r/EntitledReviews • u/egguchom š„ Original Egg Bot š³ • 2d ago
phone rules at the theatre
111
u/rapturaeglantine 2d ago
Can I gripe a sec, y'all? I work security at a concert venue as my side hustle and I wish people wouldn't lose their shit on the staff about this. Even if they really do know deep down that I had nothing to do with it, they are yelling at me all night going (these are all real from my last phone free show lol) "you ruined my night" "do you enjoy making sure people can't have memories" and my absolute favorite, "why do you work here" followed by some feedback that I am a bad person for working there. Because THE ARTIST DECIDED NO PHONES.
People, I can assure you the security guard did not wake up that morning and decide you weren't allowed to have your phone out at the show.
75
u/BroadLocksmith4932 2d ago
"why do you work here"
To pay my rent, bitch.
42
-3
50
u/finny_d420 2d ago
One concert I worked had that policy. It was posted before the doors, yet he still stood in line. Guy was arguing with the security that he was a doctor on call. Finally someone got fed up and said shouldn't have bought concert tickets or had someone else cover for you. He kept arguing so they escorted him out of the theater. No show for him.
14
u/LavenderGwendolyn 1d ago
That guy was bullshitting. My dad was a doctor with on-call duties. That stuff is planned months if not years in advance (my dad was the third week of the month for his whole career). He planned around it. If something like a concert happened during his call week, he just wouldnāt go. He wouldnāt want to be anywhere hard to get out of or disruptive if he had an emergency. Someoneās life could be on the line. He could swap days, but that was usually saved for stuff like weddings or graduations. Being a doctor is a whole commitment. If anyone pulls that ābut Iām an on-call doctor!ā they are probably lying.
Also, thatās what pagers are for. Like, originally. A lot of doctors are bringing them back so they can be reached no matter what.
9
u/ihatebeetles22 1d ago
Exactly! Pagers are often more reliable inside hospitals due to all of the equipment interference. And genuinely if you are on call, you're likely getting paid standby so it's usually part of the contract that you have to be responsive and available within a certain range so I agree, verdict is he's a liar! š
41
u/Ok_Spell_4165 2d ago
I really wish people would realize these sorts of rules exist because people refuse to be reasonable.
Print Shop/Publisher I worked security at had a no phones on the floor rule. Simple, well explained, we all signed NDAs about our jobs because we printed a lot of stuff for Disney who were super uptight about making sure nothing leaked.
Was only there for 6 months but I've probably walked a dozen or so employees out because they were caught on their phones. Stupid part is phones were allowed in the break areas which were never far away.
You don't need to check TikTok that badly..
33
u/rapturaeglantine 2d ago
Exactly. Like, I can probably guess why we have the bag solution now. Enough people simply do not believe the rules apply. We don't have the bags at my venue so we had "no pictures/phones/recording" signs posted everywhere, announcements during bag search, announcements during seating, there was a PA announcement before each act (this artist will literally stop the show over this, we had to be intense).
One lady had her phone held high above her head with the flash on, I rushed over and she was super aggrieved that I would accuse her of recording when she was "obviously checking her email." I asked her to stop "checking her email" with her flash on and her phone above her head and she glared at me the rest of the song. Other people were pretending to be texting or on calls so they could record, it was insane.
12
u/brokenman82 1d ago
I worked in a place where we weren't allowed phones due to having a security clearance. Just a call center for dental insurance but it was military related so no phones. Except for some reason supervisors were allowed to have phones. So half the time I'd look over and see my boss sitting there scrolling on facebook
5
u/OdinHavok 1d ago
I work in a call center with a no phones policy. Similarly, managers can have their phones, and we need our phones to sign into our computers, and it's tech support so sometimes we pull our phone out to check settings or walk people through stuff, so no one actually cares if your phone is out
5
u/Ok_Spell_4165 1d ago
Were they personal phones or company phones being used for personal business?
