Taking Your Own Snacks To The Cinema

[bednobs]

Is this still frowned on? (how much effort will i have to go to to disguise the fact i am taking iin food an drink?

[tiggerblue10]

What are you taking and does it fit in a handbag? I guess you can get away with your own snacks in a dark cinema.

[rowanwitch]

I always took my own, but then Dave and I would sometimes go twice a week, no point in buying cheap tickets then waste money on overpriced goodies

[Meaghan27]

I think it depends on what it is. We always take bags of sweets in and cans of pop.

[bednobs]

my daghter has been baking all day (and using every cup/plate/knife/bowl in the house) and has produce some brookies and some biscuits

[Canary42]

I blame TV for the craving to eat/drink and watch. Oh for the good old days when the film was the attraction, not the bingeing.

[ToraToraTora]

it's never been frowned upon perlease! I have never bought anything in the actual flicks, they take the peace!

[roopower]

It is definitely frowned upon at our local Odeon, they sell vastly overpriced sweets, drinks and snacks.

[weecalf]

with Price of tickets you should be allowed to bring the barbie .

[piggynose]

why cant you go without food and drink for 90mins? do you always binge on snacks at home when watching a film on the tv?

[goodgoalie]

I really don't understand why people think they should be able to eat and drink at the cinema - can't they go two hours without? That and the constant chatter and use of mobile phones is the reason I stopped going to the cinema in 1998.

[carrot99]

When I take my grandchildren I take sweets and bottles in my bag. The staff are just teenagers who aren't paid enough to ask to search anyone's bag.

When I was a kid my mum used to take a picnic - sandwiches, fruit, sweets and drinks. In those days you were there for hours - main film, B film, cartoons and Pathe news reels. You needed a meal with that lot!

[tiggerblue10]

I'm just happy with a bottle of drink. I do find the noise of rustling bags, crunching and munching on popcorn etc., a bit annoying. The last time I went to a cinema there was hardly anyone in there and it was a peak time viewing of the The Last Jedi.

[Mozz71]

There's a conveniently place Poundland next to our local cinema. Seems folly not to take advantage of that.

[ToraToraTora]

The old cinema location in my town used to have several newsagents near it and they'd sell all the same stuff at about a 3rd of the price. We used to get all our drinks popcorn etc there.

[Bazile]

You can eat discreetly ,while in your seat .

There aren't any police food patrols

[douglas9401]

It was easier to do during The Last Jedi, you just went and sat on the dark side.

[anneasquith]

I think firering up the bbq is a step too far !!!

[Cloverjo]

My local cinema charges only £4 for a ticket so I’m happy to pay over the odds for a bottle of water and some sweets.

I think they’d ask you not to take an obvious picnic in, but I’m sure they won’t check your handbag.