Electric Avenue = Rip Off.

dlofnep · 26-07-2009, 18:49

Went out the other night for a pint with a few friends.

Let me start by stating, a bottle of cider in my local is €4.50. Now I don't expect to pay local prices in town, so I headed to Geoffs first.

€5 for a bottle, not bad. No complaints. Had a few in Geoffs, went next door into Electric Avenue and never have I been so disgusted in my life. €6.20 for a pint! Absolute rip-off. I drank my pint and left immediately.

There is absolutely no excuse for having to pay an extra €1.70 for a pint in town, especially when the bar next to it is selling bottles for €1.20 cheaper!

Electric Avenue can feck right off if they think I'm drinking there again. Manager didn't even seem to give a monkeys when I said it to him. Said that the extension caused the rise in drink prices. I understand the owner probably makes the prices, but still.
Even with the drink prices been brought down a few weeks back, I'm still managing to pay 6.20 for a pint.
Call me a scrooge, but that's not an acceptable price for a bottle.

brendansmith · 26-07-2009, 22:10

Thats shockin money for a pint so it is!

abouttobebanned · 27-07-2009, 01:37

I don't understand how the extension should force the prices up...Whispers have gone in there and are now sharing the rent...surely the prices should go down?

dlofnep · 27-07-2009, 03:06

I don't either. I wouldn't be too troubled by paying up to 5.50 for a pint with Geoffs as 5 euro, but 6.20, I'm sorry lads.. but it's way too much.

Heathen · 27-07-2009, 15:09

thats shockin!! its a shame Geoffs dont have a late license cos they are the best pub in town in my opinion, its just a shame you have to leave there and get ripped off if you want a late one.. 6.20 is ridiculous price!!

Johnnnybravo · 27-07-2009, 16:12

Absloute joke, you can pick up 6 cans for 6.99. This is why I dont go out anymore. Daylight robbery!

Kahless · 27-07-2009, 16:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by Johnnnybravo

Absloute joke, you can pick up 6 cans for 6.99. This is why I dont go out anymore. Daylight robbery!

Didn't you get the memo? You are supposed to say it is because of the smoking ban, not because of the prices

Fajitas! · 27-07-2009, 16:27

Don't forget blaming the rent. Or the electricity bills. Or indeed, any other expense one would expect to pay in the day to day running of a nightclub. Jaysis, yeah, security. Forgot about that one.

Keith Winters · 28-07-2009, 14:56

The price of a pint in Waterford City is shambolic to be frank. To be honest I rarely buy drink in town any more. I can't fathom being able to buy 20 bottles of miller in Tesco for €17.99 and then pay between €5 and €5.50 in town for one bottle.

I understand that pubs,clubs and superpubs have serious overheads but these prices are extortionate. Waterford is the most expensive place in the country for a pint (outside of the capital and seaside holiday resorts). Until the oligopoly that is licensed premises in waterford disappears I can't see things changing in the near future.

This is out of date afaik but it gives a good indication of even how how prices were last year.
http://www.pintprice.com/region.php?/Ireland/EUR.htm

abouttobebanned · 28-07-2009, 15:53

Tesco sells thousands of products, thousands of which are high margin products.

Bars sell drink, and pretty much nothing else. They have to make a living like all the other businesses in town. Tesco sell items cheaper than the local shop as well...we really have to stop comparing tesco to bars in town.

Fajitas! · 28-07-2009, 16:14

Era' go way out of that. There's no reason to charge 6.20 on a pint of cider, and we're not comparing a bar with Tesco's here. We're comparing a bar with a bar. Simple as, nevermind the fact they're right beside each other.

abouttobebanned · 28-07-2009, 16:20

Fajitas, you're just using te 6.20 price tag as a convenient means of winning this argument...however, if you scroll up there, you'll see that I was clearly critical of the 6.20 price. And, I was replying to Keith Winters, who was comparing Tesco with a bar.

Johnnnybravo · 28-07-2009, 16:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kahless

Didn't you get the memo? You are supposed to say it is because of the smoking ban, not because of the prices

lol no originally yes it was the smoking ban, I dont smoke but the overwhelming smell of BO and guiness farts make me reassess going out

lol a time came then when I chanced going out again, just couldnt justify paying 5.50 for a bottle yes a bottle of miller, of course the aftershow of having scumbags start on you in the fried chicken joint is something I miss

Fajitas! · 28-07-2009, 16:24

Hahaha, of course I'm using a 6.20 price tag as a way of winning the argument, but it's not just aimed at yourself, it's aimed at the prices. It's just discussion

But I agree, comparing a bar with Tesco's is a terrible comparision.

Roanmore · 28-07-2009, 17:35

Was it Bulmers cider, isn't the price supposed to be coming down?

