Omniplex MyOmniPass

Quackster

A bargain alert for those of us in Omniplex-monopoly parts of the country!

Omniplex have finally copied Cineworld & Odeon and introduced a monthly subscription-based service.

€19.95 a month ROI (including Dublin & Cork).
€17.95 a month ROI (excluding Dublin & Cork).
£13.95 a month NI.

Twelve-month subscription.
Maxx & Recline screenings included at no extra cost.
10% off additional tickets bought online for others (this online discount is no longer available otherwise).
10% off cinema junk food.
You have to pay if you want to see a film you've already seen again.

https://omniplex.ie/myomni

dulpit

It's about 3 years and 5 months too late for me to use (thank you children :pac:) but unless I am missing something sneaky, it'll pay for itself if you go to cinema twice a month? Seems like a great deal, boo hiss for charging more for Cork though...

johnire

It does seem exceptional value. I checked the price for an ordinary ticket and it’s €10.60. So €17.95 for limitless tickets for a month seems too good to be true?!

Quackster wrote: »

A bargain alert for those of us in Omniplex-monopoly parts of the country!

Omniplex have finally copied Cineworld & Odeon and introduced a monthly subscription-based service.

€19.95 a month ROI (including Dublin & Cork).
€17.95 a month ROI (excluding Dublin & Cork).
£13.95 a month NI.

Twelve-month subscription.
Maxx & Recline screenings included at no extra cost.
10% off additional tickets bought online for others (this online discount is no longer available otherwise).
10% off cinema junk food.
You have to pay if you want to see a film you've already seen again.

https://omniplex.ie/myomni

TerrorFirmer

Unreal value. Will have to learn (with great difficulty) to not spend €8 every time on popcorn/drink everytime though.....

Sinister Kid

I'm holding out for VUE... I may be waiting a while.

banie01

Sinister Kid wrote: »

I'm holding out for VUE... I may be waiting a while.

My local Vue is 4.99 any movie any time so I reckon you will be waiting for them to bring in a sub.

Sinister Kid

banie01 wrote: »

My local Vue is 4.99 any movie any time so I reckon you will be waiting for them to bring in a sub.

What Vue is that!?

banie01

Sinister Kid wrote: »

What Vue is that!?

Limerick, took it over from Showtime a while back.

Sinister Kid

banie01 wrote: »

Limerick, took it over from Showtime a while back.

It's over twice that in LiffeyValley

banie01

Sinister Kid wrote: »

It's over twice that in LiffeyValley

It was similar to that when they took over in Limerick but TBH they have made a balls of what was a very popular cinema so I think they are just focused on keeping customers until they refurb.

Hogzy

Why do you have to pay if you want to see the same movie again? Quite a strange condition.

Quackster

Hogzy wrote: »

Why do you have to pay if you want to see the same movie again? Quite a strange condition.

To limit impersonation abuse I would imagine.

johnire

Ah...clever you! I couldn’t figure that one out!!!

Quackster wrote: »

To limit impersonation abuse I would imagine.

bonjurkes

Did anyone else noticed that the offer of "free upgrade to Maxx and recliner seats" disappears when you choose an option and click on join? This is what it shows on the next page:

Apply now to get:

Monthly or Yearly subscription
See every movie once
10% off your cinema treats
Exclusive customer care line
MyOmniPass only preview screenings

Basq

It's a damn good offer to be fair..

.. especially considering you can pay monthly as it's worth having a quick browse on what's coming out on Scannain or similar and deciding on whether it's worth a month or not.. I'd probably opt in some months rather than others.

Difference with the likes of Cineworld is you need to pay for a year up front.

BBMcQ

The only profit in cinemas are the sweets, popcorn, drinks etc, 3D glasses. All the money for the movies goes back to the distributors. They know what they are doing! Cinemas ain’t charities!

Quackster

Basq wrote: »

It's a damn good offer to be fair..

.. especially considering you can pay monthly as it's worth having a quick browse on what's coming out on Scannain or similar and deciding on whether it's worth a month or not.. I'd probably opt in some months rather than others.

Difference with the likes of Cineworld is you need to pay for a year up front.

Regardless of how you pay, it's an initial twelve-month contract and rolling monthly contract after that. I presume that if you do cancel after the first year, you'd then have to commit to another twelve-month contract if you signed up again.

TheWatcher182

johnire wrote: »

It does seem exceptional value. I checked the price for an ordinary ticket and it’s €10.60. So €17.95 for limitless tickets for a month seems too good to be true?!

Good value for those who tend to go the cinema over 20 times per year!
Seems like a very impractical way of forcing people to go the cinema, thus spending more money on popcorn as they're getting in for 'free' :rolleyes:

blastman

Nobody is being forced to do anything...

TheWatcher182

blastman wrote: »

Nobody is being forced to do anything...

