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BOWLING for family of four now costs $400+ (WSJ)
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Date: March 12th, 2023 6:02 PM Author: Canary Home Alex Yenni recently endeavored to take his wife and 5-year-old son bowling with another family in Petaluma, Calif., close to their home. The plan quickly went into the gutter.
Mr. Yenni, a 42-year-old advertising executive, tried to book online in advance at AMF Boulevard Lanes, where he wanted to reserve two lanes for two hours at 3 p.m. on the last Thursday of the year during winter break.
The price quoted by the website, run by national operator Bowlero Corp., knocked him over: $418.90. “This strikes me as outrageous for a pedestrian family activity,” he said.
Mr. Yenni emailed Bowlero, and received a response saying due to the convenience of advance booking, “the pricing for a reservation is different than our walk-in rates or any current advertised specials.”
The company’s CEO said pricing based on day and time helps match pricing to demand, “simultaneously maximizing guest happiness through reasonable wait times and maximizing profitability by scaling price when the willingness to pay is there.”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/surge-pricing-creeps-into-restaurants-movies-gym-class-bowling-e9c4a395?mod=mhp |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 6:04 PM Author: yellow hall A-HED Bowling for $418? Surge Pricing Creeps Into Restaurants, Movies, Gym Class Activities in the rest of your life now feature dynamic prices, which change along with demand
GETTY IMAGES By Harriet Torry March 12, 2023 8:43 am ET
125 Alex Yenni recently endeavored to take his wife and 5-year-old son bowling with another family in Petaluma, Calif., close to their home. The plan quickly went into the gutter.
Mr. Yenni, a 42-year-old advertising executive, tried to book online in advance at AMF Boulevard Lanes, where he wanted to reserve two lanes for two hours at 3 p.m. on the last Thursday of the year during winter break.
Bowled over The price quoted by the website, run by national operator Bowlero Corp., knocked him over: $418.90. “This strikes me as outrageous for a pedestrian family activity,” he said.
Mr. Yenni emailed Bowlero, and received a response saying due to the convenience of advance booking, “the pricing for a reservation is different than our walk-in rates or any current advertised specials.”
Mr. Yenni’s quoted price was more than double the price the chain’s website calculated for 3 p.m. on a Thursday afternoon in February, $208.77.
The company’s CEO said pricing based on day and time helps match pricing to demand, “simultaneously maximizing guest happiness through reasonable wait times and maximizing profitability by scaling price when the willingness to pay is there.”
Many consumers have experienced surge pricing when booking a hot ticket, such as Taylor Swift’s latest concert tour, or a flight during a snowstorm travel disruption.
The practice, also called dynamic pricing, has also crept into the more ordinary realm, such as the gym or municipal golf course. Some restaurants are experimenting with real-time pricing based on demand. That can be a boost for businesses—and irritating for consumers.
“The bowling alley felt to me like the last egalitarian, fun, middle-America thing,” said Mr. Yenni. For dynamic pricing “to reach its tentacles into that realm felt pretty appalling.”
Alex Yenni was quoted $418.90 for a bowling excursion with his family and friends during a holiday week. PHOTO: ALEX YENNI Movie theaters have also introduced variable pricing for anticipated blockbusters, such as “The Batman,” and in a similar twist, AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc., the nation’s largest movie chain, said it is rolling out a new plan that adjusts prices during peak shows based on where viewers sit. Prime seats mid-theater will come at a premium, while the neck-craning front-row will cost less.
AMC Chief Executive Adam Aron said in a tweet that the different prices were similar to the way tickets for sporting events and concerts were sold, and that the system would be a way to hold down prices for the nonpremium seats. (Rock band The Cure, meanwhile, announced Thursday it wouldn’t use dynamic pricing on its coming North American tour.)
The reviews for AMC’s move weren’t good. “The movie theater is and always has been a sacred democratic space for all,” said Elijah Wood, star of the “Lord of the Rings” franchise, in a tweet criticizing AMC’s plan.
