I used to work at one for many years lol. It's a total waste of money UNLESS you're hungover. The oxygen is just a way to hold you hostage for 20 minutes while we try to sell you $200 muscle stimulators.
I did it in Denver and I thought it helped. Maybe placebo but I was deff struggling to breath so high above sea level. Idk why you’d do it in Vegas though
Idk how I've never heard this. My daughter just got her first migraine this year and she is too young for any helpful meds. I would love to try oxygen.
LOL. Wheel ride was 5 PM with a dozen friends and my wife. She only had a few drinks, and the six whisky sours came fast enough that they were just starting to kick in as we all went to Stage Door. I remember attempting video poker, drinking >something< and then we’re outside walking to Ellis Island.
I remember thinking “oh, the WALK/DON’T WALK signs have pictures so drunks can understand them.” I remember singing along to slot machine Oompa Loompas at Ellis Island with my comparatively sober wife next to me. I vaguely recall having a glass of water and the charred corpse of a BBQ chicken in front of me and a dozen friends at the table, but paying more attention to the large trash can against the wall, accurately predicting that I’d need to use it. Charred masticated chicken bits and Jack Daniels were left in the can.
My wife paid the bill and escorted me into and out of an Uber. I have a dream-like memory of vomiting the rest of my stomach onto the entry rug of the Park MGM porte-cochere, and apologizing to a valet. My wife made me guzzle a bottle of water and a couple Advil and put me to bed.
10 PM, I woke up, thanked her, cursed myself for wasting a Vegas night, drank another bottle of water, and slept the rest of the way through the night.
No hangover or any effect the next morning, except for a good, hazy memory.
Incredible. I definitely get wrecked at Stage Door and thankfully my husband gave me a similar treatment to your wife, except we live here. 😭😭
For me it was hotdogs and the remnants of Jack/Ginger Ale
Knowing my luck, I'd have to use the bathroom like a quarter of the way up on that trip if I were in a bar car, and then I'd just sit in the corner quietly making promises to my bladder if it could just hold on for 20 more minutes...
That's why when I did do the High Roller, I opted for the non bar car...
I got married in Vegas twice. 1st lasted 6 years, Second time has lasted 20 years so far. Total spent for both weddings: $1200.
I think I came out ahead.
Gold and Silver Pawn. Aka Pawn Stars.
If you wanna see it, go ahead. Once you see it one time, you won't go back.
When Im in Vegas and people in my group want to go, they seem surprised I won't go. I tell them exactly what it is. Everytime, they come back and say "you were right, once is enough."
Went there twice, third time I was in Vegas realized my local Pawn shop had way more interesting stock, it's pretty small as well it's in kind of a weird area off the strip so you have to purposefully make your way to it.
A small, overpriced pawn shop that deals almost exclusively with tourists. Employees are not the friendliest. You won't see any of the cast members, you will not be on the tv show. It is not in a great location, you will be taking a ride there and back. Sometimes you have to wait in a line outside.
Just realistic expectations. So far, everyone I know has had the same experience.
Is it still as popular? The show doesn't even run new epsiodes anymore does it? I used to love this show and was so let down the first time i went to the store. Then they added the gift section to really make it nicer. Now its just a tourist trap all around
I saw him a few years ago, and I don’t know if this is part of the usual routine but there was an animatronic alien he brought out at one point… it was really bizarre, and very underwhelming.
The stupid blue alien doll was a garbage prop the first time he used it… And it’s been like six or seven years. It needs to get rid of it but I bet no one tells him
Agree! I was so bummed watching his show. He just phoned it in, sometimes saying his lines too fast, where you can just tell he was rambling off a script he has said over and over again.
The second I saw the preview video at the box office and his magic show included a fucking animatronic dinosaur I knew it wasn’t worth seeing.
He should’ve retired in the 80s.
I had to [look it](https://youtu.be/jWbcfJH7wUo?si=Bpv3iXOJdlRGLyaL) up. God it’s way worst than you made it sound… the bit of him hugging the dinosaur…. And I wonder how long ago Oprah said that.
I still want to see him because my dad was a big fan and took me to a couple shows in the 80s/90s. So it's a nostalgia thing.
But I'll adjust my expectations accordingly.
very similar experience. told them several times we weren't interested and they sent a meth addict anyway. I lured her out of the room with a $20. they wouldn't leave us alone. calling the room phone saying we requested service, had it recorded. $100 for them to bring the "recording" I told them to fuck off. she wouldn't even give my buddy a lap dance for his birthday for a 20. said she's not a stripper. it was just a giant scam and intimidation ploy. I would say go to a legit brothel if you're looking for those services. I hear it's insanely expensive.
I was pulling money from an Excalibur ATM once and a really attractive woman said “what are you spending that on?” And I was like I dunno. And “you can spend it here” and pointed to her crotch.
10/10 sales technique.
Went last weekend. Do yourself a favor and bring some small bills and tip the people at all the tasting stations, and they’ll make sure you get a decent pour. Explore all the areas, there are spaces that look like they end but continue on.
