How to Sneak Food Into Movie Theaters

The tickets to watch the latest blockbuster movie were $38.00 at our local theater. The popcorn, candy and soft drink from the snack bar was an additional $22.00. As my friends and I emptied our wallets into the outstretched hand of a bored teen manning the candy counter, we cast glances at each other and rolled our eyes. Buying snacks at the movie theater had become ridiculously expensive.

The next time we planned an outing to the cinema, we decided to take a different approach to film-time munchies. We would bring our own.

Movie theaters, who make a large percentage of their income off concession sales, do not like people to bring outside food or drink into the cinema. It is outright prohibited on large signs in the lobby. Some theaters go so far as to banning bags, even women's purses.

How can you sneak food into movie theaters when you refuse to pay the exhorbitant prices at the snack counter?

In places that do not ban bags, that method is your best bet. Woman can easily shove a few bags of candy or ziplock bags of buttered popcorn into a large purse. Both sexes can get away with 'fanny packs' under their jacket. After the wallet and keys go inside, there is still room for a fun-size bag of chocolates or box of dots. If you have a very young child with you, a diaper bag can double as a snack canteen.

If bags are banned at your local theater, you could probably still wear a fanny pack around your waist. The next way of sneaking food into movie theaters is in your pockets.

Normal pants and skirts may have side pockets, but they really aren't large enough to carry in any decent snacks. The popularity of cargo-style pants can provide not only ample room for wallet and car keys, but also candy, chips and even a bottle of soda. Even in the summertime, cargo shorts can provide room for ample snacks at the movie theater.

The last way to sneak food into movie theaters is the most extreme, and I have only seen one person in my life attempt it. Adopting methods used by drug-runners in thriller action movies, you could attach the snacks directly to your body.

Fill a plastic newspaper bag or other skinny bag with popcorn and wrap it around your middle. Cleverly disguised as an overweight stomach with love handles, the popcorn can be removed in the dark of the theater and munched at will. Small packs of candy can be tucked in waistbands and taped to the inside of loose shirts. Walk in to the theater with a bag of skittles tucked under a stylish baseball cap.

Sneaking food into movie theaters may be frowned upon by the management of theaters, but it is a common occurance. The fervent desire to save money and a dose of creativity can help you snack in secret as you watch the latest blockbuster film.