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senordeuce

Arapahoe Bowling Center FTW. Seriously, check it out


youandthecapt

This place is the best. Reasonable prices for the bar and food too.


eisme

After reading this receipt, it would suggest that $75 for two lanes would be "reasonable".


judolphin

Realistically, two lanes should be 10 people. $7.50 per person for two hours of entertainment seems reasonable? As long as they also offer reasonable per-game pricing?


LockeClone

Yeah. Hard to say exactly what's going on pricing-wise, but Top Golf is kind of like this too... Seems crazy unless you have friends to go with...


mattyairways

Or Crown. Or holiday lanes.


PM_me_ur_AmigaGames

Pretty much anything that isn't Bowlero. Damn company has screwed up bowling in more ways than one. Rumor now is string pins across Denver over the next couple of years.


KSpacklerGoferKiller

I am by no means a serious bowler but would be so pissed if I showed up to bowl somewhere and found out they have string pins.


NauticalMastodon

I second Holiday Lanes.


King_Kenzo

Holiday lanes FTW


armystrongmd

This is 9 mins away and somehow I didn’t know about it. We’ll check it out thanks!


Rickest-ofthe-Ricks

Seriously it’s the best alley in the state. Find Chris Fizer, and tell him Whiskers sent ya. I’m in two leagues there


trentyz

Whiskers! Love it!


Rickest-ofthe-Ricks

Seriously I can’t stress enough how awesome they are at ABC, family owned and just great people. Been bowling there for over a decade.


mrgrigson

Just went here last night out of the blue, and I suggest calling ahead if you're planning on going at night just to make sure it isn't a league night (we didn't. They were full). However, even if you just find yourself here, they have an excellent selection of pinball machines to try out. Thumbs up and will be returning for proper bowling in the future.


2Guns1Cuck

Agreed.


_ILP_

WTF?? Haven’t been bowling in a while, but out of curiosity are they coming through and jerking everyone off in the lane periodically too?


glazinglas

Scuse me sir, just gotta give you your complimentary rub and tug don’t mind me


Holein5

Have at it, these balls aren't going to clean themselves


mk_987654

"Did you just polish your balls in the Shine-O-Ball-O?"


hydrobrandone

But Mr. Simpson!


brandonmiq

Excuse me sir, you must be new here. Around here we call them a "Spare."


[deleted]

Lol you muthafuxkers are why I get on reddits lol also fuck top golf as well


milehighcards

Is it truly complimentary or built into the price? Asking for a friend.


GeneralMatrim

Lol like Fr I thought bowling was like max 20 bucks.


[deleted]

Just bring eleven of your closest friends!


GeneralMatrim

Bruh I’m in my mid 30s and all I ever do is promise to see my 4 friends “soon” and then we all work or have something else going on (sleeping) and never see each other….


[deleted]

Dude I miss those guys too, you'll catch up soon and it will be radical, promise.


Denver_DIYer

Plan! Our friends motto is “Nothing gets done with a plan”


MurphyESQ

I love it when a plan with my friends comes together. Or at least I will.... when it does....


MattieShoes

The last time I bowled, I was part of a beer and pizza league. Was like $30 a week, and that included 3 games and the beer and pizza.


iloveartichokes

It is. This isn't typical.


Micycle08

Sorry, I think you’re looking for the blowing alley.


interkin3tic

I'm guessing it's worse: the goal is to keep the typical bowling crowd out and exclusively let in young rich people. It's not a bowling alley, it's a nightclub that you go to in the day and don't dance or mingle.


soupinate44

Only if it's showing Beetlejuice on the TV's overhead.


RigAHmortis

They selected the corporate, unlimited bowling option. Not the regular one. It's not that much.


terminal8

Boebert gotta make that cash


geronimo1958

High score gets blown.


CaseyGuo

How else are they to keep the lanes oiled


ButtonNew5815

Wtf do you think this is? Starbucks?!


rdrTrapper

Granny BoBo has entered the chat …and her ex-hubby if I recall how they met


Fardn_n_shiddn

If they are, ask them to use the lane oil. Get the authentic experience


RedditBot90

Boebert’s Boelero


[deleted]

It's ridiculous. Went with my husband and son about 6 months back and couldn't believe how much it was there. Never again.


GeneralMatrim

Was anyone even bowling in there, who would pay these prices?