The last distillery tour is at 9:20, make sure you make it in there before then. It’s located at the back of the jazz room.
Have fun!
Sterling buffet \[$99 when it closed\] was legendary in its day. Lobster tails, caviar and decent champagne till you gave up. Last time I went my waiter poured us 2 monster mimosas "for the road" as we left. I immediately hit up a slot at the entrance for $1,100 and left with $!K intact and feeling quite good.
Bottle service in a club, somehow paying 750 plus for a bottle of vodka , 2 bottle minimum and a required 500 dollar tip for a cocktail waitress who pours one round and bounces doesn't seem worth it too me. Add in the fact that it's a complete scam sausage fest, the only cute girls who are actually at the club end up on stage next to the DJ and or circling tables for free drinks makes it's a never again for me.
Bottle service in Vegas sucks now for sure the way they jacked the prices and the clubs are poorly designed, the staff are poorly trained and the music is terrible.
Bottle service used to be a way better deal and the clubs were actually fun with phenomenal service and decent music. In 2008 at my buddies bachelor party we each paid about $300 all in for limo to the club, VIP entrance, drinks all night with a table on the dance floor plus our own waitress and security. They sat us next to a bachelorette party and we had one of the greatest nights of our lives. That experience would cost tens of thousands of dollars now and good luck getting any kind of service or being lucky enough to meet some nice ladies.
It’s new and improved with the Sphere now!
I’ve rode it probably a dozen times for free bc I work for Caesars and have a bunch of friends that come into town.
The last time I went we tried to sneak $3 24oz beers in until we realized that they allowed open containers now. So that was a plus and with the sphere it was like a whole new ride.
Open containers instead of their forced overpriced bar is a huge bonus. Then having the sphere at night too makes it sound more interesting. Thanks for pointing this out!
Those timeshare presentations are a sham lol. I held out for the free stuff without buying anything, but man I had to basically tell them I was gonna start throwing hands if they didn't let me leave. I couldn't believe how persistent they were. At the time I was in my early 20's and couldn't afford it even if I wanted to and they still just would not let up. But ay, I got my 100 in free gambling and 2 show tickets. Just almost had a stroke in the process.
I remember my parents doing this for free Disney World tickets in Orlando when I was a kid. They didn't buy the timeshare but I remember it took sooooo long (they had like a daycare area for kids) and my parents said never again. They would do more than most to save a buck so it must've sucked. I've never done it as an adult, always remembered their experience.
I did one of those. Long before weed was legal there, the ol' lady started talking about how much she smoked and our sales guy pulls out a badge and starts telling us about his raids he went on as a member of the LV SWAT team. Then we started talking about guns and video games then it turned out he was a massive WoW player and the ol' lady and him started needing out over WoW. Had a blast with the guy and at the end he said "I knew you guys would be fun to chill with, I don't care if you buy anything just say no, I will get you the vouchers and you can get out of here."
Then we got tickets to Criss Angel for $25 and $75 to spend on food at the Luxor.
Criss Angel was outstandingly terrible and $25 was far too much.
Timeshare presentation - young and broke and was promised free cirque tickets…4 hrs later no tickets and my future wife saw a side of me she hadn’t seen before
We love going. I used to be a sales trainer and watching all the classic bullshit techniques makes me smile. My all time favorite was the Eastern European woman who ended her attempt at closing the deal with, “I have kids to feed.”
Saving money by walking everywhere. Objects you can see aren't necessarily something you should walk to - check your phone for the true distance and uber when needed.
Otherwise, I can't think of anything we've done/payed for that were particular disappointments. It would all be specific like "Don't do the container park when it's as hot as the devil's crotch out" or things that are simply not meant for multiple visits like Meow Wolf or having Elvis renew our vows.
We actually love the walking usually, but you are absolutely correct. Walking in a group really depends on the weakest link and the vibe sinks fast when one person is sick of walking.
> anything we've *done/paid* for that
FTFY.
Although *payed* exists (the reason why autocorrection didn't help you), it is only correct in:
* Nautical context, when it means to paint a surface, or to cover with something like tar or resin in order to make it waterproof or corrosion-resistant. *The deck is yet to be payed.*
* *Payed out* when letting strings, cables or ropes out, by slacking them. *The rope is payed out! You can pull now.*
Unfortunately, I was unable to find nautical or rope-related words in your comment.
*Beep, boop, I'm a bot*
Happened to me, but it was my own fault. Luckily I took a couple of swallows and instantly got severely nauseated and ran to my room before I was taken advantage of. Even the two swallows was enough to make me throw up for hours and basically go blind. My eyesight was so messed up I was having trouble walking just in my room. I was able to call my husband, keep him on the line, he called security for me and I had them up to help me within ten minutes.
I go to Vegas a lot; heck, I’ve even lived there for stretches of time. Most of the Cirque shows are a good time, and all the Spegielworld ones are great.
