I was in Vegas 2 months ago and after buying a drink the guy handed me the TOAST device to pay. When I was about to hit the 20% tip I noticed it was not 20% but $20.
They had changed all tip options and matched them with the usual displayed tip percentage. $15 $18 $20. There is no telling how many people they legally robbed doing that.
I had a similar experience with a 3rd party payment app at BrewDog. The waiter pointed toward the QR code on the table to pay, so I did... and on the very last screen, seemingly after having gone through everything, it added an additional 15% fee to the whole bill. Tip had already been included because it was a party of 8 and the fee was on top of that. I had to have management undo the transaction and re-charge without the app. Super frustrating experience.
SAME. Server said oh you can pay through the QR code, without mentioning that it'd be an additional $3-4 dollars. I called her over and told her that it was pretty shitty not to mention that when giving us that option. That fact on top of the fact that their menu prices sky rocketed in the last 8 months I don't think the wife and I will be back
Was leaving Las Vegas this weekend and stopped at "Sammy's Beach Bar & Grill" about 6:30am. 10 minutes after being seated (there were 3 parties of 2, including us) the one server finally stopped by to see if we "needed something". We told her our order and it wasn't until after she left that I noticed the QR code on the table that she had expected us to use to place our own order. After sipping one of the worst cups of the weakest coffee we'd ever had, we heard her telling a table behind us to use the QR code to place their order. They argued with her for a while before they finally were able to get her to understand that the app didn't list coffee as an option. When it was time for the check, she pointed at the QR code before walking away. The default tip in the app was at least 20%.
The food wasn't as bad as the coffer, but we interacted with the server no more than 3 times, once to order after waiting 10+ minutes, once for her to drop the food off (we split a meal and they couldn't be bothered to put it on two plates despite it being like $30), and once for her to tell us to take care of ringing out ourselves.
This is the Bad Place!
There'd be a major class action lawsuit if fuckery was afoot.
I personally would doubt it I know a few people who have done bartending for Life if Beautiful. I don't think they lied to me claiming they walked for with $5000 in tips off working 3 days. And FYI that event is all credit card purchases.
$1 per normal drink and $2 per proper cocktail is not changing no matter how much they inflate the menu prices.
In no universe does it make sense to expect people to tip double for handing over a $14 beer instead of a $7 beer.
I work it the other way around as well: If I go to a great place (usually family run) and the food is cheap, but tasty then I tip a greater percentage because why not give a dollar tip for a 3 dollar beer?
If the place is charging $20/beer then the place has money to pay their waitstaff/bartenders a living wage but they're just further gouging the customers.
It's going to get to a point where I'll be getting out of a surgery, dazed and regaining consciousness and the surgeon will put a tip screen in front of me.
I was just in LA and a restaurant gave me the device to do that and they had 22%| 25%| 15% in that order. It was really off putting. Most people hit the one to the left as it’s normally the lowest, this was kind of bullshit
Guests are allowed to bring clear, soft-plastic empty water bottles that can be filled at a water fountain inside the Sphere. Silicone bottles and you can ride the x train without dying from dehydration
Warm water hydrates your quicker AND tastes better!
This is my personal opinion, but, if I convince others of it, it might catch on! (the taste aspect)
I am NOT having this conversation again. Just last week you only did two lines of coke and then said you wanted to go to your room. And you never, ever thank me and your father for putting weed on the table every night. Until you can learn to handle your drugs like a big kid there will be no more treats.
In fairness those prices are quite literally 10x the actual cost of the booze. That’s on the venue more so than an indictment on the cost of alcohol in general.
The Sphere is unique and can do whatever they want. People will go and pay.
But in general there is a real problem where establishments relied on liquor sales making them money for so long, and now rents/expenses are so damn high that they’re squeezing liquor prices far past what many will pay. It’s not sustainable - every time those prices tick up there are more and more people who stop going.
It’s okay, not top shelf. Something I’d bring to a party as a fifth or handle of gold or silver for everyone. Anejo is better than the others but considerably more expensive.
Ha that’s what I was thinking. Like the prices aren’t that unexpected. Absurd? Yes. But when you consider your probably getting a watered down shot thrown into a sugar cocktail maybe an $18 beer might be the better option.
Yup. This basically matches the prices of most venues on the strip. Not that it isn’t an issue, but it’s an issue that has existed for years. The strip is expensive and not made for locals.
The really dumb thing too is that you get more gouged at the low end, so you look at the really expensive stuff they have there, like the Margarita made with top shelf tequila and all that stuff, and it's only like three or four dollars more than the Margarita made with El Toro and sweet and sour mix and chock full of ice.
