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BrianCRX90

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35 $ for 6 games on a Tuesday night
« on: July 06, 2008, 05:13:30 AM »
For those that live in high priced cities I feel for you. But in Texas, I should not have to pay anything close to 5.00 a game. At 8 pm and I was in the area by this AMF house I used to bowl at league before the house kicked us out so they could have glow bowl. A small league at a 52 lane house along with a few or so other people practicing and that was it. It cost 35 dollars with tax for 6 games. That's outrageous. If someone is going to charge that much they could at least put in a "buy 2 get 1 free". Unless you live right next to a bowling alley no one practices for 3 games and leaves. If you have 3 people your going to bowl more then 6 games so I ask who the hell is able to afford practice at centers like this?
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themagician

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Re: 35 $ for 6 games on a Tuesday night
« Reply #1 on: July 06, 2008, 01:16:33 PM »
That is insane, i'd never pay that much to bowl. I know at my local alley that is a bit of a dumpy place they charge at most 3 bucks a game. I have another center that I drive too that I complain about there 4 bucks a game at times. Guess I don't have it that bad.


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Re: 35 $ for 6 games on a Tuesday night
« Reply #2 on: July 06, 2008, 01:20:52 PM »
WOW! Thats nuts.. I pay $.99 per game and I get a free game for every payed game in the summer. If not I'd have to pay 4.05. So I guess I got things easy.
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Bill Thomas

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Re: 35 $ for 6 games on a Tuesday night
« Reply #3 on: July 06, 2008, 01:21:12 PM »
Given today's typical house shots, who needs to practice?
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walley 3261

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Re: 35 $ for 6 games on a Tuesday night
« Reply #4 on: July 06, 2008, 02:10:56 PM »
I must have it REALLY GOOD !!!! .25 a game all summer, if you're a league member,
 at both houses I bowl at here in Cincy.

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strikestriketapped

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Re: 35 $ for 6 games on a Tuesday night
« Reply #5 on: July 06, 2008, 02:17:47 PM »
I never pay for practice, only for league.
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FastTracker33

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Re: 35 $ for 6 games on a Tuesday night
« Reply #6 on: July 06, 2008, 03:26:12 PM »
Just get a job at the center..

Free bowling over here.

But, Brian, I feel for ya man. It seriously sucks, and gets real expensive.
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Dan Belcher

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Re: 35 $ for 6 games on a Tuesday night
« Reply #7 on: July 06, 2008, 03:58:26 PM »
The house closest to me charges something like $3.85 a game after 5pm (when I get off work) and on weekends.  They thankfully have a $2/game deal after 9pm on Tuesday nights, so I can practice on the PBA Experience patterns after my regular Tuesday league.

Prices tend to be pretty high around here for bowling -- even when I worked for a bowling alley in high school, the employee discount was still something like $1.25 or $1.50 a game.
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shelley

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Re: 35 $ for 6 games on a Tuesday night
« Reply #8 on: July 06, 2008, 04:06:44 PM »
It gets up to $4+ here at the prime times.  Add shoe rental (which most people who are bowling 6 games won't pay anyway, but a family will) and you're looking at $30+ easy.  Taxes are already built into the posted prices, so they're not tacking that on extra.

For league members, it's $2 most of the time and $2.50 for evenings and weekends.

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htownstaff

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Re: 35 $ for 6 games on a Tuesday night
« Reply #9 on: July 06, 2008, 04:11:10 PM »
3.00-3.50 is going rate in my area.  We're in between Philadelphia and Harrisburg.  This isn't too bad.

While out of town this weekend, I opted to take my son to throw a few games in RURAL Delaware.  $4.00 per game...all the time!  Shocked me.
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Re: 35 $ for 6 games on a Tuesday night
« Reply #10 on: July 06, 2008, 04:52:14 PM »
Thats a lot compared to this one house. Dollar games tuesday and monday. On sundays, they put out 3 pba patterns bowl on them for a dollar each.
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charlest

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Re: 35 $ for 6 games on a Tuesday night
« Reply #11 on: July 06, 2008, 05:55:58 PM »
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Given today's typical house shots, who needs to practice?


so you have what, 40 - 45 PBA titles?
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baltimora

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Re: 35 $ for 6 games on a Tuesday night
« Reply #12 on: July 06, 2008, 06:22:22 PM »
here if you are in a league open bowling is $0.49 and $0.50.
and amf house gave great coupons if the above two aren't open.
otherwise it can get quite pricy for the few houses that are open.
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sevenpin63

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Re: 35 $ for 6 games on a Tuesday night
« Reply #13 on: July 06, 2008, 06:30:26 PM »
I geuss I have it good. Bowling Green in West Chicago IL. is a $1.00 a game all summer long so far.
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volcomxstone199

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Re: 35 $ for 6 games on a Tuesday night
« Reply #14 on: July 06, 2008, 07:12:01 PM »
dang. n i thought paying 2 bukks a game a my house was expensive
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