Questionaire for owners:

[Balabushka]

I am researching opening a room.

1. What are your hourly rates?

(Please specify day, evening and weekend rates)

2. Do you find offering lower priced hourlies brings in more overall dollars?


2 a. Do lower priced tables directly increase your booze income?


3. Do you promote to local colleges? If so does it work for you?


4. Do you cater to the ladies in any way? If so, to what effect?


5. What promotes the most growth for you business long term? (Is it Adverts, leagues, promotions, tourneys...etc?)


6. What provides the best results short term?


7. If money was not an object, what would you add to your room to increase business? (Within reason)


8. In your opinion, what is the future of this business?


9. Do your competitors ever make mistakes that drive customers to you?


10. How large is your town (population) and how many rooms (including yours) share that?


11. Do you find you'd always like more tables? (How many do you have and have many more would you want?)

12. Does the cost of that extra space and the tables make good biz sense for you?


PLEASE USE THE QUOTE BUTTON TO REPLY AND POST YOUR ANSWERS IN THE QUOTE SEPARATED BY SOME SPACE.

Thanks very much. I hope this will be helpful to all.

 

[Balabushka]

Guess nobody wants to answer. You're probably thinking there's no upside to it I guess.

But if you think about it, there is a VERY small chance I'd be your competition, and by answering here, and reading some answers, it might be beneficial for your biz too.

But thanks anyway and best of luck to all in this economy.

 

[highrun55]

I am researching opening a room.

1. What are your hourly rates?

$4.00 PR HOUR EA. NOON-6PM $5.00 PR HR EA 6PM-CLOSE EVERY DAY

(Please specify day, evening and weekend rates)

2. Do you find offering lower priced hourlies brings in more overall dollars?

No


2 a. Do lower priced tables directly increase your booze income?

No Booze


3. Do you promote to local colleges? If so does it work for you?

None near me

4. Do you cater to the ladies in any way? If so, to what effect?

Couples night weds 20% off time No big difference


5. What promotes the most growth for you business long term? (Is it Adverts, leagues, promotions, tourneys...etc?)

Tourneys, leagues, advertisement


6. What provides the best results short term?
Location and how you deal with the customers


7. If money was not an object, what would you add to your room to increase business? (Within reason)

More tables, bigger showroom

8. In your opinion, what is the future of this business?

Very tough unless we get more kids playing and get some action matches live on tv


9. Do your competitors ever make mistakes that drive customers to you?

Not to often, but when they do I damn sure try to keep them.


10. How large is your town (population) and how many rooms (including yours) share that?

7,000-10,000,

11. Do you find you'd always like more tables? (How many do you have and have many more would you want?)

yes, I have 8 and would like at least 12-16 total

12. Does the cost of that extra space and the tables make good biz sense for you?

yes


PLEASE USE THE QUOTE BUTTON TO REPLY AND POST YOUR ANSWERS IN THE QUOTE SEPARATED BY SOME SPACE.

Thanks very much. I hope this will be helpful to all.

highrun55
d&d family billiards

 

[Balabushka]

BUMP for potential interest.

 

[bigoldfatgirl]

I am researching opening a room.

1. What are your hourly rates?

$4.50 per person per table, over 3 people free, free pool 11am-3pm with lunch purchase

2. Do you find offering lower priced hourlies brings in more overall dollars?

no, made most money on food and booze

2 a. Do lower priced tables directly increase your booze income?

no real effect

3. Do you promote to local colleges? If so does it work for you?

no

4. Do you cater to the ladies in any way? If so, to what effect?

Wednesdays ladies nite, free pool and drink specials, maybe 10% increase for the night

5. What promotes the most growth for you business long term? (Is it Adverts, leagues, promotions, tourneys...etc?)

1 word of mouth
2 leagues

6. What provides the best results short term?

?

7. If money was not an object, what would you add to your room to increase business? (Within reason)

money is always the issue, had 20 tables, probably not increase

8. In your opinion, what is the future of this business?

slowing down

9. Do your competitors ever make mistakes that drive customers to you?

only if they close

10. How large is your town (population) and how many rooms (including yours) share that?

St Louis area, many

11. Do you find you'd always like more tables? (How many do you have and have many more would you want?)

had 20, only needed more for large tournaments, tournaments usually only a break even deal if you add to pot

12. Does the cost of that extra space and the tables make good biz sense for you?

need to find the right number for your area, need enough to have a short waiting list during peak hours, there will always be open tables during the day

good luck
hope this helps