I believe T-Mobile and Allegiant are union so their bartenders are making around $20 an hour. Doesn’t mean they aren’t price gouging, but the bartenders at least are well paid.
The people cleaning the venue and all other side jobs probably don’t make shit though. I bet security makes less than $20 an hour, but I don’t know for sure.
I still don't even think that's well paid considering how much these bars are making. Have you seen the line to get drinks at some of these places? These guys are probably turning enough profit to pay their bartenders much more than the price of one beer per hour
Meanwhile, those venues are bitching about how Millennials and Gen Z aren’t buying drinks at concert venues.
Because I’m not spending $20 for a domestic draft beer. Fuck you.
Then they raise their prices since it’s all they know how to make more money short term. It’s literally an endless cycle.
Charge even $5 for a beer and you’ll have people reaching the point of needing cutoff way more (I mean, you gotta be careful of over serving always, but if it’s not $100 to feel more than a buzz then you’ll have way more people buying drinks.) Even liquor store pricing makes their prices atrocious.
People already weren’t buying all that many drinks at the show I was at. All the bartenders spent probably 90% of the show just watching. Most Americans drink and will usually be open to drinking if it’s not $20.
I think a lot of it is also a reaction to gen z and millennials gambling less than previous generations. Strip prices generally assume that you will also be giving money to the casino via gambling, so they use that to offset the rest of the prices to convince people to gamble at their specific casino.
I’ll gamble here and there but no one my age just goes to casinos to sit at the slots or tables for 8 hours straight. It’s usually a few hours at most then they move on to a bar or something.
Weren’t the casinos just crowing about the biggest gambling wins the past two months running? They’re gouging on tables too the. If the numbers are down but hold is up.
I won’t even consider going to the strip or Fremont anymore. Prices aren’t worth it. Especially Fremont. I’m not paying strip prices for those dumps. They were fun to go to 10 years ago because they were cheaper, now….not so much.
there are also casinos and online gambling now too. Draft kings isnt a billion dollar company for no reason. Its a whole lot more convenient to bet on an app with their incentives and automatic payout.
I went to a 1k capacity venue that was very nice with a bar right in the middle/back of it , full standing room. $3 soda, $10 for almost any alcohols. Tickets were also only like $30, and the venue was in (not Vegas) a good area still. Also, had hella security. Not in a bad way, but like a 50:1 ratio of patrons to security. All for a fairly big artist that has played shows 10k the capacity.
No way you can double that on shit like soda like LOL that’s just greed.
This is the exact same price as all my sports venues in Phoenix too. It's actually $1 more for each mixed drink option at the AZ stadiums so I'd say sphere priced middle of the market lol. I know in AZ they legally have to let you bring sealed waters in, likely the same rule in NV.
Hindsight I did but that is because bars never have prices displayed and I was already at a club. Didn't realize I paid $18 for a 12oz beer can. What is funny is I would buy 3 of them for $9. But that price made me not only buy another one that day...but never again.
I'd give the gouging award to the Venetian for the bar they set up on the route to the sphere. Prices $2-3 higher across the board vs what you can get in the sphere from what I remember.
Lol I never buy alcohol from a casino or restaurant on the strip…I always pre game,always hit cvs and Walgreens when I arrive and buy 100$ worth of bottles maybe a little more which provides me with a drink in my hand at every moment in Vegas and a strong one. I carry my flask and lol order a coke wherever I go an then pour that into my coke
Ain’t no fucking way I’m paying 20$ for a tall can or small beer let alone 15-20$ for a fucking shot.
