A new Pew survey has it that one-third of Americans actually like doing their taxes. Perhaps more surprisingly, the prospect …
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Movie-Theater Owner Tries to Justify $4 Fountain Sodas
It’s been estimated that movie theaters make an 85% profit at the concessions stand on overpriced soda, candy, nachos, hot dogs and, of course, popcorn. Movie-theater popcorn has been called one of America’s biggest rip-offs, …
Cheapskate Wisdom about … the Price of Movie Theater Popcorn
“If movie popcorn is such a raw deal, why are the concession lines so long?”
The Movies: Never Cheaper, Never More Expensive
After a recent rise in ticket prices, a 3-D IMAX movie now costs as much as $19.50 a pop. Add in a snack at the concessions stand (you can’t bring your own, thanks to recent theater crackdowns on BYO enthusiasts), and, before you even factor in dinner, the standard date at the movies easily tops $50. That’s 50 times more than a readily …
Avoiding “America’s Biggest Rip-offs”
CNNMoney put together a list of “America’s Biggest Rip-offs,” which include things like text messages (marked up 6500% with some cell plans), college textbooks (which cost the average student $900 a year), and popcorn at the movies (no surprise here, they charge nine times what it costs to make it). But for every rip-off, there’s usually …
Movie Theaters Make 85% Profit at Concession Stands
You knew movie theaters made a killing selling popcorn, candy, and soda, but wow, 85%! And now that another major movie house chain has announced it is officially banning patrons from bringing in outside snacks, movie goers will face the choice of either paying up or struggling to hear the film over the sound of their rumbling stomachs.
