Diet soda breaks the bank...

We all love going to the movies. It had been awhile since I had seen a matinee, but I had taken one in the other day for the first time since the late 1980s. Tickets are cheaper during the day time, and a lot of senior citizens and other bored losers go to the movies to get a great deal or enjoy the theatre all to themselves. The empty theatre makes for great kissing or allows the losers to put their feet up (unlikely during a weekend night when most normal people head to the cinema).

I was appalled the other day to find out that my date's diet soda cost more than the movie ticket itself. How do cinema's get away with overcharging for a cup of soda? The saddest part of the overpriced soda was that it had been poured flat, and my date had to spit some of it out onto the ground. I had to go back to the counter to ask for another cup. Luckily, I did not have to fight my way through the crowd at 11:30 a.m., and the soda came back fizzy and full of carbonation. She was happy, but I was concerned that drink prices at the theatre had gone wild. Next time I plan to stuff my pockets with soda cans so that I'm not a victim of a mild raping at the cinema.