I mean to break even obviously. Otherwise it defeats the purpose of getting it. Way to pick on words for an argument, congrats.

Basq

Quackster wrote: »

Regardless of how you pay, it's an initial twelve-month contract and rolling monthly contract after that.

You sure about this?

Indicates "Yearly or Monthly subscription" and have offer to pay monthly..

davetherave

That is how you want to pay, monthly or a once off annual.

https://omniplex.ie/company/terms

6. MyOmniPass Billing
6.1. By joining MyOmniPass you have committed to paying the full annual subscription fee for the initial period of 12 months.

6.2. During the sign up process, you will be asked for your debit/credit card details.

6.2.1. If you have chosen to pay your subscription monthly:

6.2.1.1. Upon submitting your form, we will take the first month’s payment within 24 hours, and this date will become your billing date.

6.2.1.2. A recurring payment will be taken from the same debit/credit card used to sign up to MyOmniPass every month on your billing date.

6.2.1.3. If this payment is declined, we will attempt to take a payment twice over the next 24 hour period. If these payments are declined, your account will be deactivated and your pre-booked cinema tickets will no longer be valid.

6.2.1.4. Please see section 6.4 in reference to re-activating your account

6.2.2. If you have chosen to make an annual payment:

6.2.2.1. Upon submitting your form, we will take the full annual payment on the debit/credit card provided within 24 hours of your application.

6.2.2.2. If this payment is declined, we will attempt to take payment twice over the next 24 hour period. If this payment is declined your account will be placed into a deactivated state and your pre-booked cinema tickets will no longer be valid.

6.2.2.3. Please see section 6.4 in reference to re-activating your account.

Basq

davetherave wrote: »

That is how you want to pay, monthly or a once off annual.

So while it is paid monthly, it doesn't look like something you can opt-in/out unless you pay using Revolut and keep your balance to a minimum and then potentially top-up before next billing date.

Regardless, bit more work just to get out of "Dump months"..

Quackster

Basq wrote: »

You sure about this?

Indicates "Yearly or Monthly subscription" and have offer to pay monthly..

Yeah, from the terms:

5.4. By joining MyOmniPass you are agreeing to a minimum 12 month period of membership. At the end of the minimum terms your membership will continue automatically on a monthly basis unless you request to terminate your contract.

6.5. Failure to pay in accordance with the payment plan can result in your account being suspended and passed over to debt collection.

titan18

Ya, it doesn't look like it's easy to get out of, but I've signed up anyway. It's about 20 films to get money's worth and that's not including the 10% off purchases or 10% off friends tickets so with those being used, it pays off faster.

Danger will be if I'm going to the cinema more, I'm buying more food there and that could add up, but meh, I think it'll still work out well. There should be enough for 20 films a year that I'd go to see anyway. There's 4 in the next month that I'd probably have paid to see and 3 in June so like a third of the way there already.

Layne

Quick question around this offer.
Do you download an app to your phone and access the tickets through the app??
Just wondering as if you have teenagers could it be possible to let them use it for their movies also??
Would this be possible or is it tied to the person who is paying monthly, i.e. the billpayer us the only person permitted to use the purchased ticket...
Not clear from what I have read.

Basq

Layne wrote: »

Quick question around this offer.
Do you download an app to your phone and access the tickets through the app??
Just wondering as if you have teenagers could it be possible to let them use it for their movies also??
Would this be possible or is it tied to the person who is paying monthly, i.e. the billpayer us the only person permitted to use the purchased ticket...
Not clear from what I have read.

You're required to submit a photo on registration so I assume it will show up for staff to verify on scan of a ticket.

Layne

Basq wrote: »

You're required to submit a photo on registration so I assume it will show up for staff to verify on scan of a ticket.

Well that is a serious restriction.
Offer would have been much more appealing if the tickets were transferrable. Having this identification restriction in place is a shame.

Captain Flaps

Layne wrote: »

Well that is a serious restriction.
Offer would have been much more appealing if the tickets were transferrable. Having this identification restriction in place is a shame.

To be fair I think having it be transferrable would be a bit of a silly expectation to have.

okidoki987

6.5. Failure to pay in accordance with the payment plan can result in your account being suspended and passed over to debt collection.

:eek:.

johnire

Ah so it’s a renewing monthly subscription over a year? I thought it was just a monthly one that you could pick and mix when it suited you...a bit like the Netflix subscription.

Quackster wrote: »

Yeah, from the terms:

5.4. By joining MyOmniPass you are agreeing to a minimum 12 month period of membership. At the end of the minimum terms your membership will continue automatically on a monthly basis unless you request to terminate your contract.

