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Getting to the boxoffice and saying "two tickets for .... uh.... <looking for the menu board> then saying the title!

They made it all the way to the boxoffice and still didn't know what they wanted to see in the single theatre!

Steve

Just last week, a box office employee told me about a customer whose only clue to the title of the movie he wanted to see was a flapping motion that he made with his arms!
I read a statistic last year that said 75% of patrons don't know what movie they're going to see when they get to the theater. And then, they think that they can complain about long lines at box offices!

1. When trying to decide on a movie and looking at all the mylars and times above the cashiers head, don't ask if that's all the movies they have. They're not hiding any.

2. When you've decided on your movie, don't ask if that's all the times they have. They're not hiding any.

3. Don't fling your credit card at the cashier when buying tickets. They take cash only, and will fling it back at you. If you're nice they'll tell you where the ATM is.

4. Don't go up to the window and ask "Is this an AMC?" when there is a forty-foot glowing sign on the front of the building that says "Cinemark."

5. Don't bring a print-out of a no-name website that has out-of-date showtimes or ticket pricings on it. If the website isn't owned by us, we have no control over it and cannot be responsible for what they screw up or don't update.

6. Don't look up show times at our sister theatre, come to ours and bitch because the movie isn't playing at the time you came. The ad clearly states which column is for which theatre. Words mean things.

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While my posts may come off as moody, at least they're interesting.

Before I state another rule, I'd just like to point out that ALL the rules listed here are common sense for 99% of the population and only apply to stupid people. Unfortunately, I don't think any stupid people are on film-tech.

So...
1. Observe when a concession station/stand is open or closed.

and another one that I noticed today:
2. If the theater sells Icees, don't call them "Freezies" or "Slushies" or "Mr. Misties", or even (as I actually once had them called) "Coolies"

However, I did come across a woman at the stadium theater near me last Saturday who asked the box office ladies why there was no 7:30 show of The Others. The theater had the sneak preview of Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back. D'oh!

If you want to see a movie that is playing at a DRIVE-IN theatre, think before you call or stop by and ask if there are any matinee shows DURING THE DAY!

1. Don't tell the manager that his kids will grow up to be obese serial killers just because he wouldnt let you change your baby's diaper on the concession counter.

2. Don't tell a 15 year sound engineering veteran that YOU know how sound works.

3. Don't proceed to pour your refilled coke into the candy case and then expect another refill.

4. Don't skateboard into the front of the car driving past the box office at excessive speed.

5. Don't tell the manager that the movie is out of focus when you are only watching the slideshow presentation fifteen minutes before the movie.

6. Don't squish your junior mints into the floor.

7. Nachos are not a screen decoration.

8. Theater jumping directly preceeds patron roof chucking.

9. DTS does not mean Down Town Sound, Direct Theater Sound, Digital Tower Sound, Dolby Theater Sound, Dipolar Triampering Sound, or any other of the stupid things I hear guys tell thier girlfriends.

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST...

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