popstar!! Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 Salted popcorn is the joint most disgusting thing in the entire universe, along with fizzy water. True fact. I concur :) & they were coming from Chicago to see a film?! Insane. Rachel Ha I know clearly someone has money to burn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdwardsLamb Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 is all I have to say That and im setting my Mummy and my David on them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malius Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 Someone should get in contact with Watchdog lmfao! Well the next Watchdog actually airs tomorrow night, so it might be worth you lot giving them an email. This is their email address watchdog@bbc.co.uk If they've made a mistake, fair enough, but it's their problem (they advertised it as New Moon, even with the movie poster), Okay, they've offered refunds, but they shouldn't be making people go there to collect them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpepper4 Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 Has to be salted popcorn I SECOND THIS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popstar!! Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 Has to be salted popcorn I SECOND THIS! YAY another salty popcorn lover! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdwardsLamb Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 Salt popcorn is the best :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
touchthesky Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 This is mad...you guys should definately get a refund without having to go to the cinema..wtf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdwardsLamb Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 Maybe if enough of us email watchdog they will set their doggies on them.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madjuliette Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 Salted popcorn is the joint most disgusting thing in the entire universe, along with fizzy water. True fact. and marmalade!! I so nearly booked tickets for this earlier and then realised I had children that needed looking after but seriously this is appalling - I couldn't understand how Bluewater could show NM when it's not officially released til 20/11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyT Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 (edited) Well I just phoned that number up there, and got through to someone. She said the district manager is on holiday until Friday afternoon, but she took my name and number, and will hopefully get in contact. Call me a cynic, but that just sounds like a way of putting people on hold for a couple of days, then come Friday afternoon you've only got a few hours of it to deal with (and with a bit of luck the phones will be so jameed they can make them all engaged and say the phone system crashed under pressure. Trading Standards is an independant body which basically protects the customer and inspects companies...well...trading standards. Actually the trading standards authorities are administered by local government, i.e. the councils. Bluewater is in Greenhithe, a charming little village in the borough of Dartford. The Dartford Borough Council website advises that "Consumer advice and Trading Standards services are provide by Kent County Council." (obviously Dartford council tax payers can take heart that their taxes aren't being spent on worthless frippery like proofreaders ), and a trip to the relevant page of the KCC website is quite useful - "All consumer enquiries are dealt with by the Consumer Direct South East team (CDSE) based at County Hall, Maidstone. Consumer Direct is a government funded organisation which was set up to offer first tier advice to consumers when the increasing demand for consumer advice could no longer be met by local authorities. CDSE has a team of 40 advisors to take calls direct from the public. In the rare event all their advisors are busy, calls are answered by Consumer Direct centres in other parts of the country." I'm sorry, this is the way to go, with a professional unit with legal teeth, not the idea of getting a load of Twilight fansites to throw hissy fits at a seemingly barely-interested cinema. The KCC Trading Standards website has a link labelled "Contact Us", which takes you to a page that says, "Consumers - Kent residents can contact the consumer direct team or call them on 08454 04 05 06 to speak to an advisor." Don't worry if you're not a Kent resident anyway, the "offence" is in Kent, and anyway, elsewhere on that page you'll see that 08454 04 05 06 is also the number for Consumer Direct, which is "the government-funded telephone and online service offering information and advice on consumer issues. Consumer Direct is funded by the Office of Fair Trading and delivered in partnership with Local Authority Trading Standards Services." Obviously these folks are there to help, but the whole situation is not their fault, so try to be calm and polite with them. And if they can't help, they're the best people who can tell you who can. Good luck - the whole fiasco stinks. Edited October 28, 2009 by TommyT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators DavidB Posted October 28, 2009 Moderators Share Posted October 28, 2009 Well I just phoned that number up there, and got through to someone. She said the district manager is on holiday until Friday afternoon, but she took my name and number, and will hopefully get in contact. Call me a cynic, but that just sounds like a way of putting people on hold for a couple of days, then come Friday afternoon you've only got a few hours of it to deal with (and with a bit of luck the phones will be so jameed they can make them all engaged and say the phone system crashed under pressure. Possibly, but I have had an email reply from someone else saying the same person is away, but she'll try to deal with it as much as possible. I don't think the woman I talked to had anything to do with it, so she seemed to be