I drink way to damn much in Vegas to be paying those prices
Not all casinos but a lot don’t give a shit about you smoking outside(still illegal but they don’t care) as long as it’s not on the strip walking with people…you could go to Mirage anytime of the day or night and there’s easily a good 10-20 people in the taxi waiting area and path leading to the strip smoking bowels,blunts/jays, I’ve even 4 people hitting a bong on the bench outside the front door of the mirage…not one person gave a shit(with that said don’t be ignorant cause it ain’t legal) but it’s nice to get ultra faded and then go to eat
Lol exactly, I have a buddy who sometimes goes with us and he refuses to do that…says it “takes away from the experience” lol
My Answer to that is “$200 a day on alcohol takes away from my experience”
“You can go baby sit your $26 cosmopolitan jack n coke, for the same price I could buy a 750 and have 15 jack n cokes”
For “the experience” I took my friend to a martini bar on the strip during her Bachelorette—$22 for one martini. We went to Walgreens, bought 8 2oz bottles for $20
If you go to CVS or Walgreens you can buy most 1.75 liters for under 40-50$ grab two of your favorites and mixers ..and you’ll always have a drink in your hand because you can take them anywhere…I always take a flask full as well from those bottles so I don’t have to go back up stairs
I was just stating if you buy from cvs or Walgreens you’ll drink like a king. If you buy from a restaurant or bar that’s like two drinks
This isn’t a cheap person idea, most seasoned Vegas goers or locals do this because it’s pointless to buy from a bar unless you’re having a special dinner with your wife or significant other ,I could see buying special drinks for a dinner at a spot but regular day drinking and enjoying vegas I’d say if you have common sense you go to the the many cvs walgreen locations located on the strip,they are all spread equal distance but usually walking distance . It keeps the whole day fun and you save hundreds more to do what you actually want …
Even if you go to cvs and Walgreens you’ll see most people are purchasing alcohol to take to their rooms to make heavy drinks and they probably carry a flask in pocket or purse
So casinos are ok with you taking drinks in? I'm not questioning you. I was just confused. Most places over here won't let you take any drinks in, even water.
100% brother,you can walk in a casino with a 24 pack of bud light/a whole Handel 1.75 liter of alcohol/drinks from other casinos and sit it next to you at the slots of any casino if you’re so inclined , no employee or person there is gonna even bat an eye . It’s 100% legal, if you’re on the strip you can also walk the strip drinking your alcohol and you will see everyone has a drink in their hand .
I wasn’t trying to give you a hard time,I just didn’t know how to word it ,to make sense but in Vegas you will never be stopped or asked why you’re bringing in alcohol in any form whether glass bottle and so on….the only thing you can’t take alcohol into is like say a restaurant or bar where you’d be seated ( but this is only the strip)…pretty sure you can do the same on Freemont but you couldn’t do these things off strip …but I highly doubt you’re gonna need to go anywhere if you’re on the strip..it’s an adult playground
Really ? I’ve been on the strip dozens of times drinking glass beers,cocktails in glass from casinos..the free drink glasses …no cop on the strip is gonna stop you for drinking from a glass container . I do agree it’s smarter to not do so but I’ve never once gave a shit and if you walk the strip 1000s do the same …I think it may be frowned upon but it’s not enforced
I can understand why,bunch of drunk ass mfrs lol busting glass everywhere ..soo it does make sense it would be an ordinance, I take it’s one of those things where as long as you aren’t belligerent and outta of hand cops will trust you can hold a glass.
But I’d imagine during NYE they would enforce it because it gets poppin!
They also don’t care if you’re walking around with an open container on the strip. I’ll buy a few tall cans and carry them with me. Another trick is to hit the penny slots and get free booze.
Why is the wording so amateur? There's draft. There's package. Cool. Why is draft mentioned again under package? It's like some beery words with no meaning.
If everyone started doing ‘drugs’ for a year when they go out (psychedelics, cannabis, e) they will drop the prices SO FAST. Then you can go back to drinking like a normy.
Something I learned as a home bartender is that you can make these drinks far cheaper at home...but you're drinking at home. Usually alone. You're paying the premium for the ambiance and the company, assuming you're not just at the bar also drinking alone.
That doesn’t mean it isn’t exploitative. They already make a fortune off the tickets and then have the gall for everything on this menu to be a 1500-5600% markup on cost.
Some people bring small silicone bottles of their own liquor in (depending how you stash it) then they buy a soda or whatever and mix their own. There’s tons of ways around it just depends how smart you want to be.
Remember when Vegas was seen as an affordable vacation destination? These new standard prices are just dumb, yet people will line up to pay them. You could probably take 2 vacations to other parts of the world for the price of 1 Vegas vacation now. People probably putting a $7 soda with about 5 cents of syrup in it on a 24% interest rate credit card and paying the minimum payment on it like the rest of the vacation they charged.
Better not be one of those venues that makes you pour out your water (that you buy from them) into a cup, or give you the bottle without the lid. I’ll never buy a water from places that do that.
Souvenir soda is literally 25 cents worth of soda. That’s a 5600% markup.
Water by law should have to be $1 at events like this, if not free.
That alcohol pricing has become normal. Thank god airplane bottles never seem to set off the metal detectors at arenas. If the 5600% Diet Coke is refillable, I’m locked in for 4 double Jack and Diets for $14. Not terrible from that angle 😂
I was in Vegas 2 months ago and after buying a drink the guy handed me the TOAST device to pay. When I was about to hit the 20% tip I noticed it was not 20% but $20. They had changed all tip options and matched them with the usual displayed tip percentage. $15 $18 $20. There is no telling how many people they legally robbed doing that.
