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Originally Posted by tophcfa
It's not about cheap booze, it's about bait and switch. People who committed their retirement savings to buy into the Villages bought into a lifestyle that is being changed in many subtle ways. Good dinning at the country clubs is not what it used to be. The quality of the golf courses has noticeably dropped off. The Farmers Market and 5-7 happy hour in Spanish Springs are a thing of the past. I am sure people who have been in the Villages longer than us can significantly add to the list of changes.
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Happy hour still exists. And it's an hour. Which is why it's called Happy Hour. If they took happy hour away, it'd be sad. It's really not a battle I'd choose to fight, but I'd definitely understand the disappointment.
If you're really upset about this, why not ask at the bar-huts why they made the change? If they shrug and tell you "management" then maybe go to the Villages offices and enquire there, and find out the actual reason why.
It could be that so many people were abusing the privilege they were losing money and had to cut back. That's happened in some places up north. Some places got rid of happy hour entirely, or require that food be provided along with the reduced prices on drinks. In this way, they reduced the number of drunks during the rush hour (since rush hour and happy hour tend to coincide). Takes longer to get drunk if you're also eating, afterall.
Maybe they saw too many drunk drivers coming from the square and decided letting people get in line over and over and over again for two drinks each time for two hours in a row was a bad idea.
You just don't know, til you ask someone who has the data and authority to answer.