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Posted by Olaf on March 28, 2007 at 10:40:41:

In Reply to: Re: Congress any good? posted by salseron1 on March 27, 2007 at 21:53:35:

: I actually think they are better than Olaf's events, which I will NEVER attend again. And I know lots of people are gonna go to this.
: $4 for a bottle of water, c'mon!!!!!

$4 for water? What event was that? Are you sure it was my event, because we've never ever charged $4 for water. If it was at the Hyatt, then that's the Hyatt's pricing and you'd be paying the same there regardless of who throws the party.

Actually, come to think of it, way back, I vaguely recall that at the *very first* party we did there in 2005, they screwed up and didn't stock regular bottled water and might have been selling Apolonaris or some shi-shi water for $4. Maybe that's what you're talking about. We fixed that ever since, which is why you can get water at a normal price there. But, it's still the same, whether it's SalsaBoston, Pabon, Hernan, April, Masacote, or whoever. So, you're welcome.

But generally speaking, if someone was charging $4 there's probably a good reason for it, which is to make the economics work out for either the promoter or the venue. In other words there are costs that have to be covered. I don't agree that charging $4 is the way to do it, because, as you, people would feel ripped off. More correctly perhaps would be to raise the ticket price and charge less for water.

Also, people should support the bar as a general mindset. It makes for more and better events, because quite frankly Salseros in particular have a rap for being "cheap", which is why most venues simply won't touch hosting Salsa parties.

Anyway, have a nice time this weekend.

-Olaf

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