9 dollar ginger ale

Welcome in every NYC theatre.

Fred Mason said: "This evening I went to The Whoopi Monologues. My friend was in line for the bar, he said he was getting a ginger ale, I said don’t do it, they’ll charge you $10, as a joke. The bartender said 9 dollarsplease. This is madness. This is criminal, it’s a scandal and an outrage. I knew it’s crazy overpriced, but my goodness they have taken it to a new level. I knew the alcoholic drinks are expensive but even a damn ginger ale is now almost $10 in the basement of a non profit theater company. Whoever’s paying for this, you’re a fool and a part of the problem."

While I agree with you about the price being nuts, it is not surprising anymore. The solution is don't buy one because the cost is not going to get cheaper. In addition, the profit margin on the ginger ale is huge.

Updated On: 8/15/26 at 08:38 AM

First they came for the burrito, now the ginger ale? IYKYK

dramamama611 said: "In other news, gas is too expensive."

Yes, it is but also depends on where you live. I got gas the other day for $3.34 a gallon which included my 10-cent discount for using my Exxon card.

It's the messenger.. Who has surely known this.

Fred Mason said: "This evening I went to The Whoopi Monologues. My friend was in line for the bar, he said he was getting a ginger ale, I said don’t do it, they’ll charge you $10, as a joke. The bartender said 9 dollarsplease. This is madness.

I think this is an important post, because we need to remember this when billionaires are crying about how they can't make any money on broadway.

Maybe they're driving people away with certain practices. Maybe they're just ultra- greedy people and are doing just fine but are complaining in public to try and get even more.

Maybe as a society we can stop blaming the working class folks

Stories like this are endemic to the entertainment industry. In the old days we used to call it " crying with a loaf of bread under each arm".

Matt Rogers said: "

This was your first visit to a NY theatre Flash? And a full sippy cup of wine is more than $40, Flash. If you don’t like it, use the water fountain. And don’t look at concession prices at concerts and sporting events, Flash. It’s the same story.



Flash has also apparently never been to a movie theater, either.

Fred Mason said: "Bettyboy72 said: "Don’t they give you a refill at intermission. That’s $4.50 a ginger ale."

There was no intermission, and I never heard of them giving a free refill. Has anybody heard this?"

Please stop. Mods need to lock this pointless thread.

RunnyBabbit said: "PriscillaN2N said: "Drink water."

That’ll be $8, please."

You can just bring in your own water, they do allow it even if its in your own bottle and not store bought.

The good news is that, with prices this high, they can finally afford to freeze them. We shouldn't see any more increases.

Updated On: 8/16/26 at 02:15 AM

Fred Mason said: "Yes, I did diss him because it’s only encouraging the bad behavior!! I thought it would be 6 or 7, but 9 bucks for a can of ginger ale is truly a scam."

This is not "truly a scam." A scam is a dishonest scheme to gain money from someone fraudulently. There is no fraud here. They charge $9 for a soda, your friend voluntarily gave them the money, and they in turn gave him a can of soda. A product was offered for sale, the full price was willingly paid, and the product was delivered exactly as advertised. If you like you can make the argument that it's an outrage or bad behavior to charge that much for one can of soda, but just because you don't like the price doesn't mean anyone was scammed in the purchase process.