preparing for the recession, I see.
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Cineplex will start charging $1.50 for online booking of movie tickets
- Thread starter AuthenticM
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preparing for the recession, I see.
'how do we make people who are used to watching movies at home more likely to come back and watch them at our theatre?'
'charge more, without increasing the quality of our service?'
'you're a GENIUS'
'charge more, without increasing the quality of our service?'
'you're a GENIUS'
"Why aren't people going to the movies?! Maybe we should make it less desirable and see if that changes anything"
This is some fuckery.
If anything, booking online makes it easier to plan to see a film. Because who the fuck wants to wait in line or go through a kiosk terminal, shortly before viewing, to get a ticket?
If anything, booking online makes it easier to plan to see a film. Because who the fuck wants to wait in line or go through a kiosk terminal, shortly before viewing, to get a ticket?
Yeah pretty much they call it a "convenience fee" which is so dumb lol
Fandango does it too I think.
What's dumb is that it's a convenience to THEM.
There's far less cost to them to do this then to have actual employees selling tickets.
There was no extra fee when using kiosks, why is this different.
(rhetorical question, as I know the answer is because they can, and they're greedy, so they will)
I didn't even know there were places that didn't do this. "Convenience fees" are pretty ubiquitous. "We cut out paying a cashier, so it costs… more? Yeah, sounds right."
ahh, never mind, there is reserved seats AND a booking fee
$1.91, fucking lol
Does cineplex sell in-seat meals and stuff? I could see them trying to encourage people to actually show up if so...if customers buy tickets and don't show up, they will lose out on whatever they'd have made off a person in that seat.
Not saying I know why this is happening, but it's just a theory.
yeah it auto upsells you for food, digital download, they should be charging extra for inperson, but they know all of their sales are web
Yeah, pretty much this.
Before the pandemic I was at the theatre all the time, I love movies. Since the beginning of the pandemic, I've been exactly once.
Increasing the price won't make me want to go back there more often...
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All i have to do is wait 45days after release most movies come to streaming service, less than 9 hours until Doctor Strange drops on Disney+
Yeah, I see it all the time on Fandango. It's called a "convenience" fee.
I don't imagine most people will even notice this. It's just gonna be a transaction fee applied at checkout and people will just shrug and complete their transaction.
It is what it is.
It is what it is.
1.50$ per ticket... per freaking ticket. That adds up when you buy tickets for a bunch of people... God damn it.
Cinemark has had it for several years now, but it's waived if you're part of the Cinemark Club or whatever it's called.
I understand that you're making a theory, but... WHY would you pay for movie tickets... Then not go?
i would have said my sister was one of those types, but she booked three tickets this past weekend for Jurassic World (it blew) for her and me, and while we were waiting beforehand she was complaining about the fee and said she'll just pay at the theater from now on
They're doing the same thing. The fee's waived if you're a CineClub member, which is like $10/month or something.
I'll just continue going to my local Imagine Cinemas. They don't have a giant screen, but they have reclining leather seats.
Lol yeah I always bring in a Boba drink every time I go. Makes my movie experience even better.
What's funny is the European CinemaCon is currently happening, and most statements are talking about how good the theater quality is currently, and the problem is there's not enough movies and that audiences aren't going to see movies in theaters that don't have massive buzz.
Not just that, but almost certain the ability to book online sells *more* tickets.
It's probably this; but it's also quite feasible they have a better deal on transaction fees if you buy at the theater vs. on their web site. It's a space (retail point of sale, online retail) rife w/ crappy vendors.
This has been a standard thing in the UK for like 20 years. But I have a limitless card so don't have to pay it thankfully.
Alternate Take of that Conversation: "How do we pass on the savings from having electronic sales that don't require us to staff as many employees in the box office booth since the customer is doing everything on their phone, plus the materials saved from not having to print out as many tickets/receipts?"
"We charge them $1.50 more instead!"
I got my information by someone that used to work in finance there; he's left so it's speculation but informed still.
Remember Cineplex was supposed to have been bought by Cineworld but that fell apart due to COVID. I wonder how bad their finances are now.
