Blatant plug for new bar opening Thursday

This is the part of the forum where we discuss Cambodia's nightlife! While most bars, nightclubs, pubs, beer gardens, and hostess bars are in Phnom Penh, we discuss the Cambodian nightlife across all of Cambodia, including Siem Reap, Kampot, and Sihanoukville. The main nightlife areas in Phnom Penh are on Street 136, Street 130, Street 110 and Street 51, but there are other party spots that aren't girlie bars where expats, tourists, and locals drink until the sun comes up. Feel free to post specials and promotions that relate to nighttime fun!
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If it is such a bad idea why does everyone do it?
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PhnomRon wrote:If it is such a bad idea why does everyone do it?
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I was either a bartender, bar owner, restaurant owner, or wholesale booze salesman all my adult life. I was never fan of happy hrs because my joints were busy then anyway. However, if the lights are on, you're paying girls to be there, and all you have are empty stools - why the f*ck not ? If you're not making money on a 1/2 price drink you seriously need to pay attention to your pouring costs, pilferage, or both. Back in the States 20% PC is pretty much the industry standard. I would say the average pour in bars in PP is about half what I was used to back home. Booze in CMB is about 1/2 my wholesale price in the US, I can get a liter of Stoli in a store here for less than $10. It cost me around $23 if I bought a case in the US. I imagine PC should be around 10 or 12% here. Plus you might sell a few lady drinks & get a couple early barfines. Think about it this way, even if it just gets you an extra $30/day, that's $11K/year.
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wackyjacky wrote:I was either a bartender, bar owner, restaurant owner, or wholesale booze salesman all my adult life. I was never fan of happy hrs because my joints were busy then anyway. However, if the lights are on, you're paying girls to be there, and all you have are empty stools - why the f*ck not ? If you're not making money on a 1/2 price drink you seriously need to pay attention to your pouring costs, pilferage, or both. Back in the States 20% PC is pretty much the industry standard. I would say the average pour in bars in PP is about half what I was used to back home. Booze in CMB is about 1/2 my wholesale price in the US, I can get a liter of Stoli in a store here for less than $10. It cost me around $23 if I bought a case in the US. I imagine PC should be around 10 or 12% here. Plus you might sell a few lady drinks & get a couple early barfines. Think about it this way, even if it just gets you an extra $30/day, that's $11K/year.
I agree that it's sometimes better to have customers in the bar if you would otherwise be empty.

But no, I am not making money on a half price drink. Draft beer is about $0.40 per mug allowing for spillage etc. Our overhead costs per draft beer (rent, electricity, salaries etc) is about $0.75. So our actual cost is $1.15 per beer.

Typical happy hour prices are $0.50 or $0.75 per mug. Do I want to lose up to $0.65 for every beer I pour? Not really. And in my experience the happy hour drinkers are just there for the cheap beer, not the girls... they buy very few ladydrinks.

It may be a different scenario in a non-hostess bar but I don't know about them.
Why does everyone do happy hours? Because everyone else is and it superficially seems an easy way to increase business. But it doesn't increase profit.

As for the pour quantity, it's usually 50ml here in PP hostess bars. Are you saying it's 100ml in the States for a standard pour?
I think a usual shot there is 1.5 ounces? That's 44ml.
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jah steu wrote:
wackyjacky wrote:I was either a bartender, bar owner, restaurant owner, or wholesale booze salesman all my adult life. I was never fan of happy hrs because my joints were busy then anyway. However, if the lights are on, you're paying girls to be there, and all you have are empty stools - why the f*ck not ? If you're not making money on a 1/2 price drink you seriously need to pay attention to your pouring costs, pilferage, or both. Back in the States 20% PC is pretty much the industry standard. I would say the average pour in bars in PP is about half what I was used to back home. Booze in CMB is about 1/2 my wholesale price in the US, I can get a liter of Stoli in a store here for less than $10. It cost me around $23 if I bought a case in the US. I imagine PC should be around 10 or 12% here. Plus you might sell a few lady drinks & get a couple early barfines. Think about it this way, even if it just gets you an extra $30/day, that's $11K/year.
I agree that it's sometimes better to have customers in the bar if you would otherwise be empty.

