Aisle 12, Next to the Dunkaroos
Thursday, February 11, 2010 at 4:43PM by Jamie
I was at Costco yesterday buying a tub of 150 lollipops when something caught my eye. It was right next to the carboard certificates for $50 worth of iTunes purchases:
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Maybe that's too small. Still, cellphone cameras have gotten decent over the past couple of years, hey?
Okay, there we go. I had no idea Jubilations was doing this, and apparently they've been doing it for a while, but I've gotta say, that's pretty cool. I know some people might scoff at the idea of buying theatre tickets at the same place you buy a carrot cake that could feed all of Africa, but I think this is a fabulous idea. In a rush? Looking for a quick anniversary gift? Don't want to give a gift certificate to The Keg or...Home Depot...or Safeway? Well that's okay, because we can sell you an entire night out!
The best part is that this brings the idea of a night at the theatre all the way to the suburbs. I wonder if Theatre Calgary has anything like this, or if they could pull off the same thing...Maybe ATP and Vertigo as well... I suspect you'd have to be a pretty big company to make it work, but I'd love to see more of this. Maybe somebody should set up a theatre ticket kiosk in Chinook mall at Christmas!
Anybody want a lollipop? I have 146 left. I think they're actually "Dinopops."
Made with the real flavour of dinosaurs.
Reader Comments (2)
Stage West sells tickets at mall kiosks at Christmas. Maybe year-round actually, I'm not sure.
Theatre Calgary has been selling tickets to A Christmas Carol at Safeway the past couple of years.