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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsYou were young, You went to the the movie theater but first you had to go past the concession area. What do you buy as a
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threat while watching the movie? I bought plain popcorn. What about you?

arkielib
(411 posts)Sometimes I'd go for plain though.
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LogDog75
(789 posts)I always ordered popcorn with no butter and a soda. I saw The Naked Gun this afternoon the the local theater and of course I ordered a large popcorn with no butter and a large soda.
As a kid, sometimes I'd get junior Mints, Jujube candy, or Red Hots.
stopdiggin
(14,248 posts)younger brother was not too keen on Black Crows ... So, we usual went with what made him happy (and quiet !! )
Freddie
(9,935 posts)I will eat the whole box, no sharing
debm55
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FalloutShelter
(13,711 posts)Loved them
and, of course, buttered popcorn.
debm55
(50,170 posts)So I got it plain. Also they charged extra for the butter.
markodochartaigh
(3,698 posts)Movies were a rare treat and I liked to enjoy it.
One time I had the large heavily salted popcorn and when I got home we had just harvested a watermelon. It was great and I ate a lot of it. The salt and the water produced an unexpected response though. In an hour my intestines were crystal clear.
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Grim Chieftain
(504 posts)I can't believe it because I've always been a chocoholic. Go figure. I haven't had a Good and Plenty in decades.
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Grim Chieftain
(504 posts)I also loved Tootsie Rolls. I'm old enough to remember when they were long and thin and cost a penny. Wow, those were the days.
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some_of_us_are_sane
(1,788 posts)YUM! Salty balanced by sweet-chocolaty and minty!
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skylucy
(3,971 posts)and we could buy tons of candy real cheap. We would buy Atomic Fire Balls, M & Ms, Jaw Breakers, Red Hots, Neccos, Candy Cigarettes, Taffy, Candy Necklaces and these really disgusting flavored wax things that looked like lips and buck teeth. The owner of the shop was always in a bad mood. Maybe he just didn't have the patience to watch us count out our nickels and dimes when it was time to pay. The theater people never seemed to mind having us bring in our own food. Of course, this was during the summer when the theater had FREE matinees for kids one day a week. The movies were usually Tarzan or Three Stooges.Kids would be sitting in the aisles because they let everyone in even after the seats were all taken. It was a madhouse with kids running up and down the aisles and popcorn getting thrown from the balcony.One time they actually stopped the movie and the theater owner came out and said they wouldn't resume the movie until everyone sat down and behaved. LOL Thanks, Deb, for letting me reminisce about a funny childhood memory!
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pfitz59
(11,762 posts)10 cent soda. 5 cents of candy. Mom only gave is a quarter each.
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The Blue Flower
(6,099 posts)No wonder my teeth were riddled with cavities!
debm55
(50,170 posts)though.
I liked them but no one else did - so I got them all to myself.
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LoisB
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LudwigPastorius
(13,237 posts)That changed when I was living in the dorm and going to see movies at the Student Union. My roommate was a sax player, and they let you carry your instrument into the theater.
We figured out that we could get an entire six pack of 16 oz. cans of beer into a hard plastic tenor saxophone case.

debm55
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Polly Hennessey
(8,050 posts)bars instead of Milk Duds. Washed it all down with a giant coke. Heaven when you are a kid.
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Morbius
(620 posts)We went to the drive-in sometimes, because my father would simply pay for the carload. Then, we'd have a cooler full of water or Kool-Aid, and snacks from home. I'm not absolutely sure, but I think the first movie I saw in a theater was Star Wars (summer of '77).
debm55
(50,170 posts)back some great memories.
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B.See
(6,228 posts)heck if I can remember. Just knew I hated licorice, jellied stuff, snocaps, those little bean shaped candies that came in colours (wasn't that licorice too? don't recall) liked buttered popcorn with that orange looking salt... and a cola of course.
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KitFox
(365 posts)and fine grain yellow salt mixture. A bag was a dime or a box was 15 cents. If I decided to get candy instead I got Flicks that were chocolate drops that came in the bright colored foil tubes. They were a dime. Sometimes I got Jujyfruits or Dots. Those were a nickel from the candy machine. The movie cost was a quarter. What great memories! Thanks, Deb!😊🩷
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ProfessorGAC
(74,070 posts)My wife wants popcorn, but I just want chewy candy.
When I was a kid, I wanted Raisinettes, but when I got older I thought the chocolate was crummy.
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nuxvomica
(13,564 posts)And a large water. There used to be a kiosk in a nearby mall that sold popcorn and cotton candy, etc. I would frequently go there to get the large popcorn drenched in butter so I didn't have to go to the theater to buy it, which I also do on occasion without seeing a movie. After a while I had to stop because on my blood tests the cholesterol reading was ski high. I am an absolute fanatic about popcorn. It's nature's most perfect, and explosive, food.
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CanonRay
(15,529 posts)At least I think that is what they were called. Chocolate with white sprinkles on them.
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rsdsharp
(11,218 posts)the concession stand would hand you a cup. There was a soda dispenser in the lobby. Id put the cup under the spigot and punch buttons switching syrup flavors in the flow.
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Emile
(36,878 posts)on their head.
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justaprogressive
(5,172 posts)If I'd just eaten, otherwise buttered popcorn
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justaprogressive
(5,172 posts)Costco sells 3lbs for about $15
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OldBaldy1701E
(8,760 posts)lucca18
(1,418 posts)That was a very special treat!
I only had them when I went to the movies.
I loved going to the movies!
I loved Bon Bons!
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GentryDixon
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Wild Cherry Mason Dots.
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MoonlightHillFarm
(76 posts)We werent allowed to buy popcorn as it was too noisy to eat. Dads rule. So I got bon bons
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LisaM
(29,327 posts)I can still taste all those things the second I walk into a movie theatre.
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oberle
(157 posts)I have a friend who still sends my boxes of movie theater nonpareils for Christmas.
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sorcrow
(622 posts)Maybe a southern thing?
A Chilly Willy was an icy cold dill pickle plucked from a jar on the counter and placed on a wax paper bag, Extra special delicious because it was at the movie theater.
Best regards,
Sorghum Crow
debm55
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johnnyfins
(2,655 posts)Dill pickles on a stick. Mighty refreshing on a hot summer day...
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electric_blue68
(23,369 posts)Still would get that at times in my 20' 30's, early 40s.
As an mid aged, and older afult sneak in my own snacks. 😄👍
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electric_blue68
(23,369 posts)I do love seeing a movie especially science fiction, occasional action in the past, a few fantasy films, and animation (Pixar in particular), on "The Big Screen". I really also liked "Dave", "The Amercan President", the one where the two Presidents go on the run.
I'm looking foward in '26 to Andy Weir's Hail Mary _____ ?(Project). I read the book. 👍
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MustLoveBeagles
(13,578 posts)A soda and Milk Duds.
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underpants
(192,313 posts)😡 Denise sucked.
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woodsprite
(12,477 posts)With layered butter, and a water or unsweetened tea.
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yellowdogintexas
(23,400 posts)Otherwise why go to the movies LOL
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Submariner
(13,049 posts)in vanilla, strawberry, and banana, and Charleston Chew.
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