Does anyone actually enjoy bottle service?

The title pretty much says it all. I'd be interested to know if anyone actually enjoys getting bottle service at clubs.

Sure, people joke about spending their bonuses on "models and bottles" which is endlessly entertaining, but do any of you actually do this? I feel like it's something you hear that people do all the time, but in my own experience, very few if any friends in the city (currently living in NYC) actually go buy tables at clubs. It seems to be that people much prefer to go to privately-held parties, bars, concerts, or those benefit events that seem to happen every weekend to raise money for XYZ charity. The friends who do the club scene regularly are either socialite-types (or at least aspiring socialite-types) or are originally from outside of the US.

Having been to clubs in the city and gotten bottle service a few times (although always invited to go to someone else's table, never actually bought one myself), I can't seem to wrap my head around what is so great about it. You're in the same crowded club as everyone else, its equally impossible to hold a conversation with anyone, and I guess it’s nice to be able to pour your own drinks and not wait in line, but is feeling special because you get to sit on a couch rather than having to stand really that much more exciting than being out on the dance floor with everyone else? On top of that, I would be very surprised if it was any easier to get a girl to come home with you that you met at a club versus one that you met at a bar on the Lower East Side.

This may vary when comparing NYC vs. other places in the U.S. like SF, Houston, Boston, and LA, since I would think that bottle service is bigger in NYC and LA than the other places (although I don't really have any basis for judgment, so feel free to correct me if I'm wrong). This is also likely different in foreign countries.

Would be interested to hear from any and all monkeys who partake in the whole bottle service thing.

 

well i dont party that much anymore and in general id prefer a bar or lounge to a club atmosphere but bottle service can be useful if youre with a huge group of guys and are splitting the costs -- after the cost for door fees and what you normally would have to pay for drinks youre not paying TOO MUCH of a premium in all honesty. 16 of us were in vegas from work for a coworkers bachelor party and the only way we were getting in with that many guys was if we got bottles so ultimately it definitely worked out plus we had our own pad area. if youre footing the bill for one bottle and all your homies are broke then yes itll suck

 

Some pros to bottle service/clubs:

(1) Getting into the club can be non-trivial, and good clubs don't get too crowded. (2) Making your own drinks/not waiting for drinks can be nice. (3) Girls like having a place to sit. (4) Girls at high end clubs are generally better looking. (5) The quality of music/DJ is generally better. (6) As STW points out, if you drink a lot the bottles aren't that expensive.

The con of course is that it is expensive. As you progress along the income distribution curve, the con goes to zero.

 
Midas Mulligan Magoo:
Clubs are not for intellectual discussion or creature comforts Eric, they are for showing your cucumber to Mrs. Wormer's and then crushing her with it.

Remember if you are not there to slay you'd be happier someplace else.

I am all about this. Clubbing should = hunting. Otherwise save your money and time

 

I've only had bottle service once and the only reason was because I was with 10-15 other guys and we weren't getting into the club without coughing up a load of cash. Most people think they're the shit but no ones impressed.

 

I'd honestly rather go to a bar/lounge. You're not getting laid at a club, unless you know how to dance and that does not describe myself. Plus, even if you do know how to dance, it's tough to show off your moves, if you're too busy sitting at your table, trying to look important.

Just my 2 cents, maybe I'm a little biased, because club music usually sucks and is played way too loud.

Men are so simple and so much inclined to obey immediate needs that a deceiver will never lack victims for his deceptions. -Niccolo Machiavelli
 
Guest1655:
I yet to see someone who isnt a self important looking douche at a club getting bottle service. they can spend their whole paycheck for all i care. I prefer to pre-game at home and just have 1 or 2 drinks at the bar/lounge while feeling good. The club scene is mostly for people that think too highly of themselves.

Despite my pro bottle service post above, I actually agree with this comment. A lot of the most douchey people I've ever met are the bottle service type. Still, I don't think it's fair to make a generalization as broad as that. If every guy that got bottles was a douche then wouldn't girls view it as a negative and not go to those clubs? Food for thought...

 
alexpasch:
Guest1655:
I yet to see someone who isnt a self important looking douche at a club getting bottle service. they can spend their whole paycheck for all i care. I prefer to pre-game at home and just have 1 or 2 drinks at the bar/lounge while feeling good. The club scene is mostly for people that think too highly of themselves.

