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Bar Uses Breathalyzer to Encourage Drinking

Posted by samzenpus on from the 10-on-creativity-and-.25-on-the-booze-meter dept.

Some might call the new marketing scheme at The Attic bar in Newcastle brilliant, while others might say it is bordering on criminal negligence. At the end of the night the patron with the highest blood-alcohol level wins free entry to the next week's event. The promotion does have a responsible side. Anyone who is found to be under the legal limit after blowing into the bar's breathalyzer at last call gets their tab wiped clean.

7 comments

  1. Cool by Locke2005 · · Score: 1

    As someone who believes the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms should be in charge of party planning, I've always considered 0.08 BAC to be a suggested minimum... oh hell, who am I kidding. I sit around all night sucking down bottled water hoping to score -- does this mean I can now drink for free?

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  2. valid for all drinks?? by mehrotra.akash · · Score: 1

    so i could just go there at opening, have a lot of cola's, etc and other non alcoholic stuff and then get the tab waived off as the BA level would be 0??

    1. Re:valid for all drinks?? by estitabarnak · · Score: 1

      The prize for winning is "free entry to the next week's event." So I'm assuming that there is a cost associated with entry, presumably enough so that unless you're a real coke friend, it wont work out in your favor. And even if it does, who wants to drink with the guy who comes to screw over the bar and mess up the challenge every week? ;)

  3. No liability there... by Schraegstrichpunkt · · Score: 1

    Oh, that'll be a fun lawsuit when somebody dies of alcohol poisoning. You know it'll happen.

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    1. Re:No liability there... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      it seem to me that this would be less likely with a breathalyser on hand. the barkeep could make someone who is obviously in bad shape blow to see if s/he is approaching .40%, the mark where half of the population succumbs to death.

  4. Home drug test by cellurl · · Score: 1

    Did you know they make a home drug test? I heard it on AM radio. I think its instant-result, no lab-mailin. (sorry off topic)
    BTW, this bar-game looks like fun!

  5. 2 birds, 1 stone by SeeSp0tRun · · Score: 1

    Bring a friend to the bar, you put all his drinks on your tab. Have a sip here/there to not blow .00. At the end of the night, he can go compete for the super drunk winnings, you get the tab wiped clean, and drive home.

    win/win

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