The difference between a meal and a seat in a theater that is not sold out is that with the meal, the restaurant looses money on the meal that you ate if they were to refund the meal. Also, the wait staff is out the time and probably out a tip.

With the situation in the theater, they loose nothing. I did not take another paying customers seat as the theater was not sold out. Sure, its not a good policy to refund every disgruntled customers ticket, but worst case scenario... they give a voucher for another movie then tag me again in concessions.

Last but not least, in 14 years of going to the theater and paying for my own movies (as opposed to parents paying for me), this is the FIRST time I have ever asked for a refund.

Why not leave earlier? My only thought during the course of the movie was that it simply *had* to get better. 3 big names like Lucas, Spielberg, and Ford could not possibly ever get together and lay an egg. BUT, they did.

I could understand the response had I said something like "I got them again!"... or if I made it a habit to ask for refunds in those situations. The fact of the matter is that I don't.

If you didn't like the movie after 10 minutes, you should have walked out THEN. Not 2 hours later, after the credits are rolling, just so you could see "the trainwreck", then disapprove. That's some weak-ass shit.

FTR, I haven't seen the movie, don't care to see the movie and predicted long ago it would be a failure on all levels. But IMO, what you did was not only uncool but dishonest and borderline illegal.

Do you purchase vegetables at the market, eat them, then complain that they suck and ask for a refund?. Do you peruse a magazine at the stand (they probably don't have those where you live but they're prevalent in major cities) read the entire mag while standing AT the stand, then not purchase?

Do you go to All-You-Can-Eat buffets, eat a full meal, then complain you don't like it and ask for a refund? How about Disneyland? Ever visit and HATE it? Ask for a refund? Legoland? Six Flags? Strip Clubs? Nightclub? U2?

All I can say is that you should be ashamed of yourself. No one can "Guarantee" personal taste. Some people love certain movies and some people hate those very same movies. We all make a choice when it comes to our entertainment and know going in that we may not like it.

I guess, except you.

Karma's a bitch.

For the life of me i can't quite figure out which comments demonstrate an "inferiority complex" on anyone's part.

How do you figure?

I gave them my stub, they told me that there was normally a 30 minute policy.

I said that I understood and explained why I stayed. He told me that he would go ahead and put policy aside and took care of me.

How is that borderline illegal... or even dishonest?

If you ate the whole hamburger would you expect your money back??

Now if you would have walked out in the first 30 mins or smoething then fine.. The theatre should have allowed you to go see another movie for free...

Quality?? What bad service did a theatre provide?? You chose a shitty movie, or a movie that did not meet your standards.. The theatre has nothing to do with making the quality of the movie..

People not understanding this have mental problems...

I did not expect anything. I did not make a scene or cause a ruckus. I simply asked and was told that it was not normal policy but they would go ahead and take care of me.

Also... this restaurant analogy is flawed for the reasons I gave in an above post.

ROFL

This thread cracks me up.

You better walk the straight and narrow from here on out pr. One more crime against humanity like this movie scam thing you been working and people are going to start lumping you in with the child molesters and puppy killers.

Dude, come on.

You teach children, right?

Would you actually teach them to take advantage of others, which is exactly would you did in this situation?

Just because you CAN take advantage of someone or something doesn't mean you SHOULD.

You should know better than that.

LMFAO

It is not flawed.. It just shows another way on how bad you acted..

Are you writing a letter to studio?? the director?? No you are taking out your displeasure on the people furtherest away from the line..

If you do not like your daily newspaper are you going to demand another month from the little kid that delivers your paper??

I took advantage of no one here!

I *ASKED*, and they said... ok. Had they said no, I would have left and not said another thing about it!

For me to take advantage of someone, I would have had to have them at some sort of disadvantage. It was quite the opposite! They already had my money, I had already purchased and consumed the concessions, and had every right to tell me no!

So if you have a lawn service and you find that through no fault of theirs, their product (weed killer & fertilizer) was diluted... will you write a letter to Vulcan Chemicals for a refund or will you deal with the purveyor of the service?

Whatever.

Like I said, just because you CAN do something doesn't mean you SHOULD do it.

HEY....thats not a bad idea. A guy could make some $$$ if he started diluting his products. It would take awhile for people to figure out the stuff isn't working. By that time a person could have moved on to the next town.


Mind if I use that ?


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