conchita
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Post by conchita on Jul 13, 2014 17:15:23 GMT
So how many people is a reasonable amount to save a space for at the movies?
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Post by myshelly on Jul 13, 2014 17:20:19 GMT
Most of the theaters here have reserved seating now. You pick out your seat when you buy your tickets.
No getting there early.
You walk in as the previews start and take your assigned seats.
No lines. No stress.
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Post by bluepoprocks on Jul 13, 2014 17:26:23 GMT
I would have said something sooner before it got that out of hand. One or two people who might gave been parking the car is one thing but 20 people is way to many.
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Post by chaosisapony on Jul 13, 2014 17:27:56 GMT
I would have rolled my eyes, but IMO it's not that big of a deal. I wouldn't have said anything.
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Post by Loydene on Jul 13, 2014 17:27:59 GMT
A group of us -- 3 or 4 women traveling together from a scrapbook thing -- at a large airport lined up to check in with boarding agent. A single woman stepped up and we, politely, permitted her to get ahead of us since she was a solo traveler. Then her party of 10 or so, all Provo Craft sales reps, joined her --- still ahead of us! W T F
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Post by myshelly on Jul 13, 2014 17:30:38 GMT
Provo Craft - why am I not surprised?
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Post by KikiPea on Jul 13, 2014 17:34:10 GMT
Rude people suck. :-P
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Post by freecharlie on Jul 13, 2014 17:40:51 GMT
Most of the theaters here have reserved seating now. You pick out your seat when you buy your tickets. No getting there early. You walk in as the previews start and take your assigned seats. No lines. No stress. None of the theaters here have reserved seating. IDK, We have a group that goes together to the movies, but live pretty far away from each other. There may 10-15 of us or less. It may be that the first four show up and then the next... I guess if it is a policy of no holding places or cutting, then it is an issue. The group would have just saved seats once inside the theater and caused issues in there.
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Post by leannec on Jul 13, 2014 17:41:24 GMT
I probably wouldn't have said anything to them but I would have been royally pissed off
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2014 17:43:34 GMT
I don't think our theatres have reserved seating either. It is a great idea, though!
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Post by papersilly on Jul 13, 2014 17:57:04 GMT
OP I feel you pain. we were just at the movies a couple of days ago and this group of teens blocked off an ENTIRE row of seats in a large theater so their friends can stream in to watch the movie. some people came after the movie started.
My WTH movie moment is when people come late and expect people to move their seats down so the late comers can sit together. if I wanted to skooch down, I would I sat in that seat in the firsts place.
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Post by Katie on Jul 13, 2014 18:04:10 GMT
WOW! People can be so rude. I would have spoken up after the 2nd group showed up. Two or three people ok, but 20?!? Unbelieveable!
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Post by sues on Jul 13, 2014 18:12:30 GMT
I don't know that I would have let it go after the first few people. One group- maybe the couple got in line while their friends went to concessions. OK- fine. But more? I'd have had to say "Sorry- the line starts back there." It's just all around rude.
This happened to us at Disney- waiting to check in before the park opened, to go to our character breakfast. We had enough time to get in and get there- but not a lot of time to spare. There was a big family reunion in front of us, and they were making us sweat a little. All of a sudden- from the end of the line, comes a Dad and his son (10-ish) laughing and looking at the line. They walked right up to the big group and stepped in. I was ticked off. It didn't look like they knew them- the cutters weren't greeted by anyone. So I said "Excuse me- there's a line." He turned around like 'me?' and said "Oh- we're together." I said "You're with them? You're with that big group?" The people at the end of the big group turned around to see what was going on- and while the guy was nodding 'yes', they were looking at him like "huh?' I was a little embarrassed, thinking I made a mistake, but then cutter-guy whispered to the son and they stepped out of line and walked to the back. The people at the end of the big group were just shaking their heads at him.
Some people just like to see what they can get away with. They bank on the fact that people aren't going to want to cause a scene or call them out. It doesn't matter to them that their actions cause someone else to miss out. It's all about them. I have a hard time dealing with people like that.
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Post by cindyupnorth on Jul 13, 2014 18:43:01 GMT
How many people does the theater hold? I mean..200? or more? and 20 people probably took up..what? two aisles? no big deal. If it was like 100 people butting in line, yea, I'd be PO'd for you. The other people further back..I'd realllly be po'd.
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Post by queenofshoes on Jul 13, 2014 18:45:13 GMT
I would have said something in the beginning when it first started. It is rude to cut in line.
Lesa
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Post by traceys on Jul 13, 2014 18:54:37 GMT
I wouldn't say anything, but I think it's rude. If I saw some friends in line, I might chat with them for a minute, but then I'd go to the back of the line and hope we could be somewhat close together. Even if not, it's a movie......we are going to be occupied, not making conversation during. (Which is a whole 'nother issue!)
