In the ongoing low level battle between the cinema I work at and the local ‘multiplex rival’ they have finally struck a blow by offering OAPs on weekday evenings which is something we don’t do as we only offer a discount before 6pm.
I’ve lost count of the number of complaints by OAPs who now aware of the difference are insisting we should give them a discount in the evening also or they might stop coming to see films here.
Stupid bloody old people don’t realise that as our prices are across the board less than the ‘multiplex rival’ that we are the cheapest cinema for all but the few shows that take place in the evenings on weekdays, which are the shows least attended by OAPs anyway as most of them come during the morning or afternoon.
It’s not like they don’t get a great deal from us already. We do two screenings a week especially for seniors where they get very cheap entry plus a free cup of tea and biscuit. Also they could for only £15 per year become members and get two free tickets plus have their precious discount at all times. It’s not as if they can even claim to ‘Have fought a World War for us and is this all the respect we get’ as most of them would have been young children in the early 1940s.
