LOVED this so much — and I’ve always wished more bars could adopt this rule, but then the marketing paradox comes in.
Even regular guests, influencers, wannabe influencers will second guess patronizing if they can’t prove they were there for the ‘gram — but I think with the right PR strategy it could be done, and maintain a *really* special experience like yours was in Helsinki.
(My idea? Allow ONE photo, via Polaroid. It serves as a special memento / leave-behind, and the guest gets their photo, and they can even throw it up on IG.)
Thanks for the thorough story — I’m stoked to go one day! 👏😊
I am all for implementing a similar rule in more bars (and restaurants), although I suspect it would prove difficult to enforce. I love your idea of one Polaroid per visit as a compromise!
I can’t remember a thing without my phone.
I was disturbed by how lost I felt without mine at first...and then how liberated I felt soon after.
LOVED this so much — and I’ve always wished more bars could adopt this rule, but then the marketing paradox comes in.
Even regular guests, influencers, wannabe influencers will second guess patronizing if they can’t prove they were there for the ‘gram — but I think with the right PR strategy it could be done, and maintain a *really* special experience like yours was in Helsinki.
(My idea? Allow ONE photo, via Polaroid. It serves as a special memento / leave-behind, and the guest gets their photo, and they can even throw it up on IG.)
Thanks for the thorough story — I’m stoked to go one day! 👏😊
I am all for implementing a similar rule in more bars (and restaurants), although I suspect it would prove difficult to enforce. I love your idea of one Polaroid per visit as a compromise!