Taking your own snacks into the cinema...

[annie0000]

I always have it in my head that your not allowed to take your own snacks into the cinema, so generally buy the kids popcorn and drinks there.

I am taking a group of kids to see Harry Potter at the Vue tomorrow and reckon it'll cost a fortune - can I take snacks and drinks in with us? Can't see anything on the website but it's not a great site since they updated it.

Thanks muchly

[Petersfluff]

Hi, My mother was the mangeress of a cinema for 15 years.. to this day we still just take a carrier bag of snacks in with us. no one has ever stopped us to ask what we had in our bags. Of course Mum hasn't worked at pictures for some years now but we still do it and still to this day haven't ever been told we cannot do this.. Hope this helps... Regards, Frances

[annie0000]

no bother alba - that'd be a horror moment if I turned up and they couldn't get in. I saw someone about it being a 15 on another thread earlier this week, so I checked again to make sure.

[annie0000]

thanks Frances - if I'm stopped I'll just say that Frances's mum said it'd be okay ;o)

[scotman]

I have never understood the need to eat in a cinema. Can you all not eat before you go?

[albaqwerty]

I like places which are civilised, having a pint or whichever Do any still exist apart from pubs?

[Quassia]

scotman - your avatar was so right for that sentence! ;0) No by the way, it's all part of the cinema experience lol!

[annie0000]

we will scotman - I never have anything, but for the kids, it's all part of the "experience" and if I didn't give them stuff at the cinema I don't think he'd maybe have friends for long!

Apart from that, it is a long film and it's not sarting until half 7, they will be getting pretty tired by the time it finishes I think - so maybe the snacks will help keep them awake.

[annie0000]

not sure alba - our local art theater who put on quite a few good shows will allow drinks in sometimes depending on the seating layout.