I would revert back to cdg's and a player.
If I have contracted with the bar owners (even if that contract is just a handshake), one way or another the show will go on, to do otherwise would be unprofessional.
I agree with Lonnie, at this point in time using a two player setup is faster with less dead time, although it's a bit more work and not as flexible as Hoster. Hopefully H4 will rectify this.
Before Hoster this was pretty much how I would do things on busy nights using a 3 tray and a 5 tray player.
As for replacing a truck with mules: If not using the mules means I don't get the job done, I would not only use mules but also have a spare mule bringing up the rear.
I do still use the player occasionally, usually just when the customer disk is well worn or if it's an SC Media Cloq.
Sam
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