Cover Charges, The Unwelcomed Greeting

Nothing is as inconvenient as the cover charge. $5, $15, $25 they all suck it doesn't matter. I understand clubs and venues charging for bands and DJs in high demand, but when I do the necessary ass-kissin to get on the reduced guest list I don't expect to be greeted at the door with a $20 fine for wanting to party. That's reduced??? You should be able to pay the DJ back off the profit from Patron shots taken alone. Why should I pay to be allowed to come in and basically hand you my money?

Bars are a different story entirely. Bars should never charge a cover. The DJ is not in high demand. The bands are basically paying to get a gig. There is no dancefloor; drunk patrons create the dance floor when they're good and loaded. I come bearing gifts in the form of paper and plastic haha, and you greet me with your hand in my pocket before I even walk in the door??  Unacceptable.

People don't pay cover charges because they want to; They pay cover charges because they have to. What they want to do is have a good time and drink. Sometimes their friends are already inside and they have no choice. Sometimes there are hot girls in line and if you sneer at a $5 cover charge you look like a loser lol, so you have no choice. You're not happy about it though. We've all been in this situation: Cover is $10 and you got $8.50 in your pocket. Great, now I gotta listen to the bouncer give me directions to an ATM in a "Convenience" store seemingly on the other side of town.

Talk about inconvenient.