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[Escape Goat]

I never buy food or drink at the theater because its outrageous how much they charge you. But today I was feeling pretty thirsty so I went up to the concession stand and saw the prices. 5 dollars and change for a large soda and 3 something for a small. I asked her what size a medium was and she pulled out this gigantic bladder splatter of a cup. I laughed and said I'll take a small. This is the choices you're given at the theater. huge, more huge and sugar coma.

This is in no way a Bloomberg demand for smaller drink sizes. I just wanted to buy a small coke.

Its basically this (but without the tiny water cooler cup).

 

[smr00]

Take a 12oz can or 20oz bottle in with you.

Problem solved. It's like the old saying if you don't like it don't buy it, "small" drinks have been like this in theaters for a long time now, at least here.

 

[Delusibeta]

something something American small something.

 

[Cipherr]

I never buy food or drink at the theater because its outrageous how much they charge you. But today I was feeling pretty thirsty so I went up to the concession stand and saw the prices. 5 dollars and change for a large soda and 3 something for a small. I asked her what size a medium was and she pulled out this gigantic bladder splatter of a cup. I laughed and said I'll take a small. This is the choices you're given at the theater. huge, more huge and sugar coma.

This is in no way a Bloomberg demand for smaller drink sizes. I just wanted to buy a small coke.

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Its basically this (but without the tiny water cooler cup).

LOL @ that picture of the cups. What show is that?

(And yeah, we noticed this the last time we went to the theatre. Asked for small sodas and got those big ass fucking cups.)

something something American small something.

That LOL@America meme is appropriate here too.. Its ridiculous for that to be the small size. Having kids carry those things with their twizzlers and shit is a PITA, and there is no way they will finish it.

 

[sangreal]

not at my AMC; they come in a glass. I usually get beer instead though

 

[SugarDaddy]

Jesus christ lol

 

[Escape Goat]

LOL @ that picture of the cups. What show is that?

(And yeah, we noticed this the last time we went to the theatre. Asked for small sodas and got those big ass fucking cups.)

I dunno. I just grabbed it from Google. P

 

[Acerac]

The fun thing at my theater is the way prices scale.

5 dollars for a small, 5.50 for a medium or 6 for a large. You essentially pay a 4 dollar drink tax with somewhat reasonable prices tacked on top.

 

[Adam J.]

Yeah, and it cost like $5.

 

[Razgriz-Specter]

Well at the theater at least your drink is supposed to last 2 hours

 

[eastmen]

I like the largwr sodas at movies. Its the only time I drink thwm and the salt from the popcorn makes me thirsty

Also I rather have to much and not drink it all then to have to little and miss out on the movie

 

[Arment]

I always bring my own food but drinks with ice are pretty much impossible to smuggle in so I always end up getting a drink from them.

 

[maquiladora]

Yeah, and it cost like $5.

 

[blackflag]

I dunno. I just grabbed it from Google. P

Parks and Recreation

 

[Ryaaan14]

But how would it last through a 2 hour movie if it was smaller? No human possesses that amount of self control over their thirst.

 

[The Culture Vulture]

The good thing about living in Minnesota is you can smuggle in food 10 months out of the year.

 

[McNei1y]

I dunno. I just grabbed it from Google. P

Parks and Recreation!!

 

[Kevtones]

I rock the stubbs card so gets free upgrades to the trough size.


It's a pretty great deal for $12/year considering the other benefits tbh.

 

[Dion Blaster]

Soda is super cheap to sell, so they only give you the option to pay for a lot of it, and you have no other options in the theatre unless you planned ahead.

 

[Escape Goat]

Parks and Recreation

Oh, I thought he meant the top one. <3 Parks and Rec

 

[Goro Majima]

How much of it is ice though? Soda sizes in the US aren't always what they seem when you get 75% ice.

 

[ReturnOfTheRAT]

People realize they aren't forced to consume this in one sitting, right?

 

[Cipherr]

People realize they aren't forced to consume this in one sitting, right?

