Just curious. WHY do you think that happened? Less than 25% of Americans smoke. So 100% of ALL smokers wont come into your place now? or 70% of your clientle was smoking and HALF of them wouldnt come back? Just seems like a huge number. Most smokers will go to movies or take airplane rides with no smoking allowed. Why not play pool? Have you stayed in contact with this crowd that didnt come in? Any real specifics of your experience would be of help. City? Law parameters? Former customer demographics? What did you do in advance of the smoking ban? How many months did you prepare and what incentives did you offer to offset the ban? I'd like feedback for future reference. Thanks.
Heres the deal, and it sucks. Bangers assoicate pool with 3 things: Eagles(song Hotel california), number 2 is drinking, and last but notif you not least Smokeing. Its image "Thing) Let your hair down ecxperience. If you take away one of things, you wont have the customers you did from the past. Being PC and pool pool dont mix, not forus players but bangers-they want that "other side of the tracks experienc from time to time-you knoe slumming it at the pool room.
IMO, Pool is one its on its way to a bye gone era in Amerca, Its shame, I dont go to the same p00l rooms amd I see the the same faces I dd 20 yesrs aago, same guyd (me included) .
between the internet, video gsms MMA,and how longe it take to plsy a little pool, pool dosent have a chsnce-unledd er get a good movire...if they could $$ on poool flick it eould been done sisce 86.shitter in pool is in the shitted as of now/
tjae somleing ban is the kiss if death for pool drinking, smokeing amd play all got together for the banger and other as well, take one spoke out of a 3 spoke wheel and you have big proboem.
i wish everyone the best