Stupid Pricing Schemes

Here we go again, another pointless whinge published on the internet in the name of stress relief - Juan, for the Count Casbah, I love you. Congratulations by the way on your impending relationship with the lovely Caitlin Hadrill, who unlike the majority of people in the world, has already starred in one of my posts. Health and happiness to you both! Anyways my friends, back to the topic at hand. Unlike most of you people, I am not studying full time and hence, I am not actually a full time student. What really pisses me off is that the general pricing scheme for cinemas and well, cinemas in particular is: Adults, Concessions (students and the elderly and unemployed) and Children. So as I do, saunter up to the ticketing counter and ask to see Star Wars Episode 3 at Brisbane's rather nice Southbank cinema. The buxom girl (and Brisbane is full of these) on minimum wage asks me what kind of ticket I have. Being a minor, and hence denied the pleasures of drinking, gambling and um legal prostitution in 6 states (sorry SA) I should be entitled to cheaper movie tickets. But no, according to most cinemas children are 2 - 12 years old only. I used to be able to bluff my way through, but with facial hair starting to appear, it usually doesn't work. That leaves the Concessions category. But no, I'm not a student, although I do have an out of date student card. Which usually works. Today, this buxom lass in question seemed a wee bit put out, perhaps with some more buxom lasses circulating the foyer and refused to accept my false studenthood. Which leaves the adult ticket, the most expensive of the lot. BUT I AM NOT A FUCKING ADULT. If I am going to be denied booze, gambling and sleazy women simply because I am under the magical age of 18, then I damn well should pay children's prices, or at most, those of a student. This time, me and Jun Bin were running late to see Star Wars and i begrudgingly handed over the $2 difference, but next time I shall forcibly plead my case of not having to pay anything because the pricing staff are too incompetent to devise a category for the non-student minors like myself. That is all. No it's not. The buxom lass suddenly became less buxom. And Star Wars Episode 3 was great.