Some AMC cinemas in Europe already use the practice. Film fan Adam James Pollock, a food writer and cooking instructor based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, called premium movie seating “a bit ridiculous.”
He and his partner pay about $18 each for monthly subscriptions to see unlimited movies at their local Odeon cinema, a U.K.-based subsidiary of AMC. But if they want to see a busy screening of a popular movie, such as “Avatar: The Way of Water,” they have to pony up another few bucks for a “premier” seat, which he described as “the exact same seats, one row in front.”
Using algorithms and data, dynamic-pricing software allows businesses to continuously adjust prices in response to demand, competition, the weather, the time of day—and even the type of device or location shoppers are browsing from. Defenders say it helps businesses fill excess capacity, reallocate demand and maximize revenue by charging more to the people willing to pay. It also has some benefits for consumers, such as cheaper tickets during times of low demand.
Yet some customers resent paying more for experiences they perceive as neither particularly time-sensitive, nor in short supply.
Melissa Harans Levenson, a 30-year-old graphic designer in Philadelphia, joined the exercise-class subscription service ClassPass aiming to structure a consistent workout schedule. Figuring out the dynamic pricing proved a harder lift than the dumbbells.
Melissa Harans Levenson said she didn’t like that prices for her exercise classes ‘kept changing all the time.’ PHOTO: CHLOE GIBSON An organized budgeter, she said she disliked how the prices “kept changing all the time.”
She quit the platform. “Working out is hard enough, you don’t need to do a math problem to figure out if you can afford it,” she said.
ClassPass said it has made changes to its platform and dynamic pricing since then, and said “the idea of dynamic pricing is simple: classes in high demand can be sold at a premium while a class with many open spots might need a temporary price drop to drive up attendance.”
Golf courses also are teeing up the practice. “Dynamic pricing puts YOU in total control,” says the website for the Saddleback Golf Club in Firestone, Colo., while noting the dynamic pricing rates “are constantly updating based on factors such as: the day of the week, the time of the day, Colorado weather, and most importantly golfer demand (or lack thereof) for specific tee times.”
It can be enough to make some golfers want to pitch their clubs. Reed Kremer, a 36-year-old corporate recruiter and passionate golfer, understands paying a premium at a high-end course, but is less forgiving when it’s a city course most people would think should be a bargain. He has seen courses offer tee times for $49 on a weekday afternoon in winter and drive them up to $75 in summer.
Golfer Reed Kremer said it was a turnoff that prices for tee times were sometimes higher than expected. PHOTO: REED KREMER In the past, he has set a late-night alarm on Fridays to reserve spots for the next week’s Saturday morning, when bookings opened at the stroke of midnight seven days in advance. Sometimes “the price was higher than expected, and it’s a huge turnoff,” he said. “I worked hard to get that tee time and now it’s $90 instead of $65 or whatever.”
Robert Shumsky, professor of operations management at Dartmouth College’s Tuck School of Business, said consumer frustration limits how far companies can push dynamic pricing. “It can be very opaque, and that can really give people a sense of unfairness,” he said.
Cruise fan Patrick Jandorf, a software consultant in Orange County, Calif., has taken five in the past year or so. But even he was thrown when he went to book excursions for his family’s recent seven-day cruise to the Bahamas with the Royal Caribbean Group. He was eyeing an offered outing to a water park on the cruise company’s private island.
But instead of the $62 to $70 per entrance ticket he was expecting from researching online reviews and message boards, “when you go to book they raise the price to $120.” He said the message boards explained it depends on the cruise, and that different boats at different times charged different amounts.
“It’s all a mystery, it’s not clear at all to the consumer what causes the price to go up or down,” he said.
He and his family didn’t go to the water park when the ship docked for the day, they just wandered around the island and then went back to the ship. His verdict? “It turned me off.”
Royal Caribbean didn’t respond to a request for comment.
Debbie Roxarzade, founder and CEO of fast-casual restaurant chain Rachel’s Kitchen in Las Vegas, introduced dynamic pricing for takeout orders from three of its eight locations on third-party apps during the pandemic.
