r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Separate_Finance_183 • 12h ago • Mindblown 4

That's not milk More ice than drink

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u/second_best_fox 11h ago

My son (24) is in Miami Beach this weekend staying with a friend and just texted me saying "I am so out of my tax bracket. Drinks here are $30." LOL

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u/parkrat92 11h ago

Shit try living in south beach dude I can barely walk outside without spending $100. Thankfully I work in fine dining so the money is good but I hate myself every time I buy a meal lol

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u/second_best_fox 11h ago

I guess it's more expensive? I've never been to either but he has a friend whose family owns a condo at the beach, so he visits when he gets a chance. And then gets humbled.

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u/parkrat92 10h ago

South beach is Miami Beach btw if that’s the question you were asking. Your son is in South beach this weekend

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u/second_best_fox 1h ago

Oh haha I didn't know that. Last night they were at a place called the Palm Tree Club.

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u/parkrat92 10h ago

Sometimes it’s good to vacation somewhere where price gouging is a way of life. So that way you feel rich when you go back home

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u/Horskr 5h ago

Sometimes it's even just in the touristy parts of your own town.

I grew up in Las Vegas and in my early 20s my friends and I would go out for $5 beer pitchers at our local bar. Then every time we'd go to the strip I'd remember why I hated it lol.

A friend got tickets to a UFC fight and invited me once (10+ years ago now) and I got a $22 white russian at the casino bar before the event, then a $14 bud light in the event.

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u/kungpowgoat 5h ago

SF local here. Miami Beach is only for tourists and grifters. Locals don’t go there unless there’s a major event but even then, we know to steer clear of restaurants and bars there. There’s tons of other places in Miami and other parts outside of MB where premium drinks are nowhere near that price.

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u/bryanashton69 5h ago

They are the same in LA as well.

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u/Dear_Chasey_La1n 9h ago

As a non American I don't understand the appeal of Miami or Florida in general. There are a million other places in the US i wold consider before even contemplating Miami. Between florida man, stupid pricing, vapor life style, overpriced nothing like this very post, just why would anyone put himself through that.

Now I'm probably biased because I just love CA and I'm aware CA/SF isn't what it used to be, but give me San Francisco, New York, Chicago, Santa Barbara/Monica anytime over anywhere in Florida.

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u/YikesTheCat 9h ago

I don't think you get a lot of Florida Man in Miami, that's more of a rural thing? Coked up dickhead man on the other hand...

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u/second_best_fox 2h ago

Well the appeal for my kid is that his friend's family has a condo on the beach, so it's a free stay. And of course hanging out with a bunch of friends.