Cosmo
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If your local bar/club (a decent big one!) offered membership kind of packages where you got discounts on entry, drinks, etc. would you buy one?
And if so what benefits would you expect for the money? And what sort of price for a year?
Bit of a long story why Im asking, but is basically a mate of mine asking me for a few ideas/opinions!
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Robin
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yeah.
I'd pay £50 a year for 10% off drinks.
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Cosmo
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Originally posted by Robin
I'd pay £50 a year for 10% off drinks.
cheers, thats the kind of info he is after off people 
Keep 'em coming!
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Robin
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Infact, I'd probably pay more, depending on if it was my preferred establishment.
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jr
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if you can jump the queues and get £££ of entry id imagine it would be succesfull
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chris-sri
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Yeah I would pay a fiver a month or something like that if it was a nice bar and you got a discount on drinks and a QUEUE JUMP because rain is shit
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Cosmo
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I like the queue jump idea! Id written a few ideas down but didnt get that one myself, I hate waiting in the pissing rain aswell, even worse when the missus is there complaining too!
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Brett
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A yearly subscription charge for 10% off drinks wouldnt appeal to me really.
Average pint when you're out say £2.50, saving a whopping 25p  Granted over the course of a few nights that's a few quid saved, but not enough to make me wanna part with £50.
JR's suggestion of queue hopping would be more of an appeal, maybe a members lounge too, where you know everyone is a paid member so would "in theory" behave or be booted off membership.
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dna23
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No because it ends up like this in my experience...
- the nights you all want to go out e.g. big ones the membership prices don't count so you have to pay the same as non members
- queue jump is actually just a shorter queue to the main one > sometimes this does work but more often than not you still have to wait
- money off at the bar usually doesnt work because a) you either have to bring along vouchers which you can never be arsed to do let alone look a cheapskate at the bar handing over cut outs b) you're too pissed to remember/do it c) the bar staff are lazy and dont know what to do d) it takes the bar staff too long faffing about with one discounted order and another not
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Brett
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Maybe more of a members lounge like I suggested then. All drinks inside would be discounted, etc.
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Cosmo
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Yeah I think the discounts off entry would have to be on all nights, pointless them being on shitty nights, as wouldnt really attract more people to buy a membership.
Members/VIP type lounge sounds a good idea too. Might mean less knobs if the threat of membership being revoked is there!
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Brett
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Members/VIP type lounge sounds a good idea too. Might mean less knobs if the threat of membership being revoked is there!
That's what I was gettin at. I'd be more prone to parting with cash if I knew the scum was outside and not interupting my tasty beverage.
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Cosmo
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That's what I was gettin at. I'd be more prone to parting with cash if I knew the scum was outside and not interupting my tasty beverage.
you mean all the chavvy plebs can look through and see you sipping your cold beverage in comfort while there in the cattle pen 
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chris-sri
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I guess a lot of it depends on the target audience. If you want 18-22 year olds then go with a big discount on drinks and they'll roll in wet or no. If you're after the slightly older market a queue jump and members room etc would probably be the way to go.
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Brett
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Originally posted by Cosmo
you mean all the chavvy plebs can look through and see you sipping your cold beverage in comfort while there in the cattle pen
Exactly
Is this something i'm going to be able to take advantage of in Manchester?  I'm gonna need further discount tho for being part of the brainstorming session
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Cosmo
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Exactly
Is this something i'm going to be able to take advantage of in Manchester? I'm gonna need further discount tho for being part of the brainstorming session
possibly yeah. He is still waiting on a few other things before he can go ahead with it, but looking good
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Brett
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You owe me a drink too btw.
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Cosmo
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Originally posted by chris-sri
I guess a lot of it depends on the target audience. If you want 18-22 year olds then go with a big discount on drinks and they'll roll in wet or no. If you're after the slightly older market a queue jump and members room etc would probably be the way to go.
yeah, when we were talking one thing I mentioned was maybe different levels of membership...so one would just get you money off drinks, another money off and queue jump, etc. etc.
That way they'll attract to all ages and types of people.
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Cosmo
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Originally posted by loafofbrett
You owe me a drink too btw.
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quote:
Originally posted by Cosmo
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Originally posted by chris-sri
I guess a lot of it depends on the target audience. If you want 18-22 year olds then go with a big discount on drinks and they'll roll in wet or no. If you're after the slightly older market a queue jump and members room etc would probably be the way to go.
yeah, when we were talking one thing I mentioned was maybe different levels of membership...so one would just get you money off drinks, another money off and queue jump, etc. etc.
That way they'll attract to all ages and types of people.
Could do but it might over complicate matters.
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Cosmo
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Originally posted by chris-sri
Could do but it might over complicate matters.
Whichever way it happens they'd have to have some sort of membership card to get entry/discounts, so simple enough to give a different kind (colours) for whichever type they go for. Probably the easiest way that I can think of.
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Robin
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yeah, that'd work quite well I think.
one gets you in quicker, next gets you in quicker and 10% off, next gets you in quicker, 10% off, and into the vip room, or something.
nice and easy to sort too.
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jr
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quote:
Originally posted by Cosmo
I like the queue jump idea! Id written a few ideas down but didnt get that one myself, I hate waiting in the pissing rain aswell, even worse when the missus is there complaining too!
ive copywrited that idea, only to ways to get round it, £100,000 or the deleation of house day
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jr
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the mememship sceam works well in the casino down southend (classy i know)
wait with cunts in the rain in a massive queue
or diffrent entrace, no waiting, stright in 
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quote:
Originally posted by Cosmo
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Originally posted by chris-sri
Could do but it might over complicate matters.
Whichever way it happens they'd have to have some sort of membership card to get entry/discounts, so simple enough to give a different kind (colours) for whichever type they go for. Probably the easiest way that I can think of.
To you and me that's simple - to the general public hmm could cause problems
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