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Author Topic: Tissues for Tears Alex Shultz Film Handler Posts: 54 From: Marysville, KS, US Registered: Nov 2008 posted 07-29-2010 11:33 PM                        Does anyone have any advice or experience about providing facial tissues for all the ladies? The "chick-flicks", especially the sad ones, are very popular with all the ladies. They often come in groups for a ladies night out. If there's a sad part in the movie I know I'll have ladies coming out to grab napkins for their tears. Has anyone done anything before with handing out little travel packs of facial tissues for movies like this? Perhaps something else would work better?  |  IP: Logged Ian Parfrey Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1049 From: Imbil Australia 26 deg 27' 42.66" S 152 deg 42' 23.40" E Registered: Feb 2009 posted 07-30-2010 05:35 AM                     Do a deal with a tissue supplier and get your theatre logo and tag-line printed on the pack. If you're going to give away/sell tissues for the ladies, then might as well get advertising for the good deed...it's amazing just how far those packs will travel.  |  IP: Logged Sean McKinnon Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1712 From: Peabody Massachusetts Registered: Sep 2000 posted 08-01-2010 10:46 AM                        Or the other way around strike a deal with a tissue manufacturer to provide free sample packs of tissues for you to give out as a way for them to advertise their products so that it won't cost you anything other than the labor to hand them out.  |  IP: Logged David Favel Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 764 From: Ashburton, New Zealand Registered: Feb 2002 posted 08-01-2010 10:49 PM                     We just use 6" square serviettes that we hand out with our choc dip icecreams. Bought in 100 packs at the supermarket.  |  IP: Logged Pravin Ratnam Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 844 From: Atlanta, GA,USA Registered: Sep 2002 posted 08-05-2010 03:35 PM                     If this were a porn theater forum, I guess the title would be Tissues For Smears.  |  IP: Logged Ian Parfrey Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1049 From: Imbil Australia 26 deg 27' 42.66" S 152 deg 42' 23.40" E Registered: Feb 2009 posted 08-05-2010 05:52 PM                     You naughty boy, Pravin.  |  IP: Logged Frank Angel Film God Posts: 5305 From: Brooklyn NY USA Registered: Dec 1999 posted 08-08-2010 07:18 AM                        SELL them at concessions.  |  IP: Logged Dominic Espinosa Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1172 From: Boulder Creek, CA. Registered: Jan 2004 posted 08-08-2010 12:47 PM                     Agree with Frank. Or offer them as a compliment on your condiment stand. We do this with super-cheap star-mints at the door podium. Customers love it. I don't know why but I'm bothered by the fact that the post has the word "ladies" used 5 times in such a short message.  |  IP: Logged

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