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smokin ace · 25-07-2010, 15:58

hi everyone and i am sorry if this is posted in the wrong section but the cinema in gorey is newly open a few weeks now and i went today with the missus and two chaps to see toy story 3 in 3D and i was a bit taken back when i was charged 50 cent for each of the 3D glasses that i needed that was an extra €2 on top of what the ticket prices are i have been a few times before this a was not charged for the glasses

forgive me if i am coming across mean but why would a cinema charge customers extra for to see a 3D film anyway and then charge us again for the 3D glasses
in fairness have any of you seen anyone watching a 3D film without the glasses NO because its impossible to enjoy the movie because its blurry so i think the cinemas know we have no other choice but to pay the extra money for the glasses

if cost is the factor for the cinema why cant they but a box outside each screen and recycle the glasses has anyone else come across this at there local cinema

Thoie · 25-07-2010, 16:00

It's because people steal the glasses if they're left to be recycled. This way the next 3D movie you go to, you can bring your own and not have to pay again.

Also, for a kids movie, would you necessarily want a pair of glasses if there was a possibility the last wearer had head lice?

cycocycle · 25-07-2010, 16:03

Hold on to them yourself. There is no problem re-using them at another film. Kind of like the carrier bag charge, a nominal charge makes you more inclined to hold on to them rather than getting new ones every time.

Michael B · 25-07-2010, 16:03

I don't mind paying to buy the glasses. If you hold on to them you can use them again. However the paying extra to watch a 3D movie over a normal movie is wrong. Pay for the glasses sure but charging extra for the movie is ridiculous. Are all cinemas doing this or only some?

smokin ace · 25-07-2010, 16:07

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Originally Posted by Thoie

It's because people steal the glasses if they're left to be recycled. This way the next 3D movie you go to, you can bring your own and not have to pay again.

Also, for a kids movie, would you necessarily want a pair of glasses if there was a possibility the last wearer had head lice?

then charge a rental fee of maybe a €1 that you get back if you brought the glasses back after the movie as for the head lice you mentioned you could get lice if you put you head on the head rest of the seat in the cinema

but i think charging people for the glasses is a bit much when there was not even a 2D version of the movie an option to see

smokin ace · 25-07-2010, 16:10

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Originally Posted by Michael B

I don't mind paying to buy the glasses. If you hold on to them you can use them again. However the paying extra to watch a 3D movie over a normal movie is wrong. Pay for the glasses sure but charging extra for the movie is ridiculous. Are all cinemas doing this or only some?

i dont know about all cinemas but the 3 nearest to me are all charging between €2-€3 extra for to see a 3D movie

the_syco · 25-07-2010, 16:26

Be aware that most of the price for the cinema ticket goes to the company that produces the film, with a very small percent to the cinema. Thus, unless it plans to make a massive loss ((200 people * €2) * 5 times a day) = €2,000 a day, they'll charge you.

smokin ace · 25-07-2010, 16:45

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Originally Posted by the_syco

Be aware that most of the price for the cinema ticket goes to the company that produces the film, with a very small percent to the cinema. Thus, unless it plans to make a massive loss ((200 people * €2) * 5 times a day) = €2,000 a day, they'll charge you.

the cinema makes a lot of profit from the sweets drinks and popcorn and i dont have a problem with that at least you have the choice to buy them or not but but the 3D glasses are a different story they should not be a extra on top of the price of the cinema ticket if a cinema ticket for a 3D film is advertised for €9.00 why are we expected to pay €9.50 to see the film why pay extra for glasses when the film is advertised for €9.00

Thoie · 25-07-2010, 17:01

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Originally Posted by smokin ace

the cinema makes a lot of profit from the sweets drinks and popcorn and i dont have a problem with that at least you have the choice to buy them or not but but the 3D glasses are a different story they should not be a extra on top of the price of the cinema ticket if a cinema ticket for a 3D film is advertised for €9.00 why are we expected to pay €9.50 to see the film why pay extra for glasses when the film is advertised for €9.00

If the film had been advertised at 9.50, and you got to keep the glasses, would you be happy to pay 9.50 for the next 3D movie you see, thereby being "forced" to buy more glasses, even though you already own a pair?

the groutch · 26-07-2010, 08:19

some rediculous comments here, they don't get the glasses for free, so why should you
if anything they should be applauded for encouraging re-use of the glasses

Rockshamrover · 26-07-2010, 10:03

It's not unique to Ireland. I was in Berlin recently and brought the kids to see the new Shrek 3d movie. Had to pay extra for the glasses.

