How wrong is it to sneak snacks into movie theaters?

[susankenny]

I had no idea this was legal! I just assumed that there is a no-share policy everwhere. Otherwise, couldn't you bring in 15 people with their own containers and just keep refilling? Or buy everyone in the theater popcorn, for that matter? What would be the incentive for the theater owners to not have a no-share policy?

 

 

I agree. Unless the manager was like, "Sure bring your food! We don't care" (like Walt Disney World does), I would just feel dishonest.

 

For those that attend theaters where you can freely bring in your own food & drinks, I envy you! Our policy is very obvious. It stinks. You're lucky indeed.

 

 

Susan

[JFSinIL]

ETA:

 

:001_huh:

 

This kind of stuff completely baffles me. Do you bring plastic bags and buckets to the buffet too, or just order one plate for two people? Pay for one newspaper but take the whole stack? Take all the change out of the leave-a-penny take-a-penny containers?

 

Yes, everyone realizes that the popcorn itself is not worth $5, but neither is a burger cooked at a restaurant. You're paying extra for the convenience of having it being prepared ahead of time, and buying it right there. If you don't like the price of the popcorn, then don't buy it. But don't steal it and call it "being frugal." Just because an employee lets it happen, doesn't mean that it's not theft.

 

I. It is not stealing if it is a huge REFILLABLE tub, meant to be shared.

I'd rather pour it into bags and refill it BEFORE the film starts than miss any of the film (and crawl over folks getting out of our row of seats) . It is not stealing to refill a $5 REFILLABLE tub of popcorn. PS hubby is a lawyer and agrees with me.

[TXMary2]

We buy popcorn and drinks, but I always bring a dark Hershey bar in my purse.

[snickelfritz]

I. It is not stealing if it is a huge REFILLABLE tub, meant to be shared.

I'd rather pour it into bags and refill it BEFORE the film starts than miss any of the film (and crawl over folks getting out of our row of seats) . It is not stealing to refill a $5 REFILLABLE tub of popcorn. PS hubby is a lawyer and agrees with me.

 

I'm one of the sticklers on not bringing food in and I agree with this. Our theatre has clear signs about not bringing food in. No signs about not sharing food or candy. And they do sell them as mixed combos. 2 drinks w/ 1 popcorn and such. The reason people don't share among 20 people is the ick factor of that many hands and they don't plan ahead with the baggies-which are great ideas.

[mirth]

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[NanceXToo]

IMO, it's like bringing your own drinks to a bar.

 

Now, I know I'm not the only person who has done that as well, right? When you're young and poor and don't have the money for bar drinks, because you spent it all on the fake ID?

 

:lol:

 

I never brought my own drinks into a bar. But man I was so proud of my fake ID. So proud, I would whip it out before anyone ever asked me for it. I think it said I was from Minnesota or some such. Or maybe it was Missouri. (I was actually from Long Island, New York).

[Sahamamama]

The prices they charge for their snacks and drinks is what's "wrong" here. What a rip off. Yes, I absolutely "sneak" my own stuff into the theaters! If they'd charge a more reasonable price, I wouldn't have to.

 

:iagree:I agree with this! The prices for drinks and snacks are ridiculous. We have never been to the theater as a family, not even once. When my husband and I have gone (as a date), we do bring in our own healthy snacks from home. We never drink soda (pop), we don't eat the candy they sell, and we don't need to pay that much for popcorn. We don't even want the snacks they sell, but we wouldn't pay those prices, in any case. We bring in a few snacks from home. There are no signs prohibiting this at the theater where we go.

Edited December 17, 2010 by Sahamamama

[unsinkable]

The theatre we like to see movies at has HUGE signs that read, "No outside food or drink." They also have signs that say no backpacks.

 

After the last time this type of thread was on the board, ;)

I made a point of asking if the refillables could be shared and still refilled.

 

The answer was YES! I think they thought I was goofy.

 

You know what is illegal? A group of 17 yos sneaking wine coolers into a theatre and being tipsy so they kick the bottles and they roooooooooooool down to the bottom of the theatre. The ushers will come and escort the group OUT and they won't even let you go get your winecoolers at bottom of the theatre. :tongue_smilie:

[LuvToRead]

I. It is not stealing if it is a huge REFILLABLE tub, meant to be shared.

I'd rather pour it into bags and refill it BEFORE the film starts than miss any of the film (and crawl over folks getting out of our row of seats) . It is not stealing to refill a $5 REFILLABLE tub of popcorn. PS hubby is a lawyer and agrees with me.