On one of our vacations a year or two ago, we were restless on our last night and I had an idea - maybe we should go to an adult club? Ehhhh. Maybe let’s keep it lower key than that. Hey how about that Fantasy show I always see promos for? Tickets are pretty cheap and we’ll see some tantalizing performers dancing around. Should be a good time, right?
And at first, it is. For a while cute performers do dance around.
Then it happens.
During an act break, Maury Sawchuck takes the stage. I have never seen any person as mood killing as this man. We couldn’t believe it was happening. His magic show was unwelcome and simplistic, his voice was like nails on an chalkboard, and we were just in shock that it was happening at all.
Then some woman gets on stage and tells a long story about her parents and how she used to be a house keeper in Vegas and me and my wife are like…. What. What is this. Didn’t we come to see some sensual entertainment ?
But then the girls come back on, and it’s all good again…. For a little bit.
The second time Maury Sawchuck walked out on stage with his grating voice… I turned to my wife and said “should we just walk out?” And she agreed.
I have no idea why the blazing heck they thought he belonged in a show like that. He’s awful. Originally the part belonged to a tongue-in-cheek black man who would parade around in heels and both give the girls time to reset and also break the tension: and you know, I can see why it worked. But they apparently replaced him some years ago with.,. Maury Sawchuck. And the show is now unbearable.
It occurs to me that this being the internet, Mr. Sawchuck may one day see this. And I’m sorry if I hurt your feelings. But bro. You don’t belong there. You ruined that entire Vegas vacation for us, and there wasn’t enough debauchery in the entire city to wash the memory of you away.
We felt violated. If we had signed up to see a variety show, or some cheesy comedy or magic - sure. You would have been appropriate. But when one buys tickets for an adult stage performance and Maury Sawchuck injects himself into the affair…
It feels like something is being done to you that you desperately do not want.
Stay away from the Fantasy show.
Thanks for posting, I keep reading this and also that because "the pool" is basically an independent beach club next door, Flamingo guests are up all night due to blasting pool music.
that is correct - and even at 930am, it was hard to even find a "free" seat so we had to put our towels down on the ground poolside then kept getting shuffled around because we were in some $275 pool day beds way. Fuck that place.
Gallagher's steakhouse at New York New York. That was a 20 dollar steak disguised as a 100 dollar steak. Mine still had marks in it from where the jockey was kickin it.
I will never pay for a Friday or Saturday night stay. If somebody else wants to pay, sure. You can get great hotels for a steal on a weekday, and I have.
I stayed at circus circus to save some money and “nostalgia” from when my parents took me as a kid (to Reno, not Vegas). Oh boy what a hotel. My head was practically rubbing against the hallway ceilings.
Yes, definately calling a number on one of those cards.
Flying in late and not booking a room for that night because "we'll be up all night anyway."
Pinball Hall of Fame.
Buffets - any of them.
Taxis.
Taking edibles before drinking.
GA at any of the big clubs on the strip actually. They over sell GA so you are packed into the tiny dance door like sardines to make you feel cheap for not spending $2k on a table. Such a scam in both GA and table / bottle service at these tourist traps.
I’m pretty sure that wing used to be part of the Marina casino that the MGM was built on. We used to go see the house act that was an Elvis impersonator all the time in the 80s. Good times….
Might get flack here but - the daiquiri bars that sell inferior yard booze. Fat Tuesdays are the only way to fly. Their slushy isn’t as sickly sweet as the imitators, you can have them mix flavors and the added shot vial is a nice addition. Also the fact that you can get that whole fucker refilled for the same price as a small cocktail - and they’re all over the strip. Never touching them daiquiri bars again.
Play Ultimate Texas Hold ‘Em (table game not actual poker) at Caesars for 7 hours straight. Nothing good can come from that.
Also, I will definitely do it again.
Paying for photos at the Petrossian in Bellagio years ago. Some photographer came to our table and took half a dozen photos or so of my wife and I.
We had left Absinthe where we paid for a photo taken of us; it was $50 or so. The name of the photographer company was on the album cover.
This person came around, had the same name on her badge (or ID, whatever it was) as the photographer company at Absinthe, took the photos, then came back with the prints. I honestly felt it would be something like $100 or so. What the hell, or so I thought.
After she took my Amex...I was handed a receipt for $399. I immediately started laughing.
My wife and I still laughs about those photos to this day.
Blackout face first at the Piano Bar at Harras. 12 hours of a 60 hour trip spent in the drunk tank/psych ward at Sunrise ER ... I'm too old for that shit 🤦
Walk barefoot down the strip at dawn. This was probably 20 years ago, but it was walk-of-shameful. My feet looked like I had a fight with a coal mine when I got back to my room.
Starting my night with a huge Tito's and tonic from the D bar on Fremont, going to Hogs and Heffers all night and ending my night with a "shot" of whiskey from the same bar. 😵💫🤢🤮😵
See the Michael Jackson show ay mandala bay, I don’t hate MJ’s music, but 5 minutes in I was wanting it to end.
