In theory that sounds ideal but in practical that is awful in so many ways -
- It also requires you to approach strangers which is inherently awkward and nowadays can be taken in all the wrong ways. If you are a female trying to pawn off an extra ticket then God help prevent unsolicited advances!
- Also, anyone in their right minds will ask "What's in it for me?" if you asking them to buy a ticket from you instead of the ticket window. Remember that you have paid BMS/PayTM 10% + GST (i.e. 11.18%) on top of the ticket price whereas the person buying at the ticket window will not have to bear that 11.18%. So, you will need to absorb that and give another 5-10% to the stranger for her/him to buy it from you. So, your savings are now under 30% now at best.
- Most importantly, very few people watch movies alone (I'm one of them!) in a theatre. So, the person buying also needs to be alone because they can't buy one ticket from you and hope to get the side-seat from the ticket window.
@Prithi I have a TIMES Platinum that gives 50% OFF even on single tickets (technically it is less than 39% since you pay BMS the overhead) but often it will say "Quota limit exceeded" even when there are no blockbusters running. So, cards aren't the best solution. I have figured 2 alternatives that give decent returns but these are theatre-chain specific -
a) Cinepolis has a 25% OFF code for the past few months on their website even for single tickets. Plus they credit 10% of the ticket cost as Cinepolis points which can be redeemed on future bookings.
b) PVR vouchers can be bought 20% OFF on Amazon. I don't know if you can use Amazon Voucher balance to pay for them but if you can then there is scope for double-dipping. PVR vouchers are there on Gyftr / Woohoo as well. You need to be careful with the T&C because some are single use vouchers (don't buy a Rs 1000 voucher for a Rs 250 movie ticket!) and some can't be used on INOX screens. A bit of trial and error will help you figure out what works and doesn't.