 

I agree with this. Our local theatre has a combo with 1 large tub of popcorn and 2 sodas. They would never sell that type of combo if they didn't expect people to share.

 

Otherwise, we never sneak snacks in. We go to the movies once every 2 years, so it's a big deal. We go all out and buy soda and popcorn.

[Murphy101]

Most of the time we just buy what we want at the stands and share it,instead of spending triple for everyone to have their own whatever.

 

But I hate the bottled water at my favorite theatre, it tastes salty and I always feel more thirsty afterward. So I bring my own water. I don't sneak it, but I don't proclaim it either.

 

We rarely go to the movies tho. Have a big screen at him and comfy furniture to prop my feet up on to watch it.

 

We go the movies maybe twice a year tops. Usually Imax.

[3littlekeets]

Ours has a large sign saying "NO OUTSIDE FOOD OR DRINK."

 

Do I think the prices are high? You bet. So are Outback's, Maggiano's, and Frontera Grill's. They are businesses and they set the prices. If you don't like the rules, STAY HOME. If you think the prices are too HIGH, STAY HOME.

 

Would you prefer they charge $25.00 a ticket and have reasonably priced snacks? That would be the alternative to make them a viable business.

 

At the very least, I won't set a "sneaking" example for my three children.

[Haiku]

Do you sneak candy/snacks/bottled drinks into the movies because you won't pay ridiculous prices for same, or do you feel rules are rules and this is morally wrong?

 

I sneak things in because we have dietary guidelines that we follow and most of the stuff they sell at theaters isn't compatible. The one time I was caught I simply said, "My child has food allergies and doesn't eat things I haven't brought from home," and they were fine with it.

 

I am not of the "The rules are the rules and they are sacred" mindset. The food rule at movie theaters is solely profit motivated. I don't feel a moral obligation to adhere to it.

 

Tara

[3littlekeets]

I sneak things in because we have dietary guidelines that we follow and most of the stuff they sell at theaters isn't compatible. The one time I was caught I simply said, "My child has food allergies and doesn't eat things I haven't brought from home," and they were fine with it.

 

I am not of the "The rules are the rules and they are sacred" mindset. The food rule at movie theaters is solely profit motivated. I don't feel a moral obligation to adhere to it.

 

Tara

 

So, if you owned a business and set your prices for profit, you'd have no problem with people using your product then returning it? Or using your services then finding loopholes to not pay? Yes they are for PROFIT -- and you choose to go-- what gives you the right to decide how they set the profit margins? If you don't like it, go 2 lousy hours with no food or wait until your movie comes out on DVD.

[mammaruss]

We deal with this quite frequently--my family owns an Event Center that is rented out for different family/business gatherings. In our contract it does stipulate that we do not allow any outside beverages into our building. It is mostly because there are alcoholic beverages at these gatherings---and we need to keep everyone safe--second reason is- we need to make $$, which is why we are in business. There are so many costs that our clients/potential clients do not realize--the biggest being insurance costs. It does cost $$ to every time we open the doors and turn on lights, flush toilets, turn on heat/air conditioning--other costs are: toilet paper, paper towels, soap, cleaning, upkeep of building/grounds, taxes, staff, garbage disposal, and the list goes on.....We could charge more for the rental of the building--but we chose to make up on the sale of beverages. We have had people complain that they do not want to purchase beverages through us---we then give them a list of other rentals in the area--they will find the same thing pretty much everywhere.

Edited December 17, 2010 by mammaruss

[angela in ohio]

We consider the cost of the snacks as part of the price of the experience. If we can't afford the snacks, we dpn't have them. We can watch a two hour movie without eating. If I have to sneak to do it, I don't do it. That is not the example my parents set, and not the example I will set for my dc.

 

I've rarely refilled the a tub of popcorn (unless my nieces are with me :D,) but I am okay with sharing it, but not bringing in extra containers to do so.

[Jackie in NE]

Do you sneak candy/snacks/bottled drinks into the movies because you won't pay ridiculous prices for same, or do you feel rules are rules and this is morally wrong?

 

Lisa

 

And.... if you don't agree with a rule, don't break it; use your rhetoric skills to argue against it and change it. Isn't this why we educate our children? Isn't this a mark of a good citizen?

[Parrothead]

I. It is not stealing if it is a huge REFILLABLE tub, meant to be shared.

I'd rather pour it into bags and refill it BEFORE the film starts than miss any of the film (and crawl over folks getting out of our row of seats) . It is not stealing to refill a $5 REFILLABLE tub of popcorn. PS hubby is a lawyer and agrees with me.

