Five dollar lady drinks?

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Five dollar lady drinks?

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For as long as I can remember, lady drinks at Phnom Penh hostess bars have always cost $3 - $3.50. I can't remember ever paying more.

This week, I've been hit withe charges of $4.50 - $5 at three different bars.

IT happens like this.

I offer to buy a lady drink, the girl says "Can I have . . . " I say, "I don't care," the girl then gets a drink and it appears on the bill as $4.50 - $5.

At one bar, the girl just asked "Can I have a shot?" I thought regular lady drinks were shots, but it appeared on my bill as "B-52 - $5"

I was talking to a guy last night who volunteered that he got into an argument with the Rose Bar cashier because he bought a lady drink, the girl poured herself a beer and some ice, he was charged $4.50 for that.

I think I've always known that it was POSSIBLE for the girl to get a specialty drink and then you pay $1 more than list price, but I've never had so many girls actually trying it as I've seen and heard of this week.
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In Thailand girls will order a rum & coke, she'll shoot the rum, then drink the coke. You're charged for both. It hasn't happened a lot to me, but it has happened. I specify 1 drink only in Go-Gos.
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PhnomRon wrote:.

This week, I've been hit withe charges of $4.50 - $5 at three different bars.
Yikes! I have to admit, I'm not really sure what these premium lady drinks cost, as I can't remember ever buying any.

I remember friends being stung by them, usually after playing pool/connect 4 for a unspecified "drink."

Out of curiosity, how did you realize that you were paying $5 for drinks, and what did you do?
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I realized it when I got the bill. I paid it. Next time a girl says "Can I have . . . " I'm going to ask how much.
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Last year at nana plaza lady drinks were 180 baht. Or so I heard...
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its happening in all the bars now.... was in Cat house the other night and they charge USD 6 dollars for a glass of beer ladydrink without telling you in advance.
The normal size beer glass.
If you want the 3.50 ladydrink you need to request the small glass, which they put ice in so barely 100 mls of beer i guess.

Wont be buying anymore drinks there as that is pure stealing from customers.
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Digg3r wrote:Last year at nana plaza lady drinks were 180 baht. Or so I heard...
I think I was paying around 120 Baht for my own beers there a few months ago.
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Digg3r wrote:Last year at nana plaza lady drinks were 180 baht. Or so I heard...
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Eros wrote:its happening in all the bars now.... was in Cat house the other night and they charge USD 6 dollars for a glass of beer ladydrink without telling you in advance.
The normal size beer glass.
If you want the 3.50 ladydrink you need to request the small glass, which they put ice in so barely 100 mls of beer i guess.

Wont be buying anymore drinks there as that is pure stealing from customers.
Just wow!
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Do girls get extra commission on a $5-$6 lady drink? Do the bars make more profit selling a $5-$6 premium drink than selling a glass of coke or juice for $3.50?
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