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Why are cocktails so expensive? It's just a little bit of alcohol and juice.

>> No.19095250

>>19095245
Why is coffee so expensive? It's just a few beans and a little water?

>> No.19095253

>>19095245
Why is anything expensive

>> No.19095255

>>19095250
Coffee is like $2.00 for a cup.

>> No.19095258

>>19095245
Drink at home. Also did you just find same random picture on /b/?

>> No.19095265

>>19095255
for ingredients and labor that total 15 cents

>> No.19095277

>>19095265
$2.00 for a cup is less money than $15 for a cocktail

>> No.19095280

>>19095258
It's not a random picture; that's my cousin Adam.

>> No.19095283

>>19095277
the price of alcohol is magnitudes the price of coffee beans

>> No.19095292

>>19095283
pint of vodka is like $5

>> No.19095293

>>19095280
he looks like a homosexual

>> No.19095300

>>19095293
Pretty sure this anon is just a serial killer who makes dumb threads just to post pictures of his victims

>> No.19095306
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>>19095300
based schizoposter

>> No.19095311

>>19095277
You scandalous naerdowell. A 15 dollar cocktail is quite expensive, so it would be more honest and noble to compare it to a 5 dollar pour over from a fancy coffee shop.

>> No.19095323

>>19095245
A license or permit to sell alcohol to be drunk on-premises is difficult to get and maintain. Those costs go into the price of drinks at the bar.

>> No.19095327

>>19095311
reddit post

>> No.19095346

>>19095327
I wouldn't know I don't go on that site. Maybe if you stopped visiting it so much you wouldn't see it everywhere?

Also.

I shoved an unlubricated traffic cone up ye mum's ass so far the disgusting whore looked like patrick star. She loved it.

>> No.19095348

>>19095346
facebook comment tier post

>> No.19095359

>>19095348
I don't go on facebook. I wouldn't know... Maybe if you stopped stroking zuckerbergs cocktail you wouldn't see it everywhere.

Also.

Want to see a video of me shoving 8 bowling balls up ye mum's ass? Everyday friday we do this thing called anal devastation friday. We're working on fitting the world's biggest traffic cone right up in there. She is truly a determined little piggy whore.

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>>19095348
Forgot pic. It's her dream to be the main attraction at one of these parades.

>> No.19095390

>>19095359
>>19095367
You talk like a fag, and your shit's all retarded.

>> No.19095405

>>19095390
I'm going to tell your mother mid fuck that her child is being a brat on the internet again and to take away your internet privileges if you don't cut your shit, son.

>> No.19095409

>>19095323
Don't say shit like this people are dumb enough to actually start using it for justification

>> No.19095410

>>19095405
yawn

>> No.19095413

>>19095292
I don't know about that because Im not enough of an alcoholic to know the lowest price vodka at the liquor store

>> No.19095428

>>19095410
When ye mum yawns I can fit 12 chihuahuas up her ass. It's truly remarkable.

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19095440

What prevents me from bringing a whole bottle of whiskey to a bar?

>> No.19095444

>>19095440
The possibility of getting permanently banned from said bar.

>> No.19095447

>>19095428
confirmed underage b&; no adult has bantz this retarded

>> No.19095449

>>19095444
For pirating their bar experience?

>> No.19095464

>>19095449
You could be taking up the space of a paying patron, you're making a mess, etc. Same deal as bringing your own food and or coffee into a cafe and lounging in there.

>>19095447
Delusional, but also hilarious. I wonder if this npc has any originality left or is his brain completely destroyed from internet brain rot?

>> No.19095467

>>19095464
okay kiddo

>> No.19095476

>>19095467
HE CAN'T DO IT. LMAO!!!!!

Your npc algorithms need updating, loser. Ever consider integrating an AI model into them? Oh yeah, you're too stupid to do that! LOL.

>> No.19095477

>>19095476
Can't do what?

>> No.19095484

>>19095477
Your reading comprehension scripts need updating npcbro.

>> No.19095490

>>19095484
Whatever you say, baby boy. : )

>> No.19095494

>>19095245
Justin Hawkins still got it, doe.
As to the cocktails, you're helping pay rent, utilities, wages, licenses, product, taxes.

>> No.19095501 [DELETED] 

>>19095490
In that case ye mum is a pedo scum lmao. Nice job, npc.