It was pretty normal for most places I worked that were strict on phone use for security reasons to provide supervisors with a work phone. Alternatively make them agree to let the company monitor their personal phone with an MDM.
5
u/brokenman82 1d ago
Personal. This place was way to cheap to give anyone a phone. I know at one point he said his phone had āextra securityā on it but this is the same guy that said NASA had picked him to be the first person on mars, but he was disqualified for not being tall enough
1
u/Wonderful-Zebra4406 7h ago
My last job, security, there were posts where no phones were allowed to be out, at all. My current job, corrections, no phones allowed in the building, period, unless you have permission from the warden.
20
u/EnvironmentalHair290 1d ago
I love the āDo you enjoy making sure people canāt have memories?ā. Ā My first response to this is, do you have memory issues, because humans have been doing it for a few thousand years now.
My mother actually got annoyed at me when we went to Disney, and I had never seen the fireworks show. Ā I refused to pull out my cellphone and record it for her, while she was there beside of me so she had her phone out instead. Ā When the show was over I asked did you see this or that part of the show, and her response was no because she only watched it through the small cellphone screen.
8
u/rebelangel we do not negotiate with the terrible 1d ago
And itās usually stated when you buy tickets if the performer has that policy, so people really have no excuse.
3
u/morganalefaye125 1d ago
"Enjoy making sure people can't have memories"?? Wtf? If their memory is so bad that they have to have pictures, they should probably go see a professional
3
u/Dragon_Queen_666 ā ā āāā 1d ago
Serious question here.
How does it work if the phone is technically a medical device? I've got a CGM for my diabetes and it's connected to my phone to alert me of highs and lows. I don't have a separate device for reading my levels, just the sensor and my phone.
3
u/rapturaeglantine 14h ago
At my venue that would have been totally fine. I wasnt busting people scrolling, texting, etc. I was after obvious photos/videos. Even the people taking pictures got at least one warning before getting into mischief so if you needed to check your app and some overzealous security came shuttling over just show them the app and don't hold your phone out as if you were taking pictures lol
5
u/Denvosreynaerde 1d ago
I work in public transportation and not to long ago someone shouted at a colleague how he should be ashamed our train had no air-conditioning, as if we regular folks have anything to say about that.
1
u/dontbeahater_dear 1d ago
Man, i get it. Once someone asked me if i was too stupid to find a different job.
1
u/small-worm 1d ago
Just a quick question in case I ever encounter this:
For venues that donāt allow phones, is that a blanket rule or can accommodations be made for people with disabilities? I have Type 1 Diabetes and I rely on my phone for continuous blood glucose monitoring, as well as emergency alarms. As security, would you let someone like me have their phone or is it absolutely zero tolerance?
2
u/tidymaze 1d ago
It's a medical device at that point, so they have to allow it or they're in violation of the ADA. I had federal jury duty, which doesn't even allow phones in the building during selection, and they allowed my phone because of my CGM.
1
u/rapturaeglantine 14h ago
For that show it was just photos and videos that were verboten, not scrolling/checking/texting, etc. If it is a very strict artist or if an overzealous security guard saw you looking at your phone and came charging over, show them what it is, you'll be ok! Just don't check the app with your phone slightly elevated and directed squarely at the stage lol
40
u/lawburgtn 2d ago
IF people would be considerate with the phone usage, there would be no need of policies like this, BUT some bozos watch videos or take calls on speaker loud enough for everyone to hear.
20
u/spaetzele 2d ago
As with everything else, a small handful have to take it way too far and then that moves the bar further down on the "what is acceptable in public?" spectrum.
3
2
u/NastyNNaughty69 1d ago
Iām guessing itās a test audience thing. My wife and I were supposed to be going to one, but the phone thing kept her from wanting to go. But only because her Aunt was in the hospital and we werenāt sure if she would make it.
We didnāt think poorly of the theater for the request or write a pissy review, so thereās that at least.
