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What price in a bar is fair?

By PINQUEST

8 years ago


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#69 8 years ago

Up in the far north, I charge $1 a game, 6 games for $5 (newer sterns/WoZ). Older DMD's are $1 a play, 3 games for $2.

3 for $2 is .66 cents a game.
6 for $5 is .83 cents a game.

We also have $1 and $2 coins up here. My machines do not take quarters.

#120 7 years ago
Quoted from PINQUEST:

I called and spoke to a payrange rep as the coin machine was my first thought too... Apparently there is a legal issue with it because it then basically turns a coin machine into an ATM machine, therefore they will not function with change machine.

So, if the change machines dispenses tokens (branded and no cash value), a person could use pay range in a token machine?

I hope that is true, but my guess would be they would hand wave a bit about something, and try to sell me 10 individual units instead of one.

#122 7 years ago
Quoted from Whysnow:

Sure you dont get the opportunity to do specials,

You could still do discounts to an extent (use pay range on Sunday and receive a bonus token!), but you would have to manually adjust machines for specials.

#125 7 years ago
Quoted from frolic:

The other risk would be people "loading up" on tokens during your special period, and then coming back later.

True. But I think the key fact is 'coming back later'. Please do! And keep drinking the pints I pour for you Try the fish! Because we all know the money isnt in the pins, it's the consumables at the location.

#130 7 years ago
Quoted from desertT1:

So if you could find a way to hook one up to a token machine, you are always losing money when that gets used.

If people go the location (to play pins or just buy a coffee), it's a win regardless.

I think providing pay range is a no brainer (or something like that). All about convenience, and separating people from their money. In order to do debit/credit also costs a fee, but by restricting yourself to a strictly cash business you lose a lot more than you gain.

$1 dollar gets you two tokens. 2 tokens for new(ish) pins. 1 token for older titles. Oh, and that beer you are drinking is marked up 250%

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