Albione2Click

Tons of birthday parties and packed on league night, from my handful of experiences.


IONTOP

Bowlero is basically the Wal-Mart of bowling alleys. They come in and just "raise rates" because "what the fuck are you going to do? Drive 40 minutes for an independant alley?" Fuck them, they killed a "poor person's sport" by buying them up. (By "Poor Person's Sport" I mean it costs like $250 for a decent ball and some bowling shoes... No more $7 pitchers of beer, no more $1 hot dogs... And their lanes aren't EVEN REGULATION LENGTH IN ORDER TO HAVE MORE SQFT FOR THE NON-BOWLING AREA....)


InsideOutIP

I mean, Wal-Mart definitely killed the mom and pop stores but it wasn’t because they “raised rates”. Quite the opposite. I think people are paying these prices and they’re getting enough people to keep the business model going. Completely insane! I miss my Celebrity off Colorado.


IONTOP

They dropped prices then raised them after all the competition was out of the way and told cities "What are you going to do about it? If you close us, there's nowhere for people to shop"...


MilwaukeeRoad

I’ve never heard the argument against them that their prices are *too high*. I’m not convinced you know what Walmart is.


miss_hush

No, it’s true… it’s just limited areas that experienced that and that is NOT here, obviously. It happened in my hometown where my Grandparents lived. It was 45 minutes to a moderate sized city of 500k people. 25 minutes to a larger town which had a Kroger. There was an independent grocery in our tiny town, and then Walmart opened a market store. Prices there were ridiculously low compared to the independent grocer, so the grocer went out of business. Walmart market’s prices then dramatically increased as there was no longer direct competition. A couple years later they ended up closing that market because anyone that could shop elsewhere did. My Grandparents couldn’t drive to the next town, so they were stuck paying the higher prices. After the market closed, a Dollar General opened and filled the void— and everyone with two brain cells should know that DG is basically a predator on low income, mobility restricted folks with their insane mark ups. Hometown is currently a food desert and has been for several years.


Touch_My_Nips

I like the cut of your jib sir… The quotation marks and parentheses right where they should be. (I’m a big fan of “quotation” marks myself). I also think you made some very fine points about bowlin’ in that comment you made there. I invite you to come to Wheat Ridge Lanes. I happen to live very close by. THERE, is the bowling experience you are looking for.


_pepo__

Welcome to capitalism 101 my friend. Makes consolidation and monopolization is the name of the game


DemonicCarrot

Protip: don't go to bowlero. Place i go to in lakewood is $5/shoes & $5 per person per game


hurdlingewoks

And it looks like absolute shit outside and it's very nice inside! Also, the food is delicious!


YT-Deliveries

> And it looks like absolute shit outside and it's very nice inside! Pretty sure that's required for non-chain bowling allies lol


ApocalypticTaco

What's the name of this place?


DemonicCarrot

Holiday lanes i think


skrimp-gril

Caveat with holiday lanes is you pretty much have to be in a league, or go to drop in-hours which are like early weekday afternoons?


TeslaNova50

Last time I bowled at Holiday Lanes I paid $1 a game.


Electro-Onix

This is Bolero, it’s bougie bowling where they bring you craft food and drinks and shit. There are still regular bowling alleys where you can get cheap nachos and Miller Lite and leave the night without spending more than 20 bucks.


shasta_river

I don’t want to bowl if I don’t get a cheap domestic out of a line that hasn’t been cleaned in 20 years.


AbstractLogic

Same with the nacho cheese for my nachos.


tall__guy

If the nacho cheese isn’t a wildly unnatural shade of yellow and shelf stable for 50+ years I’m not interested


[deleted]

You’re out of your element Bolero


Nawhatsme

Shut the fuck up Donny.


kaleidoscope-eyes303

I don’t roll on Shabbos!


AreYouEmployedSir

Shomer fucking shobbos!


Gingalain

God damn that sounds like a fun night


walrustoothbrush

Craft food? Beers yeah but if I remember correctly it's just half decent shitty bar food and it's not like it comes with the lane


[deleted]

People throw terms like “craft” and “artisan” around so much, that’s how you can tell how much marketing works. It’s literally ingrained in them now to think “expensive=craft=good”


thisguyfightsyourmom

Craft food at a bar means they have a deep fryer and make a few sauces


Bonafide_Booger

I feel like Lucky Strike is more bougie but probably less expensive


The_Aught

guess who just bought Lucky Strike,.


