Happy Hour Deals - Beer Prices Lower than in a Store

Recently, I've noticed great happy hour prices at some of the restaurants in our area. A local Mexican restaurant has 12 oz draft Dos Equis for 99 cents. A national chain pub restaurant is offering $2 draft pints every Tuesday on a wide variety of imports and domestics. A regional chain restaurant has $1 pints every day after 3PM on a smaller selection, based on information over the phone from the hostess.

In our stores, a six pack of beer regularly retails for $5.99 for domestics to $8.99 for imports. For comparison, the table below shows the six pack equivalent price for the happy hour prices.

	Price Comparison
Location	Happy Hour	Six Pack Equivalent
Store	n/a	$5.99 to $8.99
Local Mexican Restaurant	$0.99 12 oz	$5.94
National Chain	$2 Pints	$9.00
Regional Chain	$1 Pints	$4.50

To note, the calculated six pack price doesn't include gratuity, which would increase the price 15-20%. The regional chain restaurant still has a particularly low price, which makes me suspect the hostess gave me the wrong size glass. However, if the size is truly a pint, $1 is a great deal.

Since it's after 3PM, I guess I'll need to visit regional chain restaurant and personally confirm the information I received over the phone:-)

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