# $3 for a beer? There has to be a better way. **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [January 23, 2003, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-for-a-beer-there-has-to-be-a-better-way/150446 "2003-01-23T15:18:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![mister\_me](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cdc98d/32.png) [@mister\_me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mister_me)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2003, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-for-a-beer-there-has-to-be-a-better-way/150446/21 "2003-01-23T21:15:53Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by norinew \* > \*\*Quite right, but I have known certain bars to implement competitive prices on ‘slow’ nights, like, Wednesdays. One local pub sells all draught beers for 1.00 on Thursdays from 8PM to close. Another place I know of in PA has "Kidney Buster Night" on Wednesdays. Starting at 6PM, draught bbers are only .50, but you have to sit at the bar. The price continues until someone has to get up from the bar to relieve themselves:) I thought this was a hoot, as well as a great marketing gimmick. \*\* We have the same type of promo every Weds. night at a bar here in Ahia. It’s called PP Night. It’s short for Penny till you Pee night. Here’s how it works: It’s a $7.00 cover charge to get in. When you enter, you get a wristband. As long as you have this wristband, draft beers are 1 penny. There are bouncers who work in front of the bathroom doors - when you enter the bathroom, the bouncer removes your wristband. Without the wristband, beers are regular price. ---
**Author:** ![mazzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eada6e/32.png) [@mazzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mazzer)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2003, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-for-a-beer-there-has-to-be-a-better-way/150446/22 "2003-01-23T22:36:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by eno801 \* > \*\*was that bar valhalla at rice by anychance chriszarate? \*\* Yup. Ah, beer on the Chem Lec steps. Sometimes I wish I was still poor. Oh wait, I am. ---
**Author:** ![Debaser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3da27b/32.png) [@Debaser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Debaser)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2003, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-for-a-beer-there-has-to-be-a-better-way/150446/23 "2003-01-24T15:23:23Z")
I see. Thanks, **Olentzero**. A place in Providence called Johnnys would have $1 beers and $1 mixed drinks (from a list of 5 choices in the drink well). This was only from a certain time perioid, 7-9 IIRC. So, you would have herds of college students filling the place to get the cheapest buzz on as possible, then it would empty out at 9pm when they would head to nicer bars. ---
**Author:** ![Olentzero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/90ced4/32.png) [@Olentzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olentzero)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2003, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-for-a-beer-there-has-to-be-a-better-way/150446/24 "2003-01-24T15:40:17Z")
You from Providence, **Debaser**? My wife was born and raised in Warwick. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2003, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-for-a-beer-there-has-to-be-a-better-way/150446/25 "2003-01-24T15:47:17Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Engywook \* > 2. Obviously people will pay $3.00 a pop for the experience of having a beer in a bar. In Manhattan, it’s $5.00 - $7.00 and people are still happy to do it. \*\* There are actually a strip of bars on Third Avenue in the East Village that serve $2 Bud Light draft specials until 11pm. The down side (if you consider this a down side) is that the bars tend to be a little more college than typical NYC bars. fandango, I don’t want to explain basic Economics 101 but just lowering the price to generate demand does not always maximize profit. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-for-a-beer-there-has-to-be-a-better-way/150446.md?page=1)