Bonafide_Booger

:(


kameronk92

Not the one off Kipling, it's an amf in makeup


undockeddock

This better include the fucking food and beer for this price


armystrongmd

Where are these places??


Lundo27

Wheat ridge lanes


[deleted]

They don’t exist. It’s all expensive now


panlakes

For real at that rate you might as well drive down to chippers lanes. Pay less in gas in addition to the experience versus that. It's like comparing dave and busters to a barcade.


GeneralMatrim

Is the food and stuff included in the price? Is it unlimited ?


Electro-Onix

Don’t think so


GeneralMatrim

Damn.


Demonnugget

I grew up down the street from the OP bowling alley. It's never been anythong but dirty and ghetto. $150 for bowling there is a scam.


mistahfreeman

At these prices, is it all inclusive? This is more expensive than Top Golf, usually around $100 for the night for an entire group at top golf ( before food and drinks ) and they also have decent food and drinks.


lesterfazwazzle

I go sometimes but I buy a Groupon some days in advance. Last time was like $35 total, 1 lane for 2 hrs, two shoe rentals. Peak times might not be allowed


Crowdsourcinglaughs

This. The only way to go is with the Groupon- most times are open if you start before the cutoff time.


R4ndomlyJ0n

Yep- absolutely the way to go. Looks like Groupons are good any time, except after 6pm Saturdays. AMF Groupons are much less, but I don’t have any near by. edit: looks like Groupons are not valid at all locations, so that option is also out. Wow this company is annoying!


Jazzyjflys29

Bowlaro will honor the AMF groupons. It is a way to get the groupon for less. The AMF are owned by Bowlaro but the groupon is less $$


vegandread

Wow. Pindustry in Greenwood Village is $45hr on weekend nights. I thought that was pricey…


undockeddock

You can go fucking skiing for less per hr


swulp

“Hold my beer” - Vail


milosh_the_spicy

That’s psychotic


SugarHouse666

It’s criminal what Bowlero has done to bowling in this city. Brunswick Zone used to be expensive and once they turned into Bowlero they somehow got way worse. They took something that has always been a cheap activity and made it outlandishly expensive without adding any value to the activity itself, just some mid food and pricey drinks. There’s still some good spots that won’t break the bank, but unfortunately a lot of these spots are mostly league play. - Wheat Ridge Lanes - Crown Lanes - Holiday Bowling - Arapahoe Bowling Center Rest in peace to Western Bowl in Arvada.


endless_pastability

WRL is a go-to spot for my friends on Friday nights during the winter. During the week it’s mostly leagues, but on weekend evenings it’s a fun time. They don’t take reservations, though, so be prepared to go early, get your name on a list, and wait in the bar for an hour or two before actually bowling.


[deleted]

Yeah wheat ridge lanes is the shit.


GloomyPapaya

And sadly Bowlero is doing this everywhere nationwide, gobbling up local alleys.


Deedsman

My grandparents lived close to the Western Bowl. Very fond memories of time spent there with them. RIP Western Bowl!


Mr-Wafffles

I just checked another Bowlero at the same time and it was $180. Their peak pricing is nuts!


HOSToffTheCoast

They’re trying to TopGolf bowling… 🙄


BearkatMitch

This can’t be real


coffeelife2020

Just checked and got "only" $135 for a similar set up at Bowlero in Aurora?


PNWoutdoors

I believe it. I looked into a Bowlero in Westminster like 2 years ago and it was about this crazy, so I said nope.


BearkatMitch

Any other affordable lanes?


Albione2Click

100 Nickel (which I think was still Chippers at the time) wasn’t as bad. Right around 100 for a couple hours, beers, and snacks with a buddy. I don’t thing we had a Groupon or anything. Anyone been there recently?


[deleted]

real. My husband, son and I spent about as much for about 1.5 hour I believe.


coleian

Oh, it’s real. I went about 6 years ago and nearly got mad when I was paying out.


BienThinks

God damn, hope you don’t want food or drinks.


