For me, it was when I finally started to go back to the theaters after COVID and I found out all of the sudden, I have to actually pick a seat and if I don’t show up early enough or pick the seat early enough, the seat is going to be absolute hot garbage and then I just paid 20-some odd dollars for a ticket for absolutely nothing. and then have to pay another $60 or $70 for a soda, popcorn, or maybe nachos for me and the kids.
For less than that, I bought a professional gourmet popcorn maker, made popcorn that was actually fresh. I took all of the savings and used it to buy a NAS.
Regarding the picking your seat part, isn’t that much better?
The old system you absolutely had to get there early to get a good seat, as it was first come first serve. New system I can buy tickets in advance, and pick the perfect seat. If there’s no good seats, I won’t go. Or at least I know what I’m getting beforehand.
While I’m not trying to piss in your cereal hwre, from my point of view, I got there early enough for a great seat and some motherfuckers already took the seat, then the ticket cost, then the food cost…
Also, it’s not Intercontinental travel, I shouldn’t need to book in advance to have a good experience. The whole point of the experience for me is that you could spontaneously just go and have the whole experience. That’s all gone now, and I would have to plan way in advance to even get good seats. It’s not worth it for me.
There are still theaters like that, and they serve beer and pizza, so I go there instead.
For me, it was when I finally started to go back to the theaters after COVID and I found out all of the sudden, I have to actually pick a seat and if I don’t show up early enough or pick the seat early enough, the seat is going to be absolute hot garbage and then I just paid 20-some odd dollars for a ticket for absolutely nothing. and then have to pay another $60 or $70 for a soda, popcorn, or maybe nachos for me and the kids.
For less than that, I bought a professional gourmet popcorn maker, made popcorn that was actually fresh. I took all of the savings and used it to buy a NAS.
Regarding the picking your seat part, isn’t that much better?
The old system you absolutely had to get there early to get a good seat, as it was first come first serve. New system I can buy tickets in advance, and pick the perfect seat. If there’s no good seats, I won’t go. Or at least I know what I’m getting beforehand.
Totally agreed on pricing though, it’s fucked.
While I’m not trying to piss in your cereal hwre, from my point of view, I got there early enough for a great seat and some motherfuckers already took the seat, then the ticket cost, then the food cost…
Also, it’s not Intercontinental travel, I shouldn’t need to book in advance to have a good experience. The whole point of the experience for me is that you could spontaneously just go and have the whole experience. That’s all gone now, and I would have to plan way in advance to even get good seats. It’s not worth it for me.
There are still theaters like that, and they serve beer and pizza, so I go there instead.