How to Sneak into a Movie

[arisha]

I hate dealing with ratings.

Some Kid: "Two tickets for Vantage Point, please."
Sarah: "How old are you guys?" (hahaha I always say "you guys." I feel it makes me sound FRIENDLY.)
Some Kid: "Twelve."
Sarah: blahblahblah 14A blahblahblah
Some Kid: "But your web site says it's PG!" (We checked. It didn't.) "And Vantage Point doesn't even look that scary!"

NEXT!

Some Kid: "Two tickets for Vantage Point, please."
Sarah: "How old are you guys?"
Some Kid: "Fourteen."
Some Kid's Friend: "You mean thirteen."
Some Kid: "No. We're fourteen."
Some Kid's Friend: "But we're thirteen! It's cheaper for us 'cause we're thirteen."
Some Kid: *in HUSHED TONES hahaha I swear I'm not making this up* "But we have to say we're fourteen or we can't see the movie."
Sarah: "Sorry, but I think she blew your cover."

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA I LOVE THAT SHE WAS WHISPERING AS IF I WASN'T STANDING RIGHT THERE

Some Kid: "One for 10,000 B.C., please." (this movie has sold out FOUR TIMES SO FAR omgwhy)
Sarah: "How old are you?"
Some Kid: *studying the times board INTENTLY* "... Thir ... teen."
Sarah: blahblahblah 14A blahblahblah
Some Kid: "I'm fourteen. Today's my fourteenth birthday."
Some Kid's Friend: "This is his birthday celebration."
Co-worker: *getting in on the action* "Then why didn't you say you were fourteen?"
Some Kid: "Because I'm so used to saying thirteen!"

HAHAHA YOU ARE A LIAR!

But my favourite part of the story is this:

Co-worker: "What do you think, Sarah? Should we let him in?" *grabs a coin* "Should we flip for it?"
Some Kid: *visibly STRESSING OUT*
Co-worker: "Ah, just let him in. He gave us a nice little sob story."

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!

Man I am so looking forward to the day when I grow bold enough to call these people out. ESPECIALLY THE ADULTS. Because oh man. Today there was this guy who came late to buy a ticket for 10,000 B.C., only it was sold out 100% completely, so he went over to concession to consult with his friends, and then he came back and asked, "What movie starts at 7:30?" and eventually ended up buying a ticket for College Road Trip. You basically have no idea how much I wanted to just look this guy in the eye and be like, "Dude, sneaking into a movie is only cool when you're thirteen. After that, it's just PATHETIC."

Another favourite exchange--

Some Guy: "I'd like to get these tickets refunded." *insert overly long and convulted sob story that I basically didn't understand*
Sarah: "Uh ... you need them refunded because you have to leave?"
Some Guy: "Yeah! That's it."
Sarah: *insert fancy till magic* "Do you have the debit card you bought these with?"
Some Guy: *visibly panicking* "How can you tell I used a card? How can you tell what kind of card? It doesn't say that on the ticket!"

I just hate to think that these people believe themselves to be clever. I just wanna be like, "DUDE. I can see right through you! YOU are not fourteen, YOU are sneaking in, and YOU found these TICKETS on the FLOOR."

Comments

[aurora-lime.livejournal.com]

haha man, the only cool stuff that happens at my work is sometimes (like NEVAR WHEN I'M THERE) someone will try and forge a prescription for a narcotic, but we catch them every time. after that a warning is sent out to all other pharmacies.

but unfortunately (I say this because it'd be exciting), this has only happened maybe once or twice since I started, and never when I'm there :'( :'(