Silver Shadow NightClub Overcharged for there drinks!There were charging $8.50 and up for drinks. I ordered an Alize they tried to serve it as as shot drink and wanted to charge 9.50 for less than an oz of liquor Columbia Maryland

NATIVE AMERICANS LIKE ME DON'T DO ALCOHOL VERY WELL AND SO SMART ONES LEAVE IT ALONE. WHY SHOULD I PAY THIS KIND OF MONEY TO FEEL LIKE SOMEBODY BEAT MY HEAD IN WITH A ROCK THE NEXT MORNING?

BUT LOTS OF PEOPLE LIKE TO PARTY AND THEY LIKE TO DO IT IN CLUBS.

AND CLUBS LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE IN THE D.C. AREA ARE LAVISHLY OVERPRICED I GUESS BECAUSE THE LOBBYISTS LIKE TO LAVISH MONEY ON THE CONGRESSPEOPLE AND THOSE WHO CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR THEM LEGISLATION WISE.

WE GET THE BEST POLITICIANS LOBBYISTS CAN AFFORD.

PRICE IS NOT OBJECT WHEN IT IS ULTIMATELY THE TAXPAYER WHO PAYS.

IT ALSO DEPENDS ON WHAT SORT OF CLUB YOU ARE FREQUENTING.
GAY BARS HAVE TRADITIONALLY BEEN MORE EXPENSIVE THAN BARS FOR STRAIGHT PEOPLE ALTHOUGH MANY BARS HAVE A MIXED CROWD THERE ARE STILL SOME BARS THAT ARE MAINLY FOR GAY CLIENTELE...

AND SOME AFRICAN AMERICAN BARS WILL BE HIGHER THAN OTHER CLUBS TOO, I DON'T KNOW WHY, I GUESS BECAUSE OF THE STYLING, COOLNESS AND HIPNESS FACTOR...

AND THERE ARE SOME TRENDY YUPPIE BARS WITH CLUB KIDS AND WEIRDNESS AND A LOT OF HYPE AND SOME GIMMICK THAT HAVE LONG LINES AT THE DOOR AND LET THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL CELEBRITIES IN UNTIL THEY START TO LOSE MONEY AND THEN THEY ALMOST ALWAYS SEEM TO HAVE A MYSTERIOUS FIRE SOMEHOW AND THEN REBUILD ANOTHER HIP,TRENDY CLUB THAT PUSHES THE LIMITS.

THIS IS NOT A RIP OFF.

MOST CLUBS CHARGE WHAT THEY THINK THEIR CUSTOMERS CAN AFFORD TO PAY.

THIS AIN'T THE OLD NEIGHBORHOOD BAR, FRIENDLY LOCAL LIKE OF PLACE LIKE ON THE TV SHOW "CHEERS" - WHERE YOU COULD GET A DOLLAR BEER ON TAP IN AN ICED MUG AND SOME PEANUTS OR OTHER SNACK FOOD.

THIS IS HIGH LIFE AND EXPENSIVE AS EVERYTHING!

YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR EVERYTHING!

I WOULD RATHER STAY AT HOME ANYWAY.

IT IS EXPENSIVE TO GO CLUBBING OR BARHOPPING OR PARTYING !

SO IF YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO SPEND THAT KIND OF MONEY ON ALCOHOL, MIX YOUR OWN AT HOME AND SAVE...

I ALMOST FORGOT TO ADD THAT MOTHERS AGAINST DRUNK DRIVERS AND POLICE WHO ENFORCE DWI LAWS IN GENERAL ARE GETTING TOUGHER AND IN MY STATE WE HAVE ACCOUNTABILITY LAWS THAT MEANS THE LAST PLACE THAT SERVED A DRUNK DRIVER WHO GETS PULLED OVER AND TESTS POSITIVE FOR ALCOHOL (iWE HAVE MANDITORY BLOOD TESTS HERE!) IS FINED BIG TIME AND PUT ON A LIST AND THEN PUT OUT OF BUSINESS ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. SINCE SMART PEOPLE WILL TEND TO DRINK LESS AND THE BAR MAKES ITS MONEY SELLING ALCOHOL, THEY WILL HAVE TO CHARGE MORE FOR FEWER DRINKS IN ORDER TO MAKE MONEY AND KEEP THE DOORS OPEN.

MY ADVICE: WITH ROOFIES AND ALL THE STREET DRUGS THAT CAN BE SLIPPED INTO A WOMAN'S DRINKS IF SHE GOES TO A CLUB ALONE, ENJOY A NICE QUIET NIGHT AT HOME...