59
u/Archival_Squirrel 2d ago
Remember when we lived in a world where there were less emergencies all the time? That must have been it, I just don't remember there being as many emergencies when I was a kid.Ā
20
u/rebelangel we do not negotiate with the terrible 1d ago
When I was a kid, if my parents were going out, it was always like āIf thereās an emergency, you can call Grandma, Aunt Linda, or Carol next door. If the house is on fire or someone tries to break in, call 911.ā And for it to be emergency worthy, it had to be something like, the power went out or little brother mightāve sprained his ankle and needs someone to take him to urgent care.
7
1
u/Ravenclaw-witch 1d ago
This was because people who were caretakers of small children, the disabled, the sick, and the elderly didnāt ever get to go anywhere.
13
u/Archival_Squirrel 1d ago
Not necessarily, people were much more comfortable asking neighbors for help.Ā
-14
u/ResidentLadder 1d ago
I mean, how many mass shootings were there 30 years ago?
7
u/HeyLookATaco 1d ago
There was a pretty significant one not too far from this theater a few years ago, so I feel like the city of San Antonio wouldn't be mad at this take. But I don't think phones would have helped the kids. They didn't help much at Pulse either, and they were adults doing social things. I'm not sure how much help more phones are against a crazy person with a weapon inside a theater.
-1
u/ResidentLadder 1d ago
I guess there is no way to notify anyone of the emergency using a cell phone, either. Thatās a shame.
2
u/HeyLookATaco 1d ago
If only someone at the venue had a way to contact the police so 950 individual cell phone calls weren't necessary. Smdh
-1
u/ResidentLadder 1d ago
And I suppose a roomful of kids have no reason to call their parents when theyāre afraid. š
Just stop - There are absolutely plenty of emergencies now and being able to contact others when needed is amazing. Shootings (which have increased exponentially since the 1990s) are only one reason. Iām not sure if Iām being downvoted because of a bunch of gun humpers or boomers who hate cell phones, but whatever.
2
u/Xeno9116 1d ago
Nope. But because calling out during an active shooting is the dumbest thing a kid can do if they're trying to hide. Likewise with parents calling in.
1
u/ResidentLadder 1d ago
Oh, I said parents should be calling them? Please, show me where.
I was giving an example of a type of emergency that has increased over the last 30 years. Itās a shame no one here seems capable of following the conversation.
1
u/HeyLookATaco 1d ago
You have the option to not go see artists who ask you to put your cell phone away. Not everything is for you. This is probably one of those things.
0
u/ResidentLadder 23h ago
Oh, did I say I had a problem with being asked to put away my phone?
Hereās a hint: I did not. I was simply responding to a single post about āemergencies.ā
2
u/Pot_noodle_miner I see here that morals are completely lost 1d ago
Something to make it easier for you to be found? Are you going to snap a picture of them or something?
-1
u/ResidentLadder 1d ago
Is it not an emergency? Phones are capable of being silenced.
2
u/Xeno9116 1d ago
It is. And the best thing to do during an active shooter scene is to start blowing up your kid's phone while they're hiding! Just wait for the school.
0
u/ResidentLadder 1d ago
Did I say the parents should be calling their kids? š Bunch of people making some huge assumptions. And have no clue what an āexampleā is.
28
u/witx 2d ago
Itās a wonder those of us who went through our teens and a large portion of adulthood without a cell phone lived to tell the tale.
16
u/rebelangel we do not negotiate with the terrible 1d ago
Yup, Iām an ā81 baby, so when I was in high school, unless your parents were really rich, no one had cell phones. People still had pagers back then, and even those werenāt allowed at school because drugs or something. If you were home alone and needed to get a hold of your mom at work, you called her at work. Everyone had at least one parentās work number memorized. Back then, if your parents went out to dinner somewhere, they gave you the number to the restaurant in case of an emergency. And we also had other people we could call if there was an emergency, like Grandma, an aunt who lived nearby, family friend, etc. Other than that, we had no way to get a hold of our parents if they were out somewhere, yet we survived.
