For me, it was when I finally started to go back to the theaters after COVID and I found out all of the sudden, I have to actually pick a seat and if I don't show up early enough or pick the seat early enough, the seat is going to be absolute hot garbage and then I just paid 20-some odd dollars for a ticket for absolutely nothing. and then have to pay another $60 or $70 for a soda, popcorn, or maybe nachos for me and the kids.

For less than that, I bought a professional gourmet popcorn maker, made popcorn that was actually fresh. I took all of the savings and used it to buy a NAS.

[–] dogdeanafternoon@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 hours ago

Regarding the picking your seat part, isn’t that much better?

The old system you absolutely had to get there early to get a good seat, as it was first come first serve. New system I can buy tickets in advance, and pick the perfect seat. If there’s no good seats, I won’t go. Or at least I know what I’m getting beforehand.

Totally agreed on pricing though, it’s fucked.