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Originally Posted by kennyc
Yep, like a 'cover charge' at a bar.....wait a minute....
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Ha! That's the first thing that popped into my mind. And I don't go into bars that charge covers. Here, many don't.
But... I have noticed that some people prefer to pay a cover. Apparently, they feel that it makes for a more "select" crowd. (So I've been told by acquaintances who feel this way.) Perhaps these same people will prefer bookstores where one must have at least $10 in their pocket to gain entry. For every hairbrained scheme a business can come up with, there are customers happy to rationalize it for their own purposes.
I only go into bookstores if I intend to buy. (Why drive somewhere just to browse when I can do it from my couch? If I actually go there, I'm not coming home empty-handed.) But a browsing admission fee? Ha. Not a chance.