Just sayin':

I’ve always been one to thrive on the bar/club scene: I revel in rocking opulent threads, being surrounded by flashing lights, getting lost in strident beats, and having a phenominally legendary time with my friends. But at the same time I find myself with quite an OCD-like peculiarity: I must always have a drink in my hand. Which is not all that bad... unless you drink at my rapid pace. I manage to guzzle away and remain at a constant buzz while others rejoice in their effortless drunken euphoria. So you see, I constantly have to order a drink and if you’re not bottle-servicing it up than its a bitch to get a drink, especially at a packed bar. But even if I do have the VIP helping-hand at my call, I still get impatient (as I am with all arenas in my life) and it puts a temporary buzzkill to my uproarious festivities. Frustrated, I might as well just get/make my own drinks. Wait... hold up, that doesn’t sound like a bad idea. Not at all. But there surely must be an establishment with this self-serve approach already, right? Enter MiNiBar in Amsterdam (go figure, right?). Here’s the low-down to their ingenious plan of action:

“Customers leave a passport or driver’s license with a staff member and are given an ice bucket and a key to their bar. The numbered mini fridges fill an entire wall, and vary in size and content—guests can choose from beer bars, champagne bars and mixed bars. Like anold-fashioned food automat, the mini bars are stocked from the back, making for easy restocking and out-of-sight logistics.”

No wait? No hassle? Anything at your disposal? Perfection! This is definitely the solution to my drinking plight. It’s just completely efficient and flawless... the essence of everything I so badly crave and desire. The only potential worry I see is the tab at the end of my bacchanalian ways- the tempation to grab as much as it takes to suffice my infinite thirst would be quite hard to resist. But don't you fret just yet because the prices aren't too extravagant to cause major damage. Even better. Now I just have to jet set to Amsterdam pronto because I know that this illustrious system wont be launching anytime soon in the States. So in the meantime, I guess I’ll just have to quit my bitchin’ and make with what I have at hand. Damn.

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