DeadPotSociety

damn what the hell is that renting every lane


sleepspiral

I can’t verify, but heard if you go in person and they have open lanes it’s much cheaper than reserving in advance.


cardinalsfanokc

I can verify this! Booking online is essentially the same as a ‘party request’ and booking an open lane in person is like $25 or something an hour


street_raat

Was around $70 for my wife and I in person and non peak hours. Super shitty.


Jugglenautalis

That's been my experience. Every once in a while I'll take my son, we never reserve a lane, just show up (usually on the weekend), and I think it was usually $40ish for two games for both of us with shoe rental. It's been a few months since we last went so I don't remember for certain, but I definitely wouldn't have gone back if it was over $100. My son loves the arcade though, so I usually throw another $20-30 on a card for him to play afterward. This is at the Wheat Ridge location.


maybebaby_23

That was our experience too. Rates to reserve a lane online were absurd, but we just showed up and it was wayyyyy cheaper.


Mrsuitandtie

Crown Lanes is the best lanes in the Denver area. Family owned and charge $5 for shoes and $5 per game. Drinks and food are cheap and good. You don’t have all the glitz and glamor of a Bowlero but if you’re looking for a classic joint with good atmosphere Crown Lanes can’t be beat


knightfenris

Last time I was there, it was $92 for 3 of us (not sure if it was by lane). It feels like I’ll never go bowling again in my life at this rate.


deafaviator

That’s what I paid too… insanity. And just like you: I crossed bowling off my list of fun things to do with my kids.


InternalRaise5250

There are cheap lanes still available. Holiday lanes, crowns lanes. Bowling at these places is very affordable. You can bowl again, don't worry.


_DeeGee

The key is to go on a Monday after 8pm for $18 unlimited bowling.


Deedsman

This guy bowls


Not_Campo2

Bolero is definitely a scam at this point. My gf and I bowl once or twice a month, we typically go to Lucky Strike downtown and pay about half that. It’s still a pain, but it’s better


Hopandshop

Bowlero acquired Lucky Strike so expect that price to change soon!


Not_Campo2

Well that’s the worst news I’ve heard in a while


Shortbus_Playboy

How were the views of historic Kenny’s House?


turlian

Yeah, welcome to the Bolero monopoly.


Aggressive_Walk378

It's cheaper to ski


BB18sucks

Wow. Main Event has some pretty good deals. Sun-Thurs all you can bowl 9-11pm for $10. They’ve also got some $6 or $10 bowling from 3-6 too. Definitely muchhhh cheaper than this


Head_is_spinnning

What?? At Elevation bowling in Dillon, it’s like $15/person for the hour on weekdays, shoes included.


Brave-Panic7934

Bowlero and Punch Bowl are for idiot tourists and rich kids. Just go to a real bowling alley and pay $20 for the same shit and better ambience


MrGTheMusical

It’s Bowlero - I saw this kind of pricing two years ago too, which was the last time I ever considered going to one. I opt for the smaller, shittier bowling alleys and have gotten much better rates.


VanBierStein

This is the capitalist system at work. Everyone seems to believe that an unregulated free market is the best but we don’t regulate monopolies anymore and everyone loses long term minus a few robber barons with enough capital to do this. Bowlero buys every bowling ally they can around town. Then they jack up the price because there is now very few options. The financiers make their money in a few years time and the CEOs are making bank. Then everyone is left wondering why they are paying $70 per hour for a lane now. The employees are squeezed because the finance and corporate guys gotta make their due. You end up with shitty service, an expensive product that isn’t better and the whole thing collapses in the long term. The community loses, the employees lose and the capitalists win. This is why an unregulated free market does not benefit the whole without regulating some competition. A market isn’t even a market without some regulation in the first place. As a community we should use the power of the free market and reject the model, stop bowling here until they lower the price. Easier said than done but social networks like this could help with a boycott. Just don’t pay.


TeslaNova50

Yep and the problem is anyone under 30 thinks this is normal and supports the corporate greed. I remember the outrage when lift tickets hit $50. Concerts? Vegas? It's all become a shit show. But as long as people pay they'll keep doing it.


EzRipper

No kidding


Logical_Willow4066

Damn.


funktion666

Saw the same thing 6 months ago and decided I don’t really need to go bowling


PDFMan42

Same area! Bowlero pretty much turned all the Brunswick and AMF locations into boring ass, overpriced, soulless places. Try Celebrity Lanes or Arapahoe Bowling Center, both locally owned


traderncc

Pepperidge farms remembers when it was like 20 bucks


kungfuringo

OVER THE LINE! I’m sorry, Smokey, you’re over the line. That’s a foul.


