Only $20.10 to toast to a New Year in 2010!
This might be the cheapest date idea on NYE: Pourtal Wine Bar in Santa Monica for all-you-can drink champagne in 3 hours for only $20.10 plus tax, which breaks down to about $7 per hour. Heck, that's about the cost of a cheap bottle of champagne!
You will have the choice of 3 types of champagne, so try all three or stick to one. I did a quick check online and confirmed that market value of one of the three is at least $13 per bottle. Since no reservations are required, make sure to get there early to find parking (local parking garages are $3 flat after 6 PM) for toasting at 9 PM. The bottomless bubbly ends at midnight, so drink up then take a stroll around the Santa Monica Pier (easy 1/2 mile walk, 2 blocks south, 9 minutes).
The pier area should be quite lively and a popular (and free) place to sober up. By the way, a full moon is expected on New Year's Eve! Actually it's called a blue moon since it will be the second full moon in the same month which happens only every 2.7 years on average. Cheers!
Approximate cost of creative date idea = $20.10 plus tax per person + $3 Parking + Tip.
Actual value of the cheap date idea = $47.12 Total + Tip.
Kiss & Tell Date Idea by @GoSantaMonica on Twitter.