点评:The Arc Cinema Drogheda advertises “FREE POPCORN WITH EVERY TICKET” with no asterisks, no conditions, and no fine print online. Their own article clearly states: “with every ticket purchased… you’ll receive a complimentary serving,” “free popcorn with every ticket,” and even “free popcorn for all.” Nothing in the promotion mentions exclusions, combos, or cancellations.
I bought two tickets and expected two free popcorns. I was given one. When I asked for the second, staff claimed my husband’s medium deal counted as “upgrading the free popcorn.” But that’s not how an upgrade works. An upgrade means you get the included item and pay the difference for a bigger one. Instead, we were charged full price for the medium deal and the cinema simply removed the free popcorn altogether. Calling that an ‘upgrade’ is misleading at best.
Worse, the only “terms” explaining this weren’t online or visible during booking — they were on a sheet sitting at the counter after you’ve already paid. This directly contradicts their public advertising and the wording on their website’s own article.
Combined with the extra Hypersense surcharge, the whole experience ends up feeling pricey, unfair, and frankly scam-like. It’s disappointing to see a promotion advertised so boldly and then delivered in a way that feels deliberately unclear. Very poor business practice.
翻译:德罗赫达弧光影院(Arc Cinema Drogheda)在网上宣传“每张票都送免费爆米花”,没有任何附加条件、限制或隐藏条款。他们的宣传文章明确指出:“每购买一张电影票……即可获赠一份免费爆米花”、“每张票都送免费爆米花”,甚至还写着“人人免费爆米花”。但促销信息中并未提及任何例外情况、套餐组合或取消政策。
我买了两个电影票,本以为能拿到两份免费爆米花。结果只给了我一份。当我要求再要一份时,工作人员却说我丈夫点的中份套餐算作“升级免费爆米花”。但这根本不是升级的意思。升级是指你获得包含在内的爆米花,然后支付差价换成更大份的。而我们却被收取了中份套餐的全价,影院干脆取消了免费爆米花。把这称为“升级”简直是误导。
更糟糕的是,解释这一切的“条款”既没有在网上显示,也没有在预订时显示——而是在你付款后才拿到柜台上的一张纸条。这与其公开广告和网站文章中的措辞完全矛盾。
再加上额外的 Hypersense 附加费,整个体验让人感觉价格昂贵、不公平,坦白说,简直像个骗局。看到如此大肆宣传的促销活动,最终却以故意含糊不清的方式呈现,实在令人失望。这种商业行为非常糟糕。