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Do college students just not go out anymore?

Posted on 10/24/25 at 9:29 pm
Posted by WaydownSouth
Stratton Oakmont
Member since Nov 2018
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Posted on 10/24/25 at 9:29 pm
I've been out twice in the last year and a mixed drink for the wife and one for me comes out to around $30

I remember paying $10 cover and getting free drinks from 7-9
Posted by thermal9221
Youngsville
Member since Feb 2005
14545 posts
Posted on 10/24/25 at 9:32 pm to
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remember paying $10 cover and getting free drinks from 7-9


Did you go out a lot in college?

The only time I’ve heard of that scenario was Fred’s invitational. Which was a few times a year.
Posted by Boomer65
Norman
Member since Sep 2022
893 posts
Posted on 10/24/25 at 9:32 pm to
Everything’s expensive. They’re working side jobs to pay rent and make ends meet.
Posted by WaydownSouth
Stratton Oakmont
Member since Nov 2018
10328 posts
Posted on 10/24/25 at 9:36 pm to
Reggies had it.

Brown Door in Hammond.

Also had $2 margarita tuesdays at Tacos and Beer.

Regardless could find somewhere to get hammered for $40 most days of the week
Posted by Ingeniero
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2013
21639 posts
Posted on 10/24/25 at 9:37 pm to
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I remember paying $10 cover and getting free drinks from 7-9


I used to get tore up on blue motorcycles at Reggie's before the crowds showed up
Posted by Kafka
I am the moral conscience of TD
Member since Jul 2007
153535 posts
Posted on 10/24/25 at 9:38 pm to
I've read that teens would rather have a cell phone than a car

When I was a kid back during the Taft administration I was willing to kill to get out of the house

Now they just stay home and play video games or text each other
Posted by Jake88
Member since Apr 2005
77404 posts
Posted on 10/24/25 at 9:41 pm to
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remember paying $10 cover and getting free drinks from 7-9
quote:


Did you go out a lot in college?

The only time I’ve heard of that scenario was Fred’s invitational. Which was a few times a year
I'd go out and pay about $5 and draft was free the rest of the night. That was the Goldmine. Each bar in uptown New Orleans had specials and you could drink cheaply every night of the week. Penny pitchers, 3 for 1, etc.
Posted by Slippy
Across the rivah
Member since Aug 2005
7384 posts
Posted on 10/24/25 at 9:41 pm to
1984 looked like this.

Tuesday: quarter beer at Murphy’s

Wednesday: 50 cent screwdrivers at Fred’s

Thursday: 75 cent Long Island Iced Tea at The Bengal.

Good times.
Posted by Kafka
I am the moral conscience of TD
Member since Jul 2007
153535 posts
Posted on 10/24/25 at 9:44 pm to
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The Bengal
This was down Highland, right?

Tried to remember it for a nostalgia thread last week, could only remember "Tiger Something"
Posted by LemmyLives
Texas
Member since Mar 2019
12733 posts
Posted on 10/24/25 at 9:47 pm to
Here's a tip: your wife doesn't want to go to the places that had penny pitchers. The cheat code is a Mexican restaurant. Everyone knows you're going there to get blasted, but it's somehow OK because you call it dinner and buy your kids quesadillas. They specialize in getting women tanked cheap. Even teachers know this.
Posted by Jim Rockford
Member since May 2011
104041 posts
Posted on 10/24/25 at 9:52 pm to
Tiger Lounge was catty corner from the Bengal.
Posted by NotoriousFSU
Atlanta, GA
Member since Oct 2008
11854 posts
Posted on 10/24/25 at 9:58 pm to
I think I’ve seen reports that younger generations consume a lot less alcohol. If that’s true, then it would make sense college bar attendance would suffer. Couple that with the conveniences of modern technology shifting the parameters of social interaction, as well as the rising costs of going out. Maybe it’s just a sign that times they are a changing. Could be permanent or cyclical.
Posted by Zappas Stache
Utility Muffin Research Kitchen
Member since Apr 2009
42185 posts
Posted on 10/24/25 at 9:59 pm to
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remember paying $10 cover and getting free drinks from 7-9


Well $10 back then = $100 today
This post was edited on 10/24/25 at 9:59 pm
Posted by terd ferguson
Darren Wilson Fan Club President
Member since Aug 2007
113759 posts
Posted on 10/24/25 at 10:01 pm to
$1 Red Dog at The Keg
Posted by Kafka
I am the moral conscience of TD
Member since Jul 2007
153535 posts
Posted on 10/24/25 at 10:08 pm to
quote:

Tiger Lounge was catty corner from the Bengal.
Bengal had the patio for drinking outdoors, correct? That's the place I'm thinking of.

Only went there a handful of times, I was a Chimes man.
Posted by HighProofWheated
Member since Jun 2025
39 posts
Posted on 10/24/25 at 10:09 pm to
The Brown Door should be a historical landmark.
Posted by Epic Cajun
Lafayette, LA
Member since Feb 2013
36132 posts
Posted on 10/24/25 at 10:10 pm to
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Did you go out a lot in college? The only time I’ve heard of that scenario was Fred’s invitational. Which was a few times a year.

Drinking on Lincoln ($5) every week on the strip in Lafayette in the 00’s
Posted by Porter Osborne Jr
Member since Sep 2012
42901 posts
Posted on 10/24/25 at 10:10 pm to
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The only time I’ve heard of that scenario was Fred’s invitational. Which was a few times a year.


Our little college town had 4 bars fighting for customers so we had 4 different nights a week of $10 all you can drink.
Posted by Kafka
I am the moral conscience of TD
Member since Jul 2007
153535 posts
Posted on 10/24/25 at 10:11 pm to
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times they are a changing
changin'
Posted by Westbank111
Armpit of America
Member since Sep 2013
4358 posts
Posted on 10/24/25 at 10:15 pm to
Drinking with Lincoln

Stray Cats
Brown Door Sumo Wrestling in the back with suits on
Mickeys cheap pitchers
Extra Innings pitchers of Purple Haze
The dance club I forget the name, getting old, starts with a Z maybe?
Cherokee Beach mud riding & camping after going out

SLU early to mid-90’s was pretty awesome

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