Movie Theater Popcorn
Movie theater popcorn is as much an American icon as baseball and apple pie. Like a moth to its flame, movie-goers instinctively load up on hot, buttery popcorn before sitting down to enjoy the show. It’s hard to imagine things being any other way. That being said, movie theater popcorn is without question one of the biggest, most egregious ripoffs around. ABC News reported in July 2008 that a small bucket of movie theater popcorn will run you “around $5.50 — more per ounce than filet mignon.”
via billshrink.com
As far as I’m concerned, despite its salty buttery deliciousness, movie theather popcorn is indeed the number one waste of money on God’s green earth. The rest of the wastes, btw, are equally ridiculous. Go read.
(via Kris Smith @ croncast)