26-07-2009, 18:49	#1
dlofnep Hosted Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Éire Posts: 11,895 Adverts \| Friends HMod: RaN	Electric Avenue = Rip Off. Went out the other night for a pint with a few friends. Let me start by stating, a bottle of cider in my local is €4.50. Now I don't expect to pay local prices in town, so I headed to Geoffs first. €5 for a bottle, not bad. No complaints. Had a few in Geoffs, went next door into Electric Avenue and never have I been so disgusted in my life. €6.20 for a pint! Absolute rip-off. I drank my pint and left immediately. There is absolutely no excuse for having to pay an extra €1.70 for a pint in town, especially when the bar next to it is selling bottles for €1.20 cheaper! Electric Avenue can feck right off if they think I'm drinking there again. Manager didn't even seem to give a monkeys when I said it to him. Said that the extension caused the rise in drink prices. I understand the owner probably makes the prices, but still. Even with the drink prices been brought down a few weeks back, I'm still managing to pay 6.20 for a pint. Call me a scrooge, but that's not an acceptable price for a bottle. __________________ Private Message for Access for RaN (Irish Republican Discussion)

26-07-2009, 22:10	#2
brendansmith Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bitchville, USA Posts: 3,142 Adverts \| Friends	Thats shockin money for a pint so it is! __________________ http://poponthepop.com/images/galler...derwear-ad.jpg

27-07-2009, 03:06	#4
dlofnep Hosted Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Éire Posts: 11,895 Adverts \| Friends HMod: RaN	I don't either. I wouldn't be too troubled by paying up to 5.50 for a pint with Geoffs as 5 euro, but 6.20, I'm sorry lads.. but it's way too much. __________________ Private Message for Access for RaN (Irish Republican Discussion)

27-07-2009, 15:09	#5
Heathen Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Rep. Of Rainland Posts: 780 Adverts \| Friends	thats shockin!! its a shame Geoffs dont have a late license cos they are the best pub in town in my opinion, its just a shame you have to leave there and get ripped off if you want a late one.. 6.20 is ridiculous price!! __________________ Brother, many a crooked day we spent Telling tales and making myths Sharpening our tongues for the final fight Yet doing little but growing old. \m/ Heathen \m/

27-07-2009, 16:27	#8
Fajitas! Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Waterford/Dublin/London Posts: 12,731 Adverts \| Friends	Don't forget blaming the rent. Or the electricity bills. Or indeed, any other expense one would expect to pay in the day to day running of a nightclub. Jaysis, yeah, security. Forgot about that one. __________________ www.alhigginsphotography.com

27-07-2009, 01:37	#3
abouttobebanned Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,521 Adverts \| Friends	I don't understand how the extension should force the prices up...Whispers have gone in there and are now sharing the rent...surely the prices should go down?

27-07-2009, 16:12	#6
Johnnnybravo Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: KILKENNY Posts: 1,078 Adverts \| Friends	Absloute joke, you can pick up 6 cans for 6.99. This is why I dont go out anymore. Daylight robbery!

28-07-2009, 14:56	#9
Keith Winters Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 23 Adverts \| Friends	The price of a pint in Waterford City is shambolic to be frank. To be honest I rarely buy drink in town any more. I can't fathom being able to buy 20 bottles of miller in Tesco for €17.99 and then pay between €5 and €5.50 in town for one bottle. I understand that pubs,clubs and superpubs have serious overheads but these prices are extortionate. Waterford is the most expensive place in the country for a pint (outside of the capital and seaside holiday resorts). Until the oligopoly that is licensed premises in waterford disappears I can't see things changing in the near future. This is out of date afaik but it gives a good indication of even how how prices were last year. http://www.pintprice.com/region.php?/Ireland/EUR.htm

28-07-2009, 15:53	#10
abouttobebanned Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,521 Adverts \| Friends	Tesco sells thousands of products, thousands of which are high margin products. Bars sell drink, and pretty much nothing else. They have to make a living like all the other businesses in town. Tesco sell items cheaper than the local shop as well...we really have to stop comparing tesco to bars in town.

28-07-2009, 16:14	#11
Fajitas! Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Waterford/Dublin/London Posts: 12,731 Adverts \| Friends	Era' go way out of that. There's no reason to charge 6.20 on a pint of cider, and we're not comparing a bar with Tesco's here. We're comparing a bar with a bar. Simple as, nevermind the fact they're right beside each other. __________________ www.alhigginsphotography.com

28-07-2009, 16:20	#12
abouttobebanned Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,521 Adverts \| Friends	Fajitas, you're just using te 6.20 price tag as a convenient means of winning this argument...however, if you scroll up there, you'll see that I was clearly critical of the 6.20 price. And, I was replying to Keith Winters, who was comparing Tesco with a bar.

28-07-2009, 16:24	#14
Fajitas! Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Waterford/Dublin/London Posts: 12,731 Adverts \| Friends	Hahaha, of course I'm using a 6.20 price tag as a way of winning the argument, but it's not just aimed at yourself, it's aimed at the prices. It's just discussion But I agree, comparing a bar with Tesco's is a terrible comparision. __________________ www.alhigginsphotography.com

28-07-2009, 17:35	#15
Roanmore Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 261 Adverts \| Friends	Was it Bulmers cider, isn't the price supposed to be coming down?

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