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Jul 13, 2014 19:00:03 GMT
I don't know of any theater in our area that does reserve seating. If you plan ahead, it might be convenient, but we are more likely to decide on the spur-of-the-moment to go see a movie.
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Post by Eddie-n-Harley on Jul 13, 2014 19:02:33 GMT
I would be less annoyed about twenty people cutting in front of me than I am about the idiot parents who thought bringing their TODDLER to see planet of the apes was a good idea.
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Post by JustTricia on Jul 13, 2014 19:08:19 GMT
How many people does the theater hold? I mean..200? or more? and 20 people probably took up..what? two aisles? no big deal. If it was like 100 people butting in line, yea, I'd be PO'd for you. The other people further back..I'd realllly be po'd. It is a very small theater, yes. Every seat was taken and many people had to sit separate from their spouses to even watch the movie. Then there were also many more couples who finally made it in and had to turn around because there wasn't any seating left. It was opening night and also the last showing of the day. First off, the fact that people had to leave is a problem with the theater. There's no reason why they sold more tickets than they had seats. I'm not sure how to answer your original question besides either no cuts at all or cuts for anyone. I'm not sure you can put a number on how many are allowed to cut. Keep in mind, your husband cut as well. ;-) If you say two are fine, where do you draw that line? If there are ten people in line and each can have two cuts, that's twenty additional people. Or can only the first three people in line have two people to cut? Too many variables. Although, it would be nice for the staff to have said something, but again, where do they draw the line?
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Post by Eddie-n-Harley on Jul 13, 2014 19:16:16 GMT
I would be less annoyed about twenty people cutting in front of me than I am about the idiot parents who thought bringing their TODDLER to see planet of the apes was a good idea. What's weird is that we had two couples there that night with their babies. They didn't take up an additional seat or cause any disturbances whatsoever. No, the loudmouths were the young men in their 20's. Even the teens were better behaved! Especially MY teens who could be angels except they don't have wings! lol That's cuz those infants can't text yet.
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Post by cindyupnorth on Jul 13, 2014 19:18:38 GMT
What movie did you go to??!! sounds like it did well?!
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Post by Country Ham on Jul 13, 2014 19:20:00 GMT
So because of them you didn't get your seats together?
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Post by conchita on Jul 13, 2014 19:22:57 GMT
What movie did you go to??!! sounds like it did well?! We saw Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes. It was really, really good!
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Post by finaledition on Jul 13, 2014 19:35:36 GMT
I would have been super pissed, but those type of things tend to make me mad. I would have spoken to a manager and expected it to be handled. The fact that the management did nothing would have me sending of an email to the theater expressing my disappointment in how they handled it. I think my cutoff number who have been 4. Beyond that it's just rude.
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Post by traceys on Jul 13, 2014 19:38:47 GMT
I would be less annoyed about twenty people cutting in front of me than I am about the idiot parents who thought bringing their TODDLER to see planet of the apes was a good idea. We had one of those at "Maleficent". It was an afternoon showing a couple of weeks after the movie came out, so the theatre was largely empty. DD and I were sitting pretty much in the middle of a row, halfway down. No one in front of us or behind us for at least three or four rows. She comes in and moves all the way into the row to sit next to DD, which we thought was a little weird, but whatever. It didn't take 15 minutes into the movie for the baby to start crying and saying "I don't want to watch this, Mommy". She just ignored him. He would stop for a few minutes, but invariably started up again. I felt terrible for the child.
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Post by katlaw on Jul 13, 2014 19:48:19 GMT
I think it is rude. I would not have said anything but I would have never chosen to do that.People have such crappy manners. I let a man in at the grocery store once who was holding a jug of milk. I had a cart load of groceries so I thought I would let him go ahead with his 1 item. As soon as I let him in he turned to a woman with a cart load of groceries and gestured her to come over. I said something then.
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Post by conchita on Jul 13, 2014 19:54:25 GMT
I think it is rude. I would not have said anything but I would have never chosen to do that.People have such crappy manners. I let a man in at the grocery store once who was holding a jug of milk. I had a cart load of groceries so I thought I would let him go ahead with his 1 item. As soon as I let him in he turned to a woman with a cart load of groceries and gestured her to come over. I said something then. Wow! That's amazingly ballsy!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2014 20:06:19 GMT
I had to leave a theatre once because I couldn't get a seat with my son (he was bout 5 at the time, and we would have been aisles apart) I went and got my money back. I know go out of my way to go to the only theatre around here with reserved seating, which is an AMC theatre. We have about 5 movie theaters closer, but I like not having to worry about it.
I wish all the Regal Cinemas here would change to the same thing as the AMC ones.
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Post by gmcwife1 on Jul 13, 2014 20:35:06 GMT
People just seem to be getting more and more self centered Everyone knows that cutting in line is rude.
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Post by marmargirl on Jul 13, 2014 20:38:17 GMT
This would have had my blood pressure boiling! Sometimes, I just don't get people.
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