Deal? Or No Deal?

11. Supersizing at the cinema

Your movie ticket cost $6.50. Now they want $8 for a small popcorn and a small soda. But you can get a medium popcorn and a medium soda, which look three times as big, for just 50¢ more. Deal?

DEAL IF...you were planning on investing in the small combo anyway. You do pay less per cup on the medium soda and popcorn.

The reason the concessions folks can afford to be so generous: They buy popcorn and soda cheap and then sell it to you at what some experts estimate to be a 90 percent markup. So they can throw in a few extra cups, knowing you'll smell a deal (or is that the delicious aroma of hot buttered popcorn?).

Granted, you're also tripling up on calories and fat. So, uh, maybe base this decision not only on your wallet but also on your waistline.

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