This makes more sense to me...for the bar and the players. I'd always prefer a greens fee over feeding the tables.
That said, there is a choice...you can elect not to play.
Price of Pool R U Kidding Me
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This makes more sense to me...for the bar and the players. I'd always prefer a greens fee over feeding the tables.
That said, there is a choice...you can elect not to play.
Unfortunately I think 1.25 per game Is the norm these days I have one bar only 75 cents a game which is the best I ever found what about you guys.
I can answer that one...from experience: about $1.50 an hour.
IMHO any bar that has even one pool table is a failure. Retail is all about $sales per square foot, and a pool table just doesn't cut it. A 15' x 17' space for a BB is 255 square feet. I could put three tables and twelve chairs in that space and make a lot more profit on food and drinks in one night than a BB will bring in all week, or month...if I've got the customers.
But if the bar is failing it has plenty of square footage to spare, then you put anything in there just to bring in a little cash.
bars make their money from food and drinks. and video machines and gambling machines if allowed.
the pool league players i have seen dont spend much money other than quarters at the pool table.
so why give them a bargain. all they are doing is renting a table.
get the leagues to have a set amount for the days play. say 20 dollars, and that gets pool and food and some bar amount. this way the owner sees a profit off it.
the pool league players i have seen dont spend much money other than quarters at the pool table.
so why give them a bargain. all they are doing is renting a table.
get the leagues to have a set amount for the days play. say 20 dollars, and that gets pool and food and some bar amount. this way the owner sees a profit off it.
The tournament was at a bar, they normally have three tables that are there, that are $1.50 a pop, and they brought in one more. The vendor was there and we all tried to get the bar owner and vendor to charge a green fee, but they declined. I have a very nice man cave here at home to play, but love tournaments. Don't get me wrong, I am not telling them how to run their business, I am just saying it is to much for me to pay.
Who the hell knows....... all I know is I don't go to sears to get my car fixed, I go there to buy underwear.
I thought you go to a bar to pay 5 times what a drink is worth and to get loud and stupid, not to play pool.
So then wait.... waddia go to a pool hall for? I'm confused.
I thought you go to a bar to pay 5 times what a drink is worth and to get loud and stupid, not to play pool.
So then wait.... waddia go to a pool hall for? I'm confused.
Man, you're old.
Luckily, I've never played in a bar tournament where they didn't open the tables. I've got a change purse attached to my cue case that's loaded with quarters for such occasions but it still seems strange to me to have to have this during league play or a tournament.
What I generally do in such establishments if I plan to be there for a while is offer a flat or hourly rate to the bar. This approach doesn't always work, depending on who's working, owner's preference etc. However, it has gotten me pool time for a few hours for a lot less than I'd pay otherwise...like $10 for 2-3 hours.
One would be surprised at what they can get from establishments if they were just remotely personable, courteous, and respectful. Complaining seldom inspires or motivates.
What I generally do in such establishments if I plan to be there for a while is offer a flat or hourly rate to the bar. This approach doesn't always work, depending on who's working, owner's preference etc. However, it has gotten me pool time for a few hours for a lot less than I'd pay otherwise...like $10 for 2-3 hours.
One would be surprised at what they can get from establishments if they were just remotely personable, courteous, and respectful. Complaining seldom inspires or motivates.
LMAO. Will be 74 in May. Johnnyt
It's easy to blame greedy business men but the real culprit is the expansion of the money system. According to the St. Louis Fed, in November of 1980 there was 906.8 billion dollars in circulation and presently there is 13,154.2 billion in circulation. That means: if $.25 was a fair price for a game of pool in 1980 then $3.63 is a fair price today.
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What is a fair price for the $3 an hour 9' in pool rooms of 1980 today? Johnnyt
$43.56 would be my guess for $3hr
Hopefully one day I can say the same.
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The logic behind that math is absolutely wrong. That means a soda would be about five bucks, give or take.
Having managed a bar that had 2 vended tables, I can give you the justification for places doing it.
First off - others are absolutely right, you don't put in pool tables for good players to play. You put them in so the drinkers have something to do and they stay longer.
The vending companies around here offer 50% of the take of the table to the bar as profit. If you have the square footage to spare, this is basically free money. Why don't the bars just buy their own and charge .75 and make everyone happier? Maintenance. With a vending company they come in weekly, take broken and un-tipped cues, and replace them. We always had an extra set of balls and 2-3 extra cue balls in case some drunk wanted a souvenir, and it cost us nothing - included as part of the service. Need them recovered? Make a phone call. Not level? Same phone call - usually taken care of in less than 2 hours.
I completely agree with the fact that $1.50 a game is steep when you are a good player. I just wanted to shed some perspective on the operator's point of view.
First off - others are absolutely right, you don't put in pool tables for good players to play. You put them in so the drinkers have something to do and they stay longer.
The vending companies around here offer 50% of the take of the table to the bar as profit. If you have the square footage to spare, this is basically free money. Why don't the bars just buy their own and charge .75 and make everyone happier? Maintenance. With a vending company they come in weekly, take broken and un-tipped cues, and replace them. We always had an extra set of balls and 2-3 extra cue balls in case some drunk wanted a souvenir, and it cost us nothing - included as part of the service. Need them recovered? Make a phone call. Not level? Same phone call - usually taken care of in less than 2 hours.
I completely agree with the fact that $1.50 a game is steep when you are a good player. I just wanted to shed some perspective on the operator's point of view.
Not sure I've seen a $1.50/game bar box. However, the bars that used to host leagues in our area often gave the home teams a cup of quarters for the night. Each player kicked in
a quarter and the bar paid the rest. This was a fair deal and led to more liquor sales for sure.
As far as measuring by how much $ people have spent on cues and such -too gay of an argument.
Way too gay...
a quarter and the bar paid the rest. This was a fair deal and led to more liquor sales for sure.
As far as measuring by how much $ people have spent on cues and such -too gay of an argument.
Way too gay...
I thought around $1.50 was about the norm now. Not saying it is great, but the op acts like he has never seen that before. (And maybe he hasn't were he lives)
Also, can't you pay by the half hour or hour, since it was one of the newer digital tables? That would have to be cheaper then $1.50 per game.
Also, can't you pay by the half hour or hour, since it was one of the newer digital tables? That would have to be cheaper then $1.50 per game.