7 quid for popcorn in the Stella rathmines…wtf

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  1. It’s one of the most expensive (if not most) cinemas in Ireland. Why is this suprising to anyone?

    How much is popcorn elsewhere? Actually seems cheaper than I imagine it would be in the Stella.

  2. Have you never been to the cinema before? Popcorn has always been extortionate. Having overpriced concessions is literally every cinemas entire business strategy.

  3. There’s an interesting article on the economics of cinema popcorn – https://thehustle.co/the-economics-of-movie-theater-popcorn/amp/

    Basically the food and drink is more important to their business model than the price of admission. Without it they’d go out of business. It’s akin to Ryanair’s stealth pricing policy.

    Eating popcorn is a uniquely associated with the cinema. We eat it hardly anywhere else. It doesn’t make sense to eat noisy food when people around you. It’s not even very nice.

    So stop eating popcorn in the cinema. If you’re hungry bring something with you, or even better don’t eat anything.

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