With all due respect to YOM and those who selected anything over 20%, ARE YOU NUTS? Perhaps it is just wishful thinking. Have any of you ever asked around the BM for CRTers at 5PM, a time when a higher percentages CRTers are likely to be around for our unofficial happy hour. You're much more likely to get blank stares or "What's CRT?", than many people who have even heard of it.
CRTers are more likely to know the score and refuse to pay cien for just an hour or less, which shifts the percentages, in dollar terms if nothing else, against us. We are also increasingly likely to just take more of our business to other places with more reasonable pricing. If you asked this question about ZB, those higher percentages would have been more reasonable options. Many of the CRT vets, especially regular visitors and SJ residents, have moved on or tired of the BM for anything much more than window shopping or hanging with friends. VB still shops there but not as much as before since he has regulars that come to his house. RBC and others seek out places where newbies have not yet spoiled the market. And still many others more, like TMan, have moved on to non-DR or even non-pro novias. It would be nice if we represented those higher percentages, meaning we had more market clout, but I just don't think it's the case.
In another thread, someone asked about the relative gringo-chica ratios during different times of the year. I said it's not as variable as one would think since supply shifts quite a bit to meet the demand (particularly with the non-tica chicas). For the most part, more gringos are there during the high season but so are more chicas. But I also think that is a little misleading. If there are times when the percentage of CRTers does creep up, it is during the off-season. First timers tend to come down more during their winter vacation. Many veteran CRTers have learned to take advantage of the smaller crowds and lower prices by coming down in the "off-season".
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