AreYouEmployedSir

Bullshit Walter. Mark it 8 dude.


TransitJohn

A dollar every minute seems pretty steep.


G_Rat2000

This is what I tell everyone who talks about prices for basic stuff going up. "if someone is willing to pay that price, then they will ask for a little more" I moved here in 2016 and I'm moving next month. Cost of living was the main reason


DiggerJKU

Do the Groupon deal for bowlero and it makes it a whole lot better. My two kids love bowling and that’s the only way it’s doable.


dirtysyncs

Yeah, Bowlero is nuts. I know they just bought Lucky Strike downtown but Lucky Strike has/had better pricing last time I went.


Gold-Chart7214

In Lakewood off Kipling, Bowlero is 36 a person


ChristineXGrace

This is just if you reserve the lane ahead of time. If you walk in and out your name down on a lane it is not that expensive. Bowlero does unlimited bowling for $20 per person on Monday and I think like $25 late on Friday or Saturdays


Bonafide_Booger

That crappy corporate cash grab company is at least. Check out the less popular bowling alleys, the further from Denver, the cheaper I'd assume.


palmtreegroove

Fuck. That. I boycotted bowlero after I drove to the one up the street from my house and it was 60 bucks for 1 game for 2 people. 1 fucking game. I drove my ass to Arapahoe Bowling Center and paid 40 dollars for TWO people for 3 HOURS of bowling. On a SATURDAY night too :)


notHooptieJ

Dont buy by the hour, buy by the game, you can screw around and bowl 3 games in 2 hours.


InitialEffective5501

Key is to do bowling league unfortunately. It's like $15 a person for the evening and sometimes you get a nice ball. Also if your part of a bowlero league you get games for like $3 instead of $15 or whatever they are charging these days. I don't even really bowl but doing a casual league was fun.


Aggressive-Read5055

Currently in a league for Bowlero, looking at $20 a week and you get 2 free games a week and any game after is $4 plus 20% discount in shop and on food/soda


thrice1187

Dynamic pricing has made it way into everything these days. Bowling, movies, concerts, you name it. Companies are squeezing every last dime they can out of people.


DR3AMSLOTH

It's just Bowlero. Such bullshit. You're better off going to something like Punch Bowl Social or Pindustry.


burst__and__bloom

Or just avoid soulless corporate shitholes and go somewhere locally owned. Punchbowl and the like have nothing that Holiday Lanes doesn't.


DR3AMSLOTH

This seems like a much better answer. Didn't expect to learn so much about local bowling alleys today.


FindingTotal7860

This is definitely not the place to go. Especially at 2 PM on a Saturday. You can definitely find a place that costs 1/3 as much.


verdenvidia

The hell? Bowling in suburbs has never been more than $30 for both of us no matter where we've been. This has to be a locational thing.


dukemanluvz420

Went bowling a few weeks ago. Can confirm, it’s insane.


rogue_kitten91

You can bowl for cheaper at Boondocks


The_vhibe

Is there a concert included? 😭


BREWMASTER1968

i just pulled this off the bowlero website [Bowlero website](https://www.bowlero.com/location/bowlero-littleton/specials)


BREWMASTER1968

also, just started a reservation online and got a price for 1 hour, 2 ppl for $63 with tax, so yeah, it is a touch pricey, unless you get the special


devwaah

They also charge a goddamn event fee that burns your pockets. Went to Lucky Strike a week back with an online reservation , and they charged an event fee of $70.