Prices swing by the hour by roughly 10% to 15% depending on the time of day and demand, she said. A few guests have commented on the higher online prices, though she said pushback has been minimal.
“The key is for it not to be too extreme, if people see a sandwich that’s $5, then it’s $25, that’s different than 10% to 15% increases,” she said.
Rachel’s Kitchen will potentially use dynamic pricing for those dining in also, according to Ms. Roxarzade, although she acknowledged the practice could be a tough sell for regulars, and would require extra training for staff who “would have to explain to guests why they spent $15 yesterday and $16 today.” |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 8:34 PM Author: Low-t henna office Rachel’s Kitchen will potentially use dynamic pricing for those dining in also, according to Ms. Roxarzade, although she acknowledged the practice could be a tough sell for regulars, and would require extra training for staff who “would have to explain to guests why they spent $15 yesterday and $16 today.”
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Date: March 12th, 2023 7:01 PM Author: Aphrodisiac territorial meetinghouse Lmao, it’s maximizes happiness by being more expensive! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043190) |
Date: March 12th, 2023 6:05 PM Author: yellow hall lol @ this powergoy receipt:
https://images.wsj.net/im-734535?width=700&size=1&pixel_ratio=2
why do they need to rent shoes? why do they need 2 lanes? |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 6:07 PM Author: snowy talented brethren ratface Why do you live in your inlaws basement? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46042932) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 6:25 PM Author: Canary Home (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043000) |
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Date: March 13th, 2023 9:00 AM Author: magenta histrionic internal respiration (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46044839) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 6:19 PM Author: comical disrespectful party of the first part business firm Lol at "event fee." (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46042972) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 6:26 PM Author: zombie-like deep crackhouse (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043003) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 7:06 PM Author: Irradiated National (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043221) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 7:42 PM Author: White stead (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043384) |
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Date: March 13th, 2023 8:36 AM Author: Gold big market They charge that JUST for booking online, which requires absolutely nothing on their part. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46044767) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 6:28 PM Author: Lascivious Temple Gaming Laptop have you ever actually been bowling? you can't just roll up with your crocs. what I don't remember is being charged for the shoes
as for two lanes, they have seven people |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 6:35 PM Author: yellow hall you can bowl in sneakers
there's always been an upcharge for shoes |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 6:39 PM Author: Vigorous haunted graveyard You are not permitted to bowl in street shoes at a regular alley (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043080) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 6:41 PM Author: yellow hall the shoe police dont enforce this, and if they do, u tell them u have foot problems and cant wear their shoes. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043087) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 6:49 PM Author: bisexual pocket flask black woman huge DBG fan but this is retarded
shoes are necessary |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 6:50 PM Author: yellow hall (powergoy PAYING to wear shoes worn by 5000 other men) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043134) |
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Date: March 13th, 2023 9:01 AM Author: magenta histrionic internal respiration you've never been bowling in your life (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46044843) |
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Date: March 13th, 2023 9:43 AM Author: yellow hall lol biglaw firms have bowling SA events, breh (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46044996) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 7:46 PM Author: Cracking pearly immigrant The fuck you can-- that is the worst shoe to wear to bowl. You have to rent shoes unless you have your own, which is even a bigger goy tell. |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 7:49 PM Author: yellow hall goy tell: being good enough at bowling where it matters what shoes u wear
i bowl once every 5 yrs and bowl 120-130 in sneakers. that's good enough. |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 7:54 PM Author: Cracking pearly immigrant Well, I am a goy so... and if you actually bowl in sneakers you look more uncoordinated, asthmatic, etc. than I could possible imagine. |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 6:33 PM Author: emerald house Dying to know what it says if you hover over the ? next to event fee (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043033) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 7:00 PM Author: Irradiated National (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043186) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 7:02 PM Author: Aphrodisiac territorial meetinghouse (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043195) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 7:03 PM Author: Aphrodisiac territorial meetinghouse “You are creating memories. As such, Bowlero must recoup its costs associated with your timeless memories.” (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043202) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 7:08 PM Author: yellow hall (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043235) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 8:02 PM Author: racy brindle weed whacker (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043451) |
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Date: March 13th, 2023 8:26 AM Author: smoky mood "Any other use of these memories or any pictures, descriptions, or accounts of the game without Bowlero's consent is prohibited.” (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46044740) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 7:25 PM Author: cerebral church building laser beams thats when you get hit with the $20 "Curiosity Fee" (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043308) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 9:35 PM Author: brilliant principal's office You get a selection of higher event fees that you can choose if you don't want to look cheap. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043791) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 8:43 PM Author: Gold big market AMF caps the lanes at 6 people. With 7 people they need a second lane.