Despite my pro bottle service post above, I actually agree with this comment. A lot of the most douchey people I've ever met are the bottle service type. Still, I don't think it's fair to make a generalization as broad as that. If every guy that got bottles was a douche then wouldn't girls view it as a negative and not go to those clubs? Food for thought...

you're right no need to group everyone getting bottle service as a douche. I'll say 90-95% to be fair. Also a lot of the chicks that go to these clubs are there just to get free drinks from guys.
 
alexpasch:
Guest1655:
I yet to see someone who isnt a self important looking douche at a club getting bottle service. they can spend their whole paycheck for all i care. I prefer to pre-game at home and just have 1 or 2 drinks at the bar/lounge while feeling good. The club scene is mostly for people that think too highly of themselves.

Despite my pro bottle service post above, I actually agree with this comment. A lot of the most douchey people I've ever met are the bottle service type. Still, I don't think it's fair to make a generalization as broad as that. If every guy that got bottles was a douche then wouldn't girls view it as a negative and not go to those clubs? Food for thought...

It's called a gold digger. They don't like you, they're just hoping that you'll buy them something of value.

Men are so simple and so much inclined to obey immediate needs that a deceiver will never lack victims for his deceptions. -Niccolo Machiavelli
 
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I've gotten bottles many times with friends. Usually the richest guys pay the majority of the bill (I have quite a few uber wealthy friends).

It's fun because picking up chicks is ridiculously easy; all the hot blonde golddiggers flock to you. I like to dance and am good at it, which makes it even easier, pick up a chick on the dance floor, take her to your table, make out, take her home.

Although I think it's fun, honestly, you still got to have decent game if you're going to pull chicks. I've gone to many a club/lounge to see some random guys get a table and then wonder why all the chicks are at our table even though we don't have the "prime" table, lol.

Btw, the ideal number of guys to go with is 3 to 6, otherwise it's too many dudes trying to get chicks to one table, the bill goes up too high, everyone leaves without paying, etc. And take a couple hotties with you to the club, that will reduce the "minimum" by a bottle and save you some money (not to mention gives you social proof that you show up there with women already in tow).

And lastly, you can have fun anywhere. I've had nights were I've had just as much fun getting the $4 bud light pitcher special, so bottle service is not the be all and end all (in fact, do it too much and it becomes a crutch and your game suffers).

 
alexpasch:
And take a couple hotties with you to the club, that will reduce the "minimum" by a bottle and save you some money (not to mention gives you social proof that you show up there with women already in tow). (in fact, do it too much and it becomes a crutch and your game suffers).

R u Mystery? Do u peacock with tall black tophats and such?

 

oh and usually, "wanna come have a drink at my table" does have a better rate of success than the more ordinary "can I get you a drink at the bar?"

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To each their own. If you grew up in suburbs and went to college in the middle of nowhere, you would naturally be used to/prefer dive bars, house parties or whatever. Personally, I'd rather die than play beer pong. Bottle service is much more common in Europe and parts of Middle East. In the US I think it's only NYC, Miami and Vegas that are big on tables (aren't these the only cities serving booze till 4am?)

In terms of price, sometimes bottles make more sense. You don't always have the time to pregame. If I get off work at 11.30 and feel like getting shitfaced, I'd rather get on a table. I don't know about you guys, but getting drunk from ground-zero at a bar in a trendy club is just as expensive and fucking annoying with the lines and douchey bartenders who chat up chicks and show bottle-spinning tricks instead of ppuring me doubles. I sometimes end up spending 100-150 bucks at the bar and be just a little more than buzzed...for that money I'd rather choke on a liter of belvedere with a couple friends.

 

Here's a point of view from Houston: I am too nervous having something that much laying out. Even if I keep my eye on it, who knows what might go inside. I learned the hard way to be cautious... SO depends how safe the area is I guess?

It's what you put into it
 

Bottle service in Tokyo can be pretty convenient. The lines suck on weekends and it is SO EASY to make a round around the floor and bring a few girls back to your table. Bills end up being anywhere from $600 to $1500 a night, but there're 6 or 7 of us that split the bill so it ends up not being too ridiculous and might actually be cheaper than buying drinks all night (although by the time we get there we're usually tanked and don't need much to drink anyway...). But like someone mentioned above it is definitely not sustainable. I got buddies who're making 30Gs a year who're in clubs every weekend. Shit gets old after a while. To each their own it is.

