[shut the front door]

I really like the idea of moving it to 6-10 for the summer, but I don't understand keeping the happy hour at 5-6. Seems like if people get there an hour earlier to take advantage of happy hour, they'll be pretty lit by the time the music stops at 10.
Thoughts?

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by shut the front door

I really like the idea of moving it to 6-10 for the summer, but I don't understand keeping the happy hour at 5-6. Seems like if people get there an hour earlier to take advantage of happy hour, they'll be pretty lit by the time the music stops at 10.
Thoughts?

Some have their days planned out. 5-6 is happy hour and changing the time would disrupt their routine.

Others enjoy the music and appreciate a break on prices. Keeping the happy hour from 5-6 while shifting music to 6-10 messes that up.

A cynical me is suspicious. I never experienced happy hour prior to Covid but from what I've heard it became shorter and included less when the squares reopened. I know in the six years I've been here the items available at happy hour prices have been reduced twice - first from all beer to just draft beer and then from all draft beer to just "domestic" draft beer which excludes draft beer imported from Wesley Chapel, Florida. I wonder if this is an opportunity to discover that the 5-6 happy hour doesn't draw many customers and then end it completely.

[tophcfa]

Originally Posted by Bill14564

Some have their days planned out. 5-6 is happy hour and changing the time would disrupt their routine.

Others enjoy the music and appreciate a break on prices. Keeping the happy hour from 5-6 while shifting music to 6-10 messes that up.

A cynical me is suspicious. I never experienced happy hour prior to Covid but from what I've heard it became shorter and included less when the squares reopened. I know in the six years I've been here the items available at happy hour prices have been reduced twice - first from all beer to just draft beer and then from all draft beer to just "domestic" draft beer which excludes draft beer imported from Wesley Chapel, Florida. I wonder if this is an opportunity to observe that the 5-6 happy hour doesn't draw many customers and then end it completely.

Back in the day the happy hour at Spanish Springs ran from 5-7 and included 2 for one on cans of beer. There was a large bucket of ice (an honor bar) at each drink hut where you could put the second can of beer until you were ready to fish it out later. The town square was hopping and they had numerous special events there on a regular basis. Fast forward to today and it’s simply not anything close to what it used to be, very sad.

Wondering how empty the squares will be during the 9-10 PM entertainment time slot this summer? As it is now, the squares empty out significantly during the 8-9 time slot.

[rcpds]

I like the change to the entertainment hours ... 6 - 10 during the summer months sounds great ... But ... The Happy Hour should be adjusted accordingly ... 4 - 5 doesn't make any sense with the music starting at 6 ... Short sighted decision ... And what's the Happy Hour increase at Sawgrass ... Now they have 2 hours ... SS used to have 2 hours & we lost an hour ... Sounds like Sawgrass business' are afraid Eastport is going to steal customers & they pressured someone.

[Bab3590]

I believe the reduction in happy hour times at Spanish Springs was due to a change in the law limiting the length of happy hours in Lake County.

[dewilson58]

Originally Posted by tophcfa

Back in the day the happy hour at Spanish Springs ran from 5-7 and included 2 for one on cans of beer. There was a large bucket of ice (an honor bar) at each drink hut where you could put the second can of beer until you were ready to fish it out later. The town square was hopping and they had numerous special events there on a regular basis. Fast forward to today and it’s simply not anything close to what it used to be, very sad.

Same at Brownwood.

[Topspinmo]

IMO happy hour promotes drunkenness, which some have enough problems with without getting discount

[kkingston57]

Originally Posted by shut the front door

I really like the idea of moving it to 6-10 for the summer, but I don't understand keeping the happy hour at 5-6. Seems like if people get there an hour earlier to take advantage of happy hour, they'll be pretty lit by the time the music stops at 10.
Thoughts?

10PM? Currently last set ends at 9 and crowds have already started to thin out. Unless there is a great band only people left will be the employees.

[Jayhawk]

Originally Posted by kkingston57

10PM? Currently last set ends at 9 and crowds have already started to thin out. Unless there is a great band only people left will be the employees.

People are trying to beat the traffic out. It will likely be no different except an hour later.

[Flyers999]

Originally Posted by Bab3590

I believe the reduction in happy hour times at Spanish Springs was due to a change in the law limiting the length of happy hours in Lake County.

But they didn't change the happy hour times, it's still 5-6pm, I believe.

[Smalley]

Better to shorten the music time to 6-9 and lower the volume on the music.
As for the alcohol, we are hurting our fellow villagers' health by promoting excess alcohol drinking. ( many medical articles consider "excess" drinking as ANY alcohol if you're thinking of health considerations)

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by kkingston57

10PM? Currently last set ends at 9 and crowds have already started to thin out. Unless there is a great band only people left will be the employees.

They've started to thin out, because they know it's shutting down at 9.

Now that it's shutting down at 10, the crowds will start to thin out before 10, instead of before 9.

We call this "adapting" in my country.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by Flyers999

But they didn't change the happy hour times, it's still 5-6pm, I believe.

This is excellent. It means people who come to get drunk for cheap, will now be sober by the time the music's ready to end.

[tophcfa]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

This is excellent. It means people who come to get drunk for cheap, will now be sober by the time the music's ready to end.

Or they will just bring their own supplies.

[La lamy]

Originally Posted by tophcfa

Back in the day the happy hour at Spanish Springs ran from 5-7 and included 2 for one on cans of beer. There was a large bucket of ice (an honor bar) at each drink hut where you could put the second can of beer until you were ready to fish it out later. The town square was hopping and they had numerous special events there on a regular basis. Fast forward to today and it’s simply not anything close to what it used to be, very sad.

Wondering how empty the squares will be during the 9-10 PM entertainment time slot this summer? As it is now, the squares empty out significantly during the 8-9 time slot.

Agreed. There's no way I'd stick around for that last hour.