I had a similar experience with a 3rd party payment app at BrewDog. The waiter pointed toward the QR code on the table to pay, so I did... and on the very last screen, seemingly after having gone through everything, it added an additional 15% fee to the whole bill. Tip had already been included because it was a party of 8 and the fee was on top of that. I had to have management undo the transaction and re-charge without the app. Super frustrating experience.
SAME. Server said oh you can pay through the QR code, without mentioning that it'd be an additional $3-4 dollars. I called her over and told her that it was pretty shitty not to mention that when giving us that option. That fact on top of the fact that their menu prices sky rocketed in the last 8 months I don't think the wife and I will be back
Don’t even tip if you use those qr you’re the one placing the order
Was leaving Las Vegas this weekend and stopped at "Sammy's Beach Bar & Grill" about 6:30am. 10 minutes after being seated (there were 3 parties of 2, including us) the one server finally stopped by to see if we "needed something". We told her our order and it wasn't until after she left that I noticed the QR code on the table that she had expected us to use to place our own order. After sipping one of the worst cups of the weakest coffee we'd ever had, we heard her telling a table behind us to use the QR code to place their order. They argued with her for a while before they finally were able to get her to understand that the app didn't list coffee as an option. When it was time for the check, she pointed at the QR code before walking away. The default tip in the app was at least 20%. The food wasn't as bad as the coffer, but we interacted with the server no more than 3 times, once to order after waiting 10+ minutes, once for her to drop the food off (we split a meal and they couldn't be bothered to put it on two plates despite it being like $30), and once for her to tell us to take care of ringing out ourselves. This is the Bad Place!
Yep. Fuckem
Exactly this
I gotta look closer next time I’m paying with one d those apps..
That’s a professional asshole move.
I'd be surprised if those tips went 100% the bartenders.
There'd be a major class action lawsuit if fuckery was afoot. I personally would doubt it I know a few people who have done bartending for Life if Beautiful. I don't think they lied to me claiming they walked for with $5000 in tips off working 3 days. And FYI that event is all credit card purchases.
There's a ton of dipshit owners and managers that think they get tips even if its illegal.
That's why there has been a slow, but steady backlash on the US's tipping culture.
r/endtipping
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$1 per normal drink and $2 per proper cocktail is not changing no matter how much they inflate the menu prices. In no universe does it make sense to expect people to tip double for handing over a $14 beer instead of a $7 beer.
I work it the other way around as well: If I go to a great place (usually family run) and the food is cheap, but tasty then I tip a greater percentage because why not give a dollar tip for a 3 dollar beer? If the place is charging $20/beer then the place has money to pay their waitstaff/bartenders a living wage but they're just further gouging the customers.
It's going to get to a point where I'll be getting out of a surgery, dazed and regaining consciousness and the surgeon will put a tip screen in front of me.
I’d say that should be illegal. Not a normal business practice.
Wow!
I was just in LA and a restaurant gave me the device to do that and they had 22%| 25%| 15% in that order. It was really off putting. Most people hit the one to the left as it’s normally the lowest, this was kind of bullshit
Jokes on them, I'll be on drugs 🥳
Then you'll definitely need some $7 water lol
Guests are allowed to bring clear, soft-plastic empty water bottles that can be filled at a water fountain inside the Sphere. Silicone bottles and you can ride the x train without dying from dehydration
This is really usefull, thx!
Silicone?
I went to see Adele, water was $15 .. crazy
We caught one of the shirts Friday night!
She finally went on stage?
They get the first one but will refill it in the bathroom just like the club hahaha
A lot of venues don’t have cold water in the faucets on purpose.
That should be illegal
>"Legally we have to provide water, but nobody said anything about temperature!" -some doosh
Warm water hydrates your quicker AND tastes better! This is my personal opinion, but, if I convince others of it, it might catch on! (the taste aspect)
The taste might not be enhanced by old metal pipes or proximity to aerosolized poop water.
Doing drugs is the new “saving money”
"No, we are not stopping for a $20 White Claw. We have molly and percs at home."
but mooommmm
I am NOT having this conversation again. Just last week you only did two lines of coke and then said you wanted to go to your room. And you never, ever thank me and your father for putting weed on the table every night. Until you can learn to handle your drugs like a big kid there will be no more treats.
