Allow smoking in our new pub?

boo boo said:

Smoking is banned in most public places here including any pub/bar etc so if you were to open here the point would be moot. I didn't vote.
As an ex smoker, I favour any place that is smoke free, especially since my wife hates the smell of smoke. Anytime my wife and myself go out to eat or to enjoy ourselves in public, it's always nice to come home without the smell of smoke on our clothes.
Does it bother me in the company of others that smoke? I have to say sometimes... but a nice Cuban would go over large now....

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lschiavo said:

Cigars have to be the foulest smelling smoke...

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boo boo said:

Probably to those who have never smoked them.

All tobacco smells now to me... but there is still some attraction to the smell of a nice cigar.
Unfortunatly or fortunatly ( depending on how you look at it ) for me to even have 1 smoke, I'm afraid I'd start again. Something I am determined never to do again.

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Veinman said:

Ultimately as a business I think it has to come down to what will be best for your business and make you the most money.
Both sides have been extensively debated in this thread with both sides claiming their option will help your business, I did a little searching to see if any non-biased (ideally economically focused) research had be done to see what the economic effects were in locations where bans had been put into place

http://qctimes.com/news/local/article_0f72c702-65f1-11de-bff3-001cc4c002e0.htmlthis one says a smoking bans in Iowa hurt bars, stating alchohol sales at stores went up while bar booze sales went down.

http://www.hotel-online.com/News/PR2003_1st/Feb03_BanAffect.html this one says the exact opposite that a ban was great in El Paso, one owner who said he was opposed to the ban says it was great for business.

http://www.forbes.com/2009/06/04/economic-impact-bars-restaurants-opinions-contributors-smoking-ban.html Finally this article appeared in Forbes and is very indepth in theory, it points to flaws in numbers of studies done but has no raw emperical data to back it up on it's own which is a flaw in itself.

The fact that both sides have done studies to prove their side is right leads me to believe that like most laws smoking bans are good for some businesses and bad for others. It likely has to do with clientele, the specific business, the area, competition and a million other things. I'd suggest opening with one option and keeping a close eye on your clientele talk to them and ask them what they would prefer because ultimately they are the only ones that matter to your business

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Suthrncomfrt1884 said:

I'm a smoker, but I still enjoy leaving a bar not smelling like smoke.

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