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Originally Posted by Sliver
Drinking at the bar was always expensive if you didn't have money. I would sneak in flasks and just order non-stop pop.
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I would go out for student nights. We'd get drinks for $1-2 each. I would pre-drink a bit, then have a few drinks at the bar. After leaving with $20, I'd have enough for cover, drinks, splitting a cab home, and sometimes a hot dog.
The cities all cracked down on the student nights imposing minimum drink prices. Plus there's the issue of volume and other costs (labour, food/alcohol inputs and rent). I doubt many bars these days could afford to operate with student pricing. The cost of chicken wings is probably a good indicator. 25 cents used to be the norm on wing night, now the cheapest around here is about $1.
The economy really hasn't left much room for cheap outings involving food and alcohol for young people.