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General Discussion => General Discussion Boards => Lifestyle and Entertainment => Topic started by: brendan on February 25, 2008, 12:31:11 am

Title: Why does popcorn cost so much at the movies?
Post by: brendan on February 25, 2008, 12:31:11 am

Economics has the answer: http://www.ucsc.edu/news_events/text.asp?pid=1972

Title: Re: Why does popcorn cost so much at the movies?
Post by: AppleXY on February 25, 2008, 12:50:20 am

Good Read :)

Title: Re: Why does popcorn cost so much at the movies?
Post by: excal on February 25, 2008, 12:56:08 am

Very interesting read...though not at all surprising =D.

Another area that this could be compared to are the convienience stores (7/11, Coles Express) - you're being charged for a product that you could have purchased in a supermarket for 25-50% less. What you pay for is the convienience (rather than walking all the way to the supermarket, you can buy it right here).

Title: Re: Why does popcorn cost so much at the movies?
Post by: Collin Li on February 25, 2008, 09:44:57 am

Quote from: Excalibur on February 25, 2008, 12:56:08 am

Very interesting read...though not at all surprising =D.

Another area that this could be compared to are the convienience stores (7/11, Coles Express) - you're being charged for a product that you could have purchased in a supermarket for 25-50% less. What you pay for is the convienience (rather than walking all the way to the supermarket, you can buy it right here).

That's how my parents make a living ;) (milk bar)