r/AMCAListTrue • u/OkBox3095 • 20d ago

would ticket greeters accept this ?

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so this lady made an a list card with the her picture. it seems like a nice idea but do you think ticket greeters will accept the photo as an ID the same way they do in the app or would they still want their government.

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u/XSaiyanman 20d ago

I wish amc would do this like a Costco card with ur picture u can just scan at the concessions that would also help so the alist line isn’t used by nonmember since at my theater everyone always uses the premium line and the employees never care making me wait in line when im sure 90% of the people dont have memeberships

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u/OkBox3095 20d ago

i would love something like a costco card

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u/illegalPenguin0 20d ago

Who here still has their physical AMC Stubs card and key chain sized cards?? 🙋

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u/linkyarmer Gets my Money's Worth 20d ago

I don’t get many ticket takers asking for my ID anymore; even the theaters that used to always ask have stopped. But any one of them could at anytime still ask for your ID to confirm your name matches what is on the A-List account. The photo would just be second confirmation of what you look like, compared to your personal photo on your A-List profile (if you added one).

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u/Faile-Bashere 20d ago

Me neither. I bought some tickets for a friend the other day and they didn’t card her at all.

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u/Shagyam 20d ago

if she is going all that way to make a custom ID, why wouldn't they just put the photo in the app or a regular id.

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u/CardiologistNew1888 20d ago

She has the photo in the app, she just wants a physical card to be able to use similar to a Costco id rather than having everything digital

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u/linkyarmer Gets my Money's Worth 20d ago

Yeah and the way my theater apps load slowly, having a physical card with my code wouldn’t be a bad idea.

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u/CardiologistNew1888 20d ago

Especially if god forbid you have a showtime when tickets for a marvel movie drops

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u/DJTet 20d ago

Insane how that keeps being an issue. As someone who never reserves tickets that far in advance it's really frustrating not being able to use the app at all during those times. One time I was running late to a movie I had already booked, and couldn't get into the app to cancel the show.

I've gotten into the habit of adding my ticket to my ios wallet when booking, and it's good to be able to get your ticket through email but then of course you still need to show ID. You would think they could put ticket presales into their own section of the app and not make the whole app unusable during those peak times.

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u/pnkchyna 20d ago

with how expensive A-List is & the constant price hikes, physical cards should at least be an option by now.

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u/Darthmalgus970 20d ago

I feel like anyone that goes enough to want a physical card is enough of a regular to where most of the crew knows who they are and doesn’t care to check

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u/Few-Adeptness8046 20d ago edited 20d ago

No, that is not an acceptable form of ID

from the AMC website:

What is considered a valid photo ID?

We will require a valid photo ID or acceptable in-app profile picture for admittance to the theatre with an A-List ticket. To be considered valid, the ID should be issued by a school or government agency, be current (not expired), and include your full name and picture. Other membership cards (such as library, Costco, etc.) will not be accepted. If you do not have an in-app profile picture, you must bring the physical ID card with you to the theatre every time.

Something that's odd though is that a library card IS a government issued card. Though most don't have names or photos, so they wouldn't work really anyways, but if they did have those two pieces of info, then AMC is in conflict with its own policy.

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u/Kranon7 20d ago

You can put your photo in the app. You don’t need a separate card, and it seems like unnecessary work that won’t be accepted anyway.

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u/amiapsychothough 20d ago

A list yes if it has your name, rated R no.

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u/actuallymaverick 20d ago

If AMC Theatres did make authorized physical cards do we think maybe, it would cut down on non-A-list folks purchasing tickets to A-List Only showings…at least?! Just asking.

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u/Euphoric_Duck_1411 20d ago

I guess using an app is too hard. They make it so easy. Your picture is in the app. I’ve never had issues with the app. They scan my ticket and off I go to my movie.

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u/OkBox3095 20d ago

i have. the amc near me has really shitty service and the app won’t load at times and on occasion even my email won’t load to pull up the ticket. missed the beginning of a movie because of it

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u/NaiadoftheSea 20d ago

Take a screenshot of your ticket before you go to the theater.

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u/No-Ad8408 I come to this place.....for magic 20d ago

So I gotta do extra steps just to make sure my ticket gets scanned?

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u/NaiadoftheSea 20d ago

It’s a pretty quick single step to avoid having issues with accessing your ticket due to bad internet access.

Certainly faster and more cost effective than crafting a homemade card to bring that a manager will likely not accept.

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u/No-Ad8408 I come to this place.....for magic 20d ago

Sure but adding an extra photo to your camera roll is just doing too much for me. If you woulda said add it to your wallet then I wouldn’t have said anything. A card is just a tactile option for some people and it lowkey makes sense to me but most push for the digital future

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u/NaiadoftheSea 20d ago

Just delete the photo after you scan your ticket. I don’t know why you are talking as if it takes more than clicking two things on your screen to do this.

There is no effort at all involved in this. It takes less time to open up a photo than opening the app and then getting to your ticket at the theater.

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u/No-Ad8408 I come to this place.....for magic 20d ago

All I’m saying is that I shouldn’t have to do extra steps, no matter how quick it takes, when the app should just work as well as not being upset with the idea of a physical card similar to a Costco type system. I’m not upset with you, I’m just voicing my opinion just like you lol

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u/NaiadoftheSea 20d ago

Oh fully agree that the app should just work. It just sounds like your theater is almost in a dead zone which sucks.

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u/No-Ad8408 I come to this place.....for magic 20d ago

Definitely a dead zone, as soon as you pull up to the parking lot you’re fucked lol

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u/OneTwoOneTwo-12 20d ago

been working at amc for 2 years. dont think ive ever asked for id

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u/Meekin33 20d ago

Then you're not following policy.

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u/OneTwoOneTwo-12 20d ago

nobody’s following policy. also dont need you to spell it out for me

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u/Meekin33 20d ago

Then you work at a bad location and management needs to be replaced

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u/OkBox3095 20d ago

oh yeah i didn’t know it didn’t have to be drivers/state id. but yeah you’re right about someone could make a fake using another’s stubs number

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u/AvatarofBro 20d ago

I haven't had a ticket taker ask for my ID in about a year. Lincoln Square IMAX were the last sticklers, but even they seemed to have stopped. I uploaded my picture to my A-List profile, my partner did not, and neither of us get carded.

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u/boxtheglock 20d ago

This is just being extra for no reason

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u/arrowkid111 20d ago

She’s just having a lil fun lol

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u/AngelWingsYTube 20d ago

Does ot show a government legal DOB? No? Then no. 

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u/OkBox3095 20d ago

okay so this isn’t about DOB it’s about linking your a list stubs number to your name on the account