I hate it when people go to a movie, walk up to the vending stand, and complain about how expensive prices are for food. The only reason why vending prices are so expensive is because people are so willing to pay expensive prices for a bucket of popcorn. Think about it, if a company does a great business by selling over priced popcorn, do you think there are going to lower the prices? No, they will keep raising them, because people will pay high prices if it means enjoying their movie with popcorn.
A comment I always hear is, "This is highway robbery!" No, it's not highway robbery, because no one is forcing you to buy popcorn. You could easily walk past the vending stand, go into the movie and save five dollars in the process. The ironic thing is that most movie theaters are surrounded by restaurants, grocery stores, etc. If you really want food, why not just stop at one of these places prior to the film and pick up something there. A box of Dots is a dollar at Target and it's twice the size. Walgreens carries lots of candy, so why buy some at a movie theater. Movie theaters are interested in making a profit, not saving you money. If you want to save money, don't buy snacks at the movie theaters. If people stop buying snacks, then they would lower the prices. Think about! That's my main gripe for the moment. As you can tell, I am a movie theater employee, therefore I am on the dark side.