To sneak McD's into the cinema

I think you’ll find it’s the other way round.

If you think it’s OK, you’re the one who needs to get over themselves - as if you can demand to eat whenever and wherever you want - and stop acting so self-entitled.

Stop the planet. I want to get off!

I bow down to you! You have made me laugh quite loud. A kindred spirit.

Us heathens and our Maccy D's!

"Look at me with Maccy D's! Lousy, scratching, I've got fleas! Not allowed in Waitrose because I'm lower class! I'm just poor Sandra Deeeee!"

@Ahsoka2001 - wow. I find it amazing (mind blowing actually) that people can't take hot food but can drive others insane with the rustling, crunching, slurping, talking and looking at mobile phones while there is no one in the cinema to tell them to stop! I don't go to the cinema anymore because without the staff in the actual theatre, people get away with all sorts. But it's mainly because I cannot stand certain noises due to being autistic. 👻

Not at all. Everyone does it.

Anyone who has a problem with a bit of smell needs to get over themselves, stop acting so self-entitled (as if they can demand to be smell free!), the smell will only last a couple of minutes, there will be lots of other smells etc.

Seriously people! There are children and adults being killed in a war right now and you're crying over a smell!

Stop the planet, I want to get off.

in that case everyone was business as expected

They were all retching, like Jim Carrey? Or did my attached gif not load?

YABU. I work in a cinema and my managers are very clear that if I see customers trying to take hot food into a screen I must challenge them on it. It makes the environment (smells) unpleasant for other patrons. Please don't do this guys.

yes a small cafe area about 8 different customers at the tables and two staff members collecting from different tables and delivering to the different tables.

Was anybody around you doing this?

ill be honest i eat a big mac today in asda cafe although i did buy a cuppa tea in asda and staff seemed ok.

Have took in McDonald's, pizza, subway, sushi to Everyman and Odeon. Staff have not challenged or asked us to leave. It’s pretty self evident when I’m carrying a franco manca box

From recent news theatre behaviour is far worse than cinema behaviour in many instances.

We don't know what the rule is at this particular cinema. Ask them.

Having worked in a cinema in a previous job, yes people are allowed to take their own snacks in, the staff aren’t going to stop you however it is frowned upon taking in your own hot food and if they realise you have done they can and will ask you to leave.

Anybody else fancy eating some junk food after reading this thread. I want a KFC.

Let’s remind ourselves mumsnetters can smell febreeze a block away,can detect pant liners, they abhorr perfume and come out in hives if anyone has used a scented soap. The smell of cheese, water, honey,ham or butter will cause a convulsion. They wear a hazmat suit in an urban setting in case anyone has been to Greggs, McDonald’s, Burger King . They can maybe tolerate the organic waft from Leon but that’s about all. How very dare anyone consider snacks or McDonald’s within a 50 m perimeter of them, it’s an olfactory disaster I tell ya

We are simply debating cinema etiquette. It's almost like people can be irritated by various things without it being a major stumbling block in their day to day lives. I don't like people playing music loudly on their phones while on public transport either yet somehow despite finding it annoying, I can hold down a professional job, deal with elderly parents, travel abroad, drive a car etc without becoming a hysterical mess.

@TheCadoganArms Not just a job...a professional job 😅

Relax your sphincter, you'll feel better!

OP I love your rebuffs to the affronted mumsnetters. I would take in anything I wanted into the cinema. (Excluding alcohol). I’d love to be a fly on the wall in their perfect lives. I hope your DS loved his treat.

I'm like a previous poster who likes to take in a little can of Mohito or G&T. In for a penny ...

OP I love your rebuffs to the affronted mumsnetters. I would take in anything I wanted into the cinema. (Excluding alcohol). I’d love to be a fly on the wall in their perfect lives. I hope your DS loved his treat.

You puke at the mere smell of cheese?

Wow, what a thread! I doff my flat cap to you OP and would not have thought badly of you for taking in a Happy Meal. Maybe if cinema chains provided hot food which was edible and you didn't need a second mortgage for we'd think differently. I'm firmly in the Poundland pre cinema crew for snacks.

I don’t! Maybe that’s my problem and I should start being more selfish.

Just the smell makes me throw up!
no I don’t go to the theatre, mind saying that my local one doesn’t do food to be eaten whilst watching what ever is on

I’ve thrown up more than once on a plane due to the smell of the toaties they do 🤢
As for the cinema they don’t do them in my closest one

In ye olden days people used to take hard boiled eggs into the 'picture's then peel and eat them!
Now THAT is a smell you don't want.