Seems reasonable to me as you do have the choice, in most cinemas, to watch the 2d version.

Captain Morgan · 26-07-2010, 10:24

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Our man in Havana · 26-07-2010, 10:29

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Originally Posted by Rockshamrover

It's not unique to Ireland. I was in Berlin recently and brought the kids to see the new Shrek 3d movie. Had to pay extra for the glasses.

Seems reasonable to me as you do have the choice, in most cinemas, to watch the 2d version.

Sadly here there is often no option to watch the 2D version as the cinema will only get the 3D version if they are a 3D cinema. Sadly both my local cinemas have converted to 3D so that option has been lost.

Slasher · 26-07-2010, 16:43

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Originally Posted by Michael B

However the paying extra to watch a 3D movie over a normal movie is wrong.

The film distributors charge extra to the cinema for 3D movies, so the cinema have to pass that on to the Customer.

astrofool · 26-07-2010, 17:07

Either they charge you up front and you keep them, or they give them away for free and you pay through increased ticket costs.

The glasses do not cost nothing, the consumer will be charged either way, the cinema's seems to be doing this the best way possible.

You can also watch another non 3d movie, or go to another cinema which shows the 2d version, or wait for it to come out on DVD/Blu-ray/TV.

25-07-2010, 15:58	#1
smokin ace Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 844 Adverts \| Friends	cinema charging for 3d glasses hi everyone and i am sorry if this is posted in the wrong section but the cinema in gorey is newly open a few weeks now and i went today with the missus and two chaps to see toy story 3 in 3D and i was a bit taken back when i was charged 50 cent for each of the 3D glasses that i needed that was an extra €2 on top of what the ticket prices are i have been a few times before this a was not charged for the glasses forgive me if i am coming across mean but why would a cinema charge customers extra for to see a 3D film anyway and then charge us again for the 3D glasses in fairness have any of you seen anyone watching a 3D film without the glasses NO because its impossible to enjoy the movie because its blurry so i think the cinemas know we have no other choice but to pay the extra money for the glasses if cost is the factor for the cinema why cant they but a box outside each screen and recycle the glasses has anyone else come across this at there local cinema

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25-07-2010, 16:00	#2
Thoie Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 6,047 Adverts \| Friends	It's because people steal the glasses if they're left to be recycled. This way the next 3D movie you go to, you can bring your own and not have to pay again. Also, for a kids movie, would you necessarily want a pair of glasses if there was a possibility the last wearer had head lice?

25-07-2010, 16:03	#3
cycocycle Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 504 Adverts \| Friends	Hold on to them yourself. There is no problem re-using them at another film. Kind of like the carrier bag charge, a nominal charge makes you more inclined to hold on to them rather than getting new ones every time.

25-07-2010, 16:03	#4
Michael B Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 364	I don't mind paying to buy the glasses. If you hold on to them you can use them again. However the paying extra to watch a 3D movie over a normal movie is wrong. Pay for the glasses sure but charging extra for the movie is ridiculous. Are all cinemas doing this or only some?

25-07-2010, 16:26	#7
the_syco Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 36,232 Adverts \| Friends	Be aware that most of the price for the cinema ticket goes to the company that produces the film, with a very small percent to the cinema. Thus, unless it plans to make a massive loss ((200 people * €2) * 5 times a day) = €2,000 a day, they'll charge you.

26-07-2010, 08:19	#10
the groutch Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 15,356	some rediculous comments here, they don't get the glasses for free, so why should you if anything they should be applauded for encouraging re-use of the glasses

26-07-2010, 10:03	#11
Rockshamrover Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,464 Adverts \| Friends	It's not unique to Ireland. I was in Berlin recently and brought the kids to see the new Shrek 3d movie. Had to pay extra for the glasses. Seems reasonable to me as you do have the choice, in most cinemas, to watch the 2d version.

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26-07-2010, 17:07	#15
astrofool Registered User Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 10,922 Adverts \| Friends	Either they charge you up front and you keep them, or they give them away for free and you pay through increased ticket costs. The glasses do not cost nothing, the consumer will be charged either way, the cinema's seems to be doing this the best way possible. You can also watch another non 3d movie, or go to another cinema which shows the 2d version, or wait for it to come out on DVD/Blu-ray/TV.