Even then this price is ridiculous. These are CA prices |
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Date: March 13th, 2023 6:49 AM Author: contagious persian national security agency flame?
bowling shoes are slick and allow you to slide a bit. most other shoes, like sneakers, are rubbery. if you bowl in sneakers you're likely to fall because you can't slide with the momentum of swinging the ball.
lol at the total "non-powergoy move" of bowling by rocking the ball in between your legs like a child because you don't want to pay for shoes. |
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Date: March 13th, 2023 10:36 AM Author: Mind-boggling jade box office masturbator I went to a bowling birthday party in like 2nd grade and the only thing I remember is some kid who didn't rent shoes falling on his ass (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46045203) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 6:26 PM Author: zombie-like deep crackhouse insane (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043002) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 6:27 PM Author: zombie-like deep crackhouse "The company’s CEO said..."
Why does a bowling alley even have a "CEO"? Used to be there was just an 'owner.' |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 6:31 PM Author: narrow-minded flatulent nursing home Almost nothing is locally owned anymore. Just the same strip of corporate franchises as far as the eye can see in every town in america (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043026) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 6:32 PM Author: zombie-like deep crackhouse (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043028) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 6:33 PM Author: yellow hall (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043040) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 6:37 PM Author: Wine swashbuckling native coffee pot Worse than "slavery" ever was (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043065) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 7:04 PM Author: Aphrodisiac territorial meetinghouse Craziest industry for this is funeral homes. It’s all low wage workers who like being around dead people now. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043210) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 8:48 PM Author: emerald house Bowling alleys are one of those things that are probably better off as a massive chain for efficiency. The whole point is it's supposed to be the same game nationwide, having each individual "Bowling Alley Owner" reinvent the wheel every god damn time is hugely wasteful (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043614) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 8:57 PM Author: Multi-colored Spot Let's all be slaves and have the money siphoned out of our communities for "efficiency" (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043653) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 10:54 PM Author: emerald house oh that's right, I forgot that one of the definitions of freedom is having a bowling alley owned LOCALLY. Once you have a chain we're all slaves (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46044042) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 6:35 PM Author: cerebral church building laser beams jfc they had $1 Billion in revenue last year https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowlero_Corporation |
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Date: March 13th, 2023 8:59 AM Author: self-absorbed theater stage feels like this is a simpson's episode writing itself in real time (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46044837) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 6:32 PM Author: Violet curious stage windowlicker how do americans consume so fucking much? a big part of these prices is that people actually pay it. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043029) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 6:33 PM Author: yellow hall GC has a neverending supply of dumb POWERGOYIM (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043042) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 6:35 PM Author: Violet curious stage windowlicker its gotta be largely people expensing stuff right? (not so much for bowling, but honestly probably bowling too). do that many people really just wake up and dedicate the day to chomping through money/resources? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043052) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 6:36 PM Author: yellow hall none, dumb powergoyim. same ones paying $10-15k for a disney vacation (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043059) |
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Date: March 13th, 2023 12:09 PM Author: Marvelous Dun Theater 10k for Disney is one of the few vacation spots where it makes sense. You're bringing the whole family plus grandparents and you have everything in one place to spend each day of the vacation. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46045682) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 6:32 PM Author: harsh den bowling on NYE is a human right (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043032) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 6:43 PM Author: Turquoise skinny woman sneaky criminal Is it still “capitalism vs socialism” on xo or is something else now?
