[Bring_Back_Shantz]

Originally Posted by ken0042

Why not sell pop and coffee then? On a $3 pint of Pepsi they are still making about a $2.90 profit.

Fair enough, but there's nothing stopping bars from doing that now, so why aren't they? I'll bet there are two reasons:
1) Not enough people are willing to stick around and pay for pop or coffee that it is worth the bar's effort
2) Too much of a pain in the ass, as everone in the bar will be giving the bartenders this line "Come on, I don't want a pop, just sell me one more beer, it's right there"

I still contend that the solution is more booze, not less