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nothendev ,

wtf is a “convenience fee”? please explain

Danceswithbullets ,

I believe AMC charges a convenience fee for purchasing tickets online. I don’t believe that fee is included if tickets are purchased at the kiosks.

nothendev ,

oh thanks. but the idea of having a fee for purchasing online is bs

Danceswithbullets ,

You’re not gonna hear any disagreements from me!

zav ,
@zav@lemmy.world avatar

20$ is a joke.

I remember when Tickets were 5-10$ at most not even that long ago, wtf happened

deweydecibel ,

They still are. I have no idea what this price is from, tickets where I live at normal theaters are still under $10 at most

PalmTreeIsBestTree ,

It’s most likely a 3D or IMAX movie. Could not see why else it is so expensive.

_number8_ ,

yeah, oppenheimer was like $20 for me just for a single adult. thought it was annoying but worth it

bemenaker ,

Go to matinee

deadpool ,

Just looked up a standard viewing of Indiana jones in NYC and it was $20.50

mayo ,
@mayo@lemmy.world avatar

$18 in Canada. Seems normal.

I’d pay more to see IMAX, but I think it’s a lot more/too much.

JerichoRamirez ,
@JerichoRamirez@lemmy.world avatar

Question from an European: What is that convenience fee? Which costs does it cover?

Dempf ,

Nothing, it's just an extra charge so that the company can make more money.

ZapBeebz_ ,

Nothing for the customer. It’s just convenient for the theater to charge more for the ticket.

ReaderTunesOctopus ,

Answer from another: nothing. We also have them in various places, like parking, or highway vignettes - you are not using their facilities, you save them money, so they charge you some extra

Gigan ,
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I think the "convenience" is referring to using a credit card. They charge businesses any time their card is used. This is the business passing that cost on to the consumer.

GalacticHero ,

Adding to this for more context, in America, credit card fees on merchants are like 3-5% of the transaction. That’s why some places have started to pass them to consumers, especially in low-margin businesses like restaurants and movie theaters. If your margins are around 5% and Visa is taking 3.95%, that’s not super sustainable. Card network fees tend to be much lower in Europe. I’m not sure about elsewhere.

nrezcm ,

We go to AMC quite a bit and I think it's actually the fee for buying tickets online or through the app. So probably even worse than passing CC fees on to customers lol. Always buy our tickets in person for that reason (and matinees).

dingus ,

Thing is...usually the "convenience fee" isn't there if you pay in person. It's usually done in online sales. It actually costs less for you to use their online portal because they don't have to staff more employees in house. But for some reason companies like to charge you extra for buying online and put it as a "convenience fee" instead of going inside to pay. You could theorize that it has something to do with credit cards, but then why don't they charge you for paying by a credit card in store?

mayo ,
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And you have to create an account (with 2FA) to buy the tickets. In specifically inconvenient.

And the fee stacks too which is insane.

Synaptician ,

In the early days of the internet in the US the convenience fee was what the 3rd part sales software charged for online transactions but I think now with the it mostly being first party sales or integrated to the vendors POS it’s just a way to charge more money without advertising it on the sticker price.

Nougat ,

See, if you didn't pay that fee, then buying the tickets would be "inconvenient."

Jokes aside, it's really just a way to pad profits. It should be called the "We want more of your money" fee.

ivanafterall ,
@ivanafterall@kbin.social avatar

I'm paying added convenience fees left and right, but I'm not feeling the added convenience. Please send help.

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    Techmaster ,

    I haven’t been to the theater in years and just watch everything on my home theater. I bet I’ve saved even more than you. LOL

    KreekyBonez ,

    I own neither a home nor a theater, and the only thing I watch is life passing me by, so I think I’ve saved more than any of y’all

    toxic ,

    Congrats, but he’s spending $20/month and watching movies in a nicer setup for what likely amounts to a nominal fee.

    kamen ,

    ... and on top of that you have to watch like ten minutes' worth of ads at the beginning. Ugh.

    Sendbeer ,

    I quit going to movies when they started blaring loud obnoxious commercials under the guise of "entertainment" prior to the movies supposed start time. Going to a movie used to be a social thing you did with friends, but now with them blasting that shit at you at a volume that makes talking impossible what the fuck is even the point? The fact that ticket prices are climbing to this level with this kind of jack assery is ludicrous. And don't get me started on the 20-30 minutes of previews they show after a movies supposed start time. Just fuck this shit.

    deweydecibel ,

    So you haven't been to a movie theater in, like, 20 years? Because none of that is new.

    kamen ,

    First time I remember going to see a movie was about 20 years ago. There might’ve been a movie preview or two; I don’t remember ads. Both “trailers” and ads have gotten progressively worse over the years - almost to the point that you’d think they alone fund the movie and the theatre - but you still pay a ridiculous ticket price.

    nogooduser ,

    Adverts have been on at the cinema for as long as I remember although they might have been for products sold at the cinema.

    This is the oldest advert that I remember and it’s from 1986. youtu.be/rlyrlsf3EfA

    Edit: although your point of both previews and ads getting progressively worse is still very correct.

    mayo ,
    @mayo@lemmy.world avatar

    Ads are fairly new, like the car commercial kind of ads. Before you’d show up early to watch the trailers. No one would show up early to watch ads.

    _number8_ ,

    i don’t mind true previews, but seeing standard TV ad garbage in a theatre that loud legitimately pissed me off last few times I went. swear they got louder. i also age incrementally, unceasingly, which doesn’t help

    STRIKINGdebate2 OP ,
    @STRIKINGdebate2@lemmy.world avatar

    That’s the thing that bugs me so much. Most movies have around 10 minutes of ads. That is ample time to promote some of the lesser known movies that company has made but instead we get ads for insurance companies pretending that they are green, banks gaslighting you into thinking they care about you, McDonalds trying to trick you into their food I synonymous with a happy family and Matt Damon pushing cryto currency on you. I would rather watch an ad for a good movie.

    chowanana ,

    lol what? you go to the movies to watch the movie… if you want to talk you can do it afterwards. also, it’s not like the ads take time off the actual movie

    mayo ,
    @mayo@lemmy.world avatar

    You’re paying $20 to watch a series of giant, unmutable, unskippable and loud ads. It’s like going to a restaurant and the waiter reminds you to stop by the car dealership on the way home to experience the thrill of the new Chevy Equinox. Get ready for a journey that combines style, performance, and endless possibilities.

    chowanana ,

    it’s not that serious, get there a couple minutes late and that’s it

    CupDock ,

    More like 20 to 30 minutes 🙄

    OrnluWolfjarl ,

    Would be good if it was only 10 minutes. Where I’m from it’s 15 minute ads (with horrible sound usually too), followed by 15 minutes of trailers.

    Though we don’t have this bullshit with “convenience fees”.

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