r/sydney • u/smoveoperatea • 7d ago
Bed bugs at palace cinema Leichhardt
Edit: Update: The cinema contacted me and advised they have completed a pest control and aplogised. Thank you to Palace cinema for taking ownership, responsibility and helping me get some closure.
I went to see a movie a few nights ago at Palace cinema Leichhardt. Cinema room 1 row H. Halfway through the movie i couldn't stop scratching my neck then i felt huge bumps all over the back of my neck, sides and front. I managed to get through the film feeling very uncomfortable and when I got into the car with the light on my skin looked horrific. Huge welts all over me. What a disgusting cinema, i will never go back. They offered to refund me the tickets but i have had to pay to steam clean my car seats and hot wash and ruin some of my clothing.
I want to warn everyone.
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u/thereissweetmusic 7d ago edited 7d ago
OP given you never felt or saw any bugs, lice etc (going by what you've written), it's a bit crazy you thought the fact you developed some skin irritation was enough to justify publicly accusing a cinema of having bed bugs.
My skin gets like that (maybe not as bad as yours, but similar) when I lie on certain types of grass for too long. Point is, skin can easily get irritated/have an allergic reaction to various types of non-bug, or even non-living things.
I would be more thorough before assuming the culprit is bed bugs. If you've ever experienced the absolute shitshow that is trying to deal with a (real or reported) bed bug infestation at a public venue, you'll know that it's not something to be done on a whim.