You can get a 'free' cinema ticket on Sundays at participating cinemas when you buy promotional chocolate pouches before Thu 19 Oct. You can use it at Cineworld, Empire, Showcase and some independent cinemas, but not Odeon and Vue See the full list).
It’ll work if you buy special bags of M&M's, Maltesers, Minstrels, Galaxy Counters and Revels (see the full choice of sweets). You need to buy five small pouches/blocks (100-165g) or two large pouches/blocks (184-300g) to get the 'free' ticket. Make sure they have the Sweet Sundays promotion on them. See image below.
This is a good deal if you're buying the sweets anyway as the cinema ticket normally costs £10ish.
Where can I buy the Sweet Sundays pouches and how do I get them from £3?
You can buy the promotional chocolate pouches at most major supermarkets, but to make the most of this deal, it's best to buy them when they're on offer, or at the lowest price available.
The cheapest we've found is the large Teasers blocks for £1.50 at Sainsbury’s, which would mean a £3 spend on two blocks would get your ticket.
How do I get the 'free' ticket?
1. Find the code at the bottom of each bag/block.
2. Register online at Sweet Sundays and enter your codes - large bags/blocks get five points, small bags/blocks get two points. You need 10 points for a free ticket. Look at the back of the pack to see how many points you'll get.
3. You can choose to have your voucher emailed or posted to you, which can take up to two weeks. It should also include instructions on how to book your ticket as it varies by cinema (see the full list of cinemas).
4. The vouchers can be used on any 2D film at participating cinemas, every Sunday until 11.59pm on Sun 12 Nov. Vouchers can be redeemed online by entering an e-code, or at the cinema box office
Valid on 2D screenings on Sundays only. Max two free cinema tickets per person. Excludes advance screenings, premieres, 3D films, previews and premium seats. Can't be used with any other offer.
You can upgrade your ticket at Cineworld or Showcase cinemas for 3D, 4DX, Superscreen, IMAX, Dbox and Star Seating, but you'll need to pay a fee at the box office.
All comments (51)
snoopy88
9 Aug 17#1
Can also sneak the chocolate pouch into the cinema to save paying a fiver for a smaller pack at the cinema :popcorn: :thumbsup:
TN567 to snoopy88
9 Aug 17#6
Lol you dont have to sneak any food into the cinema bud, just walk in with your own popcorn and drinks, cant bat an eyelid
Boiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii to TN567
9 Aug 17#7
This is true Most cinemas actually allow food. But not Hot food or alcohol
ukscoob1 to snoopy88
9 Aug 17#8
You don't need to sneak your own food in! Long gone are those days. I've seen the likes of Vue tweet saying its fine to bring your own in the past.
TheDiscountSeeker to ukscoob1
9 Aug 17#17
Thanks for this, I had no idea!!!!
ollie87 to snoopy88
9 Aug 17#18
Do people still feel the need to 'sneak' stuff? Cinema's literally don't care you know.
snoopy88 to ollie87
9 Aug 17#23
Interesting my partner had her handbag searched on the way in before. It was about 3 years ago... Interesting to know that its allowed now.
ollie87 to snoopy88
9 Aug 17#24
I worked at an Odeon when I was at Uni nearly 10 years ago now. Policy was then that anyone can bring whatever food they like in. People used to bring all sorts of stuff, including McDonalds.
If a cinema tried to search my bag for food I'd kick off big time.
abigsmurf to ollie87
9 Aug 17#26
Not only do they not care, they're not legally allowed to prevent you. Cinemas are not dining areas so they don't get the "bringing in outside food" protections. As they allow food inside the cinemas and don't have that protection, they're not allowed to discriminate against food purchased outside
Fildo.Stronst to ollie87
11 Aug 17#38
The staff a Vue Ellesmere Port cared when I tried to smuggle a barbecue and some chops into Batman vs Superman.
:face_with_monocle:
CCC_
9 Aug 17#2
Does anybody have a postal address to contact them on? I've had nothing but trouble trying to redeem my codes at Showcase, the contact us page on the website doesn't work as clicking on send seems to do nothing. Thanks
sydney871
9 Aug 17#3
You only get the one ticket for £3 spend. Vue offer with Tesco worked out at £3 for 2 tickets and if you have Nectar points works out at £5 for 2 tickets.
aau1 to sydney871
10 Aug 17#33
True, but instead of cashing in 1000 points (£5) for 2 tickets you could cash in 1200 points (£6) for 2 tickets and 4 large bags of chocolate
sydney871 to aau1
10 Aug 17#34
But that will make me fat not forgetting ruin my teeth. Lol.
