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[Turgid]

Or at an intermediate / transit country. Lots of Pinas in Singapore, Dubai, HK etc are very willing to meet. Of course, you also have to be able to get and stay there.

It has been little reported but there have been 2 major afflictions in the world since the middle of March, they are covid 19 and blue balls.

[Goferring]

I think it would be easier and cheaper to get your blue balls treated at home, paying home prices.

Or at an intermediate / transit country. Lots of Pinas in Singapore, Dubai, HK etc are very willing to meet. Of course, you also have to be able to get and stay there.

[Kabul Guy]

I need to get out of the country right now. I have a few girlfriends there.

I know people talk up Thailand here. I haven't personally been to Thailand, but I'll tell you, my girlfriends will gladly take it in the ass, pussy, and mouth and say "thank you" afterwards.

I need to go back. My balls are hurting and need to be drained. COVID sucks.

If you have an SRRV or other long term visa you will be able to re-enter after 1 Aug. However you will need to have prearranged covid test on arrival then quarantine hotel until test results are in. If negative you can go on yo0 ur way but if positive then you are subject to Philippine medical system. No new long term visas will be issued.

Your return flight will be limited as quarantine space is limited and returning Filipinos get priority. Then if you want to go home, the reverse will apply depending on your home countries rules.

I think it would be easier and cheaper to get your blue balls treated at home, paying home prices.

[Strel75]

I need to get out of the country right now. I have a few girlfriends there.

I know people talk up Thailand here. I haven't personally been to Thailand, but I'll tell you, my girlfriends will gladly take it in the ass, pussy, and mouth and say "thank you" afterwards.

I need to go back. My balls are hurting and need to be drained. COVID sucks.

[Kabul Guy]

,,,,

I like the "chillis" margarita deal. Unlimted refills for P295 I recall.

You never see a bottomless cup of coffee deal but the all you can during happy hour deals are common.

[PilotPaul]

Some might be.

Any other time it would be a bustling center of activity. Crazy strategy to apply such price rises.

I believe the strategy would be to maintain the headline item ie coffee at P95 and increase the prices on the add-ONS. Additionally offer a coffee deal at P250 which includes muffin and unlimited coffee refills. People wll bu more food with each refill and hey never drink as much as they think.

I like the "chillis" margarita deal. Unlimted refills for P295 I recall.

[GoodEnough]

Some might be.

Others, like me, will forego the exorbitant price in a mall coffee shop and make my own at home using my fancy Breville coffee machine that grinds enough for each shot on demand.

The only reason I stop off for a coffee in the mall is for the social aspect. To meet a couple of mates now and again and watch the world go by. No need for that right now.

Incidentally, I just walked past the coffee shop referred to in my earlier post. Totally empty at 1000 h. As I walked past again on my way home, it was still empty at 1115 h.

Any other time it would be a bustling center of activity. Crazy strategy to apply such price rises.

For whatever it's worth, things appear to be much the same in Davao. I do not typically frequent coffee shops since, like RK, I can make better coffee grinding my own beans at home. However, the shops that I do pass by, and there are lots of them, are either typically empty or quite sparsely populated. I read an article today by some senior government official (I forget which one), saying that quarantines will remain in effect until at least October 1. If true, this crisis will be the death knell for several restaurants including, perhaps, our own.

GE.

[Red Kilt]

On the demand side, there is a pent up demand, people have not gotten out to get their sit down coffees, they are willing to pay more.

Some might be.

Others, like me, will forego the exorbitant price in a mall coffee shop and make my own at home using my fancy Breville coffee machine that grinds enough for each shot on demand.

The only reason I stop off for a coffee in the mall is for the social aspect. To meet a couple of mates now and again and watch the world go by. No need for that right now.

Incidentally, I just walked past the coffee shop referred to in my earlier post. Totally empty at 1000 h. As I walked past again on my way home, it was still empty at 1115 h.

