A TikTok video of a movie theatre employee seemingly highlighting how getting popcorn at the concession stand is ultimately a scam is going viral.
A user who goes by @thatcoolguy.25597, suggests purchasing a medium-sized popcorn versus a small one results in the same amount, just at a higher cost.
In the video, which has been viewed more than 6 million times, the TikToker reenacts a scenario of a customer approaching the concession stand.
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The user then shows the customer their container sizes which include a large bucket, a regular bucket or a medium and a junior bag which is a small.
“Can I get a medium popcorn? No actually, that’s too much, could I just get the small popcorn please?” the fake customer asks.
After being handed the small sized bag and charged $7.35 the customer then changes their mind and opts for the regular bucket.
The employee then pours the exact same junior bag into the medium container and charges the customer $8.44 for the size-up.
“But, this is the same size as the junior,” the customer says. “Can I just get the junior, y’all are tryna scam me.”
People chimed in under the post, writing comments like, “feel like this should be illegal. If I’m paying for a bigger size, I should be getting a bigger size.”
“That’s why I don’t get nothing from the concession stand…I pack my bag with snacks and drinks and I go sit in the back,” another TikTok user commented.
Same.
@thatcoolguy.25597, who also goes by June long, regularly posts other hilarious movie theatre-related TikToks such as “types of people at the movie concessions”
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He also shared a video with tips and advice for people who plan to work at a cinema concessions stand.
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Since joining the social media app, he has amassed over 8.7 million likes and nearly 90,000 followers.