Seriously? Just because your dh is an attorney and agrees with you makes your argument the right one?

 

Sheesh, do much name-dropping too?

 

What would you say if someone one-ups you and says their dh is a judge and he says it is wrong.

 

:lol::lol:

 

 

As for the original question, no I do not take outside food to the theater. If I can't afford to purchase theater food, I don't have anything with the movie.

[3littlekeets]

Seriously? Just because your dh is an attorney and agrees with you makes your argument the right one?

 

Sheesh, do much name-dropping too?

 

What would you say if someone one-ups you and says their dh is a judge and he says it is wrong.

 

:lol::lol:

 

 

Sorry, that made me SNORT OUT LOUD...but SOL doesn't work, LOL.

[Murphy101]

Sorry, that made me SNORT OUT LOUD...but SOL doesn't work, LOL.

 

:lol::iagree::lurk5:

[lionfamily1999]

At least someone won't have to hire an attorney :lol:

 

 

We don't sneak food. We only go to the movies on the kids' birthdays and I couldn't imagine making part of the fun guiltily eating goodies we had snuck in. The movies are WAY expensive and I just figure if I'm willing to drop that much dough to put my feet in unidentifiable sticky goo and sit in a brutally uncomfortable chair for two hours, dropping a little more for greasy popcorn and soda is par for the course ;)

 

I do think it's wrong, but I'm not going to out anyone either.

[Impish]

We took the kids to the movies for the first time in over 5 yrs. We budgeted for popcorn and drinks. Cost more for the snacks than it did for the tickets!

 

There's a reason we go once every 5 yrs :glare:

[mammaruss]

Dh and I went to see the new HP on opening night and I was amazed at what I saw people bring in. I saw one guy with a can of pop, another of his buddies had a bottle of pop and another had a 40oz beer. 3 people in front of us all brought in buritos the size of footballs from Moe's.

 

This is why rules are made!!! I don't want to be sitting in a theater with people that are drinking alcoholic beverages! That would not make for a fun movie--or it could.....depending on how entertaining the drinkers are....;)

 

I do not understand why someone would think that bringing beer to the movie theater is not against the rules---but then I guess the way of thinking for them is--if people can bring in their own snacks or pop--then what is wrong with bringing in some brewskies??

[dani3boys]

Me too. They should be glad they got my money for tickets, let alone snacks.

 

 

The theater doesn't make much money off of ticket sales. Most of their money is made from concession sales.

[ThatCyndiGirl]

Do people really think that 'those who drink alcohol' are so unruly and horrid to be around? One of our local theatres sells alcohol. I guess I just don't automatically equate the consumption of alcohol with 'unruly drunks'.

 

Havn't you ever known anyone to have a glass of wine with dinner or a cold beer at a BBQ? I get it that some people DO have a problem with alcohol, but many do not. :confused:

 

Our office holiday party will serve alcohol tonight. I don't anticipate drunken debauchery, though.

[3littlekeets]

 

Our office holiday party will serve alcohol tonight. I don't anticipate drunken debauchery, though.

 

 

Cancel that RSVP I sent in then :lol::lol::auto:

[MrsBasil]

There's an theater here that has tables and sells food and drinks from the restaurant/bar next door. They show independent and foreign films though.

 

I don't mind being around people who are having drinks and I may join them. That said I worked in a theater through high school and the people sneaking alcohol into the theater were not having a drink or drinking in moderation. Nor they were particularly pleasant to be around or clean up after!

[dani3boys]

I don't think it's necessarily right for theaters to make no outside food a rule. They sell food and therefore can't ban all food, but their main business is not the sale of food like a restaurant's and therefore you are not taking up seats that would be making them money on the sale of food.

 

The food IS where they make their money. My dh was a manager at a theater while he was in college, so he would know. They make very little profit from ticket sales.

[Murphy101]

Actually, bringing alcohol would get you in trouble here but of course it has to be report to management so they can tell them to leave. (ETA: I don't care if people drink alcoholic beverages, but geez, if they can't get through a movie without sneaking a hit they should seek help. Sneaking sips of alcohol in the dark is usually a sign of addiction! Lol)

 

Mostly I don't think it's a moral issue. I think it's more about manners. (Been some threads on food and manners here lately!)

 

It just seems rude to me.

