For example, a bottle of Grey Goose costs $30 in the store but if you go to a nightclub and order a bottle, it could cost like $300.... why man?!
2007-10-31 22:08:24 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
They charge that much because they can, and because people will pay for it. I once paid 11 dollars for a hamburger at Disney World that would have cost 99 cents at any standard fast food restaurant.
In establishments that serve alcohol, the incentive to overcharge is even higher, since the willingness to pay an arm and a leg for pretty much anything increases directly with the amount of alcohol consumed.
2007-10-31 22:15:24 · answer #1 · answered by rachelesse 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The same reason that it costs more to eat out at a restaurant than it does for you to buy the ingredients and cook them at home.
Despite many of the other answers, it's not just clubs gouging you for everything they can get. Their overhead are really high and they need to charge a fair bit to make any kind of profit.
A club is usually in a good location with high rent, with lots of staff who are often trained as cocktail barmen and usually have some experience in the hospitality industry. If it's a pricey club, they have usually paid for expensive interior decoration and furnitrure, and branding/logos etc, plus an on-premise liquor licence (huge cost). You listen to music, usually have some form of snazzy lighting, company of some kind (whether good or not) and receive an atmosphere that is different to staying home on your own.
At a club your drink is usually served in a glass (which has to be washed up afterwards) with ice, mixer, garnish, coaster etc. You then sit around for about 20 minutes per drink, spilling free nuts or crisps on the floor and putting your drink down on their bar (which needs to be cleaned up by the cleaning staff after you have gone home) and use the toilet (ditto).
Your local ABC store is usually on a back street, has one surly guy behind the counter, customers who are in and out in 2 minutes causing minimal mess. They also have a high turnover of customers (ie sell lots of product per night).
It's a question of value though. If you would prefer to pick up some takeouts and have your mates around at your place drinking straight from the bottle, then vote with your feet and boycott the overpriced clubs and bars!
2007-10-31 23:16:15 · answer #2 · answered by jess b 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Supply and Demand. If you want a bottle of Grey Goose while you're at the club, you know you can't bring it in with you. So if you're going to buy it from the club they're going to charge whatever they can get for it. If you want it that bad, and people do, you'll pay the crazy prices for it.
2007-11-01 06:38:23 · answer #3 · answered by Ryan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's basic Supply and Demand. They have the supply of what you want so they can decide how much to demand that you be charged.
Imagine you live in a small fishing town and the local bait and tackle store burned down along with all of the fishing hooks.
You just happened to have stopped by a distant Walmart the week before and purchased a whole case of hooks.
As a result you can decide to charge whatever amount the customers that don't want to drive 100 miles to the nearest walmart will eventually have to pay you.
You control the supply, so you can decide what amount to demand
2007-10-31 22:29:37 · answer #4 · answered by lifhapnz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's simple really. They pay a lot of rent for the place probably. Plus, they spend a lot on decoration and furniture, and the number of customers is too low compared to a supermarket. Bars, clubs, restaurants usually charge twice, three-four times the usual price so they can make a good profit. Supermarkets buy goods in larger lots, so they get a better deal, and they can make profit because of high sales.
2007-10-31 22:24:48 · answer #5 · answered by John R 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Overhead is one reason. Another is the taxing on alcoholic beverages. When I ran a private club, we were charged a "per ounce" tax on each bottle we bought. This made me more obvious of free-pouring bartenders.
2007-11-01 04:29:33 · answer #6 · answered by sensible_man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they charge because they can! also they charge more to pay for their alchol license! its just like some returants and cafes, theycharge more to eat in that take out because of dairy licenses etc its a pain really
2007-10-31 22:26:20 · answer #7 · answered by Damien, Poppie & Alexis' mum 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cos ur paying extra for drinking it in the surroundings of the club...supposedly a better atmosphere than just sitting drinking at home!
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2007-10-31 22:26:25 · answer #8 · answered by legallyblonde 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because that's where they make their money. Most, if not all, of their profit comes from alcohol.
2007-11-01 05:41:19 · answer #9 · answered by nightlight05 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