The Biz & Roland Interview

[V. Barbarino]

In my best years, 11 drinks would put me out for the count..

[pod]

What ever happened to personal responsibility. Do we need a law to counteract every retard action?

[musicalmissionary]

Originally Posted by pod

What ever happened to personal responsibility. Do we need a law to counteract every retard action?

I'm pretty sure there's a legal precedent out there somewhere that says if you force someone to buy something you should reasonably assume they will use/consume it. I mean, you just fuckin obligated them to buy the damn thing(s) knowing what could ensue if they consume it. Especially in light of the alternative of NOT forcing them to buy 2 bottles and allowing them to just buy 1. Ahhh... but the almighty profit monster rears his ugly head... again.

[tekniQz]

Originally Posted by V. Barbarino

In my best years, 11 drinks would put me out for the count..

I've done some rather bold act's of alcohalism with Bombay Saphire,Tonic and Lime @Space.
To drink 11 drinks is crazy!!Depending on your level of commitment that is.lol

[V. Barbarino]

Originally Posted by pod

What ever happened to personal responsibility. Do we need a law to counteract every retard action?

I disagree in this case. Of course the person drinking is responsible for their own well being, but who is responsible for mine when I'm on the same roads as them? How can a bar/club force people to buy excess alcohol when they know under Dade's formula a party of 4 would each drink 11 drinks!!! The question is, what responsibility does the club/bar/waitress have? The law is clear, they have a lot...

[V. Barbarino]

Originally Posted by tekniQz

I've done some rather bold act's of alcohalism with Bombay Saphire,Tonic and Lime @Space.
To drink 11 drinks is crazy!!Depending on your level of commitment that is.lol

For a solid year, my roommate and I only drank Ever Clear. We would buy the half gallon and mix it with Sprite. I was hard core back then and still couldn't put away 11 drinks.

[JustDade]

Originally Posted by V. Barbarino

I disagree in this case. Of course the person drinking is responsible for their own well being, but who is responsible for mine when I'm on the same roads as them? How can a bar/club force people to buy excess alcohol when they know under Dade's formula a party of 4 would each drink 11 drinks!!! The question is, what responsibility does the club/bar/waitress have? The law is clear, they have a lot...

Again, nobody said you had to actually drink it all. A real baller would drink what he wants and leave the rest. As has been mentioned, you can also re-claim the unfinished portion on your next visit. VIP isn't supposed to be for the cheapos.

Don't get me wrong. I started this conversation because I have always felt conflicted about this subject. I do believe that people should have personal responsibility. Why is it any different because you buy by the bottle. A person could stand at the bar and consume the same ammount, couldn't they? Yes they could but......

In most clubs the bartenders are trained to pour a uniform shot and cut the customer off when they are obvoiusly hammered. However, VIP waitresses are trained to pour the drinks heavy in order to finish the bottles quickly and get the customer to re-order more bottles. Most of the time the customer is pouring the drink themselves and are not monitored at all. It's all part of the plan to make money.

Is this worse than happy hour promotions where it's 2 for 1? Is the customer not free to either drink it or leave it? Are the clubs really supposed to be the voice of reason?

As I said.......conflicted.

[pod]

Nobody forced you to go to the club. Nobody forced you to buy the bottle. You can go to a club and choose not to drink.

Why do I have to "pay" for someone's mental retardation?

[Bling]

thread is really interesting first interesting thread in a while

[swank]

At the end of the whole story...bottle service here in North America is BS. What will clubs do when nobody wants to pay for bottle service anymore...? Well they better get prepared because it's started....

Forcing someone to buy more alcohol than is necessary is a ridiculous business format that will end up in the lawsuit of all lawsuits and is definitely played out. Paying for something that you won't use is not being a baller....it's being ignorant. [ ya....I'll take that Mercedes S550 but don't bother with the key....I just wanna sit in it and look good. ] [I'm a baller]