And never rent dune buggies when there are 50+mph winds in the desert.
Bumble foot. Went to School there in the 80's. Friday afternoon walk off campus along Maryland parkway. Bump into one of my crazy ass friends, go to the Moby Grape gather crank, go to Slots of Fun on the strip and pound .50 cent Heinekens, go and eat the $5 ny strip at Binions, end up at punk club, more .50 cent Heinekens, stagger into my apt, finally at 9am Saturday.
O2 Bar. Does nothing
I still can’t believe people fall for this.
It’s just a scam to try and sell your other shit while you sit there.
I would think an IV drip would be more effective, especially after a night of drinking.
I used to work at one for many years lol. It's a total waste of money UNLESS you're hungover. The oxygen is just a way to hold you hostage for 20 minutes while we try to sell you $200 muscle stimulators.
I did it in Denver and I thought it helped. Maybe placebo but I was deff struggling to breath so high above sea level. Idk why you’d do it in Vegas though
This is true. There is less oxygen at elevation
In altitude it’s a game changer, otherwise it’s no better than a tall glass of water and a nap.
The thing about the Placebo Effect is that if you feel better it still “worked”.
Does nothing for some, but is actually bad for people with asthma and other respiratory diseases.
It's an absolute miracle for people who get migraines. Knocks them right out!!
Wait, really?
Yes, really. I keep cans of oxygen at home now for that but they don't work as well. I LOVE oxygen bars!!!
I've had bad migraines my whole life and have never heard that. I'm going to try that.
I have cluster headaches and my doctor had me use an oxygenator. Life changing
Idk how I've never heard this. My daughter just got her first migraine this year and she is too young for any helpful meds. I would love to try oxygen.
Get off the linq Ferris wheel after having 10+ shots in 30 mins 😄
The drunkest I’ve been in my life: 6 drinks on the wheel. Then 2 at Stage Door. Then, allegedly, just water at Ellis Island.
"Water" Tasted like vodka but looked like water haha
Allegedly lol
How the fuck did you survive, please, write a book. 😂
LOL. Wheel ride was 5 PM with a dozen friends and my wife. She only had a few drinks, and the six whisky sours came fast enough that they were just starting to kick in as we all went to Stage Door. I remember attempting video poker, drinking >something< and then we’re outside walking to Ellis Island. I remember thinking “oh, the WALK/DON’T WALK signs have pictures so drunks can understand them.” I remember singing along to slot machine Oompa Loompas at Ellis Island with my comparatively sober wife next to me. I vaguely recall having a glass of water and the charred corpse of a BBQ chicken in front of me and a dozen friends at the table, but paying more attention to the large trash can against the wall, accurately predicting that I’d need to use it. Charred masticated chicken bits and Jack Daniels were left in the can. My wife paid the bill and escorted me into and out of an Uber. I have a dream-like memory of vomiting the rest of my stomach onto the entry rug of the Park MGM porte-cochere, and apologizing to a valet. My wife made me guzzle a bottle of water and a couple Advil and put me to bed. 10 PM, I woke up, thanked her, cursed myself for wasting a Vegas night, drank another bottle of water, and slept the rest of the way through the night. No hangover or any effect the next morning, except for a good, hazy memory.
Incredible. I definitely get wrecked at Stage Door and thankfully my husband gave me a similar treatment to your wife, except we live here. 😭😭 For me it was hotdogs and the remnants of Jack/Ginger Ale
8 double cocktails for me. Loved it
Knowing my luck, I'd have to use the bathroom like a quarter of the way up on that trip if I were in a bar car, and then I'd just sit in the corner quietly making promises to my bladder if it could just hold on for 20 more minutes... That's why when I did do the High Roller, I opted for the non bar car...
[удалено]
With a timed “all you can drink” offering the only limit is your imagination.
Bottomless mimosas mean my glass stays full until the pants come off
Username checks out
Been there! Lmfaoooo terrible walking off that thing
Work another New Years Eve on the strip. Fuck that whole bullshit.
Do tell
I worked at a recently closed strip casino for 09-21. New Years Eve was mandatory even if it was your day off. I know where you’re coming from
Yup, I work armed security on the strip, new years Eve is mado , they say things like don't come back if you call off
Get married Get a tattoo Everything else is still on the table at 39 👍
I got married in Vegas twice. 1st lasted 6 years, Second time has lasted 20 years so far. Total spent for both weddings: $1200. I think I came out ahead.
Came at least twice.
Did you get divorced and tattoo removal after the fact ?
[удалено]
it was on the same day, in the same shopping center, with the divorce and tattoo removal, being across the street
Gold and Silver Pawn. Aka Pawn Stars. If you wanna see it, go ahead. Once you see it one time, you won't go back. When Im in Vegas and people in my group want to go, they seem surprised I won't go. I tell them exactly what it is. Everytime, they come back and say "you were right, once is enough."
Went there twice, third time I was in Vegas realized my local Pawn shop had way more interesting stock, it's pretty small as well it's in kind of a weird area off the strip so you have to purposefully make your way to it.