 

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I have never seen this video before but I think we can all agree that by far the best part is that this guy got them to play the Star Wars theme song at a club.

Hi, Eric Stratton, rush chairman, damn glad to meet you.
 

Also - worth it or not monetarily, I think what I was trying to get at more is that is having bottles at a table even that fun, regardless of cost?

Like I said before, it's probably just as easy to find a girl at a bar in the LES or Tribeca, buy her a few drinks, go out to the dance floor, and make it happen from there, if what you're interested in is trying to take a girl home. At least that way you don't have to worry about her Russian mafia boyfriend coming after you the next day (some of the clubs in NYC feel like a you're in a nightclub scene in a cheesy movie). And if you're just trying to get drunk with the guys and have a good time, it's probably more fun to go to a concert or bar or something.

Hi, Eric Stratton, rush chairman, damn glad to meet you.
 
Otter.:
Also - worth it or not monetarily, I think what I was trying to get at more is that is having bottles at a table even that fun, regardless of cost?

Like I said before, it's probably just as easy to find a girl at a bar in the LES or Tribeca, buy her a few drinks, go out to the dance floor, and make it happen from there, if what you're interested in is trying to take a girl home. At least that way you don't have to worry about her Russian mafia boyfriend coming after you the next day (some of the clubs in NYC feel like a you're in a nightclub scene in a cheesy movie). And if you're just trying to get drunk with the guys and have a good time, it's probably more fun to go to a concert or bar or something.

Fun is in the eye of the beholder. Either you enjoy it or you don't, but figure out why (i.e. cost/scene/hassle, etc.). It can be annoying for guys, young guys in particular.

Girls are golddiggers, and guys are superficial jerks. It cuts both ways.

 

If you're not in fashion, media, or entertainment and you regularly go to clubs and get bottle service (that is not once in a while, but several times a month), you are a tool. You are also getting your face blatantly ripped off. Enjoy spending $1,500 for three bottles of bland, big box vodka in order to convince trashy girls to dance with you.

 

alot of moronity in this thread, not surprising but hey.

1) chicks are attracted to money, its not just gold diggers, its all of them. This is a real, biological fact. Get out of your little deluded dream land and welcome to reality.

2) bottle service is very very convenient, it beats having to queue 10minutes plus every time for a drink, at 5 drinks a nite thats almost an hour spent queueing at popular joints. Also its nice to be able to just go chill when you dont feel like dancing.

3) If you actually have money, and didnt start earning it just yesterday, you just get bottles cause its convenient not to be a self obsessed douche or impress some dumb blonde. That said there are alot of dbags, especially in finance that just blow their first paycheck on a rolex and bottles, good for the economy I guess.

 

I do it all the time. But you have to have realistic expectations and also some social skills to make it worthwhile. Girls are not going to flock to you just because you bought a bottle. The girls in these clubs are used to that / will not be impressed. You have to have charm ( looks don't hurt either) to meet girls in these places. That being said, the quality of girls in top clubs is WAY WAY higher than you can find anywhere else in a similar concentration.

 

As a woman who occasionally enjoys going to clubs (I actually prefer lounges), I have mixed feelings about groups of men that get bottle service. Everything depends on the city and venue, but on the average, my friends and I won’t come up to you just because you have a table and invite us. I would say that at least 50% of these guys are often overcompensating for something (i.e. penis size, a low paycheck, low self-esteem etc.) by getting bottle service. I’m talking about the ones that do it on a regular basis, not the occasional celebrations. I would much prefer the guy that comes up to me at the bar or on the dance floor and tries to genuinely have a conversation with me, instead of superficially picking me out of the heard like a cow farmer and then taking me home to have his way with my unconscious body…

Yes, money and power will certainly help a man’s attractiveness, just as beauty serves a woman. However, if you’re looking for quality, don’t expect to necessarily find it this way. On the other hand, if you just want a warm hole and two legs, then I guess it’s for you. Just be careful what you wish for.

 

Dude you're all doing it wrong, in the city hit a chill bar in the village on a Sunday night and you will walk away with numbers from girls who will actually fuck you.

My drinkin' problem left today, she packed up all her bags and walked away.
 

Yes, all the time. It's about getting the numbers right. $1k bottle, 2 guys? No. $1k bottle, 8 people? Sure. You get in easier, have a place to sit, get infinite mixers and it can actually end up being cheaper.

EDIT: really? Someone bumped a year old thread?

 

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