Quoted from sturner:I think the only way pins really make up ground on location is if they are used as a loss leader. Put one in a bar, charge a quarter, and make up the difference on the beers customers devour.
I agree that alcohol helps viabilty. I often walk into a bar with a $20. Spend half on 2 beers and tbe other playing pins. Mostly 75 cent games and have a blast. Now if games were 50 cents and beers were $4, I'd stay longer and drop $30. Either way, I go for the pins and stay for the beer. Win win.
