King Keg sucks

Expensive lesson of the day: I paid WAY TOO MUCH for the keg (actually, it was a half-keg). A guy at the poker party said that it should have been 80 bucks, not 180 bucks. This would mean that I paid more than half. It's my own fault for not shopping around. My guy friend said we can order kegs from a grocery store, but we have to pick it up. I had heard that once before, but I didn't think I would get raped on the price by that much. I had my guy friend call the store and the employee claimed that their beer is "fresh". Bull shit (excuse my French)- I basically paid 100 bucks plus 10 for the tip for delivery. I was so mad at myself last night.

Don't go to King King located off Rosecrans/405 in Hawthorne, unless you like overpaying. I don't understand how they stay in business- perhaps due to uneducated consumers, like me. Their website claims: "So for the best service, the best selection and the best prices." That's a load of BS.

This is my my public service announcement:
King Keg SUCKS.

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Update after some research for competitive pricing:

$119 Half-keg of Amstel Light (not domestic beer) at Ralphs
$9 for bags Ice (price held constant)
+ 8.25% Tax
$139 Total at Ralphs grocery store not including delivery and a small deposit for the pump, with a 3-day lead time
vs.
$183 Total at King Keg including delivery, keg bucket and pump and no deposit, plus 10 buck tip, with ~24 hour notice
<$44 overpaid>

This is not as bad as originally thought, considering that it would be hard to find a guy with a truck who would be willing (and strong enough) to pick up and return the keg for me, carry it all up to the 3rd Floor, and set it all up. I suppose if you order a keg last minute and don't have a guy/truck and a keg bucket, then $44 might actually be worth it.

A keg of Amstel Light including delivery tip = $193
8 large pizzas from Paisanos (best pizza parlour in Hermosa, btw) = $110
Cookies = $6
Total for a fun poker party = Priceless

But I have to admit that I didn't break even since there were a bunch of no-shows, even there were some "surprise" guests. I have enough leftover pizza and beer to throw another party on Mother's Day, woo hoo. Lesson of the day: Underestimate the guest count.