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strupgolf 07-07-2011 06:17 AM

$50.00 for 2 drinks---??????
 
My daughter just got back from Las Vegas and stayed at a very nice hotel not on the strip but close. A new one in fact. They ordered 2 drinks at the pool and the tab for two was $44.00 and a 6.00 tip. Am I amazed or what. Have drinks gotten that expensive lately? A screwdriver and a Margarita. Now I might be behind the times, but when did drinking become so expensive? Is this the norm in most high end places or what. They threw a hissy fit at our local club when the beer went to $2.00. Imagain paying 2 dollars for a beer. What's this world coming to. Thoughts?

azasadny 07-07-2011 06:21 AM

Wow! I'm glad I don't drink...

Danny_Ocean 07-07-2011 06:23 AM

http://crazybartabs.com/wp-content/u...n-bar-tab1.jpg

widebody911 07-07-2011 06:37 AM

To hell with the drinks; If I'm paying $275 for a lap dance she better be making me breakfast the next day.

motion 07-07-2011 06:39 AM

The hotel across from my place gets $18 on up for a glass of wine. $10 for a Corona. What else are you going to spend your money on?

sammyg2 07-07-2011 06:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Danny_Ocean (Post 6121501)

What's the exchange rate for South African currency?
Why it's 1 ZAR = 0.1495 USD +0.00131 (0.880%)

It's still a $1367 tab, but 9 lap dances and a private booth? That dude's a perv or rich, or both.

Gogar 07-07-2011 06:41 AM

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Originally Posted by widebody911 (Post 6121523)
To hell with the drinks; If I'm paying $275 for a lap dance she better be making me breakfast the next day.

It's actually about $40, but still expensive. But Amstels are only $1.60!!

sammyg2 07-07-2011 06:45 AM

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Originally Posted by motion (Post 6121527)
$10 for a Corona. What else are you going to spend your money on?

what else would I spend my money on? How about 7 or 8 coronas for the same price from the 7-11?

A fool and his money are my best friends ;)


There used to be a place in Ensenada called Bananas.
$1 coronas and they still made a killing.

scottmandue 07-07-2011 07:01 AM

Try ordering a drink at an airport... ask me how I know :rolleyes:

Booze has got crazy stupid expensive... all this designer label crap... vodka... VODKA! The booze for people who don't want to taste the booze.

And don't get me started on $50>$100 Tequila, when I was in my 20's it was the cheap go to booze... run across the boarder and get a case for less than $20.

But as they say "whatever the market will bear"

Danny_Ocean 07-07-2011 07:06 AM

More here: Crazy Bar Tabs

Rick Lee 07-07-2011 07:18 AM

Vegas has gotten stupid expensive. When I was there for a company conference in January, we regularly racked up $5-10k bar tabs each night. A very mediocre team dinner in one of the restaurants in Mandalay Bay was around $90 per person. They get away with this because so few people pay with their own money. It's company money and so no one cares. I think, when we had the roof bar at The Hotel by Mandalay Bay rented for a night, it was $13 per drink minimum. My boss got charged that for a can of Red Bull. It's insane. I don't spend my own money that way. At my local liquor store a 1.75 litre bottle of Maker's Mark is $29 with tax when it's not on sale. I'm better off taking a flask when I travel.

foxpaws 07-07-2011 07:28 AM

Ah -the great sushi debacle -

My first business trip to Vegas - customers want to go to some way high end sushi place...

Being naive - sure...

A $4,000+ bill for 10 people, I just looked at the bill and wanted to die - it wasn't easy to explain. $400 per person.

Oh well - happy customers, and I continue to be gainfully employed.... and still with a no-limit business credit card. ;)

speeder 07-07-2011 07:37 AM

A fool and his money are soon partying.

Por_sha911 07-07-2011 07:39 AM

I guess they figure that most people will be too embarassed to complain and since you are a tourist you won't be back every week. Besides, if you drink enough you won't care. When in Manhattan (NY), the rule of thumb (for less than wealthy people like me) is to look at the prices on the menu (put in the window) before you go into the restaurant. If they don't post the prices in the window the remember the old adage: if you have to ask "how much?" then you can't afford to eat here. For the finer establishments, do your research before you make a reservation.

As someone else said, I'm glad I don't drink any more. While we're on this, how can you spend $3-5 for one pack of cigarettes? I remember buying a carton for $5-8 (name brand). The price of lung cancer has gone way up since I smoked.

LakeCleElum 07-07-2011 07:44 AM

When I was 21, 2 drinks caused me to get married.......Cost me hundreds of thousands..........

BeyGon 07-07-2011 07:46 AM

We were just in Australia last April, I paid $10 oz money for a glass of beer many times and mixed drinks were from $15-20, good thing I only drink cheap beer.

Racerbvd 07-07-2011 08:45 AM

A few places (not strip clubs, but nice upscale bars) in NYC where or dris were in the mid $20s each and have had shots get pretty pricy as well.. When going out, you are paying for more than just the drink, but the experience, a good bartender can make or break that & location.

gprsh924 07-07-2011 08:51 AM

From the sound of it, most of you guys would shudder at my monthly "entertainment" expense. But I'm 23 and living it up in Chicago, what else am I going to spend my money on?

kach22i 07-07-2011 08:52 AM

Last night at the Arena bar in Ann Arbor, $3.50 for a Corona beer at happy hour, $1.50 more for a burger and fries (includes choice of cheese, plus lettuce and tomato). The burger was not tiny or skanky either, in fact it was pretty good.

pwd72s 07-07-2011 08:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by motion (Post 6121527)
The hotel across from my place gets $18 on up for a glass of wine. $10 for a Corona. What else are you going to spend your money on?

Food, clothing, shelter, & gasoline, maybe?


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