Miami Bar Gives Free Drinks All Night Because the Heat Lost to the Celtics
1-liner, Heavy Drinking, NBA October 27th. 2010, 5:30pmFree Booze: “The Hollywood bar that offered to pay the tab of everyone in the house if the Heat fell to the Celtics ended up losing more than $4,000 in receipts with Miami’s 88-80 loss in Boston. Whiskey Tango All American Bar & Grill made the offer this week, saying that if the team led by LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh were to lose, they would cover the tab (up to $25) of anyone who had signed up 30 minutes before game time. At tip-off the list had 164 customers on it.” [Sun-Sentinel]
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October 27th, 2010 at 5:31 PM
bet they wont be doing that again.
Idiots.
October 27th, 2010 at 5:35 PM
“It was a really good night,” he said. “We’ll do fine.”
I bet they will…attracted more people than normal…forced them there for 3+ hours to give back $25 on drinks that are probably marked up heavily.
October 27th, 2010 at 5:36 PM
“It’s a packed house,” Reedy shouted into the phone late in the third quarter, when the Heat trailed by double digits. Even with the $4,100 giveback, Reedy said the bar will “definitely come out ahead.”
idiots like a fox. i can’t remember the last time I watched a game at a bar and my tab wasn’t $50+
October 27th, 2010 at 5:36 PM
Still likely came out ahead if they had a packed house.
October 27th, 2010 at 5:37 PM
<—– this guy should have refreshed and/or clicked the link
October 27th, 2010 at 5:37 PM
This is like buying options v selling options…sure you lose big from time to time, but you win more often than you lose.
/Oh wait…that crippled Wall Street
October 27th, 2010 at 5:38 PM
It was only up to $25. That’s nothing. All in all they gave away $4,100 in free food and drink. Consider, these people had to sign up 30 minutes prior to tip and had to stay till the end of the game. Nearly 3 hours. Good luck keeping a tab under $25 for 3 hours.
This was a very smart move.
October 27th, 2010 at 5:38 PM
I agree with Babar. that $25 per guest is probably a $5-10 actual loss. plus those people probably bought overpriced food hoping the drinks would be free and probably spent more than the allotted 25 on booze.
I’m sure the Bar ended up doing fine.
October 27th, 2010 at 5:40 PM
It’ll create return business and think of it as an advertising cost. It’s actually a smart move. Advertising in the paper would cost more than what they lost in tabs, plus the digital media (like this blog) picked it up.
October 27th, 2010 at 5:47 PM
JHS – that crappy french goalie is starting tonight for the Pens.
October 27th, 2010 at 5:48 PM
I get it now. Hollywood, FL. I was wondering why there was a sports bar in Hollywood that I’ve never heard of. I’m a little sad to see it is the Hollywood that spawned Marilyn Manson instead of the one he taints with his presence now
October 27th, 2010 at 5:50 PM
The $4,000 is nothing. Pay someone’s tab, they’ll keep coming back.
October 27th, 2010 at 5:52 PM
Whiskey Tango = White Trash……………..love it!
October 27th, 2010 at 5:59 PM
Plus think that they got MAD publicity….Whiskey Tango would NOT have made it on to CNN unless someone got killed at the bar…but this is GOOD publicity….smart business…
October 27th, 2010 at 6:42 PM
Stigs went and showed up late. Plenty of people there that missed the discount.
/name-dropper
October 27th, 2010 at 7:18 PM
/stigs’d
October 27th, 2010 at 8:23 PM
awesome.
/better late than never
October 27th, 2010 at 11:13 PM
They’re doing it for every game this year. I would imagine the DUI arrest revenue will be off the hook for the City of Hollywood this season