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Tippling for Tight-wads
Low on cash but far too thirsty to stay home and behave yourself? Never fear. University skinters, maxed-out credit card hussies and miscellaneous tight arses: this one is for you. Here is a list of bars, clubs and pubs with cheap beer and cocktail deals that will thrill your piggy bank and your conservative parents alike. Now you can guzzle bargain booze without having to worry about your shallow pockets or the prospect of falling behind on the rent. Plus there's nothing like a drink (or three) to help stimulate a get-rich-quick scheme. Think of it as an investment. Well, sort of.
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Soho
Potts Point
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Where's the fun in cocktails for one? This New York-style bar in old Kings Cross offers two-for-one cocktails on Friday and Saturday nights. Buying a round just got easier.
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Different Drummer
Glebe
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Budget pricing in an anything-but-budget setting? Now that's different. Our favourites are the bargain margaritas and two-for-one cocktail 'hour' which runs for 90 minutes.
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Bligh Hotel
Sydney
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Sharing our economical philosophy, the Bligh spruiks a different special for every night of the week. The Friday Social is a must. Expect $5 Coronas after 3pm, $5 vodkas after 7pm plus live music.
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Bar Nothing Noir Lounge
Carlton North
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Frequent flyer points and credit card rewards are a thing of the past. A $20 investment here will supply plastic enough for six cocktails or seven on Wednesdays. Show me the platinum.
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Queensberry Hotel
Carlton
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Popular with university students, this Carlton establishment knows its clientele. Prices are pitched squarely at penny pinchers. There are couches-a-plenty for softening the gruelling feeling of too many lectures and tutorials.
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P.J. O'Brien's
Adelaide
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Cheap, rowdy and Irish. Sound like anyone you know?
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Mooseheads Bar & Nightclub
Canberra
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When Canberrans are looking to drown their troubles in a jug of happiness, they know where to head. This place is particularly popular during Thursday's 'Hour of Power' when drinks cost only $1 between 10pm and 11pm. Besides, who watches the budget better than the pollies?
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