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That just tells me you're single. There's never any scenario in which you spend 0 at the theatre if you have family, even more so if you have kids.
I am single, yes. But that never stopped my parents from saying no. I never had movie theater popcorn until I was an adult. You're the parent. You're in charge.
What sort of parent will say no to popcorn at the movies? Especially if their kids ask and its supposed to be a fun night out?
You don't seem to understand that you can't always say no or you might ruin the day for somebody else and in extension.. yourself
Any parent on a budget, or who knows it's not good for kids to always get what they want.
The problem is your kids have the expectation now.
If you make it abundantly clear before you get to the theater, there won't be any snacks; Then when they complain, take them home. They'll know you're serous next time, and it won't be a problem.
If I can't afford popcorn at the movie I'm not going to the movie as they money could obviously be out to better use.
Absolutely agree
You're not wrong, but you're also ignoring the fact that the whole point of a movie theater is to have an "experience" and the snacks are part of it. Sure, you don't have to get it, yes your strategy can be done and will work, and I have a long and storied history of stopping by the candy aisle in the grocery store before noisily making my way to my seat and enjoying my discount goodies. But buying a ticket to a theater is a matter of spectacle and experience, and that exact experience is becoming rapidly unaffordable even when you just buy the tickets alone anymore.
Do you make the same argument complaining on the expense of a vacation "experience", while insisting on buying first class tickets and staying at 4&5 star hotels?
what your original argument was suggesting was to buy the expensive first class tickets and pitch a tent in the middle of a quarry and hunt squirrels for food at your dream destination. Might as well not book the flight in that case.
That makes sense, when the idea is to spend time unplugged in your dream destination. It sounds nice.
But it doesn't make sense, unless the expensive first class ticket is the only ticket.
I get you're being over the top to make a point, but it seems a bit ridiculous to compare overpriced popcorn to a first class plane ticket and staying at an expensive hotel. We're talking about experiences that people used to indulge in on a whim, or which were reasonably affordable for average folks. That is not the case with the examples you provided, and those kind of purchases are large even for some people of means.
The extra popcorn and candy was always overpriced even in the 80s. That's why I never got any as a kid. Nothing has changed. Ticket prices have even pretty flat for a decade now.
Really they've gone up.
It is ridiculous. But the logic is the same. Which shows the flaw in the logic.
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