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>One draft of Bud Light was $12

most are probably aware of this, but a 12pack of budlight costs $12 from walmart and a 24-pack costs $19

You either suck it up and pay inside, or you chug 5 shots of vodka in the parking lot before entering. You'll still probably pay for beer inside, but you won't mind as much.

You could always sneak a fifth inside in your underwear. Or just mix it in a water bottle.

People need to be more willing to break the rules. It’s not as if big corporations care about you, why should one care about them?

My usual movie theater recently had a high school age kid staffing the ticket booth when you walk in and a brand new sign saying "no outside food or drinks." I used to just carry by hand a water bottle and some snacks or put it in an old grocery bag. This recent visit, I was told outright "no, that's not allowed, leave it in your car."

I was really surprised, been going to this theater for probably 5+ years now and this was the first time they'd complained like this (maybe the kid just felt he had to enforce the rules more than usual, not sure).

So I just went back to my car, took everything out of my bag, stuffed it all under my shirt/into my pockets like I used to 10-15 years ago, walked back in. No complaints.

Honestly 80% of the time, anything I bring in will beat whatever they sell anyway.

And FWIW, the last time I bought a bottle of water there for $7 or whatever, I found out during the movie it had already been opened/had a broken seal, so it was a waste of money.

Meanwhile this last time I brought in a bottle of water I bought at the store for maybe a dollar, sealed, etc. No problem. Shrug.

Yeah, we pregamed too. We had a shuttle, so no need to worry about endangering others.

The festival had a campsite too, which said "NO PILLS EXCEPT THOSE IN A PRESCRIPTION BOTTLE WITH MATCHING NAME" and about 100 other things they banned such as liquor. This being the first time I've been to an overnight rock fest, I obliged (other than taking some legal edibles).

I've never been more wrong in my life. The amount of hard liquor in the campground was astounding, and (no surprise) the amount of weed and plastic containers of alcohol snuck in was substantial, too.

They also banned moshing and crowdsurfing, per the signage around the festival. Almost every single band encouraged pits and crowdsurfing.

>"NO PILLS EXCEPT THOSE IN A PRESCRIPTION BOTTLE WITH MATCHING NAME" and about 100 other things they banned such as liquor.

As someone who's passingly familiar with a small local festival's management, I'd be willing to bet that those rules are being required by the festival's insurance company. Of course, if they actually cracked down on the drugs/alcohol, they'd have a lot less people show up next year (and management knows it).

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