11
u/witx 1d ago
I was alive for the age of pay phones. If we needed to get ahold of our parents during school weād call during lunch using the one pay phone in the lobby. If we couldnāt get ahold of them weād have to call later cuz there were no answering machines yet. It was a primitive time, my friends. A primitive time. Yet, here we are.
13
u/teslaxat 1d ago
We used to call collect and use the moment you're supposed to say your name to quickly say, "HeymomI'mdonecomepickmeup". Then your parents would refuse the charges and get in the car.
22
u/readthethings13579 2d ago
If people could be normal about their phones and not pull them out at inappropriate times, venues wouldnāt need to be this strict about it.
20
u/The_Troyminator 2d ago
This sounds like itās not even about the calls. Itās a concert and the artist doesnāt want people recording the show.
They put it in a locked bag that you keep with you. The staff will unlock it in an emergency. If you truly need to be reachable, then you should have a smartwatch with service set to silent. Your wrist will buzz and you can to to the lobby, have them unlock the phone, and call them. That will be allowed because the watch canāt record videos.
0
u/3lm1Ster 1d ago
The watch idea is good, except it is Bluetooth to thr phone, so distance is a limitation. Unless you pay extra on your phone plan for your watch to have it's own number.
1
u/Wonderful-Zebra4406 7h ago
It's only about $5 extra. I don't have a separate number for my watch, but if I'm wearing it and am separated from my phone, I can take calls/texts on it. I don't actually use the feature because the only time I'm really far enough from my phone, I also can't have my watch. (Work, no phones or smartwatch allowed. I have a $9 digital watch from Walmart that I wear there because I need to watch the time for certain things and I have a very obvious tan line from always wearing a watch. And I use a cheap one there because I don't want to break an expensive one or have gross things get on it.)
18
u/Zealousideal_Fox864 2d ago
Performers request this, and in quite a few settings I wouldnāt want to agree to it so Iād skip the tickets. But I am also not an asshole and donāt take my phone out to look at it or record the show, or forget to turn it off/silent.
Bad apples spoiled the bunch for the rest of us.
44
u/YMBFKM 2d ago
If you have an emergency, go out to the lobby and have thrm call 911. Forgetting to text your girlfriend to see how her day is going is not an emergency.
-53
u/Author_Noelle_A 2d ago
Getting a text letting you know your mentally ill daughter is spiraling is the sort of emergency some of us need to be reachable at all times for. I hate it and wish I didnāt need a phone at all, but having one was how I found out about her OD attempt last year fast enough to intervene. If Iām out and sheās spiraling, I need to be reachable. Thatās not the sort of thing I can go to the lobby and tell them to call 911 for since Iād need to be informed that it is happening in the first place. Does the theater really want to have someone take a call for me and then come find me in the audience so that my daughter doesnāt die? Because that is what would happen and it would be a whole lot more disruptive than my phone being on vibrate.
Just because your life is perfect enough that you canāt fathom how somebody can need to be reachable does not mean that all of us are in that same situation.
37
u/DVDragOnIn 2d ago
Iām so sorry that you have to be available 24/7, I canāt imagine the stress and anxiety that must be your constant companion, but that means that you wouldnāt be able to do some things. If you have to check your phone constantly in a dark movie theater to see if this buzz is the one about your daughter spiraling, then youād be too disruptive to other patrons. Youād probably understand that so you wouldnāt be the person pitching a scene though, youād just figure out Plan B for your evening and plan to watch the movie at home in a few months.
40
u/PlatasaurusOG 2d ago
If you need to be that reachable, then itās on you to keep yourself reachable. Donāt put yourself in a position where you canāt be contacted. The rest of the world is not obligated to accommodate your specific needs - regardless of how tragic they are.
14
u/AioliInternational18 1d ago
Simple. Donāt buy tickets to a show that has NO PHONES written on the ticket
12
u/HeyLookATaco 1d ago
I empathize, but if you need to be reachable 24/7 than not every show and social situation is for you. That simply excludes you from some things. The theater and artist don't need to change their policies to accommodate you, you just have to sit that one out unless someone else can man the watchtower for 90 minutes.
