FabSwingers.com forum: Price of drinks

By *edagain OP Man
20 weeks ago

Newcastle

Is £16:24 for a pint of San Miguel and a medium pinot Grigio steep? We weren’t anywhere posh just a local pub. It might me ask if that was right put it that way

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By *elloWoman
20 weeks ago

alpha centauri

Wowsers, that's expensive even for a London gal like me. I'd expect a whole bottle of wine to cost that

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By *edagain OP Man
20 weeks ago

Newcastle

The bottle was £21. We didn’t know until after when we sat down and read the drinks menu

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By *inaTitzTV/TS
20 weeks ago

Titz Towers, North Notts

I had a lime and soda the other night and it cost me a pound

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By (user no longer on site)
20 weeks ago

Steep OP

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By *edagain OP Man
20 weeks ago

Newcastle

I had a dash of lemonade in the lager because I was driving and he charged me extra for that as well

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By *urvyLady4BlackMenWoman
20 weeks ago

Norwich

Sounds expensive but prices vary a lot across the country.

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By *avexxMan
20 weeks ago

cheshire

yep thats expensive,,,when you think you can buy big bottle of san miguel.... one pound 99 from lidl

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By (user no longer on site)
20 weeks ago

Does the pub offer finance deals if you buy a round for a few friends OP?

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By *aramel.desiresMan
20 weeks ago

Laleham

Drinks are sky rocketing. £7.50 for a pint is becoming normal so it's Weitherspoons all the way now. Luckily I enjoy the guest ales £2.50

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By *edagain OP Man
20 weeks ago

Newcastle

We had one and made sure there wasn’t a drop left in the glass and did one.

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By (user no longer on site)
20 weeks ago

"I had a lime and soda the other night and it cost me a pound

Probably because you were drinking in some Tits out snug and let the bar tender have a quick feel!

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By (user no longer on site)
20 weeks ago

"I had a dash of lemonade in the lager because I was driving and he charged me extra for that as well

Tight bastards

Yeah I agree that’s expensive. I’m quite lucky there’s a few free houses around me

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By *lubchuckerMan
20 weeks ago

Oxfordshire

A pint of Ruddles in my local Spoons is only £1.79

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By *elloWoman
20 weeks ago

alpha centauri

I suppose we are losing our pubs because we don't have the same drinking culture we had in the past so the pubs have to increase their prices to be able to make up for the reduced patronage.

In these places you're paying for the drinking and dining out experience not for the cost of the food and drink

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By *edagain OP Man
20 weeks ago

Newcastle

We went a pub just down the road and had another drink and it was £7:79 for the 2. Safe to say we know where to go in the future

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By (user no longer on site)
20 weeks ago

"I suppose we are losing our pubs because we don't have the same drinking culture we had in the past so the pubs have to increase their prices to be able to make up for the reduced patronage.

In these places you're paying for the drinking and dining out experience not for the cost of the food and drink "

It's more than that. It's the breweries taking control and profiting from the pub chains that can buy and sell in mass bulk, and sell cheaper than the cosy local freehouse. They have to pay more because they're buying less so have to charge more. Hence, they struggle to compete on price, and lose trade to the chains. Don't think it's a culture change. Simply that people look after their purse.

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By *ynamite500Man
20 weeks ago

Angus

At least Dick Turpin had the decency to wear a mask when he was robbing someone.... Jesus, the social side of life,of simply going down to the local watering hole to be with friends and chew the fat over some character enhancing beverages has all but been destroyed due to cost 😥. I'm not particularly a drinker, however I enjoyed a pint of Guinness and a chin wag about the week or the impending weekend. Now you don't get to see many familiar faces for a long time, sad really 😥. I don't even blame the small local landlord, who tries hard to keep it going but to no avail 😥

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By (user no longer on site)
20 weeks ago

Ask for a refund

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By *obilebottomMan
20 weeks ago

All over

Everybody charges what they want these days

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By *layfullsamMan
20 weeks ago

Solihull

"Is £16:24 for a pint of San Miguel and a medium pinot Grigio steep? We weren’t anywhere posh just a local pub. It might me ask if that was right put it that way "

It’s not just steep it’s vertical for a pub, what was the split between the 2 drinks

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By *edagain OP Man
20 weeks ago

Newcastle

The wine was £8:49 so the lager was £7:75.

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By *lowupdollTV/TS
20 weeks ago

Herts/Beds/Leeds/London

That is a rip off tbh

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By *allySlinkyWoman
20 weeks ago

Leeds

"The wine was £8:49 so the lager was £7:75. "

The bottle was £21. A medium wine is 175ml so 4 medium wines to the bottle. It was much more expensive per ml by the glass than per bottle.

Was it perhaps a large glass 250ml not medium ?

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By *layfullsamMan
20 weeks ago

Solihull

"The wine was £8:49 so the lager was £7:75. "

I paid about £6 for Peroni when was in Newcastle last year.

