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Americans' Drinking Remains at Record Low: Gallup Poll

26 points · 41 comments · randycupertino

  1. etchalon · · focus · HN ↗
    Cocktails, on average, are like $15.

    What did the industry expect?

    1. random3 · · focus · HN ↗
      Cocktails are margin error on drinking stats
      1. readthenotes1 · · focus · HN ↗
        Beer at bar $7. What did industry expect?

        And, if you want to be overly precise, can you tell us the average prices and consumption for cocktails, shots, wine serving, and beer?

        1. Avshalom · · focus · HN ↗
          The rent is too damn high.
      2. meetingthrower · · focus · HN ↗
        Totally not what the numbers say in TFA. Big shift from beer to liquor (which I presume to mean cocktails for a big share of that.)
    2. dcist · · focus · HN ↗
      Exactly. Add in tip + tax and you're not leaving without spending ~$40 for two cocktails and ~$60 for 3 cocktails. Many, if not most, people sit at bars doom-scrolling on their phone and generally are anti-social. It's just not a fun, enjoyable experience most of the time.
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