Carmike Theaters this company rips off military personel, how can an american company take advantage of the very ones who are fighting for their freedom in Iraq. Jacksonville North Carolina

One of the most frustrating things about going to the movies is the cost of the tickets and the concession items. Almost NONE of the ticket money goes to the theatre company. That's what helps pay the $25 million Tom Hanks or Julie Roberts gets for a movie. The reason for owning a business is to make money so if they don't make money on the tickets they must on the concession items just to stay afloat. That's just part of business.

The treatment this customer received was uncalled for. The manager should have apologized and taken care of the customer and then dealt with the employee privately. She probably didn't get fired but she may indeed have been written up.

But I have to say that she and the person that wrote the first rebuttal are incorrect. Prices aren't raised because people ship out. I live in a military town and if that were the case it would be that way all over Carmike. Carmike raises prices in response to whatever situation is going on in the company, whether that is slow business, economic changes, raising capitol for building purposes, paying off debt or repsonding to the competition prices. There are any number of reasons a business raises it's prices but it is never because our military personnel is shipping out. As managers we are informed of price increases and effective dates but NEVER a particular reason for that increase.

I have been with this company and around this company for 15 1/2 years and while I have my own complaints with the company I can guarantee that the customer is THE most important part of our business. The owners and officers would not appreciate any customer being told such a falsehood and they would not appreciate the customer being shrugged off by the manager.

As for the first rebuttal to this, please remember that is an ex-employee and ex-employees of any business tend to be bitter enough to not see things as they really are and not remember things as they really were. We do advertise for the National Guard on a continual basis but I'm not sure how that makes the company look bad.

Anyone with any comment or complaint is free and welcome to go to carmike.com and click on the word Feedback at the bottom. Nice comments are welcome as well as the complaints.

Ex-Carmike Managment

Let me start out by saying I know the district manager for that area who is half the problem. He wants to run his district from his house making an appearence a couple times a year. While said very poorly, what the girl told you was in fact right. However; the extra money charged and then some was given to charity for marines and ex-marines. Carmike cinemas also has an on going participation with the national gaurd(passing out thing in the lobby and on screen ads . So, while the girl should have recieved a writeup to teach her to think before she speaks terminating her was immoral and plain ingorant. I would highly suggest you send a copy of your report to carmike or send it straight to the dm do05@carmike.com (thats d o as district office & zero five).I know they will send you free tickets deff. 100%. If you send this to them i would recommend you send it to both. P.s-it dont matter how long ago it was