Tired Hands bottle releases?

^this. Curious my self, have not gone to a Bottle release and would like to.

 

At the Back Into the Emptiness release, which was 3 bottles per person, I believe if you showed up by 11:00 or perhaps even a bit after you were able to get your full allotment. You were in the back of the line, but nonetheless. With the limit now at 2 bottles per person, I believe the exact same will hold true for this release.

 

I will be there. Personally, I go a little early as I like to get a seat inside once my bottles are purchased.

 

I was thinking of trying to get there by 10am. I don't know if that's too late.

 

Not at all. 200 people will get a full allotment, and I don't think I've ever seen 200 people in line at any release.

 

Awesome, I'm trying to ease into releases. Sometimes they are too out of control (see CCB's disaster) haha. I just want to enjoy a day of beer, food, and then walk around Philly.

 

ill be there by 10am, always a good time.

 

Tired Hands' releases run really smooth. The cash-only certainly gets people through faster. The only thing is that the place gets absolutely packed as people hang around for drafts, food and growler fills.

 

Well I expect that to happen, I'm glad the process makes it so I can get my bottles at least. Plus getting there early gives the bonus of hanging out.

 

True, it's just (to me) seems to be amplified by the fact that the place is so small to begin with!

 

Do you think the cash only makes it faster? I don't really know. I was there for Out of the Emptiness, and prob got there about an hour early. And all I remember is how incredibly slow that line moved once the doors opened. I was ~80 deep in line and, if I remember right, it easily took 45-60 minutes to get my beer once the doors opened. I'm not sure what more they can do in the small space they have there, but damn. I won't be going back anytime soon for bottles. At least not until they start ticketing. I can't, for the life of me, understand why they don't ticket and save people the hassle of waiting in line and dealing with line cutters.

 

Yup. I'm planning on getting there at 11. If there are 200 people by that time, I'll just say "fuck it" and go somewhere for a drink and go on with my day.

Absolutely! It takes at about twice as long to do any CC transaction vs. cash. If they did CC, you'd be looking at 1.5 hours if you were 80th in line.

 

I can't make it this time... but have 2 from the previous Emptiness release (Back into the Emptiness). PM me if you're going on Sunday and want to do a swap.

 

I dk man. I find that hard to believe. If everyone gives exact dollars and don't need change, definitely. But in the time people are getting the money out, counting it, handing it over, employee counts it, puts it away, gets change out, recounts the change, and hands it back - it can't save THAT much time. But either way, I don't think that's really the issue here. I think the issue is that tiny little door they send people through and the tiny little space they have for the ONE employee that was handling it all.

 

agreed.. i think CC transactions are much quicker for sure

 

Its only cash. I've been to the last six releases. I'll be there at 9. If you want to drink do it in coffee cups.

 

It's true. They used to take both credit cards and cash at some of their very first bottle releases. I remember Jean having to run all the way to the other end where the register is every time a credit card was used. It was ungodly slow. The cash-only has sped it up considerably.

 

Oh well no kidding if he has to walk across the whole room to do it.