This is an example of unmoderated capitalism.
So what? |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 6:44 PM Author: yellow hall our economy is not capitalism. it's corrupt govt-favored elites interfering with market forces (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043106) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 6:45 PM Author: Turquoise skinny woman sneaky criminal Lol tell me why this example is NOT pure capitalism. It is 100 percent supply and demand. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043107) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 6:48 PM Author: yellow hall bc a local bowling alley cant compete BIGBOWLING in the first place. the company doing this is a $1Bn monstrosity, and surely pushed out a bunch of small bowling allies due to crony capitalism. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043121) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 6:50 PM Author: Lascivious Temple Gaming Laptop so you want the government to REGULATE bowling? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043130) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 6:52 PM Author: bisexual pocket flask black woman would be 180 for local parks dep'ts to run bowling alleys. they do tennis courts, basketball, this is right up that alley. No glitter balls or disco lights, who cares. Charge $15 a head and keep delinquents out. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043140) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 6:52 PM Author: Lascivious Temple Gaming Laptop "I'm paying taxes for this NONSENSE BOWLING FRAUD!" (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043143) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 7:00 PM Author: bisexual pocket flask black woman jokes on you I have no income (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043183) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 6:52 PM Author: yellow hall i dont want the gov to regulate anything. i want them to not push policies that heavily favor big businesses at the expense of small businesses. i want them to stay out of the economy, instead of favoring the big businesses who lobby them. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043141) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 6:54 PM Author: Lascivious Temple Gaming Laptop Why would small businesses be favored naturally? It's a lot easier to scale businesses now than it was even 50 years ago. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043154) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 6:57 PM Author: yellow hall big biz would still have advantages, but the disparity wouldn't be close to what it is now.
small biz literally can't operate due to all the BS regulations that big biz lobbies for in order to fuck over small biz. |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 7:07 PM Author: Aphrodisiac territorial meetinghouse No, we want them to stop lending to them at preferred rates. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043228) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 7:08 PM Author: yellow hall (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043234) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 7:24 PM Author: Passionate Lay this thing called covid happened and these types of small business all got raped (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043304) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 6:44 PM Author: cerebral church building laser beams CEO is 180, somehow manages to run a billion dollar company and individually screens out minorities and ugly people for minimum wage jobs
"In August 2010, five ex-employees of Bowlmor Lanes location in Manhattan's Union Square sued Shannon claiming they were dismissed because of discrimination. They also alleged that Shannon used networking sites Facebook and MySpace to screen out minorities and others he felt weren't desirable for his club.[33] By 2017 the company was facing further scrutiny and more than 50 lawsuits from former employees at various company locations who claimed to have been terminated for their appearance.[34]"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowlero_Corporation
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Date: March 12th, 2023 6:48 PM Author: Alcoholic locale doctorate (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043119) |
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Date: April 11th, 2023 8:12 AM Author: Peach Elite Gas Station Nibblets The alleged screening began in February after a series of fights that needing police assistance were reported at the club, according to the suit.
Falletta's deposition stated that after the violent incidents, he and others met with senior level management to discuss ways of excluding certain people from their events. Falletta noted that a dress code was immediately enacted to "specifically weed out certain racial groups under the guise of selectively not allowing admittance to guests who wore baseball caps, sports jerseys, oversized jeans or Timberland boots." |
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Date: April 11th, 2023 8:13 AM Author: Peach Elite Gas Station Nibblets guys from places like Newark, NJ, East St Louis, Gary, IN, etc (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46170863) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 6:47 PM Author: onyx mediation toaster Even back in the day they hammered you for renting the lanes. You always had to just play by the game (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043111) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 6:49 PM Author: yellow hall cr, especially w a 5 yr old kid. what 5 yr old kid is bowling for 2 hrs? probably bored by 1.5 games. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043125) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 6:57 PM Author: arrogant violent faggotry Really sucks bc once you lose bowling-type shit to do, your choices devolve to parks or shopping or food-alcohol-stuffing.