Tbf life’s short so if you had a good night out I wouldn’t give it a 2nd thought

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By *edagain OP Man
20 weeks ago

Newcastle

We did wonder that, but did ask for a medium. It was one of those moments where you look at the screen and can’t help but think am I reading it correctly

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By *ikesEmBigMan
20 weeks ago

Herts

"Is £16:24 for a pint of San Miguel and a medium pinot Grigio steep? We weren’t anywhere posh just a local pub. It might me ask if that was right put it that way "
prices suck. But the desi driver prices are fucking awful. Should be illegal

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By *edagain OP Man
20 weeks ago

Newcastle

"The wine was £8:49 so the lager was £7:75.

I paid about £6 for Peroni when was in Newcastle last year.

Tbf life’s short so if you had a good night out I wouldn’t give it a 2nd thought"

We had 1 drink and then another somewhere else and came home. It wasn’t much of a night out I’ll be honest

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By *layfullsamMan
20 weeks ago

Solihull

"The wine was £8:49 so the lager was £7:75.

I paid about £6 for Peroni when was in Newcastle last year.

Tbf life’s short so if you had a good night out I wouldn’t give it a 2nd thought

We had 1 drink and then another somewhere else and came home. It wasn’t much of a night out I’ll be honest "

Oh no that does make it seem worse if the night out wasn’t great

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By *estructionDollyWoman
20 weeks ago

The Deep Dark Woods

Sounds about right these days I've paid over £10 for a large glass of wine in some pubs in Manchester 😩

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By *edagain OP Man
20 weeks ago

Newcastle

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By *edagain OP Man
20 weeks ago

Newcastle

"The wine was £8:49 so the lager was £7:75.

I paid about £6 for Peroni when was in Newcastle last year.

Tbf life’s short so if you had a good night out I wouldn’t give it a 2nd thought

We had 1 drink and then another somewhere else and came home. It wasn’t much of a night out I’ll be honest

Oh no that does make it seem worse if the night out wasn’t great"

A good night out I wouldn’t have remembered much never mind the price of any pint

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By *edagain OP Man
20 weeks ago

Newcastle

"Sounds about right these days I've paid over £10 for a large glass of wine in some pubs in Manchester 😩 "

This was near Manchester so maybe up north is the new down south

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By *estructionDollyWoman
20 weeks ago

The Deep Dark Woods

"Sounds about right these days I've paid over £10 for a large glass of wine in some pubs in Manchester 😩

This was near Manchester so maybe up north is the new down south "

Some bars in Manchester are definitely on a par with London prices these days unfortunately

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By *itygamesMan
20 weeks ago

Small, medium, large measures of wine ?

Why do people fall for it? 125ml, 175ml 250ml

Just buy a bottle.

Its yours so take it home if you cant drink it all in the pub

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By *allySlinkyWoman
20 weeks ago

Leeds

Just buy a bottle.

Its yours so take it home if you cant drink it all in the pub"

Leeds city centre pubs you aren't allowed to take alcohol off the premises.

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By *eoBloomsMan
20 weeks ago

Springfield

Just buy a bottle.

Its yours so take it home if you cant drink it all in the pub

Leeds city centre pubs you aren't allowed to take alcohol off the premises. "

Even after you've d*unk it ?

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By *edagain OP Man
20 weeks ago

Newcastle

"Small, medium, large measures of wine ?

Why do people fall for it? 125ml, 175ml 250ml

Just buy a bottle.

Its yours so take it home if you cant drink it all in the pub"

I only had a brown paper bag on me.

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By *edagain OP Man
20 weeks ago

Newcastle

Just buy a bottle.

Its yours so take it home if you cant drink it all in the pub

Leeds city centre pubs you aren't allowed to take alcohol off the premises.

Even after you've d*unk it ?

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By *allySlinkyWoman
20 weeks ago

Leeds

I only had a brown paper bag on me. "

How did you see out to walk home?

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By *allySlinkyWoman
20 weeks ago

Leeds

I only had a brown paper bag on me. "

Is your name Russell ?

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By *eoBloomsMan
20 weeks ago

Springfield

I only had a brown paper bag on me.

How did you see out to walk home?"

🤣

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By *vonne5exMan
20 weeks ago

Doncaster

"We went a pub just down the road and had another drink and it was £7:79 for the 2. Safe to say we know where to go in the future "
Wallsend Eastend social club

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By *alcolm XtraMan
20 weeks ago

Northfleet

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By *alcolm XtraMan
20 weeks ago

Northfleet

"I'd expect a whole bottle of wine to cost that"

£16.24!

Chateaux Nitromors?

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By *ippodoc99Man
20 weeks ago

Penarth

Just got back from a lovely trip to Iceland. The cheapest beers were about £11. Amazing country though!!

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By *isfits behaving badlyCouple
20 weeks ago

Coventry

You see I always keep saying ah that's inflation and taking it on the chin. However we travel a lot an occasionally we walk into a pub and are amazed how cheap a pint is. Like £3.50 and under. Like the place is stuck in a time warp (to be fair the decore normally is). We often frequent a pub near one on the clubs we go to and there the ale is good but surprising cheap.

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