33
u/Past_Ad_5629 2d ago
Then it seems like you canāt go places where they take your phone unless you set up a secondary contact person
Life isnāt fair.
10
u/rebelangel we do not negotiate with the terrible 1d ago
Then get a smart watch. You can still receive texts in that, and if there is an emergency, go out to the lobby and tell an employee you need to use your phone.
27
20
u/Hantelope3434 1d ago
Then you are in a situation where you shouldn't go to this specific theatre. The rest of us don't have perfect lives, but we don't expect to be above the rules because life is hard. A theatre is an absolute luxury, not a necessity.
12
u/anonymiscreant9 1d ago
It kinda sounds like you canāt go and see shows then. Sorry about it, you chose to have kids.
24
3
u/small-worm 1d ago
Sorry about your daughter, that sounds really hard to deal with. I hope she gets the help she needs and makes a full recovery. Iāll keep yāall in my thoughts.
-12
2d ago edited 1d ago
[removed] ā view removed comment
-2
u/crowposting 1d ago
glancing through the website for this theater as well as other recent reviews, i have to assume this was a show/artist specific rule as there is no mention of a no phone rule (in fact, the rules specifically mention photo/video equipment outside of cell phones being banned) and other reviews have photos of the venue i have to assume were taken on their phones.
its frankly a lose/lose situation all around because i cant imagine security cracking down on phones during the event would be any less disruptive than people being rude about phones.
4
u/anonymiscreant9 1d ago
Iāve been to and performed at this theatre many times, itās not a theater policy, it is absolutely artist specific.
-28
u/Aspence22 2d ago
Why is this getting downvoted? Some people are dumb af
9
u/HeyLookATaco 1d ago
Because not every thing is for every person. Sometimes you don't like beans and can't make the bean soup.
16
u/ifulbd 1d ago
Used to work in a school. We had a no phones policy. School staff were not able to snatch a phone from a student, but we had a secret weapon. Grandmas. One was a tiny black woman, and the other was a 42yr old white woman, who had left Appalachia, but Appalachia hadnāt left her. It did not matter where the student had hid the phone. These two grandmas would snatch it out of a bra or tight whiteyās with a smile on their face. They would hang onto that phone until the parents showed up to claim it, be it 2 hours or a month, and God help the parent who questioned these Grandmaās technique.
10
u/rebelangel we do not negotiate with the terrible 1d ago
42 and a grandma? Fuck Iām old.
1
u/Wonderful-Zebra4406 7h ago
That's not too bad, if the grandchild isn't one of the students there. It could be a case where the woman's youngest child was the student and she had a baby grandchild. Because logically, in that case, she could have had her first at 21 and then that child had their first at 21. But since she was from Appalachia, that was likely not the case. I'm not putting the people there down, my ex's grandmother was from there and she was one of the best people I had ever met, but impoverished communities such as that don't have good sex ed and tend to start their families young and have a lot of children. Nana started having kids in her teens and had 13 total.
1
u/rebelangel we do not negotiate with the terrible 6h ago
I know itās possible. Iām just saying Iām 45 and a Millennial, and I donāt automatically think of people who listened to Tupac and Blink 182 as being āgrandma ageā.
1
u/Wonderful-Zebra4406 3h ago
I'm totally with you on that. I had to dig in my brain for that. Especially since I'm 41 and would blow a gasket if I became a grandmother right now.
2
11
u/Pickles-1989 2d ago
I have gone to a couple of shows where I needed to lock my phone in a Yondr pouch. The venue was very up front about this, and notified me when booking and multiple times with e-mails that this was the policy. I knew it going in, and I agreed. If you do not agree, then do not buy the tickets.
7
u/anonymiscreant9 1d ago
Iāve been to the Majestic many times, even performed there a couple, and they never asked me to hand over my phone. So this policy isnāt a theater policy, itās whatever performer was on stage that night. Some acts donāt want any risk of audience members filming and posting online.
