Well, maybe it’s not nourishing. But it’s cheaper than what they offer.
Today was a low-key day for me: just Oreos. If I clear more stuff out of my purse, I can fit a bottle of water in there. I’ve also done sandwiches, chips, and candy. Once I smuggled in an entire sack lunch for three people. I’ve never been caught.
So what do you bring in, and how much, and have you ever gotten caught?
I always bring my backpack into theaters without anyone ever raising an eyebrow. I once managed to smuggle in about $30 worth of candy when a huge group of us went to see LOTR.
I usually bring a bottle of water, and smuggle some chocolate in with my purse. What I’d really like to bring is my pillow - I hate watching movies without a pillow to hug.
Once when I was younger and carried around a bigger bag, my friends and I smuggled McDonalds happy meals TM into the theatre.
All was going well until we unwrapped our cheeseburgers and the smell wafted throughout the whole goddam cinema!
We were quietly told to not do it again by the usher, but still got to eat our Maccas!
One of my favorite stories about my sister.
We were going to see Jurassic park when it first came out and when the movie went in my sister had just arrived with a full take-out chicken dinner from some local place. She was 16 and the guy just let her right in. However the little girl behind her eating an ice cream cone got stopped.
ooooook, so that’s the way things work.
I myself don’t like candy all that much so never bother to sneak in stuff. But it’s not difficult when I do. Maybe some drinks. It’s kinda expected here. Although some theaters now have all you can drink soda fountains and free refills on popcorn too.
I also bring a pillow but to provide myself some back support in seats designed for people a foot shorter then I am.
btw she wasn’t hiding it but carrying it in it’s little white plastic carry bag.
Call me stupid, but I usually prefer to buy my snacks from the theater. Not only does it support the establishment (who often get screwed on fees from the movie studios), but nothing compliments the moviegoing experience more than freshly-popped straight-from-the-popper popcorn.
We would too. But a small drink and a small popcorn is $8. I could go buy a full meal for that price. If the prices weren’t completely outrageous I would support the theater too.
After 9/11 all the theaters in my area posted signs that large purses, backpacks, and all shopping bags are not allowed–and this even in the mall theaters! I think that’s a bit excessive since the only thing they’re really trying to prevent is people sneaking in their own food.
To get around this (and not bow down to the tyranny of the man!) I have my “sneaking candy into the movies purse.” The kids and SO hit the dollar store before the show and load it up–it holds four sodas, assorted candy, and a bag of chips (yep, that’s right, all that and a bag of chips.) Big enough to feed a family of four, not so big that the bag-nazis will frisk me on the way in.
What? I’m the only one who’s snuck beer and/or liquor into a movie? Bah!
I’m with you. My purse is easliy converted into a cooler with the simple addition of 2 ice packs. Nestled in between is a thermos full of chardonnay. 
In high school, a friend and I smuggled in a six-pack of Bud longnecks. We thought we were really cool.
When I was 12, a friend and I were eating at KFC before going to the theater across the street. I still had a piece of chicken (a drumstick) left when we realized that we were going to be late after losing track of the time. I didn’t want to leave my chicken uneaten, so my friend suggested that I stick it in my pants pocket. It felt awkward carrying a piece of chicken in my pocket as we dashed across the busy street to the theater to get our tickets and get in. After we got seated I pulled the drumstick out of my pocket. It was covered with lint and other inedible residue that accumulated in my pocket. Greasy bits of chicken skin were left behind, and it had gotten cold by then anyway. At this point I decided that my friend’s idea wasn’t so great after all, so I left it on the floor. I ended up buying a drink and some candy for the show.
Often a time a 6 pack of tallboys has helped me thru the slower parts of a movie.
I saw 6th sense opening weekend, crowded theater, about a 12-16 inch drop from the ledge (behind the seat) and the floor of the row infront of me. Mysterious crashed haunted the theater that day.
The only thing I smuggle into a movie theatres is bottled water. This is usuallly because I’m already drinking one and don’t want to throw it away.
Just a roll of candy (life savers, bottle caps, etc.) which I usually only get half-way through.
Never buy popcorn, hot dogs, etc. but will share a drink with my wife once-in-a-while.
I don’t really smuggle any stuff in. Usually don’t carry a bag or anything, so I’d have to hide it in my coat. Also, that’s just a little too much preparation for me.
If I go see a flick by myself (it’s fun you should try it) I’ll usually get a bag of popcorn, and wait for the movie to start before touching it. That’s tough sometimes, but worth it.
Whenever I go to the movies with my mom, she smuggles in a bag of freshly-popped microwave popcorn, a candy bar (usually a Snickers), and a can of diet soda. She hides this stuff in her purse.
She’s a frugal person, and she’d rather drop dead than pay the inflated prices for concession stand stuff. I can usually do without the snacks altogether. I try to eat a meal before I go to the theater so I don’t get hungry. I guess I’m a cheapskate too.
i sneak 6 packs in my gnarly air-force jacket, or motorcycle helmet. but i don’t go to movies. i think the last one i got dragged to was “Saving Private Cliche”.
it reenforced the reasons i don’t go to movies.
For what it’s worth, from my own website, here’s an explanation of why movie concessions are so damn pricey. I don’t expect this will convince anyone that it’s reasonable to spend six bucks on a soda, but it does explain the economics a bit.