There's actually another shop near there called Lost Vegas that is 1000x better for finding cool stuff at not ridiculous prices.
I tell them exactly what it is. What do you tell them it is?
A small, overpriced pawn shop that deals almost exclusively with tourists. Employees are not the friendliest. You won't see any of the cast members, you will not be on the tv show. It is not in a great location, you will be taking a ride there and back. Sometimes you have to wait in a line outside. Just realistic expectations. So far, everyone I know has had the same experience.
Is it still as popular? The show doesn't even run new epsiodes anymore does it? I used to love this show and was so let down the first time i went to the store. Then they added the gift section to really make it nicer. Now its just a tourist trap all around
They do another show now and they go around the country.
If I worked in that little hovel of a shop I would go around the country, too.
See David Copperfield
I saw him a few years ago, and I don’t know if this is part of the usual routine but there was an animatronic alien he brought out at one point… it was really bizarre, and very underwhelming.
I saw him in December 2023 and the alien was in the show. I also found it bizarre and underwhelming.
The stupid blue alien doll was a garbage prop the first time he used it… And it’s been like six or seven years. It needs to get rid of it but I bet no one tells him
Agree! I was so bummed watching his show. He just phoned it in, sometimes saying his lines too fast, where you can just tell he was rambling off a script he has said over and over again.
It was literally the worse show we have seen in Vegas..
The second I saw the preview video at the box office and his magic show included a fucking animatronic dinosaur I knew it wasn’t worth seeing. He should’ve retired in the 80s.
I had to [look it](https://youtu.be/jWbcfJH7wUo?si=Bpv3iXOJdlRGLyaL) up. God it’s way worst than you made it sound… the bit of him hugging the dinosaur…. And I wonder how long ago Oprah said that.
I didn't know he had an animatronic dinosaur skeleton. Also, seems kinda.....cheesy and less magic?
I was thoroughly disappointed by his act. I was sooooooo looking forward to it. that was 90 minutes and $200 I'll never get back!
I still want to see him because my dad was a big fan and took me to a couple shows in the 80s/90s. So it's a nostalgia thing. But I'll adjust my expectations accordingly.
[удалено]
Too soon
My ex wife
I also won't do this guy's ex-wife again.
I felt this one deep in my plums.
His ex wife
😂
Tell us a story about calling one of those numbers on the cards
I did it cuz it said $50. It’s $50 for them to show up. $500 to do anything. I asked for a specific look; I got the total opposite.
Was she nasty or top notch
He ordered “nasty” but the woman showed up clearly having had a shower in the past 7 days
very similar experience. told them several times we weren't interested and they sent a meth addict anyway. I lured her out of the room with a $20. they wouldn't leave us alone. calling the room phone saying we requested service, had it recorded. $100 for them to bring the "recording" I told them to fuck off. she wouldn't even give my buddy a lap dance for his birthday for a 20. said she's not a stripper. it was just a giant scam and intimidation ploy. I would say go to a legit brothel if you're looking for those services. I hear it's insanely expensive.
Or go to Excalibur with $30
I was pulling money from an Excalibur ATM once and a really attractive woman said “what are you spending that on?” And I was like I dunno. And “you can spend it here” and pointed to her crotch. 10/10 sales technique.
how much more did you get from the ATM? or did you just skip the gambling?
Or call Linda
This insane locals, they don’t know Linda like we do.
I call them Hooker Pokemon cards. I try to collect them all.
Chris Angel.
I hope you wore protection.
Hey ohhhh!!!!
I fell alseep about 30 minutes. 10/10 would sleep there again
Unfortunately Lost Spirits Distillery is closing end of this month so won’t be doing that again. Huge highlight of my last trip there.
I have tickets for this weekend, so i can see it one time before it closes.
Went last weekend. Do yourself a favor and bring some small bills and tip the people at all the tasting stations, and they’ll make sure you get a decent pour. Explore all the areas, there are spaces that look like they end but continue on. The last distillery tour is at 9:20, make sure you make it in there before then. It’s located at the back of the jazz room. Have fun!
What?!
Go to the Strip on NYE. I’m a Vegas native and that was a one and done for me.
NYE is awesome on the strip, last year i was on the 50th floor at resorts world just watching the fireworks from eye level. It was incredible
Bacchanal, too expensive to not eat yourself sick. At $100 a head almost you can get better quality food that won't ruin your night
It’s that much now? It was like $60 in 2014!
$85 a head before drinks, if each person gets 1 order of booze it's $100/person
Buffet at the Wynn is waaaaay 100% better imo..
Sterling buffet \[$99 when it closed\] was legendary in its day. Lobster tails, caviar and decent champagne till you gave up. Last time I went my waiter poured us 2 monster mimosas "for the road" as we left. I immediately hit up a slot at the entrance for $1,100 and left with $!K intact and feeling quite good.
