Comments on: You can’t win by restricting consumer choice http://asklizweston.com/2009/12/03/you-cant-win-by-restricting-consumer-choice/ Personal Finance Columnist Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:19:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Marie Nordhues http://asklizweston.com/2009/12/03/you-cant-win-by-restricting-consumer-choice/comment-page-1/#comment-790 Marie Nordhues Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:47:00 +0000 http://asklizweston.com/?p=1607#comment-790 Definitely agree, Liz! Movie theaters have really always banned outside food but it seems they're enforcing it more. Consumers do have choice to walk away from some things like banks but when choice is limited through govt regs we unfortunately are stuck paying higher prices for gas, insurance, and many other things no matter who we buy from. Definitely agree, Liz! Movie theaters have really always banned outside food but it seems they’re enforcing it more. Consumers do have choice to walk away from some things like banks but when choice is limited through govt regs we unfortunately are stuck paying higher prices for gas, insurance, and many other things no matter who we buy from.

]]> By: JenK http://asklizweston.com/2009/12/03/you-cant-win-by-restricting-consumer-choice/comment-page-1/#comment-789 JenK Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:44:19 +0000 http://asklizweston.com/?p=1607#comment-789 Most of the theaters around here have similar policies. It's not the only reason I'd rather stay home with a computer game or hang out with friends than go to a movie but it certainly doesn't make me reconsider. (Commercials before movies and having to adhere to the theater's schedules reduces the advantages over TV. Pretty much a movie theater has all the disadvantages of live theater AND TV, with few (if any) advantages.) Most of the theaters around here have similar policies. It’s not the only reason I’d rather stay home with a computer game or hang out with friends than go to a movie but it certainly doesn’t make me reconsider.

(Commercials before movies and having to adhere to the theater’s schedules reduces the advantages over TV. Pretty much a movie theater has all the disadvantages of live theater AND TV, with few (if any) advantages.)

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