SaraAB87
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This. I'm married with two kids there is no way the four of us could afford all day play at an arcade at $20 (or more) per head.
Believe me I totally understand as I am on an extreme budget as far as entertainment goes. However if I do not spend some money on entertainment I do nothing.... and well... I obviously don't want to do nothing. However as Orangewhip mentioned this is cheap in terms of other forms of entertainment. Some examples of entertainment locally:
A day at the carnival costs $20-40 per person for a wristband for 4-5 hours of rides or all day rides. I cannot find anything less than $20. This is for a parking lot carnival of 5-12 rides mix of adult and kid rides. Some carnivals here are charging $6.25 for enough tickets for one adult ride. This is for one person to ride one ride. Some carnivals charge admission and parking on top of these prices. Some carnivals do not sell single tickets so you are stuck buying a pack of 5 tickets when rides cost 2-3 tickets each... (just an example) This is for about a 2 min experience. Doesn't include food costs, parking costs or game costs. Most carnival games around here are $5 a shot... this is for about 30 seconds to one minute of entertainment.
Movie ticket costs 11.50 here or $15+ for a 3D movie.. not sure if that is still a thing, haven't been to the movies in a while. But this is a relatively passive form of entertainment, its not a bad value, but you can't really talk to your friends or socialize during a movie.
A single gokart ride for a single person costs $28 at Pole Position raceway, this about 10-15 min of entertainment barring any wait time.
Other redemption arcades.. well we know how fast your money can be gone at those places.... Dave & Busters does provide a decent value however you have to use coupons and go on wed to make it viable.
Event tickets... well you are going to spend $10-20 just for the parking at any event around here...
These are just a few examples... I could list many more.
As you can see paying $10-15 for a day pass at an arcade (or $20 at a very massive arcade) ranks as one of the least expensive entertainment options you can find at least in my area.. if you are looking for something less expensive I can only suggest taking a walk around the park or sitting at home and playing on a video game console, that is about the only things I can think of that will be less expensive. The place that I go to also has a ton of games that would cost well over 25 cents to play in most locations... so you can't judge the rate based on just 25 cents per game.
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