MajorCaptSilly 07:47 PM 03-15-2011
Maybe not big, but any win is a big win at this point:
On December 26, Club Lasalle, a cigar bar in South Bend, IN that I frequented announced that they would go non-smoking on January 1. This was quite a shock to me as they rented humidors to about 50 people including a good friend of mine at a rather high pricetag. Many of us regulars wrote to them about our displeasure at the move to non-smoking. The biggest hit to them was our boycott of the place. Brian Kelly, the football coach at Notre Dame had a humidor among others. Apparently, our boycott caught their attention if the letters didn't as they announced to the staff today that they are becoming a cigar bar again! I'm still angry with them but knowing That my comfortable spot to smoke is again available represents a win for cigar smokers when we've been losing at every turn.
MCS
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kelmac07 07:48 PM 03-15-2011
Good news Scott. But why would a "cigar bar" go non-smoking???
:-) :-) Are they trying to deliberately run out of business?
:-)
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marge796 07:51 PM 03-15-2011
TBone 09:24 PM 03-15-2011
Always nice to have a place you like to go and call home...good to hear
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MajorCaptSilly 09:54 PM 03-15-2011
Originally Posted by kelmac07:
Good news Scott. But why would a "cigar bar" go non-smoking??? :-) :-) Are they trying to deliberately run out of business? :-)
Mac,
It was such a stupid move, I can't begin to think why they would do it. I'm baffled. The atmosphere was perfect for cigar smoking.
MCS
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icehog3 12:11 AM 03-16-2011
Love hearing this kind of news, Scott.
:-)
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Volusianator 12:47 AM 03-16-2011
Any win is a good win, congratulations.
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emopunker2004 12:50 AM 03-16-2011
68TriShield 06:36 AM 03-16-2011
Only a win in the sense that they themselves decided not to go non smoking.
If they had beat smoke nazi legislation,that would have been a big one.
I'm with Mac,why would they want to shoot themselves in the foot.(figuratively speaking of course)
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jledou 06:50 AM 03-16-2011
Either way it was their choice both times and not another body telling them they can or can't, in the end I am glad it is working out in your favor Scott.
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MajorCaptSilly 08:06 AM 03-16-2011
Originally Posted by jledou:
Either way it was their choice both times and not another body telling them they can or can't, in the end I am glad it is working out in your favor Scott.
Exactly! We got to see how a free market economy works for real. They made a poor descision, the customers stopped coming and they didn't gain enough new non-smoking customers to justify the change, and they reverted back to a more profitable business model. Isn't it beautiful?
MCS
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whodeeni 08:25 AM 03-16-2011
Originally Posted by MajorCaptSilly:
Exactly! We got to see how a free market economy works for real. They made a poor descision, the customers stopped coming and they didn't gain enough new non-smoking customers to justify the change, and they reverted back to a more profitable business model. Isn't it beautiful?
MCS
They call it "capitalism" right Scott?
:-)
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Sled Dog 01:50 PM 03-16-2011
$$ talks... you were speaking the right language!
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N2 GOLD 02:01 PM 03-16-2011
CasaDooley 02:24 PM 03-16-2011
Great news Scott! Victory for cigar smokers is always a good thing.
:-)
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Starscream 07:58 AM 03-17-2011
Free market at work.
:-) Congrats on the good news, Scott.
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tx_tuff 02:26 PM 03-17-2011
Good news for you that they switched back! But the fact that they went non-smoking because they decided to is better then them having to by law!
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