Bowling was a great “third place”, esp when it’s hot or cold outside and esp with kids.
I’m sure there are others on this category.
Basically the family now will stay at home and all run to screens, or like go to Target-Dicks-Macys, and then to Burger Whopper just to get the fuck away from screens |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 7:02 PM Author: shivering mahogany ladyboy corn cake Parks are iffy too. Many ppl bring their shitpits or other aggressive/oversize dogs to the parks and let them roam unleashed. So you constantly have to be on guard if some weirdo has showed up.
Trails are also full of aggressive bicyclists. |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 7:03 PM Author: fragrant gaped old irish cottage point hehe (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043200) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 7:06 PM Author: Aphrodisiac territorial meetinghouse “Kids, put down the TikTok, it’s time for burger whopper.” (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043222) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 10:05 PM Author: arrogant violent faggotry (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043886) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 10:19 PM Author: 180 cuckold dilemma (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043919) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 9:23 PM Author: Excitant Pearl Plaza Feature, not a bug, of GC.
BTW can't go to parks now either because the boomers have turned them into pickle ball courts and have them booked up all weekend. Enjoy! |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 6:59 PM Author: sepia shrine Honestly didn’t think this thread would have a link.
Bravo, GC. |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 7:05 PM Author: Aphrodisiac territorial meetinghouse Seriously, I thought there was no way. Maybe $150 if you let your kids go crazy in the arcade. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043214) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 7:07 PM Author: sepia shrine (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043227) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 7:50 PM Author: Canary Home (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043412) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 6:59 PM Author: Aphrodisiac territorial meetinghouse Lmao, it’s like $40 with four hot dogs where I live. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043182) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 7:00 PM Author: Aphrodisiac territorial meetinghouse “That STRIKES me as outrageous!” typed the bored ass simulation controllers. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043185) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 7:02 PM Author: Irradiated National After this outing our family had no money left to SPARE! we're going to be in the GUTTER very soon. What a PINhead i am! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043197) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 7:08 PM Author: yellow hall (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043237) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 7:50 PM Author: Canary Home (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043413) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 8:02 PM Author: Aphrodisiac territorial meetinghouse (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043455) |
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Date: March 13th, 2023 12:00 PM Author: fragrant gaped old irish cottage point (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46045616) |
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Date: March 13th, 2023 2:39 PM Author: Pontificating Chest-beating Abode Digit Ratio (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46046460) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 7:17 PM Author: Overrated Shimmering Faggot Firefighter Bowlero has been buying up all the bowling alleys around here. Even places like Tuscaloosa and Athens have them.
I took a date to “bowl” at one for like an hour and a half and the bowling alone was like $75 or some shit, plus ludicrously overpriced drinks and food.