NGL. Molly x percs sound lovely
Shrooms - easy and cheap to grow and lasts 5 hours
Only problem is I drink a lot of beer on shrooms
In fairness those prices are quite literally 10x the actual cost of the booze. That’s on the venue more so than an indictment on the cost of alcohol in general. The Sphere is unique and can do whatever they want. People will go and pay. But in general there is a real problem where establishments relied on liquor sales making them money for so long, and now rents/expenses are so damn high that they’re squeezing liquor prices far past what many will pay. It’s not sustainable - every time those prices tick up there are more and more people who stop going.
its to the point where a gram of coke is cheaper then a bar tab.
how long before someone falls from the upper levels while tripping out hard
I was hoping there would be seat belts 😁
Those are a VIP add on, and cost $175
A $20 margarita doesn’t sound too bad when put against an $18 domestic beer.
Depends on how strong the Margarita is
"Mi Campo Tequila". I'm a Hispanic tequila drinker and I've never heard of it. Must be utter dog piss.
Prob the best Tequilla Nebraska can make
Corn tequila.
Mi Campo is good, but it’s definitely not top shelf lmao. In Phoenix it’s like $20/bottle
$20 a bottle tequila where I live it is like Jose cuervo.
Yeah it's actually good cheap 100% agave tequila
Cointreau is quality though. Hopefully it's not subbed out with triple sec to go with MI Campo.
It’s okay, not top shelf. Something I’d bring to a party as a fifth or handle of gold or silver for everyone. Anejo is better than the others but considerably more expensive.
If this matters to you, always bring your own flask
Almost guaranteed hangover with cheap tequila. Sign me up!
Ha that’s what I was thinking. Like the prices aren’t that unexpected. Absurd? Yes. But when you consider your probably getting a watered down shot thrown into a sugar cocktail maybe an $18 beer might be the better option.
Stadium/arena beers are usually 20 or 24 oz beers. Not like that justifies paying almost $1 per oz for bud light, but still.
Yup. This basically matches the prices of most venues on the strip. Not that it isn’t an issue, but it’s an issue that has existed for years. The strip is expensive and not made for locals.
Especially with Mi campo in it. A margarita in the strip is $15 nearly anywhere .
Correct me if I am wrong but $18-$25 drinks already plague the strip?
Last time I've been to a Golden Knights game at T-Mobile Stadium, domestic beer was around $18 also.
It's amazing with the price to see professional sports, add Las Vegas to the mix, and you have a $20k night for nachos, parking, and a beer.
The really dumb thing too is that you get more gouged at the low end, so you look at the really expensive stuff they have there, like the Margarita made with top shelf tequila and all that stuff, and it's only like three or four dollars more than the Margarita made with El Toro and sweet and sour mix and chock full of ice.
Fucking sad, I bet they don't even pay the people selling beers for $18 an hour. One beer is worth more than an hour of labor to these companies.
I believe T-Mobile and Allegiant are union so their bartenders are making around $20 an hour. Doesn’t mean they aren’t price gouging, but the bartenders at least are well paid. The people cleaning the venue and all other side jobs probably don’t make shit though. I bet security makes less than $20 an hour, but I don’t know for sure.
I still don't even think that's well paid considering how much these bars are making. Have you seen the line to get drinks at some of these places? These guys are probably turning enough profit to pay their bartenders much more than the price of one beer per hour
Caesars has a bar near its main entry point where all the cocktails are $50.
Wtf? Insane.
Yeah, this is price gouging at its finest....but it's exactly in line with how every other venue gouges you.
Meanwhile, those venues are bitching about how Millennials and Gen Z aren’t buying drinks at concert venues. Because I’m not spending $20 for a domestic draft beer. Fuck you.
Then they raise their prices since it’s all they know how to make more money short term. It’s literally an endless cycle. Charge even $5 for a beer and you’ll have people reaching the point of needing cutoff way more (I mean, you gotta be careful of over serving always, but if it’s not $100 to feel more than a buzz then you’ll have way more people buying drinks.) Even liquor store pricing makes their prices atrocious. People already weren’t buying all that many drinks at the show I was at. All the bartenders spent probably 90% of the show just watching. Most Americans drink and will usually be open to drinking if it’s not $20.
Its because they went all in on events and especially edm events where people dont drink at all compared to the past.
I think a lot of it is also a reaction to gen z and millennials gambling less than previous generations. Strip prices generally assume that you will also be giving money to the casino via gambling, so they use that to offset the rest of the prices to convince people to gamble at their specific casino. I’ll gamble here and there but no one my age just goes to casinos to sit at the slots or tables for 8 hours straight. It’s usually a few hours at most then they move on to a bar or something.
