Never underestimate someone's ignorance.
Here is the most basic problem with pool today
- Thread starter billiardthought
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Never underestimate someone's ignorance.
Thank you!
Well said sir-
Yes, that sucks that your pool hall closed on you.
But let's look at this logically, beyond your micro-environment.
There's nothing wrong with pool.
It's growing--around the world.
Great competition around the world.
Millions of players now playing.
If a pool room closes in the U.S., that makes total sense.
Industries shift, consumers change, time moves on.
As I say, I'm sorry you lost your pool room.
I say sell your cue and hang up your playing days and just enjoy from the sidelines.
There's a lot of pool being played.
Give it time--pool WILL be in the Olympics!
In twenty-years time, you will see a whole new crop of players.
The game will look quite different from how it looks now.
I have a feeling it will be exciting!
Well said sir-
Inflation is a MF
I think the sarcasm was added later. The post has been edited.
When I first read it that wasn't added, or at least I didn't see it. Either way I didn't know if it was serious or not because I've seen that attitude before. They'd come in for free pool, not spend a dime and hit the road as soon as the free ride was over.
I'd pay for a yearly membership so I could come in whenever I wanted and don't have to worry about hourly rates. I'm lucky though as I pay a fixed rate where I play but I don't drink alcohol when I play pool so its only bottles of water, juice or a can or pop. A sandwich/bag of chips here and there.
I know they make their money off alcohol sales but I'm not gonna start to become an alcoholic just to make bar owners happy so in exchance I tip their waitresses well and order other kinds of beverages.
I know they make their money off alcohol sales but I'm not gonna start to become an alcoholic just to make bar owners happy so in exchance I tip their waitresses well and order other kinds of beverages.
Scary how many people didn't make it to the bottom of my post to see I was kidding.
Compared to golf, you ain't kiddin' Brother. I have yet to lose three $4.00 cue balls in a pond on the same hole!
lol.... that is so true....
Demographic Problem
Yes because of our past we were serving a demographic that is a bad deal for pool but you cant seem to get anyone motivated to going after a better one.
Yes because of our past we were serving a demographic that is a bad deal for pool but you cant seem to get anyone motivated to going after a better one.
I offered free pool on Sunday's from open to close. This was on RKC worked Diamond bar boxes that are kept meticulously clean, Aramith Tournament balls, Delta Elite racks. All I got were water drinkers playing their I Phones for music, never tipping their Waitress and it's the only day I'd see them.
To make a spot of money on Sunday's, we changed it to free pool all day w/a minimum $5 purchase. I was dubbed The AntiChrist and those people disappeared. No good deed goes unpunished. Brian.
To make a spot of money on Sunday's, we changed it to free pool all day w/a minimum $5 purchase. I was dubbed The AntiChrist and those people disappeared. No good deed goes unpunished. Brian.
asiasdad
Banned
Golf courses have green fees just to get on the course.
Strip clubs have door fees just to see the skanks
Pool could have no nit fees at the door
just to get in, then of course table time fees if you
want to play. Guaranteed it will chase the nits outside
and make the action better inside as only people with
some money will be in the room.
Of course the room would have to be of enough caliber
that people would want to be in it...there is where much
of the problem exists as well.
asiasdad
Banned
In the car business we have a rule called the 16%.
16% of the people you work with will never be happy
16% will want everything for nothing, give you rotten
customer satisfaction reports, and waste much of your time.
So the bottom line to stay profitable is to tell them to
fuk off and don't do business with them.
So they influence others ? They only influence other NITS
and that makes keeping the nits out even easier.
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