Taking a cue from some of my favorite “massage parlors,” Carmike Theaters is launching a promo called “Stimulus Tuesdays.”
Under the deal, the Columbus, Ga.-based company will offer all 16-ounce drinks and 46-ounce popcorn for $1 each at its 250 locations with about 2,300 screens. Popcorn and drink prices have not been this low since the 1970s, according to Carmike. “While lawmakers in Washington, D.C., continue to debate how to get the American economy back on track, and the rest of us wait for some positive impact on the economy and our pocketbooks, Carmike has an immediate solution that is sure to please our valued patrons and make the movie-going experience more affordable and enjoyable,” Carmike director of marketing Dale Hurst said. [THR]
In a world… where our economy was hobbled by greed… ONE COMPANY said NO… ONE COMPANY had the COURAGE… to sell their 10-cent sugar water and corn kernals at only a 90% mark-up on days when no one watched movies anyway… Put on your spats, Abigail May, the boom times is here again!
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Yep, Pauly and I been friends for a long time now.
HURST!
Carmike Theaters is launching a promo called “Stimulus Tuesdays.”
Meanwhile, just down the street, the Jugs Theater is launching a special called “Prostate Stimulus Thursdays”
Hey, here’s a far out idea for regular, average Joe theaters — SERVE ALCOHOL.
I also like to call this idea “What Dollar Theaters Have Been Doing For 20 F-ing Years.”
My cardiologist can now buy a new Porsche. Bravo Carmike.
That’s me doing my best Farva…
“Want me to punch-a-size your face, for free?”
Humphrey the Lethargic Baby Hippo thinks that banner pic is deplorable.
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the Columbus, Ga.-based company will offer all 16-ounce drinks and 46-ounce popcorn for $1 each*
*containers not included but are available for $8.38 each.
Carmike Theaters also has an exit strategy out of Iraq. It involves a trail of popcorn from Baghdad to Washington.
16 ounces of soda is considered “infant-size” in most movie theaters.
Banner Pic: Michelin Boy prior to the unfortunate ‘fright’ incident.
Finally, I can leave my Camelbak and cargo pants at home!
4 of those 46 ounces of popcorn is my dick.
Call me ladies.
This will probably go over a lot better than $1 camcorder rental day. They could drop Orville Redenbacher like a bag of dirt, but the MPAA fights dirty.
4 out of every 46 popcorns has been seasoned by my dick.
Call me, ladies.
Dear lord. Who shoved the air compressor nozzle up that kids ass?
sweet Jesus…….that’s a stomach with a child growing out of it.
@ burnsy 10:45
australian theaters do…….
Hi hungry, I’m your mom ‘No Dignity’!
Me wanted to sleep in today, but noooooo. Ini done sensed a dicksteppah.
“Gimme a litre o’ cola.”
My wife and I have figured out a way around the outrageous concession prices (I think they’re artificially inflated, by the way) – before we leave for the theater, we cook a Jiffy Pop Popcorn tin on the stove. The second it’s done, we take it and jump in the car. By the time we get to the theater parking lot, it’s cool enough to eat. We eat the entire tin as fast as we can, and make sure we keep a mouthful un-chewed as we go in so we can enjoy some while the movie is playing.
After several years of doing this, I finally thought of writing down the name of the movie and how many tickets we want BEFORE we leave. It makes the stop at the box office much easier.
Its good to see they’ve opted to settle for only 400% profit from the concession stand as opposed to 8000%
While lawmakers in Washington, D.C., continue to debate how to get the American economy back on track, and the rest of us wait for some positive impact on the economy and our pocketbooks, Carmike has an immediate solution that is sure to please our valued patrons and make the movie-going experience more affordable and enjoyable,”
A congressional spokesman who wished to remain anonymous retorted “we’ve always had dollar soda and popcorn here in Congress, so fuck off.”
Having “Rose McGowan Makes a Poor Career Move” as a related post made me poop a little.
Dear Lord, that kid looks like a fully poseable action figure.
“Now with hand-to-mouth action!”
That kid’s getting fat so fast his skin can’t catch up.