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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
There and to the left a bit |
Depends where it was - but overheads mostly - it's not just the beer you're paying for but staff costs, business rates, power, and a whole lot more plus they have to make a profit - yeah some places take the piss, hotels tend to be the worst but you pays your money you makes your choice  |
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"Earlier I paid £5.80p for a pint of Heineken and £5.30p for a pint of Guinness.
How do they justify this!? "
 I don't know but it's exorbitant!
It's making me to all nostalgic for the days when I used to pay £10 entry to a club and get free drinks all night. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"We keep our beer prices low, even as an independently owned business. Real ales at £3.40 a pint, Guinness at £3.50, Lagers slightly more. "
At most a pint is about £3.20 where I am |
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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
There and to the left a bit |
"Where?
Near Kew Gardens in London.
I went to a weatherspoons afterwards and paid 2 quid for a pint. Lol what a difference.
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I'm not surprised round there - prices in London have always been higher, partly down to business rates partly because they can get away with it.
Wetherspoons have their own business model they work to, partly through bulk buying and the power that brings, and partly due to buying beer close to it's sell by date at a knock down price (at least that always used to be the case). |
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"Earlier I paid £5.80p for a pint of Heineken and £5.30p for a pint of Guinness.
How do they justify this!? "
I'd rather pay 5 quid in an environment where I feel relaxed than 3 quid in any given Wetherspoons. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Earlier I paid £5.80p for a pint of Heineken and £5.30p for a pint of Guinness.
How do they justify this!?
I'd rather pay 5 quid in an environment where I feel relaxed than 3 quid in any given Wetherspoons."
Hmm for me it depends on the weatherspoons though.. However usually where there is cheap beer there are assholes. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"This is why I fuck all the local barmen/the folk who work in bars. Never pay
Ftfy 
If the manager is in all I get is a discount. Unless I’ve fucked them as well  "
You would be a cheep night  |
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By *ENGUYMan
over a year ago
Hull |
"Earlier I paid £5.80p for a pint of Heineken and £5.30p for a pint of Guinness.
How do they justify this!?
I don't know but it's exorbitant!
It's making me to all nostalgic for the days when I used to pay £10 entry to a club and get free drinks all night."
I recall back in mid-70's when I could get into a London night club, including two free drinks on entry, and a taxi home, but still have change from a Fiver! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Earlier I paid £5.80p for a pint of Heineken and £5.30p for a pint of Guinness.
How do they justify this!?
I'd rather pay 5 quid in an environment where I feel relaxed than 3 quid in any given Wetherspoons.
Hmm for me it depends on the weatherspoons though.. However usually where there is cheap beer there are assholes. "
The Marina, Brighton is the only decent Wetherspoons I've been to. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Earlier I paid £5.80p for a pint of Heineken and £5.30p for a pint of Guinness.
How do they justify this!?
I don't know but it's exorbitant!
It's making me to all nostalgic for the days when I used to pay £10 entry to a club and get free drinks all night.
I recall back in mid-70's when I could get into a London night club, including two free drinks on entry, and a taxi home, but still have change from a Fiver!"
Wow. I can remember paying one pound a pint in a pub when I was around 17 years old.
The cheapest night I've had out recently was in Blackool last year.. When I had 6 pints and chance out of a tenner.
£1.60p a pint for fosters and strongbow. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"This is why I fuck all the local barmen/the folk who work in bars. Never pay
Ftfy
If the manager is in all I get is a discount. Unless I’ve fucked them as well
I  you  "
I love you too |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"This is why I fuck all the local barmen/the folk who work in bars. Never pay
Ftfy
If the manager is in all I get is a discount. Unless I’ve fucked them as well
I you
I love you too "
I love you two |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Earlier I paid £5.80p for a pint of Heineken and £5.30p for a pint of Guinness.
How do they justify this!?
I'd rather pay 5 quid in an environment where I feel relaxed than 3 quid in any given Wetherspoons.
