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Monday, January 16, 2012
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Stop Hatin.
I have no shame in loving Taylor Swift, even though 98% of her songs are about her liking boys and boys liking her.
I think she'd want to be my friend.
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
public announcement
This is not a rant. I know, shocking. And while it may seem like a rant, I promise you it is not. It is a public service announcement.
Have you ever worked in a movie theater before? For 87% of you, the answer is probably no. But I bet 99.9% of you have been in a movie theater before. It's a good time. You get popcorn and pop and candy and hot dogs. Yeah, all fun and games. But I'm going to teach all of y'all how to properly act at a movie theater. Mainly, this is an etiquette lesson. Because I work at a movie theater. And it's extremely frustrating when people don't play along.
We're going to start off with buying your tickets. When you come in, and buy a ticket, please specify if you are a senior. Or if you have a child, and preferably the child's age. The people who run the till are not psychic. Especially when I straight up ask you 'Just a general admission?' and you say 'Yes,' and I take your money, and make your change, and then decide to tell me you're a senior. Please pay attention. At 100% of movie theaters, there is a price list directly beside the till, with all of the prices, for which times, and for what age you can pay which price. Which brings me to my next point.
Signs. Y'all gotta learn to read. It's the 21st century. There are signs everywhere, and I don't physically understand how you can walk into a place and not notice the signs. Please do not act shocked when I tell you outside food or drinks aren't allowed. Because, a) there is a sign on the front door, the lobby doors, and a giant sign right beside the till saying so, and b) It's a movie theater...if you aren't smart enough to know to sneak in your food, you're a dumbass who doesn't deserve to go to a movie. Seriously, almost all movie theaters in the world will not let you bring your own food into the theater, so suck it up.
Concession. Yes, it's expensive. Movie theater concession prices are expensive. It is a long running joke in the world, and basic common knowledge. This is where you get a bit of an in depth looks at movie theaters. I will put it here in bold. Movie theaters do not make a lot of money off of admissions. The studio's who release the movies get a percentage of the tickets (up to 100% for the first week), so really, that's almost a loss to the theater. All of the money that is made is from the concession. So yes, we may be charging $4.75 for a box of Mike and Ike's, but we are a business. The concession stand is not made to please you. It is made to make the theater money. If you aren't willing to pay the prices, please eat before you come to the theater. If you are going to stand there and make the concession staff uncomfortable by telling them (who, by the way, do not make the prices) how expensive things are, you really should just leave. You are probably a horrible person.
Popcorn. This is the main reason I wrote this blog. Society needs to learn this. Movie theaters rarely use vacuums in their lobbies, because it is extremely loud and distracting, and popcorn kernels are pretty big. We usually use brooms with those stand up dustpan things. Which means we have to sweep all of the popcorn you drop. And it's an extreme task. When there is lots of people, that means there's lots of popcorn. Which means lots of popcorn will be dropped. And once it's on the floor, it's going to get stepped on, and shattered into teeny tiny bits that are a huge hassle to sweep up. So please, I beg of you, try not to spill your popcorn.
Children. This is my final point. I understand that kid movies are fun to go to with your children, and an easy way out. But YOU need to understand that when bringing a child to a movie theater, or anywhere in public for that matter, you must look after them. Children stomp, climb, jump, scream, and everything else that is loud and obnoxious that you can think of. And in this day and age, if your child gets hurt, you will most likely sue the place they are at. Which is ridiculous, because as parents, you need to watch your children. It is not the movie theater staff's responsibility to make sure your child isn't climbing on a velvet rope with a huge metal stand that could fall on their head. And it's extremely annoying for anyone working to have to break away from their jobs to look after someone else's kids. We aren't a babysitting service.
Okay. Public service announcement over. Also, don't text during movies you ignorant pricks. You complained about the prices and aren't even watching the movie, stfu.
--t.
Have you ever worked in a movie theater before? For 87% of you, the answer is probably no. But I bet 99.9% of you have been in a movie theater before. It's a good time. You get popcorn and pop and candy and hot dogs. Yeah, all fun and games. But I'm going to teach all of y'all how to properly act at a movie theater. Mainly, this is an etiquette lesson. Because I work at a movie theater. And it's extremely frustrating when people don't play along.
We're going to start off with buying your tickets. When you come in, and buy a ticket, please specify if you are a senior. Or if you have a child, and preferably the child's age. The people who run the till are not psychic. Especially when I straight up ask you 'Just a general admission?' and you say 'Yes,' and I take your money, and make your change, and then decide to tell me you're a senior. Please pay attention. At 100% of movie theaters, there is a price list directly beside the till, with all of the prices, for which times, and for what age you can pay which price. Which brings me to my next point.
Signs. Y'all gotta learn to read. It's the 21st century. There are signs everywhere, and I don't physically understand how you can walk into a place and not notice the signs. Please do not act shocked when I tell you outside food or drinks aren't allowed. Because, a) there is a sign on the front door, the lobby doors, and a giant sign right beside the till saying so, and b) It's a movie theater...if you aren't smart enough to know to sneak in your food, you're a dumbass who doesn't deserve to go to a movie. Seriously, almost all movie theaters in the world will not let you bring your own food into the theater, so suck it up.
Concession. Yes, it's expensive. Movie theater concession prices are expensive. It is a long running joke in the world, and basic common knowledge. This is where you get a bit of an in depth looks at movie theaters. I will put it here in bold. Movie theaters do not make a lot of money off of admissions. The studio's who release the movies get a percentage of the tickets (up to 100% for the first week), so really, that's almost a loss to the theater. All of the money that is made is from the concession. So yes, we may be charging $4.75 for a box of Mike and Ike's, but we are a business. The concession stand is not made to please you. It is made to make the theater money. If you aren't willing to pay the prices, please eat before you come to the theater. If you are going to stand there and make the concession staff uncomfortable by telling them (who, by the way, do not make the prices) how expensive things are, you really should just leave. You are probably a horrible person.
Popcorn. This is the main reason I wrote this blog. Society needs to learn this. Movie theaters rarely use vacuums in their lobbies, because it is extremely loud and distracting, and popcorn kernels are pretty big. We usually use brooms with those stand up dustpan things. Which means we have to sweep all of the popcorn you drop. And it's an extreme task. When there is lots of people, that means there's lots of popcorn. Which means lots of popcorn will be dropped. And once it's on the floor, it's going to get stepped on, and shattered into teeny tiny bits that are a huge hassle to sweep up. So please, I beg of you, try not to spill your popcorn.
Children. This is my final point. I understand that kid movies are fun to go to with your children, and an easy way out. But YOU need to understand that when bringing a child to a movie theater, or anywhere in public for that matter, you must look after them. Children stomp, climb, jump, scream, and everything else that is loud and obnoxious that you can think of. And in this day and age, if your child gets hurt, you will most likely sue the place they are at. Which is ridiculous, because as parents, you need to watch your children. It is not the movie theater staff's responsibility to make sure your child isn't climbing on a velvet rope with a huge metal stand that could fall on their head. And it's extremely annoying for anyone working to have to break away from their jobs to look after someone else's kids. We aren't a babysitting service.
Okay. Public service announcement over. Also, don't text during movies you ignorant pricks. You complained about the prices and aren't even watching the movie, stfu.
--t.
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