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How To Bring Your Favorite Snacks Inside A Movie Theater
Natalie Abreu
Issue date: 4/1/08 Section: Focus
With the sky-high prices of movie tickets, the last thing many movie goers want to do is shell out ridiculous amounts of money for theater snacks. But theater snacks sometimes prove to be essential to the overall movie going experience. While the movie goer's mind is at work enjoying or hating a film, the mouth must also be at work munching away at sweet and salty snacks to keep the sound of a rumbling stomach from annoying other people.
While things might not be so bad at the Student Union Theater with only $3.00 for a large popcorn, $1 for a pretzel or $2 for a box of Sno-caps, local theaters might charge as much as double those prices for the same amount of food. Theaters are trying to make as much of a buck as they can since they usually don't see a dime of the tickets sales.
The creative and sneaky alternative to paying these high preices, of course, is to sneak food into the movie theater. Most movie theaters are laid back and lenient when it comes to bringing food into a movie theater as long as a movie-goer does not flaunt it around. However if you want to feel extra sneaky and clever when bringing in food to a movie theater, there are a few guidelines that should be followed to ensure that you don't get caught:
The Bag Method
According to searchwarp.com, a large tote or hand bag is a must have for any food sneaker, especially for ladies. "No woman should go to any movie theater without her huge tote bag hanging on her shoulders in order to make sure she can carry the maximum amount of items in it without having to buy a single thing from the concession stand." Just remember to leave enough room at the top to cover it with something like a scarf, light jacket if just in case it gets extra chilly in the theater or "some dirty underwear or socks" on top just in case suspicious ticket collectors want to look through bags. They'll be so embarrassed to come across undies that they will stop looking through. According to ehow.com, the distance approach can also be used. "Hold your bag at a distance from the employee and open. If the employee tries to touch your things pull back and say you are not comfortable with people going through your stuff." So the movie goer is virtually untouchable.
While things might not be so bad at the Student Union Theater with only $3.00 for a large popcorn, $1 for a pretzel or $2 for a box of Sno-caps, local theaters might charge as much as double those prices for the same amount of food. Theaters are trying to make as much of a buck as they can since they usually don't see a dime of the tickets sales.
The creative and sneaky alternative to paying these high preices, of course, is to sneak food into the movie theater. Most movie theaters are laid back and lenient when it comes to bringing food into a movie theater as long as a movie-goer does not flaunt it around. However if you want to feel extra sneaky and clever when bringing in food to a movie theater, there are a few guidelines that should be followed to ensure that you don't get caught:
The Bag Method
According to searchwarp.com, a large tote or hand bag is a must have for any food sneaker, especially for ladies. "No woman should go to any movie theater without her huge tote bag hanging on her shoulders in order to make sure she can carry the maximum amount of items in it without having to buy a single thing from the concession stand." Just remember to leave enough room at the top to cover it with something like a scarf, light jacket if just in case it gets extra chilly in the theater or "some dirty underwear or socks" on top just in case suspicious ticket collectors want to look through bags. They'll be so embarrassed to come across undies that they will stop looking through. According to ehow.com, the distance approach can also be used. "Hold your bag at a distance from the employee and open. If the employee tries to touch your things pull back and say you are not comfortable with people going through your stuff." So the movie goer is virtually untouchable.
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