Any other time it would be a bustling center of activity. Crazy strategy to apply such price rises.

[Goatscrot]

Prices in a free market are at the intersection between supply and demand curves.

Cost has nothing to do with price except as it relates to the supply curve.

The lockdowns and social distancing has resulted in both a supply side and a demand side shock.

On the supply side, lower seating capacity and employment restrictions has shifted the supply curve to the right, many places will be unable to operate at a profit and will close.

On the demand side, there is a pent up demand, people have not gotten out to get their sit down coffees, they are willing to pay more.

The net result will be increased prices as the market adapts to the changes.

Of course the average pino does not think this through but thinks need revenue increase prices. It works, people stay and pay the higher price.

Huh? In many places people have not been working and have far less disposable income. There is not pent-up demand. We are at risk of deflation.

[Kazeu]

I'm no economist, but I would wager that if you only have 1 customer in your cafe, you're probably priced too high. A good strategy to find the right maximal pricing might be to start from something cheap so that your shop is at capacity, then start raising prices until you start losing a few customers.

Prices in a free market are at the intersection between supply and demand curves.

Cost has nothing to do with price except as it relates to the supply curve.

The lockdowns and social distancing has resulted in both a supply side and a demand side shock.

On the supply side, lower seating capacity and employment restrictions has shifted the supply curve to the right, many places will be unable to operate at a profit and will close.

On the demand side, there is a pent up demand, people have not gotten out to get their sit down coffees, they are willing to pay more.

The net result will be increased prices as the market adapts to the changes.

Of course the average pino does not think this through but thinks need revenue increase prices. It works, people stay and pay the higher price.

[Kabul Guy]

Nothing to do with the shop assistant Pedro. He is doing what management wants (in this case, it's Jollibee who now own Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf.).

You and some others missed the point I was making about the standard Asian business model.

If less people visit your business, you increase the prices to attract them back. Super logic.

Prices in a free market are at the intersection between supply and demand curves.

Cost has nothing to do with price except as it relates to the supply curve.

The lockdowns and social distancing has resulted in both a supply side and a demand side shock.

On the supply side, lower seating capacity and employment restrictions has shifted the supply curve to the right, many places will be unable to operate at a profit and will close.

On the demand side, there is a pent up demand, people have not gotten out to get their sit down coffees, they are willing to pay more.

The net result will be increased prices as the market adapts to the changes.

Of course the average pino does not think this through but thinks need revenue increase prices. It works, people stay and pay the higher price.

[Kabul Guy]

I will defer to your vast business education and experience.

Meanwhile I will be thankful and enjoying my morning coffee even at 30% more.

I am in Cebu province and a coffee addict.

I usually buy whole beans, grind them myself, and brew in a French press.

However I ran out of beans in Apr, I cannot find real coffee here either ground or beans so am stuck with instant.

The local mall sells coffee grinders but when I asked in the grocery section about brewed coffee got a blank look before they answered not available po.

I would kill for some real coffee, I have 6 lbs in a DHL stuck for a few days to clear customs, but once it is delivered in Manila, it will be another two weeks before LBC gets it to me.

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[WestCoast1]

Which begs the question: is there something else going on, some other revenue stream that these bars are tapped into, ie is the bar's main business to sell drinks and barfine girls OR to act as a front for these other operations? I don't think the bar owners and managers are stupid, so there most likely must be an explanation for their otherwise irrational economic behavior. Or not. LOL.

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[Member #4698]

SOP in Phils. Just look at the Burgos bars in Makati. Fewer dudes over the years has resulted in higher drink prices and higher EWR prices, reducing the number of drinks sold and EWR's, resulting in even fewer dudes walking thru the doors.

Which begs the question: is there something else going on, some other revenue stream that these bars are tapped into, ie is the bar's main business to sell drinks and barfine girls OR to act as a front for these other operations? I don't think the bar owners and managers are stupid, so there most likely must be an explanation for their otherwise irrational economic behavior. Or not. LOL.