They still have cheap mom and pop alleys in the country but they are becoming more rare
It’s basically almost as expensive to go bowling as Top Golf now , which is sad |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 7:21 PM Author: Crawly Chapel simultaneously maximizing guest happiness through reasonable wait times and maximizing profitability by scaling price when the willingness to pay is there (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043284) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 7:37 PM Author: bisexual pocket flask black woman (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043364) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 8:13 PM Author: Aphrodisiac territorial meetinghouse the poaster (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043484) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 8:13 PM Author: Aphrodisiac territorial meetinghouse the poaster (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043485) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 8:53 PM Author: odious impressive resort rigor If you can keep it (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043641) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 9:41 PM Author: Canary Home (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043813) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 10:29 PM Author: bisexual pocket flask black woman (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043947) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 7:46 PM Author: White stead kikes are to blame, yes? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043398) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 7:54 PM Author: Cracking pearly immigrant Not flame, I had a client once that owned a bunch of bowling alleys in California-- I think they were named Spielberg or some shit. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043427) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 8:13 PM Author: plum adventurous preventive strike first world country (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043487) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 8:26 PM Author: concupiscible jet-lagged center People in the Bay Area getting fleeced for all their worth (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043527) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 8:34 PM Author: Overrated Shimmering Faggot Firefighter atlanta too. Bowlero gobbled up a lot of the bowling alleys that I know (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043559) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 9:12 PM Author: Aphrodisiac territorial meetinghouse How do first date bowling dates go? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043714) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 9:19 PM Author: Overrated Shimmering Faggot Firefighter never texted the one I had again, date was fine but she was really dull
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Date: March 12th, 2023 11:13 PM Author: Well-lubricated Violent Church seems pretty shitty. one person bowls while the other waits? when do you lock eyes or kino escalate (other than adjusting her hips to proper form)? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46044097) |
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Date: March 13th, 2023 8:30 AM Author: Blue Parlor Slip it in from behind when she’s about to bowl (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46044747) |
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Date: March 13th, 2023 8:53 AM Author: Gold big market If she sucks, you can stand behind her and give her pointers (see what I did there)
If she's decent, lots of congratulatory touching. Every turn there's opportunities. |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 9:17 PM Author: Fuchsia public bath So just show up and bowl like everyone else in history. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043728) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 11:15 PM Author: Well-lubricated Violent Church nah they should introduce a CC that gives you bowlero status, access to VIP shoe rental, truffle fries and grass-fed hotdogs etc. then instead of $400 you could just use your hard-earned bowlero points! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46044101) |
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Date: March 14th, 2023 5:33 AM Author: Fuchsia public bath 🎳 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46049107) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 9:20 PM Author: Excitant Pearl Plaza It's impossible to live a normal middle class life any more. Very fucked up. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043737) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 9:23 PM Author: odious impressive resort rigor “We did it.” (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043747) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 9:37 PM Author: Shaky generalized bond I took my son bowling with 6 of his buddies. Ordered pizzas, wings and sodas. They bowled 2 games and played video games.
It was like $1,000. |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 9:40 PM Author: Lascivious Temple Gaming Laptop (dupa ate $880 worth of pizza) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043811) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 9:42 PM Author: Canary Home (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46043817) |
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Date: March 13th, 2023 1:36 AM Author: razzmatazz theatre indirect expression this is horrifying if true (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46044416) |
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Date: March 13th, 2023 8:25 AM Author: Shaky generalized bond Yeah totally insane man. it was his bday party. we brought our own cake and everything. the only extra thing was some additional food and soda for the parents who stuck around. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46044737) |
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Date: March 13th, 2023 9:16 AM Author: magenta histrionic internal respiration (powergoy) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46044886) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 10:11 PM Author: Jet Keepsake Machete Senate Love the use of (((dynamic pricing))) as an antisemitic dogwhistle
“The bowling alley felt to me like the last egalitarian, fun, middle-America thing,” said Mr. Yenni. For dynamic pricing “to reach its tentacles into that realm felt pretty appalling.” |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 10:50 PM Author: seedy opaque sanctuary feces (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46044025) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 10:53 PM Author: shivering mahogany ladyboy corn cake (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46044038) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 10:59 PM Author: zombie-like deep crackhouse (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46044061) |