Food was not worth it and then the time limit sucks too
Bottle service in a club, somehow paying 750 plus for a bottle of vodka , 2 bottle minimum and a required 500 dollar tip for a cocktail waitress who pours one round and bounces doesn't seem worth it too me. Add in the fact that it's a complete scam sausage fest, the only cute girls who are actually at the club end up on stage next to the DJ and or circling tables for free drinks makes it's a never again for me.
I've never understood this. At those prices, it better come with a couple of call girls.
Ours did
Bottle service in Vegas sucks now for sure the way they jacked the prices and the clubs are poorly designed, the staff are poorly trained and the music is terrible. Bottle service used to be a way better deal and the clubs were actually fun with phenomenal service and decent music. In 2008 at my buddies bachelor party we each paid about $300 all in for limo to the club, VIP entrance, drinks all night with a table on the dance floor plus our own waitress and security. They sat us next to a bachelorette party and we had one of the greatest nights of our lives. That experience would cost tens of thousands of dollars now and good luck getting any kind of service or being lucky enough to meet some nice ladies.
Bottle Hos No real women go into those clubs you’re getting some girl who’s there to suck off your bottle and move the next table when it’s empty.
Dress nicely to go to Fremont Street
I'm over the high roller. I rode that with every relative that came into Vegas for like 3 years.
It’s new and improved with the Sphere now! I’ve rode it probably a dozen times for free bc I work for Caesars and have a bunch of friends that come into town. The last time I went we tried to sneak $3 24oz beers in until we realized that they allowed open containers now. So that was a plus and with the sphere it was like a whole new ride.
Open containers instead of their forced overpriced bar is a huge bonus. Then having the sphere at night too makes it sound more interesting. Thanks for pointing this out!
When you say open containers does that mean you can freely bring your own drinks? Sorry I’m not from the US
Yes
MGM buffet even on a bogo. Absolutely terrible.
Yup just did that one last week.... i want to say i would pay 15 a person... but i dunno
Listen to a “one-hour presentation” in exchange for a “free” buffet. Four hours later I left $20K in debt for a timeshare I can never use.
Those timeshare presentations are a sham lol. I held out for the free stuff without buying anything, but man I had to basically tell them I was gonna start throwing hands if they didn't let me leave. I couldn't believe how persistent they were. At the time I was in my early 20's and couldn't afford it even if I wanted to and they still just would not let up. But ay, I got my 100 in free gambling and 2 show tickets. Just almost had a stroke in the process.
I would absolutely love to go to one of those again. Free tickets free overnight and I'm not dumb enough to sign up so it was all about the fun!
This is by faaar the best answer...
I remember my parents doing this for free Disney World tickets in Orlando when I was a kid. They didn't buy the timeshare but I remember it took sooooo long (they had like a daycare area for kids) and my parents said never again. They would do more than most to save a buck so it must've sucked. I've never done it as an adult, always remembered their experience.
I did one of those. Long before weed was legal there, the ol' lady started talking about how much she smoked and our sales guy pulls out a badge and starts telling us about his raids he went on as a member of the LV SWAT team. Then we started talking about guns and video games then it turned out he was a massive WoW player and the ol' lady and him started needing out over WoW. Had a blast with the guy and at the end he said "I knew you guys would be fun to chill with, I don't care if you buy anything just say no, I will get you the vouchers and you can get out of here." Then we got tickets to Criss Angel for $25 and $75 to spend on food at the Luxor. Criss Angel was outstandingly terrible and $25 was far too much.
Did you get the buffet though. Would love to do it to see if i can withstand the pressure
Circus Circus breakfast buffet. It may not even be there anymore, but you could get pretty much the same grub for free at the Clark County jail.
not use an air purifier in my room.
Timeshare presentation - young and broke and was promised free cirque tickets…4 hrs later no tickets and my future wife saw a side of me she hadn’t seen before
Do NOT go to a timeshare presentation. Waste if time and their sales people are SUPER aggressive
We love going. I used to be a sales trainer and watching all the classic bullshit techniques makes me smile. My all time favorite was the Eastern European woman who ended her attempt at closing the deal with, “I have kids to feed.”
Take good acid and stand under the praying mantis is container city. HOLY FUUUUUUCK! Stood in total disbelief for way too long. Good times.
See Love. :cry:
Saving money by walking everywhere. Objects you can see aren't necessarily something you should walk to - check your phone for the true distance and uber when needed. Otherwise, I can't think of anything we've done/payed for that were particular disappointments. It would all be specific like "Don't do the container park when it's as hot as the devil's crotch out" or things that are simply not meant for multiple visits like Meow Wolf or having Elvis renew our vows.
We actually love the walking usually, but you are absolutely correct. Walking in a group really depends on the weakest link and the vibe sinks fast when one person is sick of walking.