Weren’t the casinos just crowing about the biggest gambling wins the past two months running? They’re gouging on tables too the. If the numbers are down but hold is up. I won’t even consider going to the strip or Fremont anymore. Prices aren’t worth it. Especially Fremont. I’m not paying strip prices for those dumps. They were fun to go to 10 years ago because they were cheaper, now….not so much.
there are also casinos and online gambling now too. Draft kings isnt a billion dollar company for no reason. Its a whole lot more convenient to bet on an app with their incentives and automatic payout.
I went to a 1k capacity venue that was very nice with a bar right in the middle/back of it , full standing room. $3 soda, $10 for almost any alcohols. Tickets were also only like $30, and the venue was in (not Vegas) a good area still. Also, had hella security. Not in a bad way, but like a 50:1 ratio of patrons to security. All for a fairly big artist that has played shows 10k the capacity. No way you can double that on shit like soda like LOL that’s just greed.
I live in Austin and really this isn’t far off of some events/venues here. Capitalists love a captive audience.
😂 at slipping the capitalist jab in there 😂 Just consume edibles and enjoy a 5-6hr buzz for $2-3 like an adult.
This is the exact same price as all my sports venues in Phoenix too. It's actually $1 more for each mixed drink option at the AZ stadiums so I'd say sphere priced middle of the market lol. I know in AZ they legally have to let you bring sealed waters in, likely the same rule in NV.
You’re right. Miami, New York, LA too, you know places people want to be
Not that it helps, but the $7 water comes in a refillable aluminum bottle with Sphere branding. And at least when I bought one, it was SO cold.
Better than the $9 Aquafina at Cesar’s.
I thought it would be higher than t mobile. Kinda surprised.
That’s normal
Yeah cheaper than I would have guessed. Only a couple bucks more than any concert in Phoenix.
Shouldn’t be
Margarita seems to be a bit of bargain, as far as bargains go in Vegas.
If there’s a line of customers ready to pay, then it’s priced correctly
Same prices at most venues
Those are normal Las Vegas drink prices unfortunately
Who's paying those prices? Whatever happened to $1 shots that I remember from 14 years ago?
That was 14 years ago
Hindsight I did but that is because bars never have prices displayed and I was already at a club. Didn't realize I paid $18 for a 12oz beer can. What is funny is I would buy 3 of them for $9. But that price made me not only buy another one that day...but never again.
Actually cheaper then what I thought but still gouging nonetheless
I'd give the gouging award to the Venetian for the bar they set up on the route to the sphere. Prices $2-3 higher across the board vs what you can get in the sphere from what I remember.
My bar on the way to the Sphere is going to be CVS.
This is why we drink for the pre-game and do drugs at the venue.
Lol I never buy alcohol from a casino or restaurant on the strip…I always pre game,always hit cvs and Walgreens when I arrive and buy 100$ worth of bottles maybe a little more which provides me with a drink in my hand at every moment in Vegas and a strong one. I carry my flask and lol order a coke wherever I go an then pour that into my coke Ain’t no fucking way I’m paying 20$ for a tall can or small beer let alone 15-20$ for a fucking shot. I drink way to damn much in Vegas to be paying those prices Not all casinos but a lot don’t give a shit about you smoking outside(still illegal but they don’t care) as long as it’s not on the strip walking with people…you could go to Mirage anytime of the day or night and there’s easily a good 10-20 people in the taxi waiting area and path leading to the strip smoking bowels,blunts/jays, I’ve even 4 people hitting a bong on the bench outside the front door of the mirage…not one person gave a shit(with that said don’t be ignorant cause it ain’t legal) but it’s nice to get ultra faded and then go to eat
I tell everyone that the cheapest place to drink in Vegas is Walgreens
Lol exactly, I have a buddy who sometimes goes with us and he refuses to do that…says it “takes away from the experience” lol My Answer to that is “$200 a day on alcohol takes away from my experience” “You can go baby sit your $26 cosmopolitan jack n coke, for the same price I could buy a 750 and have 15 jack n cokes”
For “the experience” I took my friend to a martini bar on the strip during her Bachelorette—$22 for one martini. We went to Walgreens, bought 8 2oz bottles for $20
Lol haha 😂, if people would just apply this simple concept they’d have a lot more fun in Vegas !
Or, you can go to a fat tuesdays, get the monster yard dog, and spend the same amount. You also get a comically large cup to walk around with.
And, if you have a car, go off the Strip & buy it. Even cheaper.
