Originally posted by dlcjr1775:i love it.
Just because something is called an import, doesn't mean it's an "imported" beer.
$6 Yuengling?
Whatever the long, drawn out explanations are, the fact of the matter is that I'm going to drink less, "captive audience" or not. $6 for Yuengling is just ridiculous. I can do without.
Originally posted by dlcjr1775:Interesting post – thanks, dlcjr1775
39. Never tip with coins that have touched you. If your change is $1.50, you can tell the barmaid to keep the change, but once she has handed it to you, you cannot give it back. To a bartender or cocktail waitress, small change has no value.
I didn't really get the above point, though.
Originally posted by Bags:I don't get that point either.
Originally posted by dlcjr1775:Interesting post – thanks, dlcjr1775
39. Never tip with coins that have touched you. If your change is $1.50, you can tell the barmaid to keep the change, but once she has handed it to you, you cannot give it back. To a bartender or cocktail waitress, small change has no value.
I didn't really get the above point, though.
Put 'modern drunkard 86 rules' into google for a good laugh, and an explanation…..
another rule is its ok to drink alone
http://www.moderndrunkardmagazine.com/issues/01-02/01_02_booze_rules.htm
http://www.moderndrunkardmagazine.com/issues/01-02/01_02_booze_rules.htm
Originally posted by squidpants:agreed and i dont see why its so awful that we bring it up!
Whatever the long, drawn out explanations are, the fact of the matter is that I'm going to drink less, "captive audience" or not. $6 for Yuengling is just ridiculous. I can do without.
Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:does DCist jues read this board to get its stories?? sounds lame to me.
the debate continues
http://www.dcist.com/archives/2005/09/30/beer_taps_going_the_way_of_the_gas_pump.php#comments
$1 natty bohs for the win
Originally posted by Got Haggis?:We said we were leaving Baltimore out of this :p ~
$1 natty bohs for the win
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Originally posted by Shadrach:BULLSHIT!
the first price increase in like seven or eight years at the club.
Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:Dude, they quoted Shadrach right off our board!
the debate continues
http://www.dcist.com/archives/2005/09/30/beer_taps_going_the_way_of_the_gas_pump.php#comments
Originally posted by Bags:i did notice that… it would also appear that didn't contact the club directly on the issue just rewriting what was mentioned here… then again it's just a blog and not real journalism ;)
Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:Dude, they quoted Shadrach right off our board!
the debate continues
http://www.dcist.com/archives/2005/09/30/beer_taps_going_the_way_of_the_gas_pump.php#comments
i'll be amused at what the rest of dc blogsphere comes up with regarding the issue
capitalism, cont'd:
the best thing you can do is vote with your pocketbooks
when a business charges more, and people stop buying, then the laws of supply & demand will take effect
if a ticket is too much money, don't go
if a drink is too much, don't buy it
we will notice, believe me
on the other hand, the better we do, the more ability we have to keep prices down (volume) - hence the drink prices have not been raised for several years…we knew the abrupt hike would piss everyone off, but we figured that was better than constantly raising them in relation to our increased costs
so if you want to look at your drink glasses as half full, consider how much you've been drinking for the past years for less than it should have been
the best thing you can do is vote with your pocketbooks
when a business charges more, and people stop buying, then the laws of supply & demand will take effect
if a ticket is too much money, don't go
if a drink is too much, don't buy it
we will notice, believe me
on the other hand, the better we do, the more ability we have to keep prices down (volume) - hence the drink prices have not been raised for several years…we knew the abrupt hike would piss everyone off, but we figured that was better than constantly raising them in relation to our increased costs
so if you want to look at your drink glasses as half full, consider how much you've been drinking for the past years for less than it should have been
Originally posted by Seth Hurwitz:I'm sure you would notice if bar sales decreased in both revenue as well as volume going out, but do I really think it will have that much of an impact? No. Overall, the majority of people aren't going to even know the prices were raised and will continue to just keep shelling out the money. They'll only bitch about it when they've sobered up the next day and realized how much they dropped the night before at the club. Then 2 months later when they come back to the club it's a repeating cycle.
capitalism, cont'd:
the best thing you can do is vote with your pocketbooks
when a business charges more, and people stop buying, then the laws of supply & demand will take effect
if a ticket is too much money, don't go
if a drink is too much, don't buy it
we will notice, believe me
on the other hand, the better we do, the more ability we have to keep prices down (volume) - hence the drink prices have not been raised for several years…we knew the abrupt hike would piss everyone off, but we figured that was better than constantly raising them in relation to our increased costs
so if you want to look at your drink glasses as half full, consider how much you've been drinking for the past years for less than it should have been
Your last statement though is kinda bogus. To say that people were drinking for less than they should have been is only saying it's cut into your profit margins. Sure there's your expenses/overhead for the bar, but you're certainly are not paying more than $0.85 per beer of Yuengling. Whole Foods in DC has 6-packs for $4.99. :) While I know prices on everything have gone up my real complaint is charging so much for beer (Yuengling) that isn't a microbrew/import. I still stand by that prices could easily have just gone up by $0.50 and less people on here would bitch about it.
Okay it's 10am on Sat. I have no frickin clue why I'm up before noon so go easy if what I said sounds like I'm talking out my ass!
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Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:Isn't that a technique of so-called 'Gonzo' journalism??
Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
it would also appear that didn't contact the club directly on the issue just rewriting what was mentioned here… then again it's just a blog and not real journalism
could be..
but to me it's more like gossip or the telephone game…
but to me it's more like gossip or the telephone game…
Isn't the bboard, as thatguy's so fond of pointing out, a cyber-arm of the brick & mortar club? And isn't Shadrach, as a moderator, a 'faithful terrirer' of the club, it's inner workings and policies???
So if you take that into account, then it is good journalism with the caveat that the source is provided. They DID mention that it was the 930 club? And they separated the poop in the manner of a quote..?
So if you take that into account, then it is good journalism with the caveat that the source is provided. They DID mention that it was the 930 club? And they separated the poop in the manner of a quote..?
Originally posted by Seth Hurwitz:but it's not like we have any choice in the matter … when i go to a normal bar/club i go because i like the environs, price, etc … i go to 9:30 club largely because i want to see the performer that night … it helps that you have such an attractive venue, friendly staff, etc, but it's not like i could simply choose to go to another venue that evening because i'm frustrated about the drink prices
capitalism, cont'd:
not sure if that made any sense, but if this happened at a bar in my neighborhood i'd simply flex my consumer muscle by going to other bars, it's just not possible in this case
either way, all we're talking about here is a fucking dollar for a drink, i think things are getting blown a bit out of proportion … it's not like you've stopped selling alcohol :eek: