Ah the concession stand.... HOW I HATE IT!!!

[Magpie]

But what I had wondered at the time was; why should we even bother salting our fries (after they're cooked the fry person salts them, like most fast food places)? Won't most customers that DO want salt put their own salt on them themselves? T

It's not just the fact that you can't toss them when they're in the container, but also that the salt sticks much better to the fries when they're just out of the oil. Try it some time when you're making fries at home - take your favourite seasoning, and shake some on while tossing the fries right after you take them out of the oil. It will stick really well.

[cinema guy]

It turns out movie theatres make NO profit from ticket sales. These are always just enough to cover the price of renting the movie reel (yes, it needs to be rented) so they jack up the prices of concessions so that they can make some kind of profit.

Cinemas do take a percentage, however it varies from film to film. Bigger films, Potter, Pirates etc, the percentage is lower. In one memorable case, the distributors wanted all the ticket revenue from a blockbuster, but backed down when movie chains in the uk threatened to not show it. (things may work differently in th US).

[Gonzo]

It does vary but here is the just of it for ticket sales.

First Two Weeks: Movie Studio- 90% Theater - 10%

Next Two Weeks: Studio - 80% Theater - 20%

Then it goes week by week till it gets to 50/50. This is the reason why Movie Studios flood the market for the big opening weekend as they want to pull in as much money they can those first couple of weeks. This is also why a movie like Avatar is almost a godsend for the theaters as it continues to do well week after week. Similar to after Titanic came out, look for your local theater to start having money for a ton of improvements like better sound systems and more digital houses.

[SG15Z]

I think concession stand prices are pretty outrageous. But then again, I just don't buy anything. Not that hard now, is it?

Yeah I don't like the prices either. Instead of complaining about it I just don't buy anything. I usually sneak snacks and drinks in and I might buy some popcorn. Yeah I know the theater isn't making any money off me, but that's not true either. Since I rarely go to a movie opening weekend. Usually I go after it's been out for awhile so I can skip the crowd. With exceptions of course.

[PepperElf]

SC: You give freee small popcorns and stuff like that, but you raised your prices.

if the coupon says "free" what does the price matter?

hell last time i had a free coupon i didn't even want it cos i wasn't hungry.


i mean wtf, who goes to a regular theatre and expects CHEAP prices?

[Ironclad Alibi]

i mean wtf, who goes to a regular theatre and expects CHEAP prices?

Sucky customers?

[AccountingDrone]

Well...yeah. That's what most eyedrops ARE, saline solution which may or may not contain extra medication depending on precription. Putting regular water in your eyes HURTS!

/cheeky

LOL you should try my favorite eye drops, they have menthol in them

[HYHYBT]

It's not just the fact that you can't toss them when they're in the container, but also that the salt sticks much better to the fries when they're just out of the oil. Try it some time when you're making fries at home - take your favourite seasoning, and shake some on while tossing the fries right after you take them out of the oil. It will stick really well.

Exactly. If you don't salt them while the surface is still shiny with liquid oil, the salt just falls right through.

[MadMike]

"Is it fresh?" makes me insane. Especially when I know it was in the popper 30 minutes ago, but that's somehow not fresh enough.

I got that a few times when I was stocking the milk case. This one particularly annoying old bat asked the question in an annoying, drawn-out, nasally tone, "IS THIS MILK FREEEEESSSSSHHHH?" I wanted to tell her, "No, we only stock sour, outdated milk that the other stores threw out."

Let's go back to "You break it, you buy it."

That hurts customers' feeeeeeeeeliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiings.

I don't know how common this is anymore, but I did see where it got enforced one time. It was in one of those overpriced gift shops (Hallmark, possibly), and this woman came in with her little girl, who was maybe 4. She wasn't watching what her little girl was doing, and before anyone knew what happened, she had broken some sort of easter decoration. The cashier told her, apologetically but firmly, that she'd have to pay for it. As I was leaving, I saw her writing out a check with a really pissed off look on her face.

When I worked at Wendy's, we occasionally had customers order "NO SALT" on fries. But what I had wondered at the time was; why should we even bother salting our fries (after they're cooked the fry person salts them, like most fast food places)?

From what I heard from a lot of stories on here, a lot of the people who request "no salt" end up putting salt on them anyway. Why would they do that? I imagine maybe one or two of them wanted just a little salt, less than what would normally be put on them, but the consensus is that they wanted a fresh batch of fries.

[KymmyKyller]

Actually, I request no salt on my fries. I hate the amount of salt that gets put on the fries while the amount inside is guaranteed a large amount. And the workers like to put a crap-ton of it right out of the fryer.

I never use salt on a daily basis because of how much sodium and other flavourings I could use without the salt. -shrug.-

And sometimes, I ask because I don't want fries that have been out for 30-40 minutes that are right cold. I have watched before when I asked for regular fries but to please cook them fresh...they mixed the old ones into the new ones and I got a combo of hot, warm, and cold.

I don't like cold fries. ><

[DGoddessChardonnay]

I got that a few times when I was stocking the milk case. This one particularly annoying old bat asked the question in an annoying, drawn-out, nasally tone, "IS THIS MILK FREEEEESSSSSHHHH?" I wanted to tell her, "No, we only stock sour, outdated milk that the other stores threw out."

And this is why I'd love to give those customers a cow . . . literally a real cow and ask them if that's fresh enough.

[HYHYBT]

I once had a Drive-Thru customer ask if the Mr Pibb was fresh. Under the theory that some questions don't *have* a straight answer, I replied, "Yes, I just milked the Pibbcow this morning."