S/o switching seats - movies?

[vanillacourage]

Have you guys ever been at a movie that's sold out, and an employee comes in and announces that they want everyone to stand up and move as far as they can to the center, to open up more seats for people who are coming two seconds before the show starts and can't find seats together?

I distinctly remember when I was a kid and my dad would (nicely) refuse to move because we'd gotten there early, just to make sure we'd get an aisle seat. 

[Jalapeñomel]

No, and I would be pissed if they did that! But I always sit in the middle seats; I hate having an aisle seat (the only exception was when I was pregnant and I had to pee all the time).

[rupertpenny]

No, I've never seen this. I would scoot over if someone asked nicely though.

[hisno1girl]

That hasn't ever happened to me and if it did, I wouldn't move either

The entire reason for getting there early is to select a good seat.

[marylennox]

I have never heard of this.

I would probably be annoyed but move anyway.

[hisno1girl]

Feb 18, 2014 21:59:28 GMT -5 pagas said:

I have never had that happen in a theater.

But they make you move all the way down the row of seats at Disney shows. Fill in all the spaces!

another reason to avoid Disney!!

Signed,
Disney Avoider

lol

[Deleted]

Yes, this happened at Magic Mike.

[anlo]

This has happened to me once or twice. They asked everyone to move as far to the left as possible to free up seats and so that groups of people didn't have to split up.

I wanted to say too bad. But we moved.

[hisno1girl]

Feb 18, 2014 22:01:56 GMT -5 @bigtowlittletoe said:

Yes, this happened at Magic Mike.

magic mike sold out???

[RoxMonster]

If it is getting really busy, I will make sure to take my coat off the spare seat next to me and sit on it, but nope. Not giving up my aisle seat. I hate being stuck in the middle of a bunch of people and get there early to get my favorite aisle seat.

[stephm0188]

I have and I politely refused. We were the first people there. No way am I giving up my seat for someone who can't be bothered to arrive on time.

[Deleted]

Feb 18, 2014 22:03:58 GMT -5 hisno1girl said:

Feb 18, 2014 22:01:56 GMT -5 @bigtowlittletoe said:

Yes, this happened at Magic Mike.

magic mike sold out???

Yup. This theater is full bar, though.

[vanillacourage]

Feb 18, 2014 22:03:58 GMT -5 hisno1girl said:

Feb 18, 2014 22:01:56 GMT -5 @bigtowlittletoe said:

Yes, this happened at Magic Mike.

magic mike sold out???

I saw Magic Mike in a sold-out theater and it was awesome. I had a flask of vanilla vodka (see SN) that I was sharing with friends and the women behind us had 40's of Smirnoff Ice. Amazing. 

[mommylikestattoos]

I've has this happen a couple of times, but it's never really involved shifting over by more than two or three seats... In my experience, they just try and get people to move over and condense the empty spaces people naturally leave between strangers. Not enough of a difference for me to make a scene over.

[bugandbibs]

They have asked and I always refuse. First come, first serve.

[gretchenindisguise]

I've asked people to move over a seat, so we could have 2 together (before the movie starts). I feel no shame.

[Booze Raccoon]

It happened once.  My BFF and I went to see Fools Rush In on Valentines Day and we had to move over a few seats.  

[azurely]

I've never seen an employee do that or had anyone else ask me, but honestly I probably wouldn't move, unless I was accidentally in the handicap section or something. I'm picky about where we sit and prefer the aisle. I'd let people past us and fill in the middle.

The theater we go to now has reserved seats and I love it.

[WOT?*]

Feb 18, 2014 22:22:22 GMT -5 kooshball said:

We had to ask some people sitting in the handicap seating to move in a full theater once. They were so pissed and he refused to move even though I could not get up the stairs at the time. I was using one of those knee wheeling things. He almost made me sit with his date because he refused to have both of them move.

If I got there on time, sitting on a non-handicap seat, I would refuse to move and have before.

Wait, what??? I assume that was a first *and* last date. What an ass.

[sonrisa]

I have started to leave two courtesy seats instead of one. That way, if the theatre fills up there is room for a couple. Otherwise, when 2/3 of the people arrive there are all these solo seats which is just silly. One seat left or right doesn't mean much to me.

[spitforspat]

I do not move seats at the theater. I also go to a strict no talking theater and will flag your ass with glee.

I'm cutthroat at the movies.

[sewpinkgal]

I've never experienced that. It happens almost every Sunday at our church though. LOL

[BlackCanary]

I think the only time I've seen this is at a midnight showing of a Marvel movie. 

[TemperanceBrennan]

Feb 18, 2014 22:02:22 GMT -5 jodippls said:

Yes and we don't move because we've probably been in our seats for an hour in a situation like that. Picture Sheldon from Big Bang Theory looking for a seat at the theater; that's my husband.

I've never been asked to move at a theater like that. But, my husband is like yours. We always get to a movie early. The only exception is when we go to midnight movies after work and if we can we have another friend get there early so we can have decent seats. Even when we do that my H gets anxious about not being there early to pick the seats. I'm not sure how being asked to move would go. I think it would depend on the situation. 

[Deleted]

When I worked at a movie theater years ago I sometimes had to ask everyone to move over. I always hated that job.

I think theaters in my area don't do that anymore, though, because it pisses off everyone currently in their seats versus the few people who just came in.

Ditto what others have said, reserved seating is the best.