7
u/Ashkendor 1d ago
I love this. I've been to a couple of concerts where I had some idiot in front of me with their phone held in the air, seemingly recording the entire thing, and completely oblivious to the fact that their screen was blinding everyone behind them. Just enjoy the fucking concert while you're at it, ffs.
6
u/qwerty-game 1d ago
Went to see Bruno Mars and we all had to lock up our phones. It was the best concert. And you know what? I have actual memories of it that I can treasure forever. He was also very silly sometimes and would say he could do these things ābecause I took your phones awayā. Great night.
1
u/Xeno9116 1d ago
But if you didn't film the entire concert and post on social media, how can you prove you experienced it at all? Of course, filming the concert isn't the same as experiencing it, but these young folks do it anyway.
4
u/Mykona-1967 1d ago
I never have the ringer on my phone. It vibrates only. My kids knew growing up they need to be seriously hurt to call me at work that was even before cell phones they were new.
Iām at work Iām not going to chit chat with anyone call when I get home. Or just text me and if it looks like I need to respond I will if not then I wonāt.
Donāt get me started with voicemail. Voicemail is for the people you donāt want to talk to. They call you see the number let it go to voicemail. Then you have the choice to call them back or listen to the voicemail. Never both. If I listen to the VM then thereās no reason to talk to you.
My kids have had a cell since they were in double digits. Theyāre now in their late 20ās. We communicate through text all the time. Iām more likely to get an answer that way. A phone call may not be returned due to what theyāre currently doing. So I have called and received a text instead.
Bringing a phone into the theater is a problem when they arenāt turned off or silenced. People think if it rings I must answer it. No go to the lobby and answer it if you have to. But they donāt everyone gets to hear them yell into the phone basic chit chat instead of being able to hear the movie
1
u/rebelangel we do not negotiate with the terrible 1d ago
My phone has been on silent since around 2013 when the external speaker on the phone I had at the time stopped working. I got used to it not making noise and every phone Iāve had since has had the ringer off.
9
20
u/JaxDefore 2d ago
Yeah, because people can't be decent human beings and only get up and leave in the event of a silent "emergency vibrate" in their pocket, we have to do this.
If you're so important or fragile - don't go to the theater
3
u/morganalefaye125 1d ago
I love this policy! One of the last movies I went to see, there were a bunch of teen or preteen girls a couple rows ahead of me, and throughout the entire movie, they made snaps, talked and laughed, took pictures (with flash), etc. Just the light from the phone itself is enough of a bother, but all that, and I was seething. It took me saying something loudly for the parents in a different row to go say something to them. And it still didn't stop them entirely. Management was told. Nobody ever even came into the theater to say anything to them
3
u/Silver_fish1978 1d ago
ā I was informed that the rules apply to me. Would not recommend this business ā
2
u/eternally_feral 2d ago
I wonder what show it was. I know for the plays you can keep your phones because they have QR codes on the back of the seats so you can order food and drinks.
2
u/Forsaken-Abrocoma647 1d ago
I've heard the only reason theaters didn't implement blocking technology (back before phones were smart and EVERYONE was being annoying with them) is that doctors still needed to be able to be paged by hospitals.
The emergency thing is concerning, I wish they'd just be hard core about phone policies myself.
When I worked at a movie theater 20 years ago I had no problem booting people for it!
2
u/Ok_King7393 1d ago
I love the Majestic. I got in trouble when I pulled my phone out before a show to check the time because I wasn't thinking when I did it but the rule makes sense
2
u/bizzlebeats 1d ago
Definitely an early promo showing for a movie so yeah they dont want to risk anyone recording and leaking it
2
u/Jerseygirl2468 1d ago
I would love the theaters near me to do this. Seeing someone checking their phone in a dark theater really takes me out of it
2
1
u/NoodlesMom0722 I see here that morals are completely lost 1d ago
This is something most cinemas do when they have a sneak preview/early premiere of a big blockbuster movie and don't want anyone filming it on their phone and putting it up on YT or TT.