>> No.19095507

>>19095501
calm down, champ

>> No.19095508
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>>19095464
>Same deal as bringing your own food and or coffee into a cafe and lounging in there.
I do this

>> No.19095517

>>19095508
Rude, but understandable in today's economy.

>>19095507
No.

>> No.19095528

>>19095508
Also if I was a bartender and you tipped me a buck or two for each of your sodas and waters I wouldn't give too much of a shit really.

>> No.19095539
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>>19095528
I eat at the bar specifically so I don't have to tip

>> No.19095545

you're paying for the bartender's "craftsmanship" and for the 18 year old triple filtered vanilla oak aged siberian vodka (that you can't taste because of the orange juice)

>> No.19095603

>>19095245
broke nigga alert

>> No.19095606

>>19095253
Joe Biden

>> No.19095625

>>19095501
No hotter woman than a pedo mom

>> No.19095653

>>19095440
liquor laws, in most cases

>> No.19095662

>>19095245
Because cocktail bars are sexual arenas, you want to play you pay

>> No.19095664

>>19095245
you're paying for a liquor license, "atmosphere" and "ambiance" and a venue to take a date or get rejected 100 times

>> No.19095710

>>19095250
In Italian American culture, at least in the NYC-NJ area, making coffee is a big thing if you're having people over. You have to offer it as soon as someone walks in, even if they're not expected, so you pretty much have to have a pot on or ready to go at all times. The person who's visiting is supposed to refuse as if it's a big imposition, but you have to insist and say it's no big deal. My great grandmother would say it's "una poca de acqua sporca" (a little dirty water) and put the macchina on the stove right away. At the same time, if you don't offer it right away and you offer it later, the person visiting will think you're saying it's time to leave since coffee is supposed to come at the end of the meal, and saying can I make you coffee is almost like saying "was there anything else you wanted."

Thank you for reading my blog.

>> No.19095730

I just started making my own. it's super easy to make liquor + mixer style drinks and pretty tasty.

I have extreme anxiety and it's too scary to order stuff in bars. there is no menu clearly displayed to explain my options. idk how normies do it

>> No.19095746

Because bars/restaurants have overhead and exist to make a profit retard

>Why does place that sells thing for money charge more for thing than the sum cost of its parts?
Unironically please fucking kill yourself, you're too retarded to function.

>> No.19095785

>>19095730
>there is no menu clearly displayed to explain my options
some places have menus. You can ask for whatever you want, just
a) glance to see if they have the alcohols you want if you're ordering something unusual (for example a pub or dive bar probably won't have campari or vermouth
b) know how to make the drink you want if they've never heard of it or don't get that order a lot
c) don't order something complex or unusual if the bar is extremely crowded and packed like a club

>> No.19095816

>ctrl f "Adam"
>only one result, from OP
thank god /ck/ is filled with normal people

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>>19095300
gay adam is very much alive thank you very much

>> No.19096064

>>19095413
Then why are you commenting at all retard?

>> No.19096611

The liquor amount by itself is 7-10 dollars

>> No.19096749

>>19095245
OH boy do I got duuzy for you. You won't believe what the dems are up to. These democrats, nasty people. Nasty. Im just calling it the way it is folks, they said deplorables. isn't an insult. It's descriptive. Anyways, nasty nasty NASTY people. Terrible. You won't believe what kind of scam they're pulling. They call it "small business". What a crock of you-know-what. They get some money, I don't know, out of thin air because most Americans are struggling paycheck to paycheck. Crippled America. But somehow not for them. They get some money, then they buy a property. They do some crap put some tables then hire workers. And get this. They don't even pay em folks! Well not more than they have to. Minumum wage PLUS tips. And they find some sucker, let's call him leeroy. HEY LEEROY, we want you in 5 o clock sharp to mix some drinks up. He mixes them up, shakd stir, whooosh, mixed drink. And get this. They sell it to you, the customer, for $15, $20, even $30 a drink even though it costs them nothing. And poor Leeroy, thinks he's going to get a cut but fat chance. He's a sucker folks but not his fault. And get this, they're raking in thousands, yep THOUSANDS every night. And you know what? I'm a businessman. I ask to see the books. I'm going to let you in on a little secret folks. They're taking 95% of that money straight to the bank. And they're laughing. They're laughing all the ways to the bank. Because they know it. They know they just pulled a hudeeni and ripped everyone along the way. Customers. Employees. Leeroy. They don't care, they just sit back and live off that money, I'll tell you what they buy. Remodeled kitchens. New vehicles. And it doesn't stop there. They ripped every single one of you off too. PPP. COVID Relief. Who's heard of these two? They've taken hundreds of thousands, in some cases millions from you the American tax payer and not paid back a cent.

