Re cineworld : IS THIS LEGAL

Last year we went to our local cinema (Moviehouse).

We ate before the showing in McDonalRAB and they were giving away free glasses. I asked for a bag for the glasses and they gave me a paper bag. We went to proceed through to the cinema screen and the woman said No to the bag. I showed her the contents and she was happy enough. I said "I know your not allowed to bring your own food in" Her response was "You can bring in your own food and drink, so long as it's not hot food"

I thought "Great, that saves us a lot of money", but we never do bring our own stuff. The cinema experience just isn't the same without the popcorn, cola and cheesy nachos (If you like that stuff)

OP Is the card registered to your address etc? If it's not then just play dumb if they catch you out. "Sorry, I didn't realise it had expired"

Good on the free viewings though.
 
yes They caught me but they may as well have said thief to me that what not acceptable and for the millionth time sign says no food or drink but why have they let people get away with it for over two years now.

I dont dispute them tkaing drinks etc from me I am angry the way they went about it which is totally wrong. they should have said have you got any food or drink on you not what this and whats that a total invasion of one privacy


I am angry at how they did it not that they did or even that I got caught out
 
We live in an era where large organisations seem to (a) like, and (b) get away with abusing the provisions of the Law to do things it was never intended for.

I've posted extensively on the TV licence, and this certainly applies there. In the case of Cineworld, they are abusing their right to control access to limit your right to carry food & drink with you (in an environment where it is not unreasonable to do so). I would guess there must be a test of "reasonableness" on all of this, but I'm not familar with this area of the Law.
 
am i misisng something here?:confused: they want you to eat in the cinema as they make nothing off ticket sales alone:confused:

if you had no right to eat in the cinema full stop they would not provide eating resources:confused:
 
OK, check any train ticket or certain bus company tickets, you'll see it says something about the passenger having to adhere to the Conditions of Carriage, but have you ever seen those Conditions of Carriage posted up in the station? Because I haven't.

It's definitely not just Cineworld that have non-readily-available terms and conditions for using their services.
 
If they confiscate food Havent you demand the right to demand it back on the way out of the premises?

Also very suprise the confiscated the water, unless they thought it was something else it is hardly on the same level as candyfloss and crisps

I wonder if they would confiscate food that you had clearly brought from the supermarket and had no intention of eating (Raw meat and the such like)
 
Spot the difference between

A) A legal right to claim a fee for a bridge built over land he owns

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7815846.stm

"Any developer looking to build on or over privately owned land has to pay a sum to the landowner for a legal easement.

"The Duke of Beaufort owns part of the River Tawe's river bed and, as such, is entitled to a sum whenever bridges are constructed over it."

and

B) Sulking and feeling distressed after been told you can't take your own sweeties into a cinema.


And you have the cheek to call my post a non entity.:rolleyes:
 
I think the provisions of the law state that any place that sells refreshments has to by law provide you with free tap water if you request it.

EDIT: Just been looking things up on the net, and it appears that in England and Wales there is no such law, though it can be imposed on licenced premises as part of their alcohol licence.

However, Scotland is a different matter, there any venue with an alcohol licence is required by law to provide free tap water on request.
 
my point was they followed correct procudure from not checkin umlimited carRAB to checking them we were told. with the bag search it was just open your bag whats this etc
 
My local Cineworld is in the town centre, next door to Currys, Argos, Comet, Pizza Hut, McDonalRAB, Subway, KFC, Toys R Us, Pets At Home, Staples, Maplins, PC World and B&Q. If we've been shopping in the afternoon, we might go for something to eat then go watch a film at Cineworld. Whatever shopping we have done is in bags which come into the cinema with us...
 
Although I'm almost on the verge of siding with Cineword (although not with the way they handled it) on this one, I have asked them to send me a copy of the full T&Cs governing the sale, and subsequent use, of tickets.

If they state in there that they can search bags then I'm not sure there is much the OP can do.

Can I just say once again, this is my own personal opinion. If I was asked if they could look in my bag and I handed it over then I would not expect to have any grounRAB to complain after. If what they are doing is illegal however then fair enough, they should stop doing it.
 
I'm sorry?? what?? for a second there I thought you said you were gonna print this thread out and show them?:confused:

What will this achieve? Nothing.

Well seeing how far you are willing to go, have you considered Legal action? And I'm being serious. No good complaining and showing them a print out of a thread that basically has people "opinion's" on there. Opinions are not facts, so if you really want to take the fight to them, get some Legal Aid, get a Legal Representative and actually do something constructive, as many people have said complaining will not get you anywhere, and so far they're right.

So instead of just whinging and moaning about how hard done by and violated you feel, and you really want them to suffer, instead of printing this thread off (which is a petty, and pointless exercise and no doubt would actually require poster's permission before you could do so) get a Solicitor involved who actually knows the Law and get them to send Cineworld a nice letter.

I don't mean to sound harsh, but if you are as serious as you say instead of faffing about and typing on here get Legal Representation. If you don't then there's no point in anyone trying to help you.
 
you never know have you not seen some of those were workers take revenge on customers eg restuarants gobbing or wee ing in food..... if some kicks up a stink still has there water taken and returned what to stop that worker exacting revenge?
 
As someone who used to work for Cineworld in DiRABbury I find some of the comments quite intriguing.

Ya see I don't get people's arguement when they complain about being searched and having their food taken from them, at the end of the day all cinema's are a profit making business. They make most of their money from the concession's stanRAB, which in turn pays the majority of staff wages. What people don't realise is that box office receipts make little money for the cinema as 90% of the revenue goes back to the distributor.

I won't defend the pricing as it bloody expensive, however all cinemas sell these products at such high margins so they can pay the staff and other overheaRAB. This year CineworlRAB net profit is expected to be around
 
The cinema is completely in the right, as a private business that opens its doors to customers they have the right to set stipulations for entry. If they stipulate no outside food or drink then it is up to you whether you visit that cinema and comply with the policy or if you do not visit that cinema as a result of the policy.

To be honest I see absolutely no reason to treat someone who is effectively a theif well. If you dont like the policy then stay away from the cinema but to complain about getting caught doing what effectively amounts to stealing is absurd.
 
No, that's exactly my point. You ARE allowed to eat in the cinema because the sale of food and drinks is a major source of income for the business. But because it is a major source of income, this is why they have a right to not allow entry to people bringing in their own food and drink. Just like how a restaurant is within their rights to stop you bringing your own wine or beer in with you.

The point about "not having a right," is simply stating that there isn't some human right that says you are allowed to eat wherever you want. It's not a right to eat in the cinema, its an option offered by the owners; an option they offer for the sole reason that it is providing them with their major revenue stream. "Not having the right," doesn't mean you can't be permitted to do it, it means you cannot insist that you do it.

My whole point was over the idea that the cinema is not in the food business and therefore cannot bar a competitive market in their premises. Thing is, if the cinema wasn't in the food business, they have no obligation to allow food to be consumed in their premises to begin with. But they ARE in the food business, which is why they allow it. Geddit?

However, as I said before, I do think they'd have a hard time fighting the case over a bottle of water. Bringing in bottles of coke or pick n' mix would easily be something they could compain about - but water is pushing it somewhat. Particularly if you are an unlimited card holder (and therefore have already paid for entry)

As for ticket sales, the cinema does make some money off them, but it is very little and would not be enough to keep them in business. The alternative to high snack prices is that the cinema hikes up the price of tickets and I'm pretty sure none of us wants that!
 
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