Christ their prices are getting out of hand.  Just last night my wife and I decided to check out Disney’s UP and it ended up costing us close to $30 when all was said and done.  Consider that the normal charge for a movie is $9 and it’s an additional $2.50 per ticket to see a 3D film like UP.  Now set back $23.00 I slowly make my way to the snack bar where I have to pony up $5.00 for a small coke and small popcorn.

So, $28 later I’m setting in a cozy theater, decent picture, 3d images, great sound, but drinking water downed coke and stale popcorn.  Is it worth it?  Money spent does not equal enjoyment gained, from the movie, experience, and derfinately not from the over priced snack crap.

Showplace Cinemas of Evansville at least do one thing right and that’s keep the cheap theater open on the South side.  My family may dedicate the rest of our Summer movie going to that theater, since we won’t be able to afford the over priced Showplace East.  I blame their fast expansion right before the recession, because I counted no more than 10 people in that crappy lil bar.

That reminds me, yes, you can smell the smoke out in the lobby of the theater and it’s annoying.  Maybe the ventillation people should of thought of this before installing a bar in a movie theater.

Buying Showplace Cinemas Tickets Online

Thinking about saving some money by buying your movie tickets online?  Guess again, not only do you pay the high ticket price online, but you are also subject to a $1.00 internet fee.  What the hell is an internet fee?  Every other industry in the world offers discounts for purchasing online, since it obiviously cuts down on man hours, etc.

Please get with the times Showplace Cinemas.

The problem with the Durango was an intermittent problem, but not so much that it couldn’t be replicated.  However, it took me giving THEM a call every few days to check on the status, where I was told they were just working on it.  At which point, I gave them just under 3 weeks and informed them that I would be picking it up, upset at the length of time it was taking them to diagnose.

A few days later I called them again, notifying them that I was picking it up the next day.  The manager informed me they had located an issue with an O2 sensor and could have it fixed.  This was in the morning and I asked if they could have it done today.  The manager informed me that they were busy and might be able to get to it tomorrow.  Come on, over 3 weeks in the shop, and they want to put me off another day?

At this point the manager got short with me, trying to guilt me into letting them do an over priced O2 sensor job.  Well, I had enough and immediately when and picked up my vehicle, only to have it fail on me as I was pulling out of The Answer East side parking lot.

Summary

Terrible Customer Service – No Phone Calls

Too Long To Diagnose – Took over 3 Weeks

Over Priced – They attempt to make up their ‘free’ diagnostic fee by over pricing simple parts and installation.

I will never recommend to anyone to use The Answer, at least The Answer East.  Find another reputable company in Evansville to do business with for car repair, these guys were worth the $40 it took to have my vehicle towed in.  Why they never called me, even after they found the supposed problem, is beyond me.  Oh well, I hear they are always busy.