05-31-2008, 09:57 PM
samintx, I can tell you beyond a shadow of a doubt that it will only affect bar owners profits if they want it to.. The bar I hang out at was affected by the Seattle smoking ban years ago. Business did drop off for a bit, but a different clientel started to come in. More people would swing in after work for a bite to eat and a beer, and more and more groups of 20/30yo would stop in as a gathering point before a night out on the town.
The owner tweaked the food menu and now his profits are up 30-40%. These were customers who would never have set foot in the place while it was a smoking bar.
And I don't have to strip out of my clothes in the garage, and seal them in the washing machine, and go straight to the shower before bed.
The owner tweaked the food menu and now his profits are up 30-40%. These were customers who would never have set foot in the place while it was a smoking bar.
And I don't have to strip out of my clothes in the garage, and seal them in the washing machine, and go straight to the shower before bed.