A bar in Dunedin had an entry charge one evening when a band was playing.
Four thousand people paid to get in but the bar served only 900 drinks.
This could mean most people were sober.
It’s more likely a sign of how and where they’re drinking – before they got to the bar and probably at home or another private venue rather than at another pub.
It’s called pre-loading.
People do it because it’s cheaper but it doesn’t reflect well on our culture that many do it to excess and feel they can’t enjoy themselves without the assistance of alcohol.
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