>> No.19096767

>>19095245
Why is your bait this shit?

>> No.19096769

>>19095710
Thanks for the blog share. I enjoy little tidbits of culture like this. Cheers.

>> No.19096775

>>19095245
Is that the new king of center-left late night talk?

>> No.19096795

Make your own at home

>> No.19096850

>>19096775
It is, and I'm extremely gay
>>19095816
They're just not gay enough

>> No.19096952

>>19095710
This is more like actual Italian culture. Im from the area and the only people who this are 1st, maybe 2nd gens who can actually speak the language. I worked with a guy, Francesco, who had a cappuccino machine in his tiny cubicle at work. He'd always offer coffee to just chat and waste time. I remember because he did this weird chin flick thing - told me it meant "to brush off someone's bad attitude." Don't see this stuff anymore with Amerimutts who only remnant of culture is a last name and a shitty lasagna recipe

>> No.19096974

>>19095245
The ingredients are going to be on average $4 per cocktail, then you add labor, and the bar still needs to maintain itself, and then of course it needs profit, though these places rarely ever do make much more profit. It's easy to see how a cocktail can cost 10 or 12 dollars

>> No.19097009

>>19096974
It's less than 50 cents a drink. It's like Trump said, they're laughing all the ways to the bank at you being this stupid.

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>>19096049

adam looks like a great-value version of gaius baltar sometimes

>> No.19097034

>>19095245
The reason most cocktails are overcharged is because of the labor costs of waiters and bartenders + the place has to pay rent and utilities + business income tax.

Commies can't into capitalism math and complain.

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>>19097009
You're a complete fucking imbecile, and not just for quoting trump

>> No.19097100

>>19097088
Manhattans and negronis end up around the $4 mark as well. 2 oz of the liquor itself is more than 50¢. You're the one Trump is laughing at, you probably eat up every single word he says as gospel like good uneducated hick.

>> No.19097103

Why are groceries more expensive in third world countries? Stores only pay a fraction of the cost that it takes to run them in America

>> No.19097123

>>19097034
>capitalism math
you're literally doing the same math marx did, you commie

>> No.19097138

They're for women, and women gladly make a man pay outrageous amounts of money for the most stupid shit you can think of.

>> No.19097155

>>19097031
what about gayus ballsare

>> No.19097481

>>19097088
They get supplier prices. It's half of that or less, sometimes even free. Trump is right. These small businesses are dishonest and need shut down or nationalized.

>> No.19097485

>>19097034
Resuturant and bar owners overwhelmingly vote Democrat.

>> No.19097520

>>19095245
>Why are cocktails so expensive? It's just a little bit of alcohol and juice.
Because people are too lazy and/or unskilled to make a proper cocktail at home without it tasting like shit.

Same reason why you go to a restaurant to eat food you could easily make at home for a fraction of the price.

>> No.19097521

>>19095545
Tbh if its been filtered that many times it should be flavorless anyway, so you dont even need the OJ. Youre literally only getting the bite of the spirit then

>> No.19097532

>>19097481
>They get supplier prices
Yup. Restaurants are not paying the retail bottle price for a small bottle (usually). They are getting it by the case of handles at a minimum

>> No.19097537

>>19095323
Also, alcohol is where a lot of places make their money. For most restaurants labor, rent, and maitainance are the major inputs. So comparing ingredient costs is not very helpful.

>> No.19097604

>>19095245
All you need to run a cocktail bar is 300-500 spirits, 50-70 fresh juices, proper staff that knows how to use them + is able to play the public. And you need enough cash reserve to follow the fads. Because that's what cocktails and the drones who drink them are about: fads.

>> No.19097678

>>19095245
Perfect looksmatch

>> No.19097832

Because one damn good cocktail is all it can take to secure a good night, and if it's a good night, it's a good tip. That price point is for the service helping people have sex easier.