Surge Pricing in Clubs
motorhead
Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life
I can’t say I’ve experienced it, but I’m guessing strip clubs already do this - at least informally, in clubs where dancers can get away with setting their own price.
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For the Wendy's initiative, it seems they are attempting to encourage people to visit dueijg off hours, so they are able to flat-line demand. Perhaps it is in response to the inability to hire and retain adequate headcount. Perhaps instead of penalizing customers for eating during normal meal times, they could offer surge pay to employees for working certain shifts. Wendy's customer service (speed and friendliness) is already horrible. This will further push away customers.
Whether they say prices are lower during certain times vs higher during busy time, the fact remains that they charge more when they are busy.
Unless they will lower the current burger price from $5 to $4 during slow time, retaining the $5 price during busy times, I call BS.
I bet the low rate will be $5, and surge price will be $7. They apparently hired the fired Bud Light marketing talent for botching this release.
I wonder how long until the PR team sends "we apologize for any concerns this has created for our valued guests" messaging.
As far as strippers and strip clubs go, absa-fucking-lutlely they do. Every club I've been to has day/night prices. Cover charges are another example, they're always higher during popular times. Even the girls, in and out of the club, prices are much lower for off peak times. If I ask a girl to see me OTC on a Sat night, she's gonna want a lot more than on a Tue night. I don't know how anyone who has been to a strip club more than a few times hasn't experienced this first hand.
Businesses have been evolving, and so would these new ideas. Washington and some other states have dynamic speed limits on roads. Some entrances to highways have signals to limit the number of cars entering simultaneously. Miami (I have heard) has reduced prices on Monday nights and may be Tuesday nights at SCs.
It is worthwhile that Wendy's wants to try these out, and so can strip clubs, gambling, sports,.... Both essentials and entertainment alike.