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I went tonight to the Grand Opening of my friend's bar.

It was great. Lots of people, good live music, great food -including a roast suckling pig. I reckon it cost her at least 10,000 baht - about $350. Doesn't sound a lot, but here it is. I live on about 30,000 baht a month.

There were LOTS of people there. Some were fellow bar owners, there to wish her luck - they won't be back, they have their own bars to run. Some were friends and family, who don't usually go to bars - but came to show support.

Many were what we call balloon chasers - when a bar is having a party, and giving away free food, they put balloons outside. Some people go from balloon to balloon, to avoid paying for food. I saw some come in, eat, have a glass of water or a small beer, and leave. One table had three different groups in less than 90 minutes.

And then there were some who are and will be customers. I''m just not sure there were enough of them. Out of maybe 150 people all night - I was there from shortly after it started at 7pm until nearly midnight - there were maybe 20 to 30 who will be regular customers - and they won't be there every day.

I'm her friend, and was there with some of her relatives. We'll probably go as a group about once a week. I'll go another night with other friends.

I'm just not sure it's enough to sustain her business. She has three employees, whose wages must add up to at least 40,000 baht a month. Tonight, she had four extras, because she knew it would be super busy.

I really want it to work for her, but the freeloaders tonight upset me.

So I'm feeling a bit down.

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I hope it goes well, @sawasdee.  Can you get it listed on Tripadvisor somehow?  When we are travelling we use that site to get recommendations for restaurants.  Not sure if anyone else suggested that when you last posted about the new bar?

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sawasdee

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Thanks, Karma! I somehow I never even thought of that! All of us who go regularly can put in nicely spaced reports....

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keen23

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Unfortunately, 95% of all restaurants (in the US) fail within 5 years of opening. Bars have about the same track record (in the US). It's a risky undertaking, for sure.

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I saw your post just after I'd been looking on trip advisor for Carribean destinations, so  thought of it straight away. With the competition they will need all the help they can get. It's worth a try!

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    • SassyPants

      SassyPants 94,977

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      Dillards 95: Next?

      I think most of the TTH residents were there.

    • Giraffe

      Giraffe 57,274

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      M is for Mama 17
      27 minutes ago, Ozlsn said:

      Why on earth did this woman have children?

      Exactly. She's a textbook example of why people who don't want children should, in fact, not have children. 

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    • RebeccaRay

      RebeccaRay 1,246

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      Dillards 95: Next?
      2 hours ago, AprilQuilt said:

       

      From the photos she shared it looks like lots of Duggar family was there - I spotted Jim Bob among them. Joe and family was there but I didn't look too closely to notice who else had showed, and the howlers can be hard to tell apart. I'm glad Isla got a good family showing.

      Johns family was there. Jessas. Bunch of Littles. Jackson was in a suit amd tie. Josiah's family was there. Emily Peters. Caldwell family was there. 

    • Smee

      Smee 16,768

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      Chelsea Pomeroy 2

      I think they'll go to college. What I want to know (and also kind of don't, because the kids deserve privacy and didn't choose to be living Instagram dolls their whole lives) is whether they've had boyfriends yet. I'm curious how dating goes in their church. If a girl gets a crush on a boy can she ask him out or does she have to wait for him to notice her? Do they have chaperones? Is every relationship supposed to be a precursor to marriage or can they date like normal to see where it goes, as long as they don't have sex?

      IME evangelical dating runs the gamut from "PIV sex is a sin until marriage but can I finger you in the park on the way home and we won't tell anyone" to "we mustn't ever ever ever be alone together until we are married at 19, lest we give in to temptation (which of course is only an issue for boys)". I feel like the Pomeroys, unlike the Duggars, would rely on the belief that they've imparted their own faith and values into their children. I think they'd trust them to make their own decisions about dating and wouldn't do chaperones, but who knows.

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    • JermajestyDuggar

      JermajestyDuggar 442,691

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      M is for Mama 17
      1 minute ago, Ozlsn said:

      Which means that the younger kids are likely cleaner than the older kids were, unless Abbie's mother was doing the bulk of the older kids changes. Which is pretty likely now I think about it. 

      Why on earth did this woman have children?

      When she had just 3 kids, they lived on the second floor of her parent’s home. So I’m sure mom helped raise the youngest 3.

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