{"id":8432,"date":"2017-11-29T07:09:39","date_gmt":"2017-11-29T12:09:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/?p=8432"},"modified":"2019-05-10T19:48:39","modified_gmt":"2019-05-11T02:48:39","slug":"living-regally-through-cinema-rewards-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/living-regally-through-cinema-rewards-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Living Regally Through Cinema Rewards Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Movie theater loyalty programs certainly aren\u2019t new, but the larger chains have split in terms of how to keep you coming. AMC\u2019s <\/span>Stubs program<\/span><\/a> promises free refills on a large popcorn or going into a \u201cStubs Premiere\u201d line at the concession stand for preferred service. And then there\u2019s Regal, which has a similar program (free popcorn on your birthday) with a different carrot\u2014promotional items. These trinkets normally find their way to special screening attendees, prize packs and the people that cover these same films as a peace offering and occasional useful item (food, knives, t-shirts that magically disintegrate after two wears).<\/span><\/p>\n

Regal offers the casual filmgoer that same experience if you\u2019re a member of their program. <\/span>For every pre-tax dollar you spend on tickets and concessions<\/span><\/a>, your account gets 100 credits. So a movie on Thursday night for $13 gets you 1,300 credits. And what astonishing prize could you (with an additional shipping fee that must be paid without credits) wind up with?<\/span><\/p>\n

Glad you asked.<\/span><\/p>\n

10 Real Things You Can Get Through Regal’s Rewards Program<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Fidget Spinners, every film in 2017(?)<\/strong><\/p>\n

A koan: If a film was released this year without a matching piece of plastic was it even released? Deep thoughts like that will make it easier to deal with the fact that the\u00a0<\/span>Blade Runner 2049<\/span><\/i> fidget spinner is roughly $150 in real dollars.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Adventure Prize Pack, various films<\/strong><\/p>\n

Like the generic party store costume for \u201cCoolest Dude On The Block.” The thermos is filled with Zima, and having an <\/span>Everest<\/span><\/i> patch on your jacket is the lamest version of \u201cstolen valor.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Tweezers, Friend Request<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cOh wow, tweezers! Just like in the movie <\/span>Friend Request<\/span><\/i>,\u201d said no one, ever, because no one has watched this film. This might be the least interesting \u201cprize\u201d ever. (Editor’s note: But at 1,000 credits, or $10, it’s one of the better bargains.)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Home Again<\/em> Prize Pack Sweepstakes<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is like the stock photo for \u201choliday shopping at the last minute for Mom.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Selfie Sword, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n

More people have seen the\u00a0<\/span>eBay<\/span><\/a> listings<\/span><\/a>\u00a0for this item than the movie it was meant to promote.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Collectible Bucket, Beauty and the Beast<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n

I take back the remark about the <\/span>Friend Request<\/span><\/i> tweezers.<\/span><\/p>\n

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DON\u2019T MESS WITH MOM T-Shirt, Kidnap<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n

In journalism you\u2019re taught to ask the five W\u2019s. For this shirt you only need one: why?<\/span><\/p>\n

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Conductor Cap, Murder on the Orient Express<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n

Ah, yes, the least interesting prop in a film overshadowed by the director\u2019s own mustache. It\u2019ll sell like hotcakes! (<\/span>It is sold out, by the way, and removed from the site<\/span>.)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Rain Jacket, IT<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n

The greatest, most passive-aggressive gift for your little brother or anyone named Georgie.<\/span><\/p>\n

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All Of This, IMAX<\/strong><\/p>\n

When all of these items are assembled in one room it forms the saddest version of Voltron.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sign up for a Regal card and you, too, can gain access to short-lived promotional items that may just blow your mind. Or promote <\/span>Roman J. Israel, Esq.<\/span><\/i> for some reason.<\/span><\/p>\n

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John Lichman<\/a> lives in Washington, D.C., can be purchased with credits.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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