tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807266787989821628.post9072286926881007469..comments2023-04-07T08:22:05.602-04:00Comments on Journeys: No Water AllowedBonnie Schupphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17981703813876998799noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807266787989821628.post-54395523524744732962009-08-15T23:32:01.170-04:002009-08-15T23:32:01.170-04:00Yes, the Internet provides a great forum for dissa...Yes, the Internet provides a great forum for dissatisfied customers. I would imagine that with the backing of the American Civil Liberties Union, a good case could be made concerning the water.Bonnie Schupphttp://istockphoto.com/eyejoynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807266787989821628.post-76704556159625844052009-08-14T03:52:29.485-04:002009-08-14T03:52:29.485-04:00Wow! What a draconian policy. Here in South Austra...Wow! What a draconian policy. Here in South Australia, you can bring your own food and drink into the cinema itself - that is, your own sandwich, popcorn, soda, whatever - and by law the management cannot stop you from doing so. I must admit, I've never seen anyone with a full chicken dinner, or a platter of Gorgonzola cheese and fruit, but some folks do buy their own chips, popcorn, soda, water, candies, coffee and so on at establishments whose prices are more reasonable, and bring it in to the movie theatre. I'm with you re Bengies; I would have left and they would never see me back again. What's more, I'd do what you've done, and tell everyone. There used to be an adage along the lines that a satisfied customer tells one person, an unhappy one tells five; the Internet means we can tell the world!Acerebelhttp://www.istockphoto.com/acerebelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807266787989821628.post-54154046854646148692009-08-14T00:23:19.607-04:002009-08-14T00:23:19.607-04:00The nice husband adds: An offer to buy two bottles...The nice husband adds: An offer to buy two bottles of water from the concession stand, while keeping the two contraband bottles in the car unopened, was refused. The two perfectly good, unopened bottles of water, had to be thrown away, or we would EACH have to purchase a "food and beverage permit" for $7. So it was throw away 50 cents worth of water, pay $14 to keep and even drink that water, or leave the premises. We chose the latter. The great American drive-in movie theater has been vanishing from the landscape. Bengies may be the last in metro Baltimore. It has not had an easy time surviving. Inflexibility cost it all of $2.50 worth of water sales tonight, and the possibility of a hotdog sale or two during the screening. And two people who won't be back. As for the movie, early reviews I've seen have not been positive, so maybe we'll find it on HBO fairly soon.David Ettlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00858701708865222941noreply@blogger.com