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Tired8281 ,

How is it legal to make up a fee then offer a paid membership to avoid the fee you just made up? How is that different from the mob guys that would collect your “insurance” membership so that you didn’t incur a “business burned down” fee?

hup ,
@hup@lemmy.world avatar

“Free market” is neither free not cheap.

Yoz ,

I bought a 65" TV for $300 and good speakers. Never been to a cinema after that

ItsaB3AR ,

I got a $600 projector and have about 90 inch display ( can hit 120 if my apartment was bigger). No need to go to a cinema, overpay for drinks and snacks, and I can pause and pee whenever I want.

Yoz ,

LEGEND!

ItsaB3AR ,

When you get divorced, you make decisions 😂

asher ,

From the tone of your phrasing, it sounds like you got rid of TWO expensive things at once! lol

ItsaB3AR ,

😂

Obi ,
@Obi@sopuli.xyz avatar

I have a very good setup at home but we still like going to the cinema once in a while, it’s more of an event and we don’t spend the movie with our nose in our phones.

We do select movies where it’s worth it, big action, etc. Last one was the new avatar in “4D” where they splash you with sprays, the seats move and you feel the wind, pretty cool.

christophski ,

Maybe you should have a no phones rule when you watch a movie at home? Seems like a good idea otherwise what’s the point of watching

Pika ,

20$ a ticket whew plus the feel, this is almost as bad as doordash, like dang

Perfide ,

Holy shit that’s outrageous. Me, 2 other adults and 1 kid all saw Spider-Verse 2 at the fanciest theater I know the other week. It was like $7 a ticket. You’re being robbed.

majere ,

Across the Spiderverse for $7 is money well, well spent.

Perfide ,

It was! Absolutely phenomenal movie. Shame to hear the rumors about the animators being under horrific crunch though.

huessy ,

If you live in a city, movies are needlessly expensive. AMC does half price tickets on Tuesdays, so if you can schedule around that you can go see a movie for what people used to be able to pay. A group of us try to see IMAX movies on Tuesdays for ‘only’ $12 a ticket.

Am I wrong about the city thing? Anyone in the burbs/more rural areas seeing prices like OP’s?

Wayren ,

I won’t pay that. Simple as that. That’s a crazy total.

visiblink ,
@visiblink@lemmy.sdf.org avatar

This is my favourite theatre anywhere. It’s completely non-profit and the prices are great: salmartheatre.com/prices/

The theatre was built after World War II to raise money for an ice arena, which it did successfully. Since then, it has put all of its profits back into the community: salmartheatre.com/about/

This world truly can be better.

Vlhacs ,

Two things worth checking with your local theater: they may have cheaper viewings on Tuesdays, and look for any rewards program that will most likely waive your convenience fees on top of earning points. Points make your drink/concession purchases much more reasonable.

We SHOULDN’T have to do this, but until something better comes along, these are ok alternatives.

Sonemonkey ,

Imho something better did come along: streaming.

Bghangover ,

I use AMC movie pass. It’s amazing.

june ,

I use Regal’s subscription service cause Regal is what I have near me. It’s pretty good but I much prefer A-List. Regardless, $20/month and I can see as many movies as I want. If not for that there’s no way I’d be going to the theater for anything.

Bghangover ,

I use AMC movie pass. It’s amazing.

clara ,

wow you guys are getting rinsed over there!

for a UK perspective, we have a cinema chain over here called Everyman, it’s cinemas but every seat is a sofa/couch! and you can order food to the seats. unless it’s a peak screening, you usually get a whole couch to yourself. matinée shows are roughly ~$17 for adult, ~$11 for child. what’s pictured in the OP is no doubt one of those pull-down chairs with the itchy carpet material too. ouch!

Aervalynn ,

Not only that, but then the prices of all the food inside is unreal. I just wait until discounted ticket days at my local theater if I really wanna go see somethin

ChootchMcGooch ,

Imagine wanting some popcorn and candy to top it off… streaming from home is the way to go now and they did it to themselves.

It’s a shame too, because there are some movies that just benefit from that large form factor viewing. I’d love to go see Oppenheimer on imax but I’ll be damned if I have to spend 50 bucks to go watch it alone with some refreshments and snacks.

donut4ever ,
@donut4ever@lemmy.world avatar

Serious question, wtf is a convenience fee? There needs to be a law for companies to explain wtf these things are.

idealotus ,

For the convenience of getting screwed over…

LetMeEatCake ,

Convenience fee is the best name they can apply to soften a fee, which is really just a way for them to charge more than the list price.

Fees should be universally folded into the list price by default.

donut4ever ,
@donut4ever@lemmy.world avatar

It’s fucking disgusting. TMobile does this shit, too with their “other fees”. My gym does this with a $27 a year “maintenance fee”. Like wtf is this?

SixTrickyBiscuits ,

You might be seeing fees I’m not, but some cell service are actually mandatory in the US. Usually a few dollars a month, they go to various state and federal agencies.

donut4ever ,
@donut4ever@lemmy.world avatar

I don’t know. I don’t mind the fee if it’s small, but at least give a name that shows it’s justified. “other fees” doesn’t mean shit

Xterrestrea1 ,

Essentially automated greed. They make more money by automating their employees and they charge you even more because of how convenient it was for them to do so.

FollyDolly ,
@FollyDolly@lemmy.world avatar

I gave up on theaters a long time ago. I wanna watch a movie in my PJs, smoke pot, and pause it when I need to. Plus I get lots of kitty snuggles during the viewing as well.

ohlaph ,

Kitty snuggles are priceless too. Win win.

GONADS125 ,

If you’re stoned enough, a big screen and decent sound system is just as engrossing as a movie theater.

I was so stoned the first time I smoked hash, I kept falling asleep to Inception in theater. The score would jolt me awake and I had no clue what the hell happened in that movie.

I went back and watched it sober a few days later with another friend. After that, I had no clue what happened in that movie…

elxeno ,

That sounds very convenient, how much is the convenience fee?

citable6704 ,

About a bag of cat food per month

SolarNialamide ,

Nothing beats sitting on my own couch in my bathrobe with one kitty on my lap and another snuggled up to me at my side. Don’t have to go out of the house, snacks are cheap. You’d have to pay me money to go to a theater, and a hefty amount at that.

GonzoVeritas ,
@GonzoVeritas@lemmy.world avatar

Our local theater has huge heated leather seats, a fantastic sound system, and you can go to a matinée for $6 with popcorn included. I love Marcus Theaters, they do it right. Good food and drinks, too, delivered to your seat.

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