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justblahetoday OP t1_j98rufi wrote

I’m curious how much money some investors blew on this failed concept over the past year. The owner is clearly delusional or has backing that is willing to blow more money as he states they intend to purchase a new location instead of lease and that this will be a franchise all across the nation.

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RulerOfTheRest t1_j98uev9 wrote

Their failure is probably tied to the clientele that they were trying to attract. I've been to the cigar lounge near my brother's house down in Jacksonville several times, and it was widely popular and supported by the locals because the drinks, bar food, and cigars were reasonably priced, plus they had a massive selection of cigars to choose from in some very nice humidors. This place was trying to charge country club prices while being located in a working class neighborhood...

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justblahetoday OP t1_j98vabi wrote

The Fan is not working class. I don’t disagree that their target audience wasn’t correct, but that’s not why.

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Chickenmoons t1_j9a4clk wrote

The Fan is working class so does that make Lakeside the working poor?

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justblahetoday OP t1_j9a9sz1 wrote

Since when did a neighborhood of $800k-1.2m homes become working class?

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Impossible_Gas9905 t1_j9blvyg wrote

Lots of people rent in the fan. That's your working class. I lived in the Fan for years making a very small salary.

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sevenbee t1_j9c3y68 wrote

1 bedroom apartments in the Fan are $1400 - $1800, its not working class in the conventional sense

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SuperSalad_OrElse t1_j9kdtb0 wrote

The one near Atlantic? Near Ragtime and such? I was born on 4th street over there and went to that spot in 2012. Small world.

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