doing the best she could to pass my issue on. I'm seeing how dialogue through emails goes before Friday, when hopefully I will be contacted and I'll see how things match up from both parties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Cullen Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 When I saw this thread I got all excited & was looking for where to book ! That's terrible that this has happened, I would be so annoyed ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pegasusmarsters Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 FECK. I live near Bluewater so I booked tickets, mum was fighting for a refund over the phone but they wouldn't answer. I'll tell her we have to go to Bluewater. Sigh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shinodas_bint Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 Im loving all this talk of satly popcorn MIKE BUY ME SOME FOR WHEN IM DOWN NEXT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decode Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 Actually the trading standards authorities are administered by local government, i.e. the councils. Bluewater is in Greenhithe, a charming little village in the borough of Dartford. I have to laugh at the word charming being used in the same sentence as Dartford Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malius Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 Im loving all this talk of satly popcorn MIKE BUY ME SOME FOR WHEN IM DOWN NEXT Yes? and when will that be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popstar!! Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 Mmmmm I just had popcorn. Burned it but popcorn and x-men is the best combo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyT Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 Actually the trading standards authorities are administered by local government, i.e. the councils. Bluewater is in Greenhithe, a charming little village in the borough of Dartford. I have to laugh at the word charming being used in the same sentence as Dartford I always found Greenhithe to be pleasant; Stone Castle is nice in an understated way, and the pub at the bottom of the hill (The Railway?) was a good unpretentious boozer. Dartford itself is fairly glum, but historically important, be it as the home of the first recorded cricket match, or the "Dartford Delta" which spawned the Rolling Stones and the Pretty Things. But yeah, not queueing up to live there :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SacredSilence Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 I hope you all get your money back. I would also insist on them repaying for travel costs. WOW@ spending $900 on a flight over Xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decode Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 Actually the trading standards authorities are administered by local government, i.e. the councils. Bluewater is in Greenhithe, a charming little village in the borough of Dartford. I have to laugh at the word charming being used in the same sentence as Dartford I always found Greenhithe to be pleasant; Stone Castle is nice in an understated way, and the pub at the bottom of the hill (The Railway?) was a good unpretentious boozer. Dartford itself is fairly glum, but historically important, be it as the home of the first recorded cricket match, or the "Dartford Delta" which spawned the Rolling Stones and the Pretty Things. But yeah, not queueing up to live there :-) Fairly glum pretty much sums it up, as a Dartforder myself I'm queuing up to leave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharmedOne Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 Damnit...just read this entire thread and now I need popcorn.... Hope all you people get your money issues sorted!! Btw, those that were saying it was insane to come from the US just to see the film, okay it's a little extreme, but I remember UK Star Wars fans who would fly out to the US just to see the TRAILER of the next SW movie first!! People go on about Twilight fans being nuts because it's the new big thing - but people have already done everything us fans have done way before us!! We're nothing new... xC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beauty&bear Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 How unfair :| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostfacer Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 really hope you get this sorted. Its definately not accidental though. I mean how does one accidently set up a page specifically advertising a screening of new moon?? I text my friend and asked her to put something on bellandedward to let the fans know what happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xkleex Posted October 28, 2009 Author Share Posted October 28, 2009 I just want to say sorry. If i hadnt had posted this thread then some of you might not have found out about it and paid for tickets and are now having trouble gettin refunds like i am. I honestly thought it was legit when i bought my tickets, half the seats were sold and there wasnt even a hint of it being dodgy. I dont have anything at all to do with the cinema but i do feel like i lead some of you to it. Im really really really sorry guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SacredSilence Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 I just want to say sorry. If i hadnt had posted this thread then some of you might not have found out about it and paid for tickets and are now having trouble gettin refunds like i am. I honestly thought it was legit when i bought my tickets, half the seats were sold and there wasnt even a hint of it being dodgy. I dont have anything at all to do with the cinema but i do feel like i lead some of you to it. Im really really really sorry guys -hugs- You didn`t do anything to be malicious, You posted because you wanted to do something nice for others. I`m sure no-one on here holds you responsible x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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