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Real Life Adventures by Gary Wise and Lance Aldrich for February 18, 2011
February 17, 2011
February 19, 2011
Transcript:
Man 1: Say, aren't you the guy who owns the theater I go to? The one with $5 small sodas and $6 popcorn? Man 2: I guess so. Man 1: Well then, you'll understand if my bill for unstopping your sink is $33,000?
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pouncingtiger about 14 years ago
Now that’s a “fair cop.”
Charles Evans Premium Member about 14 years ago
Real nice plumber, now popcorn will be $10, sodas will be $8, and ticket prices will go up. Kind of like raising the “minimum wage” and expecting the affected businesses to just absorb the extra expense.
GROG Premium Member about 14 years ago
The plumber doesn’t care….he’ll have his money back.
cdward about 14 years ago
Time to call a new plumber.
vzs1022 about 14 years ago
Oh that’s not nice!
tedcoop about 14 years ago
You’re right, vzs1022, $11 for a popcorn and a small soda is not nice at all.
The problem is that most of the cinema ticket price goes to renting & licensing the actual film reels from the studio distributors, and the rest goes to box office & projection booth staff, with the ticket prices set by the franchise parent company – if the theater owner wants to do better than break even, he has to overcharge grossly at the snack bar. Trust me, Supersurfer, this guy already charges as much for snacks as he can get away with