International Open. Barely
[QUOTE=Rico80;2488599]Is it open tonight? Where did June mama com from? Which bars? Thanks.[/QUOTE]Was planning to do a tour of Kapiolani, Sheridan area last night about 9 pm. Other than valet at Summit or Camelot I couldn't find parking anywhere. I was getting desperate as I had to take a leak. So I pulled into the absolutely empty parking lot fronting International. Went in and ordered a beer as a courtesy. They had to find the bartender sleeping in a room. I was the ONLY customer at 9 pm on a Friday night. The new team better step in fast before they can't pay the electric bill.
Kaina.
SPOTLITE Grand Opening Tues & Wed
[QUOTE=BeerAddict;2493308]Anyone going tonight? Will be there later. Report to follow.[/QUOTE]Aloha BeerAddict my friends and I going tomorrow night about 6:00,my friends like to sing karaoke and eat.
Have fun alohaoe.
Price increase. (guess the guys that bought Bud, needs to make back the investment!)
[QUOTE=MitsFunai;2493411]The inevitable has arrived; increase of liquor prices is in-line with the rest of other goods and services, however. Happy hour beer price increase to $3 is too large a jump and may affect an already stagnant KB business even moreso.[/QUOTE]I heard last night about the price increase from the wholesalers, If they keep the present rate they only making. 25 cents a bottle but yeah agree with you increase is too big. The majority of the day crowd are retirees on a fixed income I doubt their Social Security and Pension increased at the same rate. This will affect the day crowd and these guys that drink daytime. This will cut their drinking time down buy at least a beer.
I finally thought Jade mama had a chance to collect on this niche market by not raising prices but heard she like the rest raised her prices to match 74 and Evergreen. Hey Jade $2. 50/2. 75 you still making money and you would pack the place how about it can you survive with this margin? You would get new customers cause when you on a fixed income. 50 cents is. 50 cents, even saving a quarter would appeal to some daytime drinkers I am sure.
I apologize to the mama mentioned in the previous post but, do you need to keep the same profit margin? Unlike the mama above your trade is at night with the second shift and for evergreen after 2 AM where you make a killing. How about lowering the prices and see how that goes a $1 increase is a bit excessive. What do you think?
I realize the hard cores will still come and probably not stay as long as this is a daily ritual for them but you really need to take care of the clientele you have left. These younger guys are not as dumb as us old futs so you need to milk them with the food and the beer. And you still going turn a profit. If you keep squeezing blood from rock you will eventually only have a bloody hand. Just saying. And entirely my opinion.
P.S. Brother mits yeah you old enough cause I remember the same. Remember piss water Primo and the factory on Moanalua road??by the cases.