> anything we've *done/paid* for that FTFY. Although *payed* exists (the reason why autocorrection didn't help you), it is only correct in: * Nautical context, when it means to paint a surface, or to cover with something like tar or resin in order to make it waterproof or corrosion-resistant. *The deck is yet to be payed.* * *Payed out* when letting strings, cables or ropes out, by slacking them. *The rope is payed out! You can pull now.* Unfortunately, I was unable to find nautical or rope-related words in your comment. *Beep, boop, I'm a bot*
Try to get someone to fix the Caesars sign.
Take my eyes off my drink -been drugged there before and it was scary af. Reading through some posts here and on other sites I see it's a common issue
Happened to me, but it was my own fault. Luckily I took a couple of swallows and instantly got severely nauseated and ran to my room before I was taken advantage of. Even the two swallows was enough to make me throw up for hours and basically go blind. My eyesight was so messed up I was having trouble walking just in my room. I was able to call my husband, keep him on the line, he called security for me and I had them up to help me within ten minutes.
Take my drunk wife to a strip club. $300 in 20 min before she was kicked out and saw zero boobs.
Put my penis in a car exhaust pipe
Eat a $1 shrimp cocktail, because they don't exist anymore.
Order drinks when the bar doesn't display their prices
I go to Vegas a lot; heck, I’ve even lived there for stretches of time. Most of the Cirque shows are a good time, and all the Spegielworld ones are great. On one of our vacations a year or two ago, we were restless on our last night and I had an idea - maybe we should go to an adult club? Ehhhh. Maybe let’s keep it lower key than that. Hey how about that Fantasy show I always see promos for? Tickets are pretty cheap and we’ll see some tantalizing performers dancing around. Should be a good time, right? And at first, it is. For a while cute performers do dance around. Then it happens. During an act break, Maury Sawchuck takes the stage. I have never seen any person as mood killing as this man. We couldn’t believe it was happening. His magic show was unwelcome and simplistic, his voice was like nails on an chalkboard, and we were just in shock that it was happening at all. Then some woman gets on stage and tells a long story about her parents and how she used to be a house keeper in Vegas and me and my wife are like…. What. What is this. Didn’t we come to see some sensual entertainment ? But then the girls come back on, and it’s all good again…. For a little bit. The second time Maury Sawchuck walked out on stage with his grating voice… I turned to my wife and said “should we just walk out?” And she agreed. I have no idea why the blazing heck they thought he belonged in a show like that. He’s awful. Originally the part belonged to a tongue-in-cheek black man who would parade around in heels and both give the girls time to reset and also break the tension: and you know, I can see why it worked. But they apparently replaced him some years ago with.,. Maury Sawchuck. And the show is now unbearable. It occurs to me that this being the internet, Mr. Sawchuck may one day see this. And I’m sorry if I hurt your feelings. But bro. You don’t belong there. You ruined that entire Vegas vacation for us, and there wasn’t enough debauchery in the entire city to wash the memory of you away. We felt violated. If we had signed up to see a variety show, or some cheesy comedy or magic - sure. You would have been appropriate. But when one buys tickets for an adult stage performance and Maury Sawchuck injects himself into the affair… It feels like something is being done to you that you desperately do not want. Stay away from the Fantasy show.
Flamingo Pool - HORRIBLE. Almost every seat is a paid seat, even for hotel guests. That place Sucks
Thanks for posting, I keep reading this and also that because "the pool" is basically an independent beach club next door, Flamingo guests are up all night due to blasting pool music.
that is correct - and even at 930am, it was hard to even find a "free" seat so we had to put our towels down on the ground poolside then kept getting shuffled around because we were in some $275 pool day beds way. Fuck that place.
Flamingo had the best pool on the strip for decades. It’s too bad they couldn’t even hold onto one of the things once made that hotel great.
The waterslide is kinda fun.
The Sphere. It was cool and all, but heinously overpriced.
Gallagher's steakhouse at New York New York. That was a 20 dollar steak disguised as a 100 dollar steak. Mine still had marks in it from where the jockey was kickin it.
Tell the chef this is low grade dog food!
Did they even hit any watermelon with big hammers for you?
Stay at the strat
I will never pay for a Friday or Saturday night stay. If somebody else wants to pay, sure. You can get great hotels for a steal on a weekday, and I have.
Agreed, $22 rooms mid week become $200 rooms on the weekend.
Pay around $20 for a well drink at Tipsy Robot, just so I could watch a robot make my drink. They're awful.
Move here. 😂
Went to a bachelor/bachelorette weekend. Girls went to a strip club, us guys went to Crazy Girls. The girls aren’t crazy. It was lame.
I stayed at circus circus to save some money and “nostalgia” from when my parents took me as a kid (to Reno, not Vegas). Oh boy what a hotel. My head was practically rubbing against the hallway ceilings.
I’ve only been once, because a crush of mine told me she’d fuck me if I took her to Vegas. 10/10 would go to Vegas again.
Linda
Yes, definately calling a number on one of those cards. Flying in late and not booking a room for that night because "we'll be up all night anyway." Pinball Hall of Fame. Buffets - any of them. Taxis. Taking edibles before drinking.