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Date: March 13th, 2023 11:02 AM Author: Bearded locus Just wait until the pricing algo starts incorporating your Social Credit score (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46045289) |
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Date: March 12th, 2023 10:53 PM Author: Chocolate Fat Ankles Bowlero is a huge ripoff tho (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46044039) |
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Date: March 13th, 2023 12:57 AM Author: Navy orchestra pit private investor I may be misremembering, but didn’t bowling used to cost literally like $30 for a group of friends in the early 2000s? What the fuck is going on (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46044332) |
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Date: March 13th, 2023 1:30 AM Author: Overrated Shimmering Faggot Firefighter It was like this even five years ago (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46044398) |
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Date: March 13th, 2023 8:07 AM Author: Gold big market The price has been rising steadily as leagues have declined. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46044683) |
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Date: March 13th, 2023 8:08 AM Author: Slippery Indian Lodge Philosopher-king Economists crying, losing hoap (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46044684) |
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Date: March 13th, 2023 8:12 AM Author: onyx mediation toaster Even as a kid I remember it being kind of a ripoff unless you went during certain special times but of course this is probably highly regional (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46044694) |
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Date: March 13th, 2023 8:19 AM Author: razzmatazz theatre indirect expression I think the bowling market bifurcated about 20 years ago
if you went to the mom and pop shops that were built in the 60s then it was cheap because the place was paid off long ago and the owners weren’t putting anything into it
then the corporations started building new places aimed at drinkers and with shit like crazy disco lights so it became this whole entertainment package that nobody really asked for but the goys pay it anyways |
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Date: March 13th, 2023 9:27 AM Author: 180 cuckold dilemma Companies like this have a business model entirely based on fleecing black guys on dates/family outings because there’s no context for any of it and it’s a huge pain in the ass Dave and Busters is the same concept but with vidya
Never heard of Bowlero until this thread so I googled it and all of the ones within a few hundred miles are in places w a lot of blacks
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Date: March 13th, 2023 9:46 AM Author: onyx mediation toaster If there’s one thing black guys are known for it is family outings (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46045009) |
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Date: March 13th, 2023 9:56 AM Author: Galvanic fanboi station They’re good at the family formation part, if you know what I mean (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46045054) |
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Date: March 13th, 2023 2:41 PM Author: Pontificating Chest-beating Abode Digit Ratio Are Black people the ultimate POWERGOYS? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46046469) |
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Date: March 13th, 2023 2:54 PM Author: aromatic alpha there have been studies done showing that blacks get ripped off the most on cars. the MSM explanation is racism, the Sailer explanation is their dads never taught them to negotiate/they don't want anyone to think they can't afford sticker (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46046524) |
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Date: March 13th, 2023 11:57 AM Author: zombie-like deep crackhouse Yes and you would get pitchers of bud light for like $4 on top of that. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46045584) |
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Date: March 13th, 2023 10:35 AM Author: Mind-boggling jade box office masturbator just checked my local bowling alley. not $400 but not free if you're bringing 7 people.
$9 per hour per person 12pm-10pm
$4.59 per game per person
Shoe Rental $3.59+Tax |
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Date: March 13th, 2023 11:03 AM Author: razzmatazz theatre indirect expression so about $170 for two hours, 3 games, and not including drinks or food (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46045296) |
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Date: March 13th, 2023 11:32 AM Author: Gold big market I think it really depends on the location. I've had parties there for 20 people for under $500 and it includes pizza, drinks, and arcade cards. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46045424) |
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Date: March 13th, 2023 1:10 PM Author: Mind-boggling jade box office masturbator I always thought bowling was just that you rented a lane for like $10 an hour or for so many games. fuck this per person shit. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46045991) |
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Date: March 13th, 2023 2:46 PM Author: cowardly school cafeteria multi-billionaire Don't give Doodikoff any first date ideas (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46046490) |
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Date: March 13th, 2023 2:51 PM Author: Pungent beady-eyed menage 2 lanes for 2 hours so $100/per lane/hour. This place is close to SF and this was holiday pricing. Not as crazy as I initially thought. That means that for off-peak it is $50/per lane/hour. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46046504) |
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Date: March 13th, 2023 2:52 PM Author: ebony diverse hell (math genius) btw fuck you for editing and correcting this post |
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Date: March 13th, 2023 3:03 PM Author: Jet Keepsake Machete Senate (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46046554) |
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Date: March 14th, 2023 7:22 AM Author: Canary Home l’Chaim! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46049343) |
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Date: July 18th, 2023 10:50 AM Author: razzmatazz theatre indirect expression (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46560939) |
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Date: March 13th, 2023 3:00 PM Author: house-broken dragon site Reserving a lane has always been more expensive than just showing up and taking whatever is available. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5305339&forum_id=2#46046548) |