 

We rarely have popcorn and candy at home. So that's part of the treat of a special rare outing to the movies. We never drink pop, movies or not.

 

Of all my movie complaints, I'm more annoyed by people who won't shut up during the movie, constantly get up, or kick my chair than by whatever food they bring. Unless it is gum. Once many years ago the old lady three seats down from me was smacking and popping her gum. Wanted to thump her by the end of the movie.:tongue_smilie:

Edited December 17, 2010 by Martha

[Murphy101]

Do people really think that 'those who drink alcohol' are so unruly and horrid to be around? One of our local theatres sells alcohol. I guess I just don't automatically equate the consumption of alcohol with 'unruly drunks'.

 

Havn't you ever known anyone to have a glass of wine with dinner or a cold beer at a BBQ? I get it that some people DO have a problem with alcohol, but many do not. :confused:

 

Our office holiday party will serve alcohol tonight. I don't anticipate drunken debauchery, though.

 

 

LOL I agree. Tho I think it takes a different turn if the person drinking has had to resort to sneaking their drinks into dark theaters. Kind of screams unhealthy issue going on, kwim?:tongue_smilie:

[simka2]

The food IS where they make their money. My dh was a manager at a theater while he was in college, so he would know. They make very little profit from ticket sales.

 

 

This seems like a cyclical problem. The more you charge for snacks...the less tickets I can afford to buy.

[HRAAB]

We rarely ever go movies, but if we do, my dh is of the opinion that we've already spent so much money getting us inside the theater, what the heck, let's have popcorn, too. It's not the price of snacks that keeps us out of theaters, it's the cost of tickets, and also the fact that there are so few good movies to pay to see.

[fairytalemama]

I haven't read the whole thread, but here's what we do---

 

I bring a bunch of empty stacked plastic storage containers in my purse. Then we buy the biggest popcorn and drink they offer (usually together about $13). I ask them for some extra cups (they will give you cups slightly larger than a dixie cup for free). Go in the theatre and divide. You will be STUNNED with how many people can share this. Plus, at our theatre you get free refills on the biggest size.

 

Problem solved --- less expensive snacks and not ripping off the theatre all rolled into one.

 

*My edit--- just wanted to clarify--- we're not going back and getting a million refills and dividing them. Last time we went we got one refill and it was on the way out of the theatre (my sister thought her dh who didn't come might want some).

Edited December 17, 2010 by fairytalemama
Refill clarification

[Imprimis]

We do not bring in outside food or drink to the movies, with the exception of a bottled water that is always in my purse.

 

As some others have mentioned, we budget our food and drinks into our movie outing. I don't want to send the message to my kids that it's alright to bend/break the rules just because we feel something is overpriced.

[ColoradoMom]

I will bring candy if I remember - but we ALWAYS buy popcorn and sodas at the movies! That's like the best part! :D

 

Personally I don't even think it's wrong to bring your own snacks - I mean honestly - the rule was only made to force you to pay 3x the price of a box of candy.

 

If they were honest and charged maybe a dime or even 20 cents over no one would care and they'd sell more snacks to make up the difference - but $2.00 - $3.00 over is down and out thievery. You can get he SAME boxes of movie theater candy at WalMart for 99 cents - yet the movies next door charges $4.00.

 

HHmmmmmmmmm...I wonder why people bring their own snacks?

Edited December 17, 2010 by ColoradoMom

[stephanier.1765]

Do people really think that 'those who drink alcohol' are so unruly and horrid to be around? One of our local theatres sells alcohol. I guess I just don't automatically equate the consumption of alcohol with 'unruly drunks'.

 

Havn't you ever known anyone to have a glass of wine with dinner or a cold beer at a BBQ? I get it that some people DO have a problem with alcohol, but many do not. :confused:

 

Our office holiday party will serve alcohol tonight. I don't anticipate drunken debauchery, though.

 

Before we started going to NFL games I would totally have agreed with you but those games have changed my mind. Experiencing the game in the family zone where there are no alcoholic drinks or profanity allowed is a vastly different than experiencing the game anywhere else in the stadium. Night games are the worst. I swear they come in already drunk. Family zone games are fun and exciting; non-family zone games are harsh glimpses into human behavior. :tongue_smilie:

[goldberry]

I bring my bottled water. I won't bring in candy or other things, but something about water seems different. After all, I could get water out of the bathroom faucet if I wanted, so whats the difference bringing it in? Water is almost like an unalienable right.

