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Stu from NYC 09-06-2024 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Pugchief (Post 2367881)
BOGO only applies to draft beer and one Cocktail-of-the-Week. Which is never Bailey's on the rocks. Or anything else I would ever touch as I hate sweet drinks.

Unless something has changed recently it also includes wine. They do a very nice pour btw.

OrangeBlossomBaby 09-06-2024 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Pugchief (Post 2367888)
No idea, but I won't be doing that again. And Malibu & Baileys have only half the alcohol of standard spirits.

The alcohol content has nothing to do with the price of booze. If it did, then a bottle of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Grand Cru (vintage 1945), a pinot noir, wouldn't cost over $100,000.

michgary 09-15-2024 07:12 AM

drink prices at squares
 
It's a good idea to always ask the price before they pour it if it's not a common drink. Clearly $14 is well overpriced ; I would make a call to the manager.

I'm quite sure no bartenders ever over charge and fill the tip jar. Unlike every normal restaurant bar, there are zero controls at those square bars , it's more like a wedding reception in your back yard. Pretty much anything goes ,

dewilson58 09-15-2024 08:29 AM

Always enjoy how far posts can get from the original post.

tophcfa 09-15-2024 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Bill14564 (Post 2367285)
Some here seem to have a sixth sense that enables them to tell whether someone is a Villager or an outsider or a snowbird.

Hmmmm, so you’re implying that a Snowbird, who owns a home in the Villages and pays all the same fees as a full timer, plus more (no homestead exemption), somehow isn’t a Villager?

michgary 09-15-2024 08:42 AM

I agree DEW ,, this topic is way off the original topic,, thats why it has a brand new title :beer3: the drinks at the squares

Bill14564 09-15-2024 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by tophcfa (Post 2370793)
Hmmmm, so you’re implying that a Snowbird, who owns a home in the Villages and pays all the same fees as a full timer, plus more (no homestead exemption), somehow isn’t a Villager?

Not my classification scheme - as I mentioned, I haven't learned to tell the difference.

bsloan1960 09-15-2024 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Laker14 (Post 2367274)
Hard to enforce. Who is going to check my Yeti cup to see if there is rum in my coke?
I am not going to wait 30 minutes in line for a drink.

If they chose to they could indeed make you put your cup back in your car. The rule is "NO outside beverages". You could argue, "I'm staying hydrated". To which they could remind you water is for sale, or have you stand on the sidewalk. My point is- if they chose to they could shut you down with your Yeti.

ElDiabloJoe 09-15-2024 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by bsloan1960 (Post 2370857)
If they chose to they could indeed make you put your cup back in your car. The rule is "NO outside beverages". You could argue, "I'm staying hydrated". To which they could remind you water is for sale, or have you stand on the sidewalk. My point is- if they chose to they could shut you down with your Yeti.

Yes the could. As they watched attendance at the squares plummet.

DonH57 09-15-2024 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by bsloan1960 (Post 2370857)
If they chose to they could indeed make you put your cup back in your car. The rule is "NO outside beverages". You could argue, "I'm staying hydrated". To which they could remind you water is for sale, or have you stand on the sidewalk. My point is- if they chose to they could shut you down with your Yeti.

"If they chose to they could" but we all know how many of the other rules they enforce in the squares like saving seats for example. We barely go to the squares any way. When we did I would be hard pressed to stand in their lines to buy their drinks. More than likely the only way you'll get caught is if you act like an ass in public and do something to draw attention to yourself.

michgary 09-16-2024 03:04 PM

If you were caught with a drink brought in illegally, would the yellow jacket patrol make you dump it out in the nearest bush ? Or make you chug a lug , or make you leave the premises ? The announcement before the band starts simply gives the authority to remove any patrons that are obnoxious.

ThirdOfFive 09-16-2024 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by bsloan1960 (Post 2370857)
If they chose to they could indeed make you put your cup back in your car. The rule is "NO outside beverages". You could argue, "I'm staying hydrated". To which they could remind you water is for sale, or have you stand on the sidewalk. My point is- if they chose to they could shut you down with your Yeti.

Many rules--little or no enforcement.

SOP for TV.

ROCKETMAN 09-16-2024 06:35 PM

Byob
 
They could never enforce this. Water bottle could be half vodka. Yeti cup Jack and Coke.

Freehiker 09-16-2024 06:53 PM

Their beer isn’t cold enough for me to buy it.

brianherlihy 09-17-2024 06:25 AM

we live in the land of happy hour


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