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Re:Unlocking the Business Secrets of Escape Rooms by lsc on Sunday May 06, 2018 @08:12PM (#17009458)
>My guess is that it's mostly advertising in franchise lifestyle places (like magazines) combined with the fact that it's selling a relatively low-cost service and works more by appointment than an open storefront. Sort of a cheap version of a business retreat or clown showing up at your birthday party.

well, you've gotta rent the building, so if you don't have it full all the time, that's a pretty hefty cost, at least around here. The days of $1/sqft industrial space are long gone

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Re:Unlocking the Business Secrets of Escape Rooms by michaelbuckbee on Sunday May 06, 2018 @08:48PM (#17009621)
Sure, but _comparably_ less cost to the business of the building plus full time staff (like you would need in retail or dining).

The other more recent innovation is "roomless" escape rooms. Basically, they'll show up at your office or house with a trunk full of stuff, set it up let you work your way through it, collect a check and leave.

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