

stevejazzx wrote:

tSo I was at disny on ice with my son on Monday:
10euro for popcorn, in a plastic bucket! 10euro and I thought the cinema was bad but this place in the foyer of the Point Depot was full of Americans selling Irish people Popcorn for 10 euro a pop! Aren't we the ones who usually rip them off with wolly stuff and fake Leprechaun paraphrenalia?

It is only a rip off if you are retarded enough to pay for it.

biko

biko wrote:

Just go postal, usually helps to blow some steam off

I cant imagine how delivering letters would be good for stress

6th

seansouth wrote:

Although the Manhattan regular is by far the best out there.

Just can't beat it!

seansouth wrote:

Snacks and Sweets tbh.

Stop your backseat modding!

Mossy Monk

Deleted User wrote:

I cant imagine how delivering letters would be good for stress

Oh you should try it. It is amazing.

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6th wrote:

Just can't beat it!

No, you can't.

That new-ish Tayto crap is the worst of them.

6th wrote:

Stop your backseat modding!

Dont be at yourself

By weight, the popcorn kernal sells for more than gold, platinum or diamond. FACT.

6th

I had popcorn in Canada from a shop called Kernals that are like a Ben&Jerrys of popcorn .... U-N-B-E-L-I-E-V-A-B-L-E!

stevejazzx

Mossy Monk wrote:

It is only a rip off if you are retarded enough to pay for it.

No it's still a rip off regardless of said persons mental or physical disabilites.

gucci

NekkidBibleMan wrote:

By weight, the popcorn kernal sells for more than gold, platinum or diamond. FACT.

gonna dig up my gold tree and plant a popcorn tree

Guy:Incognito

stevejazzx wrote:

Look getting ripped off all the time is fine, it's great in fact, it's what makes Ireland lovely, no wait it's what makes Ireland the second most exspensive place in the world to live in but lovely all the same...we've all got loads of dough anyway!!

Are we the only country in the world where people are sold popcorn and bottled water? No, everywhere does it. It's where cinemas the world over make their money.

stevejazzx

Stekelly wrote:

Are we the only country in the world where people are sold popcorn and bottled water? No, everywhere does it. It's where cinemas the world over make their money.

and your point is?

Mossy Monk

stevejazzx wrote:

No it's still a rip off regardless of said persons mental or physical disabilites.

And why does the rip off continue? Because idiots pay the prices.

stevejazzx

Mossy Monk wrote:

And why does the rip off continue? Because idiots pay the prices.

thats what I said in the first post
anyways it doesn't absolve the vendor particularly not in situations where he/she is using the kids to get to the parents

Mossy Monk

Parents should learn to say no. It actually works.

stevejazzx

Mossy Monk wrote:

Parents should learn to say no. It actually works.

we do but we shouldn't have all this crap shoved in kids faces anyways!
or perhaps you think thats fine..

Mossy Monk

I never even came close to suggesting it was ok. Please don't assume I do.

Guy:Incognito

stevejazzx wrote:

and your point is?

Do you try to put that post into every thread?

My point is that your whinging about a company selling popcorn at mor than they bought it for, then trying to pass it off under the old "rip off Ireland" cliche. It's called business and happens everywhere.

Dont buy the popcorn, it's that simple.

stevejazzx wrote:

we do but we shouldn't have all this crap shoved in kids faces anyways!
or perhaps you think thats fine..

How was it shoved in their faces exactly? Is every shop in the country not doing the same by having stock on display?

Should we close any premises that sells anything, then only sell to over 18's over the internet because parents cant control whattheir kids make them buy when they see it?

stevejazzx

Stekelly wrote:

Do you try to put that post into every thread?

No just the ones where the people have trouble orchestrating a logically progressive thought.

stkelly wrote:

My point is that your whinging about a company selling popcorn at mor than they bought it for, then trying to pass it off under the old "rip off Ireland" cliche. It's called business and happens everywhere.

Dont buy the popcorn, it's that simple.

I don't buy popcorn. 10 euro for a single portion of popcorn is outrageous, if you can't see that and think that's only business then you are quite frankly devoid of any sense.

stkelly wrote:

How was it shoved in their faces exactly? Is every shop in the country not doing the same by having stock on display?

More or less yes but you fail to realise that direct advertisment to kids (targetting) is actually agaist advertising law and even banned in other countries like Sweden for example.

stkelly wrote:

Should we close any premises that sells anything, then only sell to over 18's over the internet because parents cant control whattheir kids make them buy when they see it?

Over 18's are deemed in Law as adults and therefore I've no probelm with shops advertising or seeling to people on this age group as they are able to make up their own minds whereas childern clearly are not.

DarkJager

Cheddar cheese manhattan beats everything else hands down...

Deliverance

People should be allowed to make their own popcorn, grow their own popcorn trees and make their own popcorn in the cinema. I'm making a stand for pop corn here and now! 5 bucks for a small, xtra large for 7.50.

Just bring a metal pot, a lighter, some tin foil and some seeds from your popcorn tree into the max and enjoy the fresh taste of popcorn on the spot mixed with the salty taste of your own blood as you are beaten by other patrons for f,ing up the movie.

Other than that buy a pack at a nearby shop, toffee flavour is nice. About 50p I think.

Pacifico

seansouth wrote:

The real popcorn scandal is that Perri seem to have discontinued their Cheesey product, for some reason.

The Manhattan just isn't as nice.

You can still get it!

Had some recently got from Dunnes....!!

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Dunnes you say.

I haven't seen it in newsagents around Dublin in ages, since at least the middle of January.

I'll be around to Dunnes this evening.

MarkR

Now I want popcorn. *writes note on hand for when he gets home*

digitally-yours

10 euro for a pop corn


Thats madness absolute madness !:eek:

it should be "The Greatest Rip Of on Ice" Instead of disnet on ice

R0ot

Stephen wrote:

I fail to see the scandal.

WindSock

Did they still have those icey flavoured snowball drinks that were like a very compact slush puppy at the disney on ice show? I'd have gone just for one of them, and I'd have paid a tenner for it too. I'm their ideal target.

homah_7ft

Did you try haggling? That's just a start-off price.