Hmm for me it depends on the weatherspoons though.. However usually where there is cheap beer there are assholes.
The Marina, Brighton is the only decent Wetherspoons I've been to. "
D*unk in quite a few Weatherspoons almost all of them have been perfectly adequate and don’t rip people off with crazy prices. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Earlier I paid £5.80p for a pint of Heineken and £5.30p for a pint of Guinness.
How do they justify this!?
I'd rather pay 5 quid in an environment where I feel relaxed than 3 quid in any given Wetherspoons.
Hmm for me it depends on the weatherspoons though.. However usually where there is cheap beer there are assholes.
The Marina, Brighton is the only decent Wetherspoons I've been to. "
Il keep that in mind, next time I'm down there |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Earlier I paid £5.80p for a pint of Heineken and £5.30p for a pint of Guinness.
How do they justify this!?
I'd rather pay 5 quid in an environment where I feel relaxed than 3 quid in any given Wetherspoons.
Hmm for me it depends on the weatherspoons though.. However usually where there is cheap beer there are assholes.
The Marina, Brighton is the only decent Wetherspoons I've been to.
Il keep that in mind, next time I'm down there "
The only free parking you'll get down there too, designated driver permitting. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Try Denmark or Norway then, £10 + for a pint
An American guest in my Hotel Bar only 30 minutes ago, told of buying a Gin & Tonic in a Qatar hotel bar & it cost him the equivalent of £18.50."
In Ireland I saw Americans paying upto 45 euro a shot for whisky.
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By *ENGUYMan
over a year ago
Hull |
"Earlier I paid £5.80p for a pint of Heineken and £5.30p for a pint of Guinness.
How do they justify this!?
I'd rather pay 5 quid in an environment where I feel relaxed than 3 quid in any given Wetherspoons.
Hmm for me it depends on the weatherspoons though.. However usually where there is cheap beer there are assholes.
The Marina, Brighton is the only decent Wetherspoons I've been to.
Il keep that in mind, next time I'm down there "
There's a decent Wetherspoon's here in the Market Square in Warwick Town Centre. It has to keep its standards up, as it is surrounded by other pubs. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Earlier I paid £5.80p for a pint of Heineken and £5.30p for a pint of Guinness.
How do they justify this!?
I'd rather pay 5 quid in an environment where I feel relaxed than 3 quid in any given Wetherspoons.
Hmm for me it depends on the weatherspoons though.. However usually where there is cheap beer there are assholes.
The Marina, Brighton is the only decent Wetherspoons I've been to.
Il keep that in mind, next time I'm down there
There's a decent Wetherspoon's here in the Market Square in Warwick Town Centre. It has to keep its standards up, as it is surrounded by other pubs."
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"us teatotal peeps feel really smug lol but i was charged £3 for a pint of lemonade the other day so they get you all ways "
I tend to go with lime soda when I'm not drinking, it's cheap cheap usually. |
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By *ENGUYMan
over a year ago
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"us teatotal peeps feel really smug lol but i was charged £3 for a pint of lemonade the other day so they get you all ways
I tend to go with lime soda when I'm not drinking, it's cheap cheap usually."
Same here. Lime & Soda (carbonated water out of the Soft Drinks "gun") is cheapo! |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Go to B&M and then drink in a park on a bench. It’s a lot cheaper, and a nice view "
I rather do I love working in seaside towns and at the end of the day after work, I like to stroll down to the beach with a bag of cans. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"London prices for you. No such as thing as a good drink unless it comes with excellent music and/or spectacular company. "
Apart from a good drink needing excellent music and spectacular company, I agree with you fully. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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London prices are ridiculous and not just for drinks and food.
The last time I was here, I recieved a £90 parking fine because I pulled over for 7seconds! To read a road sign. |
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I have a part time job in a bar, well, it's actually an ex servicemans club.