[LisaKinVA]

Honestly, most of the candy sold in our theatres is the grossest stuff I can imagine (I'm thinking of the stuff I've never heard of, something supposedly "like" chocolate-chip cookie dough, or other nonsense). I wouldn't buy it if it were 50 cents.

 

If they sold Mike & Ikes, Hot Tamales, Milk Duds, Red Vines (sorry, I cannot stomach Twizzlers), some individually-wrapped normal sized candy bars (3-Muskateers, Reese's, Milky-Way), Sweet Tarts, Bottle Caps, Spree... the re-sealable bags of butterfinger dots, or king size M&M's I would probably even pay the $3.

 

But, I am not going to pay $3 for snow caps and fake cookie dough, gummy worms, and Junior Mints. :ack2:

 

We do buy a big popcorn and 2 drink combo. Our theatre now sells Freshetta Pizza (which I purchased there), The Dibs (although, they are overpriced), and that's about it. We also usually eat before we go. (it's our annual dinner & a movie date night...vs. our browse through the book store, window shop at Best Buy or Lowe's night, and walk out without buying anything night).

 

There is something about the smell of popcorn though... it's like a pavlovian response. I just have to have some. I only like a bit, my DH *really* likes it... so we almost always (even if we just came from The Outback, where we split the large NY Strip dinner, crab cakes...and bread, and prior to walking in felt "stuffed to the gills." That aroma-marketing does us in.

 

So, all we really do is the popcorn and drinks... I *need* my sweet with all of that salt, so if I've thought ahead will have my Mike & Ikes or Spree, or a small package of Red Vines, as they don't sell any candy I enjoy, and call it more than even. I've never noticed any signs, so maybe it's not against any policy. Next time, I'll look.

 

Now, at the local convention hall (where they have the home shows, craft shows, and the like). They not only have BIG signs, signs on every entrance and exit, it's posted on the tickets... they also have "food police." If they catch you with contraband... they will force you to throw it away. Even water. The only thing I've ever been allowed to bring in is baby food in a jar, and a baby bottle. They won't even allow a baggie of Cheerios (as they have those bowls filled with Cheerio's at the counter).

 

$3.50 for a hot dog, $2 for a bag of chips, $3 for a 22 oz drink or a 20oz bottle of water... $8 for a small garden salad, $2 for a regular sized milky-way. Oh My Goodness! That's a rip-off. Especially since every vendor in the hall has paid anywhere from $500-$1000 for a 10x10 spot (depending upon the type of event). The food vendors are contracted out...but I'm certain the management company takes a percentage. Captive audience...

[3littlekeets]

H

 

But, I am not going to pay $3 for snow caps and fake cookie dough, gummy worms, and Junior Mints. :ack2:

 

 

 

For me, one of the beauties and pleasures of life is the Popcorn/Junior Mint combo in my mouth...buttery mint heaven :lol:

[silliness7]

I personally think something is wrong with your business model if you have to set "rules" in order to make money. Based on the responses in this thread not all movie theaters post a no-outside-food policy showing that is IS possible to run a theater without that policy.

 

It's reminiscent of homeschool companies who have a no re-sell policy. There are other homeschool companies who have internet groups devoted to the re-sell of their materials. I don't get it. Why do different companies have different mindsets about these things? They both are out to make money. But in general I think companies who cater to their customers fair better than companies who expect their customers to cater to them.

 

My sister and I went to see Beth Moore at a very large convention center. They obviously were selling concessions like crazy for crazy prices...and of course the selection is limited. Sat. morning we brought food with us because it was going to be a longish affair not realizing that that would not be allowed. Our bags were searched upon entering the convention center and the snacks ended up in the trash (along with hundreds of other people's) The irony is that the first "booth" we passed in the lobby after throwing away the food was on feeding the hungry. :confused: Uummm...there's a trash can FULL of perfectly good still-in-the-wrapper food down there if anyone's interested.

 

As to the topic at hand...I don't take food into the movies. I'm a sucker for movie theatre popcorn and I will pay crazy prices for it because there isn't anywhere else to get it. But if I had a child with a food allergy or a diabetic or something I wouldn't think twice about taking alternate snacks in. It's a company policy, not a LAW.

Edited December 17, 2010 by silliness7

[MeaganS]

I didn't read any of the other replies, but I do it and I don't care if it breaks the rules. One time, I even sneaked a whole large pizza in.

[Nakia]

Do people really think that 'those who drink alcohol' are so unruly and horrid to be around? One of our local theatres sells alcohol. I guess I just don't automatically equate the consumption of alcohol with 'unruly drunks'.

