quarter pinchers

My wife and I had a date night on Saturday. What should a married couple with a kid on the way do for a date night? Go to the theater and watch some porn!

By that I mean a local movie theater and see ‘Don Jon’, a movie centered around the title character’s obsession with internet porn 🙂 <– innocent smile

We went to this new theater called the Palladium. It’s pretty sweet, I swear I think a casino owner designed it because it’s like a casino yet a family fun center/movie theater. It has restaurants, the usual movie concessions, gelato/starbucks shop, bowling, arcades, a full bar, and any drinks/food you buy in the theater you can take into the theater with you. The seats have a small table in between in addition to the cupholders, so it’s a pretty sweet deal. Plus the seats are leather and recline/rock

The funny thing I noticed though is the prices for movie concessions. There’s regular size popcorn and large popcorn. Size difference? The large popcorn is about I’d say 70% bigger. Price difference? Fifty cents. And with the large popcorn, you could have free refills. In a place like that, where you could really spend all day playing the different games and watching a movie, free refills on popcorn is huge!

There’s also regular size foutain drinks and large size. Size difference? About 100%, large is pretty much twice the size of a regular. Price difference? Twenty-five cents. All fountain drinks are refillable, but it’s only a quarter difference. Given the size difference, it’s a damn good deal. You could share it with your date if you want, and not have to leave during the movie to refill

How could someone not get the ‘large’ option? I mean it’s still movie theater concessions, so they’re pricier than you’d like. But fifty cents here and a quarter there? It’s a pretty logical deal. Especially for a teenager on a date (yes we already envision things we’ll teach our son and show our son this far ahead. We always think ahead, haha)

moral of the story: If it’s a penny for your thoughts and you put in your two cents worth, then someone, somewhere is making a penny

Have a Nice Day!