MOVIE THEATERS WILL CONTINUE GOUGING THE SHIT OUT OF YOU "With 31% of the total 2008 US corn crop expected to be devoted to ethanol, the price of popcorn would already be increasing again next year. Now, the disastrous flooding in the Midwest has apparently destroyed a significant portion of next year's crop. Ethanol production and heavy rains in America's Corn Belt have created a 'Perfect Storm' that could result in $7+ for a large popcorn sometime next year."
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I have an idea. Pretzels. Or maybe potato chips, how about…Boston baked beans. Get rid of that stale ass candy and put some warm nuts under the lamp lights, it's not like we all need a friggen gallon bucket of corn to chomp on anyways. Seriously, something really gross/disturbing about hearing people eat and eat all their corn during sad movies.
Whew, I am so glad I bought these 50lb bags of popcorn when I did.
Dude just get a bucket of Red Vines and some Cheezits at Costco.
I always sneak in my own food and drink, so…this really doesn't affect me.
That's why you bring a big purse with goodies in it. Everyone knows that. If you can't bring a purse, then you wear a big jacket. Am I the only one who slums at the movies?
I bring beer to satisfy my mid-movie carb cravings.
i like to smuggle beer into movie theaters. unfortunately, because i have a bladder the size of a peanut ("ye olde tiny tanks", they call me) i also like to pee on the floor of movie theaters.
All kidding aside. Someone should really introduce Cord and Whitney to each other. That would put a stop to future embarrassing situations. And doubleddoubled postings.
I might sound crazy, (not an uncommon opinion) but at least this time Lisa and maria know what the hell I'm talking about.
This is some serious PROPAGANDA B.S. … If a popcorn farmer receives $.13/lb. of unpopped popcorn (yes, that’s 13 cents for one pound of unpopped popcorn!!) that he or she sells, how exactly does that translate into a $5.00 bag of popped popcorn the end consumer pays for in a movie theater? It doesn't even require a full pound of unpopped popcorn to produce the bag of popcorn sold in a movie theater! So, even if unpopped popcorn doubled in price, that would mean a price increase of about 2 cents per bag of popped popcorn at the theater. Movie theaters make approximately 70% of their profits through outrageously marked-up concessions, and they have to make the profits somewhere because movie studios retain the majority of ticket revenues. So, don't blame popcorn and ethanol (which isn't made from popcorn) for the skyrocketing prices of movie theater concessions.