 

Havn't you ever known anyone to have a glass of wine with dinner or a cold beer at a BBQ? I get it that some people DO have a problem with alcohol, but many do not. :confused:

 

Our office holiday party will serve alcohol tonight. I don't anticipate drunken debauchery, though.

 

Where's the fun in that? It's not a good office party until someone dances on a table or pukes. :lol::lol::lol:

[fairytalemama]

One time, I even sneaked a whole large pizza in.

 

Not like I'm planning on trying this, but HOW IN THE WORLD do you sneak in a large pizza?!?!?!

[Renthead Mommy]

 

There is something about the smell of popcorn though... it's like a pavlovian response.

 

I love the smell of popcorn. My husband hates it. I'd walk in and smell the popcorn and HAVE to have some! It just smelled SO good.

 

Then I got it. It is just so disappointing tasting anymore! YUCK! I'd always tell my husband "Remind me not to get this anymore." Now he does remind me.

 

I don't care about the price of the snacks. It's all part of going out. By the time you drop $40 on a babysitter, $60 - $100 on dinner, $20-$25 on movie tickets, what's another $25 or so on snacks? (Still way cheaper than going to a show or concert or preformance.) But I refuse to buy crappy snacks anymore. Like I said before we'll drop our money in the specialty snack shops, starbucks and chocolate places in the mall and carry them in.

 

So somepeople are so "It's so wrong to SNEAK in food when you can buy theirs!" But theirs is lousy. And don't tell me "You don't have to have snacks". Well I know I don't have to have them, but I want them. Why should I have to suffer just because they sell crappy snacks? I mean sell something good and I'd buy it there, but I don't eat that crappy candy (I eat very little candy and what I do eat has to be GOOD quality) and I'm so disappointed in how fake the popcorn tastes anymore.

[Haiku]

The theater doesn't make much money off of ticket sales. Most of their money is made from concession sales.

 

Then they should offer some reasonable options. The vast majority of what is offered in theaters we can't eat, and most of the rest of it we wouldn't eat. If they want you to buy their food, they need to offer reasonable choices.

 

I would rather pay more per ticket and be able to bring in my own food.

 

We could charge more for the rental of the building--but we chose to make up on the sale of beverages.

 

Is there a reason you can't offer both options and allow people to choose?

 

Tara

[Haiku]

what gives you the right to decide how they set the profit margins? If you don't like it, go 2 lousy hours with no food or wait until your movie comes out on DVD.

 

Sure, except when the theater basically offers nothing my family can eat, why do they get to dictate that we can't enjoy snacks with our movie? Your tone indicates that you aren't so interested in discussing it but would rather flame me for what I said, but if I ran a business that handled food, I would do so more sensitively than a no-outside-food-or-drink policy.

 

If we see movies, we generally go to the cheap seats. When I had a friend visiting recently, we went to a first-run theater. I don't recall seeing signs at either place that restricted outside food and drink. The one place what I was busted was when we were seeing a movie in another state.

 

I pretty much always take my own snacks for the kids wherever we go, and I don't particularly care whether the place restricts outside food and drink. Unless they can assure me that their options are 1) vegan and 2) allergen-free, I'm going to eat what I choose. I've never had a place have a fit over it if they asked me and I explained myself.

 

Tara

Edited December 17, 2010 by TaraTheLiberator

[LuvingLife]

No way! My friends, family and I do this all of the time. Their prices are ridiculous for snacks and there is a good reason for it, lol the guy actually saw the stuff in my purse because I dropped it and he didn't even say anything. So I guess they don't really care. Just remeber to bring an extra big purse!:D:D

[Cera]

Our movie theater doesn't have a sign forbidding outside food.

 

I simply carry my snacks and bottle of water in and nobody has ever said a thing. If they expressly asked/told me not to I wouldn't but they haven't done so.

 

Maybe nobody cares because we buy popcorn?

[Mothersweets]

Nope, not wrong. We usually bring something in (my large purse comes in handy for this!) but will buy drinks from the concession stand.

[lionfamily1999]

For me, one of the beauties and pleasures of life is the Popcorn/Junior Mint combo in my mouth...buttery mint heaven :lol:

:iagree: I'm shocked to find this is not something that only I indulge in. Wierdly, the smell of the popcorn grosses me out at first... I have to get used to it.

[Nestof3]

I don't mind buying the popcorn, but I do have a problem paying $4.00 for a large tap water. So, I'll buy the popcorn and bring bottled water.