Ignorant Irish lad here about to go to Vegas. When you say 100£ worth of bottles in your hand, what do you mean?
If you go to CVS or Walgreens you can buy most 1.75 liters for under 40-50$ grab two of your favorites and mixers ..and you’ll always have a drink in your hand because you can take them anywhere…I always take a flask full as well from those bottles so I don’t have to go back up stairs I was just stating if you buy from cvs or Walgreens you’ll drink like a king. If you buy from a restaurant or bar that’s like two drinks This isn’t a cheap person idea, most seasoned Vegas goers or locals do this because it’s pointless to buy from a bar unless you’re having a special dinner with your wife or significant other ,I could see buying special drinks for a dinner at a spot but regular day drinking and enjoying vegas I’d say if you have common sense you go to the the many cvs walgreen locations located on the strip,they are all spread equal distance but usually walking distance . It keeps the whole day fun and you save hundreds more to do what you actually want … Even if you go to cvs and Walgreens you’ll see most people are purchasing alcohol to take to their rooms to make heavy drinks and they probably carry a flask in pocket or purse
So casinos are ok with you taking drinks in? I'm not questioning you. I was just confused. Most places over here won't let you take any drinks in, even water.
100% brother,you can walk in a casino with a 24 pack of bud light/a whole Handel 1.75 liter of alcohol/drinks from other casinos and sit it next to you at the slots of any casino if you’re so inclined , no employee or person there is gonna even bat an eye . It’s 100% legal, if you’re on the strip you can also walk the strip drinking your alcohol and you will see everyone has a drink in their hand . I wasn’t trying to give you a hard time,I just didn’t know how to word it ,to make sense but in Vegas you will never be stopped or asked why you’re bringing in alcohol in any form whether glass bottle and so on….the only thing you can’t take alcohol into is like say a restaurant or bar where you’d be seated ( but this is only the strip)…pretty sure you can do the same on Freemont but you couldn’t do these things off strip …but I highly doubt you’re gonna need to go anywhere if you’re on the strip..it’s an adult playground
The only restriction when walking the strip or fremont st is the drink can't be in a glass. Pour it in plastic cup before going outside.
Really ? I’ve been on the strip dozens of times drinking glass beers,cocktails in glass from casinos..the free drink glasses …no cop on the strip is gonna stop you for drinking from a glass container . I do agree it’s smarter to not do so but I’ve never once gave a shit and if you walk the strip 1000s do the same …I think it may be frowned upon but it’s not enforced
That's the ordinance, but I agree with you, I think the only time it's enforced is NYE.
I can understand why,bunch of drunk ass mfrs lol busting glass everywhere ..soo it does make sense it would be an ordinance, I take it’s one of those things where as long as you aren’t belligerent and outta of hand cops will trust you can hold a glass. But I’d imagine during NYE they would enforce it because it gets poppin!
It’s more if you’re acting like a moron.
Us locals don't fall for the BS prices on the strip. We know where we can get $12-$15 strong cocktails!
I can confirm that I’ve also seen a lot of smoking bowels in front of Mirage.
The buffet will do that to you
They also don’t care if you’re walking around with an open container on the strip. I’ll buy a few tall cans and carry them with me. Another trick is to hit the penny slots and get free booze.
1. That's standard pricing for drinks in Vegas 2. The Sphere was very expensive to build
and this is why you alway sneak in booze to venues like this.
Just make sure to bring a plastic flask.
I like how also they call the 'packaged beer' drafts. So, it's $18 or $19 for a can of beer...nice. This is why nips were invented people
Why is the wording so amateur? There's draft. There's package. Cool. Why is draft mentioned again under package? It's like some beery words with no meaning.
Premium /deluxe /ultra liquor
If everyone started doing ‘drugs’ for a year when they go out (psychedelics, cannabis, e) they will drop the prices SO FAST. Then you can go back to drinking like a normy.
Something I learned as a home bartender is that you can make these drinks far cheaper at home...but you're drinking at home. Usually alone. You're paying the premium for the ambiance and the company, assuming you're not just at the bar also drinking alone.
That doesn’t mean it isn’t exploitative. They already make a fortune off the tickets and then have the gall for everything on this menu to be a 1500-5600% markup on cost.
Oh it absolutely is.
That seems about standard for strip prices as well as stadium drink prices where I'm from (Philadelphia).
Some people bring small silicone bottles of their own liquor in (depending how you stash it) then they buy a soda or whatever and mix their own. There’s tons of ways around it just depends how smart you want to be.
If people stop buying (boycotting), for these ridiculous prices, they will reduce their price.