6.5. Failure to pay in accordance with the payment plan can result in your account being suspended and passed over to debt collection.

blastman

TheWatcher182 wrote: »

I mean to break even obviously. Otherwise it defeats the purpose of getting it. Way to pick on words for an argument, congrats.

Thanks

judeboy101

Including recliner seats etc is big advantage over limitless from odeon imho. Pity the choice of fine as isn't as good screen size wise, in Dublin.

Niska

Looks like a good deal if you're visiting the cinema 3+ a month. Apart from the limit of no repeat viewings of the same movie, the only main drawback is the limit of 1 online booking at a time:

Why can't I book a MyOmniPass ticket online?

Do you already have a ticket pre-booked online? If yes, you can only pre-book one movie at a time, but can purchase tickets at the cinema box office for any standard show you haven’t seen. Have you already seen the movie? If yes, you can see every movie once with MyOmniPass. If no, please contact our MyOmniPass customer care team.

You can book tickets to see as many movies as you like on the day you are booking at the cinema (as long as you haven't seen it before and they don't overlap) . You can also 1 ticket online for a future screening.

So if I was to book a ticket for Spiderman: Far from home, I could not book another movie online until after the Spidey showing. (though I could book more at the box office).

Could be a major drawback blockbuster season, a minor inconvenience at other times.

titan18

Used it for first time tonight and for the 10% cinema treats, scanner can't read the barcode too well, so need to take a screenshot and zoom in. Bit fiddly

wingnut

banie01 wrote: »

Limerick, took it over from Showtime a while back.

odeon Limerick are doing €5 euro any movie any time too i guess to compete with VUE.

So it would take 4 trips in Limerick to get value 😃

kn

Seems to limit to one a day as well. Can't watch a flick and book another show after it. Also have to wait till after midnight to book free showing the day after seeing a film.

At just €18/month you do have to concede it's really good value for film buffs. Pity all the film's I watched so far with it have been real duds.

Curb Your Enthusiasm

I signed up for a month not realising they locked you in for a year. Ridiculous!

djdunny

Curb Your Enthusiasm wrote: »

I signed up for a month not realising they locked you in for a year. Ridiculous!

Very clearly mentioned on the FAQ page

"Is there a minimum contract period for MyOmniPass?
Yes, the MyOmniPass is a minimum 12 month contract."

https://omniplex.ie/company/faqs

Former Former

Curb Your Enthusiasm wrote: »

I signed up for a month not realising they locked you in for a year. Ridiculous!

This is why you should read the T&C instead of just ticking the box...

But it's no problem, you have a 14 day cooling off period in which you can just cancel.

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Former Former wrote: »

Curb Your Enthusiasm wrote: »

I signed up for a month not realising they locked you in for a year. Ridiculous!

This is why you should read the T&C instead of just ticking the box...

But it's no problem, you have a 14 day cooling off period in which you can just cancel.

And what happens to the payment I made and the remainder of the month?

Former Former

Curb Your Enthusiasm wrote: »

And what happens to the payment I made and the remainder of the month?

Refunded.

Unless you've already used the service...

kn

Basq wrote: »

You're required to submit a photo on registration so I assume it will show up for staff to verify on scan of a ticket.

It does. When they scanned the barcode on my app the photo popped up as well on their screen.

Son of a gun

wingnut wrote: »

odeon Limerick are doing €5 euro any movie any time too i guess to compete with VUE.

So it would take 4 trips in Limerick to get value 😃

VUE in Ashbourne is €4.99 any movie anytime too, Incase this is of interest to anyone.
Mini mornings for kids movie are €2.99 on a sat/Sun

johnire

Yes! I nearly made the same mistake.i thought originally it was a monthly thing that you could simply pick and choose what months you wanted.

Curb Your Enthusiasm wrote: »

I signed up for a month not realising they locked you in for a year. Ridiculous!

cronos

Does anyone do this at Cineworld? Just curious on your thoughts.

Also curious if there would be anywhere to park a bike.

mdwexford

Signed up and went tonight for the first time.

Costs €12.60 for a recline screening so go twice a month and it saves money.

If you go to the cinema a lot or would like to go more often as I would it seems a no brainer.

ThePott

So there's not really a monthy subscription cause you have to be locked into it for a year, seems very disingenuous.

Anyway, I have it for a year now :mad:

The staff also doesn't seem to understand the system too well. Ended up being charged for a ticket as I hadn't pre-booked it. They couldn't refund me and offered a free ticket which seems a bit redundant when you have an Omnipass.

Would be fine for Summer but when we get into the garbage months of the year it'll be no good.

jennyhayes123

Pity they take photo as would be handy to share the pass with my daughter

Basq

jennyhayes123 wrote: »

Pity they take photo as would be handy to share the pass with my daughter

They are a business at the end of a day..

ThePott

They've never actually checked the photo for me, you could probably just take a chance and get away with it.