Lol...did you see ticket prices? $250 is (semi)reasonable and just a night out for some. And at some places food and drink is included. It's crowd control and free market capitalism.
Nobody said they spend thus on a regular basis for a reasonable night. I sure as hell don't have that kind of $ to spend. Ppl apend a lot of $ in general for bars here. But what i am sayingis this is a once in a lifetime experience.
I am actually on my way soon to a bar in Lincoln Park....close by Wrigleyville area. We talked to the owner, and guess what....FREE seating for us as long as we get there before 4pm. It's all about how u talk to ppl as well.
Chugs had said 250 was (semi)reasonable to spend on a night out earlier in the thread.
Going out more than a few times a week is crazy to me. To spend 250 on a night out is insane. It's just throwing money away in this case. Your sitting in a bar watching the game on TV. But, chugs is right, crowd control and market capitalism.
Eating out also seems to be the way things are moving. You can purchase condos now without a kitchen as the cost per square footage is already way too high in major urban centres. So, your outside essentially is your kitchen. How do you save money this way?
It goes to the bigger picture for me, people are in debt and are living a pricey lifestyle then they complain how they are in debt. Warren buffet has lots of advice to give on saving money. Essentially it is habits we form and it's not about finding a job that pays well or profiting off a idea or business that will get you rich. It's saving money. Saving money will get you rich.
Going out to bars is only short term gratification just like shopping.
You can hang out with friends at someone's home and still have an enjoyable time and not make some bar owner rich. I get that it is a once in a lifetime experience and most want to experience and be part of it. But, capitalism has sure created lots of suckers who are willing to pay that kind of money to sit inside a bar where you still watch the game on the TV(only closer to the ballpark) You can't blame the owners for doing so. I would do the same. Many fools out there. To each their own. Your smart for talking your way in for free. Saves your table 1000 if there will be four of you.
Have a good time varkey.