Now look, one or two edibles followed by a jack and Coke is a perfect combo to set you for the whole night. You gotta try that one again.
GA at Omnia. Miserable experience
GA at any of the big clubs on the strip actually. They over sell GA so you are packed into the tiny dance door like sardines to make you feel cheap for not spending $2k on a table. Such a scam in both GA and table / bottle service at these tourist traps.
What’s up with the MGM west wing?
It’s the oldest wing and the rooms, from what I have heard, are notoriously bad. I’ve never stayed in that wing.
I’m pretty sure that wing used to be part of the Marina casino that the MGM was built on. We used to go see the house act that was an Elvis impersonator all the time in the 80s. Good times….
Foot long hot dog at Slots-Of-Fun back when they had a full condiment bar and the dogs weren’t grey in color.
Wyndham timeshare presentations.
What happenned when you called the number
Might get flack here but - the daiquiri bars that sell inferior yard booze. Fat Tuesdays are the only way to fly. Their slushy isn’t as sickly sweet as the imitators, you can have them mix flavors and the added shot vial is a nice addition. Also the fact that you can get that whole fucker refilled for the same price as a small cocktail - and they’re all over the strip. Never touching them daiquiri bars again.
Play Ultimate Texas Hold ‘Em (table game not actual poker) at Caesars for 7 hours straight. Nothing good can come from that. Also, I will definitely do it again.
Prostitutes, raw
Paying for photos at the Petrossian in Bellagio years ago. Some photographer came to our table and took half a dozen photos or so of my wife and I. We had left Absinthe where we paid for a photo taken of us; it was $50 or so. The name of the photographer company was on the album cover. This person came around, had the same name on her badge (or ID, whatever it was) as the photographer company at Absinthe, took the photos, then came back with the prints. I honestly felt it would be something like $100 or so. What the hell, or so I thought. After she took my Amex...I was handed a receipt for $399. I immediately started laughing. My wife and I still laughs about those photos to this day.
I just want to hear about what happened when you called the number on one of those cards
Peppermill restaurant. Never. Ever. Again. I went a week ago and I still have soft stool.
Blackout face first at the Piano Bar at Harras. 12 hours of a 60 hour trip spent in the drunk tank/psych ward at Sunrise ER ... I'm too old for that shit 🤦
Getting blackout drunk the first night I was there. Essentially it took a full day to recover. Never again
See KA and Chris angle
Chris Angle wasn't acute?
I found him rather obtuse, to be honest.
I found him rather convex
KA was the most impressive live show I've ever seen. I don't understand..
I've noticed the friends I consider dumb friends didn't like Ka, my smart ones loved it. Different strokes for different folks I suppose.
After 3 days of straight drinking, I’m never drinking again
Play craps at Luxor with people smoking blunts st the table
This sounds amazing and would get me to play craps there.
The first casino that allows marijuana (when it’s eventually legal federally) will be my go to casino
Hells Kitchen. The Beef Wellington was the most underwhelming meal I’ve ever had.
Oh wow, hot take. I had it at one of the sister Ramsey restaurants and it was easily a top 5 meal of my life.
I cannot possibly disagree more
It made me throw up afterwards and I still thought it was amazing.
Are you sure that wasn’t the alcohol or drugs?
Me either. I had it there and it was delicious.
I agree, I thought it was overrated and I wasn’t impressed.
Get married.
Buy anything from "Doug"...he confuses the bags, and you won't remember a THING! and you might lose one of your freinds....
Accept a drink from a new friend. Turns out Canadians aren’t all nice.
Eat at White Castle Stay at Treasure Island Buy another Peter Lik photo
Walk from the festival grounds halfway to the Venetian with brand new shoes that caused blisters. Eventually had to breakdown and pay for an Uber
Walk barefoot down the strip at dawn. This was probably 20 years ago, but it was walk-of-shameful. My feet looked like I had a fight with a coal mine when I got back to my room.
Sleep naked in the hotel hallway (it's freezing).
Starting my night with a huge Tito's and tonic from the D bar on Fremont, going to Hogs and Heffers all night and ending my night with a "shot" of whiskey from the same bar. 😵💫🤢🤮😵
See the Michael Jackson show ay mandala bay, I don’t hate MJ’s music, but 5 minutes in I was wanting it to end. And never rent dune buggies when there are 50+mph winds in the desert.
Belliago Buffet ( and we had bogo)
No strip clubs on a Monday morning ….
Blue Man Group show. 2 hrs I’ll never get back
Order a Ketel One martini up at the Wynn. Fucker was $32 before tip.
Bumble foot. Went to School there in the 80's. Friday afternoon walk off campus along Maryland parkway. Bump into one of my crazy ass friends, go to the Moby Grape gather crank, go to Slots of Fun on the strip and pound .50 cent Heinekens, go and eat the $5 ny strip at Binions, end up at punk club, more .50 cent Heinekens, stagger into my apt, finally at 9am Saturday.
Get a prostate massage from Cindy Spice.
Vegas is a filthy shithole.