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A toothbrush works a lot better. Had a home toilet I'd pulled three times, been up on the roof jet rodding the vent. It would work fine, then suddenly act up. Finally figured out there was a toothbrush in the toilet syphon/trap.
theater prices Originally Posted by Senior Tech If you believe that...oh my... one of my largest accounts was General Cinemas b/4 they sold out to AMC.... the word i got from a higher up was that 90% of the ticket prices recieved had to be sent back to Hollywood . Thats why your food prices were through the roof , that is how they survive. our cinema used to pop their corn in the back room every other day and store it in large bags for use at show time . the display cases had heaters in them to make u think u were getting fresh popcorn , when the product u were eating was actually a day or two old....Any how, haven't you guys been watching the news for the reports on how many calories and saturated fat are in a medium popcorn and reg. drink??? Our local news says it's like eating a big mac with 12 pats of butter on it to think of all that free popcorn i ate there most days at lunchtime , for shame. don't tell my doc.
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Read that ticket ! Before you get uppity about taking your own "snacks" into the theatre, read the very, very, very, small print on the back of that ticket. The legal eagle that wrote it made it real strict. They can boot you for almost anything and they don't even have to give you your money back if they run you out of the place. All 3 of my boy worked at the same theatre ( at different times of course), it's true ! Hollywood makes the money on the flick and the theatre makes it's money on the consessions. Unfortunately if you boycott the flicks the theatre's go broke and Hollywood simply sell the movies on DVD or Blueray.
Read that ticket !
Originally Posted by RoBoTeq Drive ins make their money from video taping what goes on in the vehicles and then selling those tapes on the Internet or blackmailing more prominent citizens. I don't think they did this in the 70's. At least I hope they didn't. I'm sure I have nothing to worry about.
Drive ins make their money from video taping what goes on in the vehicles and then selling those tapes on the Internet or blackmailing more prominent citizens.
We have a drive-in about 20 miles away. Only open in summer though. Can bring your own refreshments there!
Next time I'm going to the Drive-In theaters. Ones in Warwick NY.
Originally Posted by Tiger93rsl I read this thread and then spent a half hour researching movie distribution. It's very interesting actually. Check this link out. http://entertainment.howstuffworks.c...stribution.htm And from that link, here is what we are discussing; The movie itself is considered a loss leader by the theater owner: It is meant to get people into the theater. The theater makes its money selling refreshments to the movie audience. That's why concessions are so expensive -- without the profits generated by things like popcorn and soda, most theaters could not afford to stay in business.
Originally Posted by shaun66 WTF, in this trade, we are paid enough to go to movies, and buy popcorn. cheap facker thats what i was thinking when you go to a restaurant do you bring your own steak
I read this thread and then spent a half hour researching movie distribution. It's very interesting actually. Check this link out. http://entertainment.howstuffworks.c...stribution.htm
Originally Posted by Vinpadalino Just got a call from the movie theater. A backed up toilet in mens room looks like the comb worked! Seriously? ha
Originally Posted by Senior Tech If you believe that...oh my... The last house I bought, I bought from a movie theater chain owner. In one of our lengthy discussions he told me the same thing, that the cost of the movie ticket pays for the movie and overhead and that the only profit made in movies is the concessions.
Just got a call from the movie theater. A backed up toilet in mens room looks like the comb worked!
Years ago when I was a kid, my dad had an account with the local theatre. One day, he and the manager were talking, and he told my dad that their local theatre's source of income was the snacks, not the movies. When you hear about the gross income from movie releases over the entire US, and from the world, yes, Hollywood is making more money than the government. But when you zero down to one particular theatre, they don't make much net profit off ticket sales, just the snacks.
WTF, in this trade, we are paid enough to go to movies, and buy popcorn. cheap facker
Buy the big tub with the free refill and sell it to someone on the way out, "$2'.
Originally Posted by Senior Tech If you believe that...oh my... Yeah...kind of hard to swallow that the flicks are a loss leader...
Originally Posted by maintenanceguy I don't mind the high prices for the food at the movies. Movie theaters only charge cost for the movie, no markup, no profit. The movie is just to get you in the door so they can sell food. Movie theaters are in the food business, not the movie business. If you believe that...oh my...
Originally Posted by maintenanceguy Movie theaters are in the food business, not the movie business. Our local movie theater now has a take-out window. My wife thinks it's just great. When she takes the dog for a walk, she can buy hot popcorn on her way by the theater for a snack when she gets home.
Originally Posted by mattm My wife and I snuck in burritos once. We really felt as if we were getting away with the perfect crime too. Just never try and sneak in hot coffee like Cosmo Kramer did. A borrito hmmm ... rumor has it you spent the whole movie searching for a taco ... .
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