On Things I'd Rather Not Leave Out Pt.III: Alternation
Tuesdays roll around and I am happy in the knowledge that I have a regular movie date with Jess. I am pleased to be able to watch a - usually - entertaining film and enjoy a drink, popcorn and great company and only pay R30 for the privilege. I am especially glad when I swipe my Ster-Kinekor membership card through the ticket-line machine and find that I've been given a complimentary ticket for having watch 10 movies.
This seems like a mundane and repetitive excercise but it makes me feel that everything is going well and I have the freedom to escape for a while. I was surprised when Ster-Kinekor decided to split it's cinemas up into Junction and Classic divisions. The former is affordable entertainment, the latter a more sophisticated experience. The Junction theatres offer movies at a flat rate of R14 meanwhile the Classic houses would charge full price except on Tuesdays where club members pay half price. Since the closest Junction theatre is in Sunnyside and the next closest is in Centurion, this alteration didn't affect our routine much.
Jess broke it to me that Nu Metro were instituting a flat rate of R12 per movie anyday at any venue, I was tempted by the choice. We visited the new Classic Ster-Kinekor complex and they had installed new preview LCD screens that loop the current and forthcoming attractions for the convenience of anyone waiting in the queue. I swipe my card because I am due for a free ticket. Except Ster-Kinekor has changed their '10 credits per comp ticket' system to a '10% of your purchase price to add up to a full price ticket' system. Movie Moolah they call it. I now have to see twice as many films in order to get a complimentary ticket.
This seems like a mundane and repetitive excercise but it makes me feel that everything is going well and I have the freedom to escape for a while. I was surprised when Ster-Kinekor decided to split it's cinemas up into Junction and Classic divisions. The former is affordable entertainment, the latter a more sophisticated experience. The Junction theatres offer movies at a flat rate of R14 meanwhile the Classic houses would charge full price except on Tuesdays where club members pay half price. Since the closest Junction theatre is in Sunnyside and the next closest is in Centurion, this alteration didn't affect our routine much.
Jess broke it to me that Nu Metro were instituting a flat rate of R12 per movie anyday at any venue, I was tempted by the choice. We visited the new Classic Ster-Kinekor complex and they had installed new preview LCD screens that loop the current and forthcoming attractions for the convenience of anyone waiting in the queue. I swipe my card because I am due for a free ticket. Except Ster-Kinekor has changed their '10 credits per comp ticket' system to a '10% of your purchase price to add up to a full price ticket' system. Movie Moolah they call it. I now have to see twice as many films in order to get a complimentary ticket.
At 23:07 Debaser mumbled incoherently.
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