I usually slip him a fiver. a buck or two more if it’s a 3D movie
I have never tipped a ticked ripper, and never before seen or heard of anyone else doing it.
my friend wants to know
I’ve never gotten a tip as a ticket taker. But I once got 50 cents for ushering some people to their seats. I think that might have been on my first night as a theatre employee. I thought it was cool that I might be getting a lot of tips. Boy, was I wrong.
Lest you think this was a recent thing, the movie was Allthe Right Moves with Tom Cruise and Lea Thompson.
I like that movie because you get to see Lea Thompson naked
I usually just dig through the garbage and hand him an empty refill bucket and any half-eaten boxes of Raisinets I find.
Wait a minute - you’re supposed to tip the ticket-ripper now, too?! Crap.
Negative one dollar.
Why would you need to show someone to their seats at a movie? They can choose any seat they want…
I used to give a dollar, but they always tear it in half and give part back to me.
I love this place.
I always, without exception, give the ticket taker 1/2 of my ticket.
Sure, if they can find two seats together, in the dark, in an almost sold out movie theatre. This was back in the day when ushers actually ushered. Is there even such a job anymore?
Why that particular movie sold out is beyond me. Maybe it’s because it had a naked Lea Thompson.
Ah, okay. I thought you meant while the lights were still on, the way that ushers will show you to your seat to a live performance where you’ve bought a specific seat.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen ushers usher anymore either.
No, we didn’t do that! We did do a hell of a lot of cleaning between shows though. And then there was the goofing off. My, we did an awful lot of goofing off.
One night we had a contest to see who could build the best aircraft out of objects found behind the candy counter. We tested our creations in the theatre when the last show got out. Nice big space, you know.
They have them at the Arclight theaters here in LA. All seats are assigned (you can select them online which is awesome), they have someone introduce the movie and make a few announcements. There are also fewer ads and they don’t let people in late. It’s a great movie watching experience.
I always tip ticket rippers at least a thousand bucks. They’re poor deprived souls busting their thumbs to let me into the show, after all. I really oughta just turn back, and buy them a ticket so they could watch the movie with me instead of being repressed by the man. And shit.
Damn, I got out of that business way too soon.
Money is so impersonal. I just give him a long, long hug.
There used to be some effort involved in tearing tickets, man. Heck, it was practically an art form.
Then they came out with those pre-perforated tickets, and the profession hasn’t been the same since. I mean, how can these people take any pride in their work anymore?
Ha ha! Finally, one of your asinine threads makes me laugh.