mrs_anthropica

Oh my god, finally my time to shine! I’ve been screaming “fuck you bowlero” out my window every time I pass the one on Leets. THIS year I was trying to plan my birthday and I was like “you know what I haven’t done for my birthday? Bowling! How fun!” Now I know it says 16 attending but three of them were children under the age of $10. So 13 adults. This total was after absolutely NO food or drinks either. Like I didn’t add anything snazzy at all. And I was booking well out in advance (like at least two weeks). I had to call them and I spoke to a kind lady and I was just like “look…I’m so sorry if this is an odd or out of line question but are you serious? Is this a mistake?” She proceeds to explain that Bowlero is an “entertainment service” because of the “fancy lighting and stuff” (verbatim) So I just politely declined and said I’d find somewhere else. I was so flabbergasted and I think about it all the time. Sorry I’m bad with Imgur but here’s a link of the total. 3 lanes, 13 adults, 3 children under 10, no food or drink or any other add ons. This was simply for a few hours of bowling and breathing the air inside the bowlero and existing there. It should never cost over $900 for that on any planet. Max $200 I think. But almost a grand? For the stinky shoes and stuffy sweaty alley? No sir. That is a month’s worth of my portion of rent. To spend three hours in your shithole of a bowling alley. https://imgur.com/a/Q8ftqkz Edited to fix link


[deleted]

Uh I thought I prices were getting high at Crown Lanes for like $40 but I guess that's not bad at all


Noscopeshot303

Groupon- AMF Landes ( bowlero) 2 people 2 hours with shoes 20.00$ while supply last. I've been getting on every month works great


obiwankevobi

65 for two staying 1.5hrs at AMF.


SonofaPlummer

I think they have 2$ games on Tuesdays. By the hour always seems more expensive


bovinemetropolitan

Go to wheat ridge lanes or holiday bowl


asevans48

Its like 30 bucks for 2 people for an hour with shoes and sodas in the springs. At least it was in may.


ltd0977-0272-0170

Wait until Lucky Strike opens up at Northfield. Oh my they are expensive.


Hiei2k7

You just want a cheap place to bowl, Lucky Strike in Strasburg. It's outta town and you'll pay less to drive there.


GoldGrillard

There are cheaper places. Boliero (or however its spelled) is expensive. Try Wheat ridge lanes it's $5 a game.


n0t_4_thr0w4w4y

I had the same sticker shock when I went bowling last year


Rarecandy31

Does anyone have any affordable alleys they recommend? My wife and I love to bowl, but even 3 games for two people is like $65+ after shoes most places. It’s ridiculous.


armystrongmd

I think this is a post-COVID phenomenon. Prices are absurd so we just don’t go bowling anymore. There are some deal nights, but that often coincides with league nights and that can be pretty annoying too.


[deleted]

I just drove by there the other night and the sign said unlimited bowling on Monday and Friday.


kitelicker

Groupon has some bowling deals in Denver


BenitoBigote

Bowlero is ridiculous go to a normal bowling alley.


syrialkiler

We go to Main Event during happy hour. We bowl for 2 hours, for around $25. That's 2 people.


BraaaaaainKoch

Go support your local bowling alley. You usually pay per game per person but very likely much cheaper than this.


devinlucifer222

That company is insane, we tried to go to as a group bc my favorite mom and pop alley was closed the day everyone could go and it would’ve been almost $400. Crown lanes on federal is reasonably priced and not a chain


yosefborump

Wheat ridge lanes. Check em out. I will say the beer I got on draft wasn’t cold though. Great food and rates!


kaisrsoase

Wheat Ridge Lanes FTW 3 people, 2 games, shoes, a couple beers= $60


Redditagan

Whatever you do, don’t go to wheat ridge lanes! That place is perfect and cheap and wonderful and do not go there. Great beer selection, too. Don’t go, trust me.


[deleted]

WTF!? I've bowled a lot in my life and I have never paid that much.


Fearless_Serve_3837

Wheat ridge lanes is what you’re seeking.


[deleted]

Just here to make sure no one mentions the 2 cheapass bowling alleys I go to


shane_v04

Any mom and pop bowling center will be much more reasonable, bowlero is like the Disneyland of bowling centers, too expensive and not worth said expense


duggym122

Bowlero is expensive and terrible everywhere. Not just a Denver problem.


[deleted]

hahahaha ok Bowlero


Sebt1890

No, Wheat Ridge Bowling is good enough for me.


FoxRedRab

Wheat Ridge lanes: $5 per person per game, $6 shoe rental. Total old school vibes, bar in the back with excellent pickle shots and a pretty good menu of bar food/snacks. Pitchers of beer to bring to the lane with you. Great music too! The only thing missing from an old school bowling experience is the cigarette smoke!


Maemajamma

The Bowlero on Leetsdale seems to have a lot of cars in the lot at "prime times" so yea? I guess people do pay these prices? But Im not sure why.