But no, I am not making money on a half price drink. Draft beer is about $0.40 per mug allowing for spillage etc. Our overhead costs per draft beer (rent, electricity, salaries etc) is about $0.75. So our actual cost is $1.15 per beer.

Typical happy hour prices are $0.50 or $0.75 per mug. Do I want to lose up to $0.65 for every beer I pour? Not really. And in my experience the happy hour drinkers are just there for the cheap beer, not the girls... they buy very few ladydrinks.

It may be a different scenario in a non-hostess bar but I don't know about them.
Why does everyone do happy hours? Because everyone else is and it superficially seems an easy way to increase business. But it doesn't increase profit.

As for the pour quantity, it's usually 50ml here in PP hostess bars. Are you saying it's 100ml in the States for a standard pour?
I think a usual shot there is 1.5 ounces? That's 44ml.
Interesting this variation in shot size. In Australia a single is 30ml. In USA its 44 mL (1.5 US fl oz), although there is no standard except in Utah,and they can vary from 1.25-1.5US fl oz. In the UK its 25ml or 35 ml (Shots sold on-premises must contain either 25 mL or 35 mL measures of whisky, gin, rum, or vodka, as defined in the Weights and Measures Act of 1985) In Germany a single is 20ml :shock: but South Korea its 60ml :beer: (source wiki) Here it seems to vary from 40ml - 50ml, but generally more likely to be 50ml.
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jah steu wrote:Mainly because it's lazy marketing and doesn't achieve anything.
I don't drink to a stupor, but happy hour (and discount sales, for that matter) irritate me as a consumer as they confirm the slippery nature of pricing.
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So after opening night, can someone please do a review of angry birds bar.

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taranis wrote:
jah steu wrote: I agree that it's sometimes better to have customers in the bar if you would otherwise be empty.

But no, I am not making money on a half price drink. Draft beer is about $0.40 per mug allowing for spillage etc. Our overhead costs per draft beer (rent, electricity, salaries etc) is about $0.75. So our actual cost is $1.15 per beer.

Typical happy hour prices are $0.50 or $0.75 per mug. Do I want to lose up to $0.65 for every beer I pour? Not really. And in my experience the happy hour drinkers are just there for the cheap beer, not the girls... they buy very few ladydrinks.

It may be a different scenario in a non-hostess bar but I don't know about them.
Why does everyone do happy hours? Because everyone else is and it superficially seems an easy way to increase business. But it doesn't increase profit.

Regular parties and events should be promoted, there should be a reason to go to THAT bar. It always amazes me when a hostess bar has a party and free food, but there is no sign outside telling potential customers the food is for them and and NOT only the tuk tuk drivers! How many hostess bars have parties and only the regulars know about it, why oh why they don't tell the world is beyond me.
As Jah Steu noted, the focus for hostess bars may be different to non hostess bars, and I think it is. Why do people go to hostess bars? Is it for cheap beers, quiz nights free food, promotions or the quality of the girls. The focus of hostess bars is on the girls, and while some people go to quickly choose a girl and leave, the main focus and where the bars make their money is punters staying and buying drinks for themselves and the girls. Cheap promotions attract the wrong sort of clientelle. You dont want "baloon chasers", guys going with their mates and getting "ratted" causing problems and while engaging ladies not buying lady drinks. I know of customers that will spend $200 in a night on lady drinks including their own. One chap one night blew $500.Girls often make $300 a month on basic, drinks and tips without going with a customer. The customers are generally looking for a nice environment to "chat up" the girls. Parties while fun can ruin the atmosphere of the bar. A Khmer girl friend of mine who owns a bar had a birthday party recently and while everyone in the bar had agreat time not many of the girls made much that night as it attracted a lot of "cheap charlies" and while they had fun it was abit sad for the girls. Interesting to hear from a tourist perspective though, maybe their is a niche for a "party goers bar"
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So Jah Steu, no one took the bait for the indirect question.

How was opening night?

If you meet me in person you will know me by so no means disrespect, but what sets your new bar apart from your old bar?

If you say cleaner toilets I won't believe you. LOL
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