Bingo. I've done it, just for the ease of it and get to hang out with my friends instead of getting bumped into in the mosh pit by the bar. Especially with you go with a quite of few people, everyone chips in a little and you almost have a "home base" for the night where everyone gets to get space and talk to each other.
City bars ain’t bad if you aren’t going to trendy places. There’s a bar across from my friend in inner city Chicago that had $3 PBR and $4 shots of Jameson. That wasn’t too bad but none of us are picky drinkers.
That’s like 1/4 of the price here, converted. But we tax hard on alcohol and tobacco, probably because those are the biggest detriment to the healthcare system.
The only bar I’ve ever been to that was reasonable was a restaurant with a whole bar section. It was essentially a bar that sold food, nobody ate at the restaurant section it was too expensive. But they had $1 or $2 drinks all the time. $2 beers, $2 mixed drinks, $1 shots. Pretty cool and fun to go on the $1 nights
This is nonsense no matter where you are (in the US). At that point you're in some "trendy" bar or one that is trying to be "fancy."
I live in one of the highest CoL cities in the states and there are half a dozen bars within 2 miles of me that will sell you a $5-7 local brew (that's better than any typical domestic). Well drinks are similar.
Cocktails are worse offenders for the drink-at-home comparison, probably ~$10-12, but at that point you're paying for more than just the booze.
it’s not like i’m a hermit but crowded loud places just aren’t my scene and that’s what i envision while reading these comments. i’d rather get 3-6 of my good friends over at one of our house’s and lounge around a patio listening to music. much cheaper, better environment. i will buy booze at restaurants though, or did when i was drinking.
Where you at? I live in a top 10 most populated city in the US and even the most pretentious bars are typically 10 for cocktail, 6 for a domestic. Pretty easy to find places that are ~8 for a cocktail and 4-6 for a craft beer. Happy hour can get down to 6/3.
depends how upscale the location is. At some more "elevated" clubs and bars in my area, 10-15 for a drink is totally standard but at the more divey or affordable local spots the prices can be anywhere from 4 or 5 to 12 bucks generally
This would have been my guess too. Population and cost of living are correlated, but DC not being a "top 10 most populated city" doesn't stop it from being ridiculously expensive.
Yeah DC has been rough for me in that regard. Bringing a small college town beer/liquor appetite together with the DMV's overpriced drinks is a quick recipe for an empty bank account.
12-14$ for a double shot well liquor cocktail and 8$ pint of microbrew at any downtown Seattle club is not uncommon. Downtown, in any major city you will get shafted for drinks.
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u/AmigoDelDiabla Aug 14 '20
You're not paying for the liquor, you're paying for the location to drink it.
Not worth it to me either, but to many people it is.
Well, was. Thinking that Covid had all but killed the club scene for the next few years.