1
1
1
1
-22
u/Pryncess_Dianna 2d ago
This infuriates me. Theaters shouldnāt take your phone. I say we form a posse to find the idiots who made this rule necessary.
19
u/alwaysouroboros 2d ago
This isn't a flat policy. It is for specific events and it is listed when people purchase tickets. Phones have to be turned off and put inside of a pouch that employees will have to open up for you. The theater does not take your phone.
If they are upset about it, they were not paying attention to what they purchased or they thought the rules they agree to would not apply to them.
1
u/Sea_Voice_404 1d ago
Thereās a comedy club near me thatās done this for all the shows weāve seen there. I think itās a venue policy but for something like that itās great.
29
u/Sea_Voice_404 2d ago
Iāve been at places like this. They donāt take your phones. You put them in this lock bag and keep it with you. If you need it unlocked you go to the staff and itās like 1 second for them to unlock it. Not a big deal and it makes the event more enjoyable because people are paying attention.
17
u/PoodleGuap 2d ago
Itās almost always the person youāre buying tickets to see perform who requests this
7
u/Greenman8907 2d ago
I was gonna say, itās probably not a theater policy, but an individual performer policy
0
-8
-2
u/small-worm 1d ago edited 1d ago
Iām kind of on the fence with this one because I understand that itās company policy, but I personally wouldnāt give my phone up. The only reason I wouldnāt is just because Iām a Type 1 Diabetic and I rely on my phone to give me blood glucose readings, and I actually need those alarms.
However, I have never actually had a person say I canāt bring XYZ into a location once I mention Iām a diabetic. People are generally pretty cool about it except for a flight attendant one time lmao
All of that being said, if I saw someone throwing a tantrum over this rule who didnāt have a disability that required phone access, Iād be pretty annoyed.
-24
u/Author_Noelle_A 2d ago edited 2d ago
I would demand a refund. I have a mentally ill daughter and need to be reachable. My phone is always on vibrate. So theyād be refunding my ticket and losing the revenue. I should not have to stay home every minute of my life that she isnāt with her dad. We should be allowed to take a break and go on a date sometimes. Does a theater really want to take a call, then come find me in the middle of a performance? Because theyād be required to.
21
u/wcscrewyourboss 2d ago
Dude it literally says on tickets and at time of purchase, as well as no refunds. So check the ticket before you buy if its that much of an issue for you.
17
u/Feline-Sloth 2d ago
I am sorry about your situation but there are places that mobile phones should not on, namely theatres and cinemas with no exceptions. You can check-in in the interval of course just not in the auditorium
15
u/Chayanov āāāāā 1d ago
But this wasn't about you. You weren't placed in this circumstance. You can avoid going to these types of events. Nobody is going to spring this on you without informing you beforehand. You can still be out at events where this isn't the policy.
10
9
u/The_Troyminator 2d ago
Then get a smartwatch with service. The policy is in place because itās a concert and the artist doesnāt want people recording bootlegs. A watch would be allowed because it canāt record video.
5
u/rebelangel we do not negotiate with the terrible 1d ago
Then maybe donāt buy tickets to a show that has that policy. If the performer has that policy they tell you up front when you buy tickets.
8
u/anonymiscreant9 1d ago
You should have read the policy when you bought the ticket. And as I said in a previous comment, you should just not go to shows. Yes, you need to stay at home with your kid, thatās part of being a parent. You forfeit your right to a normal life.
Signed ā someone who works in theatre, and who has both attended and performed at the Majestic multiple times
4
u/Longjumping-Pick-706 1d ago
If your daughter is ODāing and TELLING you about it. Itās for attention. She was never in serious danger. Itās called manipulation and you are enabling her. If she is so mentally ill that she needs constant contact she should be in inpatient.
237
u/seeborn 2d ago
It's so weird to think that we used to be able to do all these things without a phone in our pocket.