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Customers, not bureaucrats, should decide what to breathe
Jump to full article: Allentown (PA) Morning Call, 2009-09-13
Author: Reporter Matt Assad talked with Lehigh Valley restaurant owners on both sides of the issue for their views.
Intro: You have received an exemption giving you the right to allow smoking in the bar area at Neffs so long as it is walled off from the restaurant and has a separate entrance and ventilation system. Do you think the exemption gives you an unfair advantage over bars that do not have the exemption?
Possibly. As I said, I really don't think there should be a law. It should be fair game for everyone. I do think it gives us an advantage, and that's why we sought the exemption. Like it or not, people like to smoke. We're just giving our customers what they want.
Do you think the exemption allowing smoking at Neffs has helped sales?
It has definitely helped sales. I've noticed new customers who came from bars that no longer allow smoking.
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