why popcorn in uk cinemas sucks?

Noufas · 20 Nov 2008 at 22:02

its old, like yesterday made. no butter makes it even worse (at least allow us to put our own butter like they do in the states)
i know popcorn is the most profitable legal thing, but thats not an excuse.
in greece they dont have the extra butter option, but at least is fresh and tastes nice.

Bunko · 20 Nov 2008 at 22:04

I never buy popcorn

*waits for the thanks for the info pic*

V4NT0M · 20 Nov 2008 at 22:04

I don't think I've ever really had good popcorn.

Can anyone recommend any good stuff for next time I feel like some at home?

Le_Petit_Lapin · 20 Nov 2008 at 22:04

Urgh, vile stuff. It's like eating those expanded foam things you get to pad out parcels, except it has the added "bonus" of bits of kernel to get stuck between your teeth.

benjo · 20 Nov 2008 at 22:05

I just take a bag of butterkist toffee in with me...

loltim · 20 Nov 2008 at 22:05

Butterkist is good.

Russinating · 20 Nov 2008 at 22:05

Only decent popcorn is the stuff that's practically a ball of sugar/honey. Poppycocks are pretty good but you get hardly anything in a packet..

KaneStatton · 20 Nov 2008 at 22:07

Noufas said:
its old, like yesterday made. no butter makes it even worse (at least allow us to put our own butter like they do in the states)
i know popcorn is the most profitable legal thing, but thats not an excuse.
in greece they dont have the extra butter option, but at least is fresh and tastes nice.

Go back to the USA you dirty yank ?

topgun06 · 20 Nov 2008 at 22:08

I never buy any food/drink form cinemas. I refuse to pay the prices.

V4NT0M · 20 Nov 2008 at 22:09

KaneStatton said:
Go back to the USA you dirty yank ?

Now now...

int · 20 Nov 2008 at 22:09

I buy things from the spar and insist my girlfriend takes her "Mary Poppins" bag with her...

dangerstat · 20 Nov 2008 at 22:09

I really like the popcorn in cinemas!

Pilky01 · 20 Nov 2008 at 22:11

Their is a morrisons around the corner from my local cinema so I just go there and get a packet of morrisons sweet popcorn for 99p. Much nicer than the cinema stuff and cheaper.

Sonea Fifer · 20 Nov 2008 at 22:11

topgun06 said:
I never buy any food/drink form cinemas. I refuse to pay the prices.

I agree with that, and it's not just me being Scottish and living up to our reputation of being tight.

For the prices they charge at our local cinema for popcorn, drink & pick n mix they should be wearing a mask - its robbery

Delvis · 20 Nov 2008 at 22:14

Salted popcorn is vile.

It's the other type I like....can't remember what it is now though.

When I was younger I used to eat some realllllly nice bags at home and stuff, it was like a sweet popcorn I guess....almost caramel / toffee like or something.

dangerstat · 20 Nov 2008 at 22:14

Sonea Fifer said:
I agree with that, and it's not just me being Scottish and living up to our reputation of being tight. [\QUOTE]

Yeah yeah - CAN WE GET SECURITY TO THIS POST, REPEAT CAN WE GET SECURITY TO THIS POST, SMUGGLED POP CORN SUSPECT IN THREAD "why popcon in uk cinemas" STAT!

topgun06 · 20 Nov 2008 at 22:16

That Butterkist stuff is gorgeous, I could eat bag after bag

asim18 · 20 Nov 2008 at 22:17

The popcorn at all the cinemas I go to is great!

Pilky01 · 20 Nov 2008 at 22:18

asim18 said:
The popcorn at all the cinemas I go to is great!

Is it brown?

Delvis · 20 Nov 2008 at 22:18

topgun06 said:
That Butterkist stuff is gorgeous, I could eat bag after bag

OM NOM NOM!