We had to put our prices up last month in line with the annual brewery tax increase
Our most expensive lager, Stella is now £3.65 Coors is £2.90
Doombar is £3.00
Large bottle of wine £10.00
House spirits, sold as doubles £3.25
We make a profit, a damn good one.
It always amazes me when I drink elsewhere at prices charged |
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"Where?
Near Kew Gardens in London.
I went to a weatherspoons afterwards and paid 2 quid for a pint. Lol what a difference.
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You need to find the right pubs in London but yes that is about the normal price (and more) unless you find a Whethers |
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Wetherspoons public houses are great for keeping the riff-raff away from the more desirable drinking establishments.
I'd much rather pay twice as much for my tipple of choice and be surrounded by quality decor and good looking folk... |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Wetherspoons public houses are great for keeping the riff-raff away from the more desirable drinking establishments.
I'd much rather pay twice as much for my tipple of choice and be surrounded by quality decor and good looking folk..."
Nothing like a sweeping generalisation!  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Try Denmark or Norway then, £10 + for a pint
But they have a working welfare state..."
Very true. Germany- about £2.50 for 0.5l of scrumptious, locally brewed beer and they have a working welfare state. |
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"Try Denmark or Norway then, £10 + for a pint
But they have a working welfare state...
Very true. Germany- about £2.50 for 0.5l of scrumptious, locally brewed beer and they have a working welfare state."
Germany has quite a lot of industry that brings capital into the country though. Neither Denmark or Norway have ever been particularly industrialised so I guess they have to raise revenue on goods sold within the state. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"London prices are ridiculous and not just for drinks and food.
The last time I was here, I recieved a £90 parking fine because I pulled over for 7seconds! To read a road sign. "
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By (user no longer on site)
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"London prices are ridiculous and not just for drinks and food.
The last time I was here, I recieved a £90 parking fine because I pulled over for 7seconds! To read a road sign.
*A 12.5% service charge has been added to this comment*"
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Try Denmark or Norway then, £10 + for a pint
An American guest in my Hotel Bar only 30 minutes ago, told of buying a Gin & Tonic in a Qatar hotel bar & it cost him the equivalent of £18.50.
In Ireland I saw Americans paying upto 45 euro a shot for whisky. "
There are many, many cheaper whiskies. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"London prices are ridiculous and not just for drinks and food.
The last time I was here, I recieved a £90 parking fine because I pulled over for 7seconds! To read a road sign.
*A 12.5% service charge has been added to this comment*"
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Try Denmark or Norway then, £10 + for a pint
An American guest in my Hotel Bar only 30 minutes ago, told of buying a Gin & Tonic in a Qatar hotel bar & it cost him the equivalent of £18.50.
In Ireland I saw Americans paying upto 45 euro a shot for whisky.
There are many, many cheaper whiskies. "
Yes the whisky I saw was old stuff. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"I'd rather spend £3 on 2 bottles of buckfast at the local off licence and have a quiet drink in the house these days "
Yeah I like a drink at home. When I'm home I don't go out for a drink very often at all. Most of my drinking out is done when I'm staying away on my travels after work. |
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"Earlier I paid £5.80p for a pint of Heineken and £5.30p for a pint of Guinness.
How do they justify this!?
I'd rather pay 5 quid in an environment where I feel relaxed than 3 quid in any given Wetherspoons.
Hmm for me it depends on the weatherspoons though.. However usually where there is cheap beer there are assholes.
The Marina, Brighton is the only decent Wetherspoons I've been to.
D*unk in quite a few Weatherspoons almost all of them have been perfectly adequate and don’t rip people off with crazy prices. "
in chesterfield we are so well blessed with decent choice of pubs with good beer at great prices. |
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"When I was at uni it was 75p for a pint of strongbow 
When we had our pub (family business) I was ashamed to ask for £2 for a guiness; it's now £4 locally and about £3.40 for a bitter "
I don,t mind paying £3 50p a pint for a pint of bitter in moderation that is. |
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