1bakewell to aau1
19 Aug 17#42
above info incorrect you need 20 points for 2 tickets which is 4 x 5 point large bags/blocks or 10 x 2 point smaller bags - large bags are £2 at sainsbury's small bags £1 at most places
aau1 to 1bakewell
20 Aug 17#44
the info was correct at time of posting when the large bags were £1.50 each
1bakewell to aau1
21 Aug 17#45
the cost of the bags is irrelevant its the number of points that were wrongly stated
aau1 to 1bakewell
21 Aug 17#46
you are mistaken
1bakewell to aau1
21 Aug 17#47
its 10 points per ticket ie 20 for 2 tickets. you stated it was 1000 for 1 ticket or 1200 for 2 that was what was wrong. you were right that you could get 2 tickets for £6 if you can get 4 of the large bags/bars for £1.50 as they have 5 points each.
aau1 to 1bakewell
21 Aug 17#48
Regarding the 1200 points (£6) for 2 tickets, I was talking about nectar points in direct response to someone else talking about 1000 nectar points (£5) for 2 Vue tickets
Like i said....you were mistaken
Oh and I never said 1000 points (of any kind) got you 1 ticket so you were mistaken again
1bakewell to aau1
22 Aug 17#49
verbatum the words are correct aau1 doesnt say 1000 points = 1 ticket so i was mistaken. i think it is very confusing to talk about different offers on a page meant to be about one offer especially in such a shortened and ambiguous manner. to clarify my understanding i think aau1 was saying that you could spend 1200 nectar points (which equates to £6) to buy 4 large bags when sainsburies had them on offer at £1.50 per bag. that offer has ended but the co-op are selling the large bags at £1.50 now. to get the free tickets you need 10 points per ticket so thats 5 small bags or 2 large bags/bars per ticket. hopefully we can draw a line under this now and everyone has the correct information - Peace lol
Paperlantern
9 Aug 17#4
This has already been posted - they were available for £1.50 for a period as well so may be worth keeping an eye out to save a few more quid.
Jinkz
9 Aug 17#5
Anyone cringe at the word 'chocolate pouch'? Isn't it just a bag of chocolate?
ukscoob1
9 Aug 17#9
So only cinemas that aren't in the South West. Excellent. Always the way with these promos. Vue or Odeon down in Devon!
Try the one in Plymouth? 25 Derrys Cross, Plymouth PL1 2SW
Also one in Kingsbridge. Merlin cinemas.
ukscoob1 to gummby
9 Aug 17#13
Its reeeeeally bad. But thanks.
Tiddly_fiddly to ukscoob1
9 Aug 17#20
Oh right, well it was yesterday. Got two packets from Tesco Express. May have changed price now then
NostromoXP
9 Aug 17#10
Waitrose have these pouches on offer from today (09/08/17) at 2 for £2 (£1.50 each).
EDIT: I have just checked one of the pouches I bought this morning in the 2 for £2 deal at Waitrose and it only gets you 2 ticks out of 10 that are needed for the free ticket so 5 bags required for 1 free ticket. To get 2 tickets you would need to spend £20 if you were getting the smaller pouches so not really worth it.
S96PAZ to NostromoXP
9 Aug 17#14
There's always somewhere selling these bags for £1, Tesco, Sainsbury, Asda, Farmfoods, Iceland, B&M, Homebargains.
If you buy the bigger bags for £1.70 in Asda it's £6.80 for 2 tickets.
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You can get a 'free' cinema ticket on Sundays at participating cinemas when you buy promotional chocolate pouches before Thu 19 Oct. You can use it at Cineworld, Empire, Showcase and some independent cinemas, but not Odeon and Vue See the full list).
It’ll work if you buy special bags of M&M's, Maltesers, Minstrels, Galaxy Counters and Revels (see the full choice of sweets). You need to buy five small pouches/blocks (100-165g) or two large pouches/blocks (184-300g) to get the 'free' ticket. Make sure they have the Sweet Sundays promotion on them. See image below.
This is a good deal if you're buying the sweets anyway as the cinema ticket normally costs £10ish.
Where can I buy the Sweet Sundays pouches and how do I get them from £3?
You can buy the promotional chocolate pouches at most major supermarkets, but to make the most of this deal, it's best to buy them when they're on offer, or at the lowest price available.
The cheapest we've found is the large Teasers blocks for £1.50 at Sainsbury’s, which would mean a £3 spend on two blocks would get your ticket.
How do I get the 'free' ticket?
1. Find the code at the bottom of each bag/block.
2. Register online at Sweet Sundays and enter your codes - large bags/blocks get five points, small bags/blocks get two points. You need 10 points for a free ticket. Look at the back of the pack to see how many points you'll get.
3. You can choose to have your voucher emailed or posted to you, which can take up to two weeks. It should also include instructions on how to book your ticket as it varies by cinema (see the full list of cinemas).
4. The vouchers can be used on any 2D film at participating cinemas, every Sunday until 11.59pm on Sun 12 Nov. Vouchers can be redeemed online by entering an e-code, or at the cinema box office
More info
You can upgrade your ticket at Cineworld or Showcase cinemas for 3D, 4DX, Superscreen, IMAX, Dbox and Star Seating, but you'll need to pay a fee at the box office.
All comments (51)
Most cinemas actually allow food. But not Hot food or alcohol
If a cinema tried to search my bag for food I'd kick off big time.
:face_with_monocle:
Like i said....you were mistaken
Oh and I never said 1000 points (of any kind) got you 1 ticket so you were mistaken again
Try the one in Plymouth?
25 Derrys Cross, Plymouth PL1 2SW
Also one in Kingsbridge. Merlin cinemas.
EDIT: I have just checked one of the pouches I bought this morning in the 2 for £2 deal at Waitrose and it only gets you 2 ticks out of 10 that are needed for the free ticket so 5 bags required for 1 free ticket. To get 2 tickets you would need to spend £20 if you were getting the smaller pouches so not really worth it.
If you buy the bigger bags for £1.70 in Asda it's £6.80 for 2 tickets.
£1.70 in Asda for each bag?