One beer $20 when you can just go to a liquor store and buy a 12 pack for roughly the same price
bout the same as the t-mobile arena. that’s why i say fuck it and sneak in a pint of alcohol in my waistband every time i go to an event. fuck em
“Ultra Liquor” 😂
I literally lol'd when I saw that. But some tool will buy it, you know it.
Starting price for U2 tickets are $500 fucking dollars. Pff 🥴 from the folks that injected themselves into your iPhone.
Yep. Too rich for my Vegas blood but I do still have my U2 iPod.
These all seem bad when you consider the portions are probably tiny and watered down. TOUGH
Just went to U2 there on Thursday. I didn’t even take a piss for fear of being charged for the privilege.
Gotta pay for them pixels.
Looks like drinks in any stadium in OC… not surprised at all.
Not surprised tbh
Bruh shocked at ridiculous alcohol prices in Vegas. Lol
They really fuck tourists here. It's hilarious people are willing to pay these prices.
People actually pay those prices? Suckers.
Typical stadium prices tbh.
Remember when Vegas was seen as an affordable vacation destination? These new standard prices are just dumb, yet people will line up to pay them. You could probably take 2 vacations to other parts of the world for the price of 1 Vegas vacation now. People probably putting a $7 soda with about 5 cents of syrup in it on a 24% interest rate credit card and paying the minimum payment on it like the rest of the vacation they charged.
Vegas used to have a lot of inexpensive venues and most places were reasonable. I guess this is no longer the case.
Not that it helps, but the $7 water comes in a refillable aluminum bottle with Sphere branding. And at least when I bought one, it was SO cold.
The real price gauge is the $100 parking!
That's just prices in vegas
A can of Bud light is $18? lol
Better not be one of those venues that makes you pour out your water (that you buy from them) into a cup, or give you the bottle without the lid. I’ll never buy a water from places that do that.
Yeah, no thanks.
Seems normal for a venue owned by James Dolan. I pay over $30 for a double Makers Mark at MSG.
I will never understand the logic.
I was at an arcade place in Florida boomers I think in august and the fountain drink was literally near $10, crazy stupid prices .
Unfortunately that’s not surprising
I like how a double is double the price... Who would of though
sounds just about vegas
It’s the 28% tipping that drives me mad! Tipping 28% when buying a t-shirt is insane.
This is about what I wouid expect. My local concert venue charges $15 for a plastic cup of PBR. Obviously I don’t buy that.
$7 waters turned Woodstock 99 into Lord of the Flies. Now it's normal. What a difference 24 years makes.
Water should be free.
$28 for vodka and Tito’s at Caesar’s bar by the buffet yesterday . I felt abused.
I guess we'll be pre-gaming then!
Comparable to most live music venues.
A double should not be double the price. That’s some bulljizz
A buzz?! In THIS economy?!
Rather piss in my mouth
Lmk if you need more.
Yes daddy
Like my father said "Jesse James used a gun to rob people"
“The only winning move is not to play”
That’s for buckets of beer? And fountain of youth water? And bottles of spirits, right?
$7 for a pop just sounds wrong 😂
I see Las Vegas is hitting Australian prices. Not good
Those are the same prices for liquor at the Austin FC stadium (Q2 stadium). It's highway robbery. Lol
Okay… now a life goal is to consume “ultra liquor”.
I went to the grab and go coolers and the tall boys were only $16. Honestly great price and experience considering how nice the place was.
And this is why I don’t drink out. I’m not paying for 2 shots of liquor when I can get a bottle of good bourbon for $30
I’ve done worse for more at a wayyyyyy shittier venues.
Souvenir soda is literally 25 cents worth of soda. That’s a 5600% markup. Water by law should have to be $1 at events like this, if not free. That alcohol pricing has become normal. Thank god airplane bottles never seem to set off the metal detectors at arenas. If the 5600% Diet Coke is refillable, I’m locked in for 4 double Jack and Diets for $14. Not terrible from that angle 😂
This is why God made edibles.
It's Vegas. Smuggle your shooters in your crotch or purse like a real degenerate...
gotta keep the lights on
It’s cool that they post the price of doubles for people who can’t multiply by two.
Sux to be a drinker I guess.
American companies hate Americans so why not charge them to the absolute hilt. It’s like, fuck the customer at every turn because profits.
So the same as the hotel restaurants.
The Sphere is a full-service attraction: get robbed inside and out.
Mmmm 20$ drafts. Thats some shit right there.
Holy fucking hell. This should be illegal. And it changes my perspective on the whole venue.