Honestly the large sized one is probably more soda than I would prefer to consume in a whole day, let alone a sitting.

They are just huge man, and expensive. There's no real child size, which is really strange (IMO) for a place like a movie theater.

 

[Escape Goat]

People realize they aren't forced to consume this in one sitting, right?

You're going to take it home and put it in the fridge?

 

[McLovin]

Actually $3 for a small soda in a movie theater is kind of cheap when it comes to theater prices. Next time try asking for a kids size drink.

 

[relaxor]

Soda is super cheap to sell, so they only give you the option to pay for a lot of it, and you have no other options in the theatre unless you planned ahead.

'May I have a cup of water'

 

[Cipherr]

Actually $3 for a small soda in a movie theater is kind of cheap when it comes to theater prices. Next time try asking for a kids size drink.

They didn't have any smaller cups last time I went. They offered us bottled water for them which are smaller in size, but of course the kids wanted soda and not water so /shrug.

 

[triplestation]

i went to mcdonalds today and got a small drink and it was big also

 

[Goro Majima]

'May I have a cup of water'

"Okay, that'll be six bucks or you can pay 6.50 for a one liter bottle of Dasani!"

 

[RM8]

People realize they aren't forced to consume this in one sitting, right?

I recently bought a donut, according to the wrapping it contained 2.5 portions, lol.

 

[Divvy]

If a small isn't meant to be consumed in one sitting, then I don't know what is

 

[Retro]

The worst part: a lot of theaters offer free refills, but only on sizes larger than a small (which is, in fact, huge). People immediately spring for that because, you know, you might run out! And it's free!
Even in my worst, soda-drinking youth, I don't think I'd ever need a refill on anything at a theater.

 

[TAJ]

That's pretty amazing.
When McDonalds started selling Coke, the only size available was a 7oz. For reference a kids size one now is 12oz.

 

[javac]

I take a can with me in my pocket lol.

Most of the drinks in the cinema taste like water lol.

 

[razgriz417]

The worst part: a lot of theaters offer free refills, but only on sizes larger than a small (which is, in fact, huge). People immediately spring for that because, you know, you might run out! And it's free!
Even in my worst, soda-drinking youth, I don't think I'd ever need a refill on anything at a theater.

People would refill during a movie?

 

[DominoKid]

if you're not sneaking stuff in at the movies, you're doing it wrong.

 

[slit]

Take a 12oz can or 20oz bottle in with you.

Problem solved. It's like the old saying if you don't like it don't buy it, "small" drinks have been like this in theaters for a long time now, at least here.

HEY! That's against the rules.

 

[Darth Pinche]

So funny I was just at AMC last night and had the same experience. THIS is a small?

 

[ReturnOfTheRAT]

You're going to take it home and put it in the fridge?

ynot?

 

[SUPREME1]

OP hates America.

 

[number47]

if you're not sneaking stuff in at the movies, you're doing it wrong.

while sneaking stuff in, also sneaking into other theaters.

 

[Nappuccino]

i went to mcdonalds today and got a small drink and it was big also

probably because they're doing the "every soda is a dollar" and the person there thought they were doing you a favor.

 

[javac]

if you're not sneaking stuff in at the movies, you're doing it wrong.

I know people who sneak burgers and chicken wings and the lot into cinemas lmfao

 

[Escape Goat]

ynot?

Ice melts and waters it down, loses carbonation, I dont want to drink that much HFCS in the first place.

 

[Kevtones]

one free refill on large size

 

[Razgriz-Specter]

if you're not sneaking stuff in at the movies, you're doing it wrong.

meh, I like to support this nice theater near me.
though there is no way im paying 4.75 for 1 hotdog though.

 

[Alligatorjandro]

what movie did you see

 

[SlickShoesRUCrazy]

I have the loyalty cup from harkins lol.

I think it's the same size.

 

[javac]

probably because they're doing the "every soda is a dollar" and the person there thought they were doing you a favor.

I think I understand this reference!

 

[Dark Ninja]

If its loaded with ice your probably not getting alot of Soda for your $5 anyways.