pub prices

humbert

The fact that pubs can raise the price of a drink as the night progresses defies reason to me, how is it that this is possible without any signs or warning?

aidan_walsh

I thought that since the laws barring Happy Hours were brought in, a price had to remain static from the time of opening to the time of closing. They can be adjusted during non-working hours, but couldn't change while the pub was open.

Nevyn

All pubs are required by law to have a visible price list and that will also have the late prices.

humbert

didn't see one in doyles last night and got quite a shock when the cost of the drink went up by about 40 cent. will have a good look tonight.

It's like going into to tescos and begin charged 40 cent extra for your bread because it was after three, why is it acceptable in pubs where the profit margin is already very generous:mad:

haz

The Office of the Director of Consumer Affairs has prosecuted several watering holes for failure to display pricing and overcharging. I think the most recent publicised cases were at the Galway Races.

http://www.odca.ie/

Overheal

Well, I work in a nightclub, and I can tell you we already make a profit margin of about 300% on our drinks, which is ridiculous for what they're paying me

I feel the Law should be ammended so that the Prices should be on display at each and every point of sale (ie. for every cash register that handles the sale of drink, there must be one price list within 3 meters)

Gobán Saor

Abrakebabra charge an extra 10% on all purchases after midnight. It's clearly displayed and therefore I've no problem with it - take it or leave it.

Whether or not most customers are sober enough to notice is neither here nor there:D

Bicky

Quinns in drumcondra add an extra euro.

Stabshauptmann

what is the average mark up in pubs.
What the the pub have to pay (roughly) for the pint they charge me 4.50 for?

Gobán Saor

Roughly;

Brewery 0.50
Taxes, excise 1.50
Publican 2.50

Degag

Gob&#225 wrote: »

Roughly;

Brewery 0.50
Taxes, excise 1.50
Publican 2.50

Brewery gets a bit more than that.... A keg costs between €120 and €140 with 88 pints per keg.

digweed

isn't the biggest mark up on soft drinks??? iirc and old pub manager i used to work with told me they had a markup of about 600% (this was 8 years ago tho').

D.

kaimera

Aye, soft drinks have.

hullaballoo

Tackle69 wrote:

Brewery gets a bit more than that.... A keg costs between €120 and €140 with 88 pints per keg.

I've been wondering about this for a while. It's no real biggy really. I've always given 88 pints as the volume of beer in a keg, and that seems to be the generally bandied-about number as well.

However, kegs themselves say 50L, which converts to 105 pints. I sort of thought maybe they were accounting for the inevitable waste that you get with kegs, but then again, how would you quantify that? And why wouldn't you just say 90 pints?

dumbyearbook

Hi first post hope this goes ok......

1L = 1.759 753 986 Irish pints
a US one which is what google offer very quickly 1 litres = 2.11337641 US pints

(so 50 L = 87.9 Irish pints)

Used to work in pubs and the old half litre was a favorite 'small pint' with the older folk!

hullaballoo

Blasted Americans!

I thought it might be something with my maths alright! Cheers for clearing that up.

Overheal

Watch your racism, I am a Yank, after all but God yes, Hurrah for Irish Pints

Victor

The can increase prices, but can't decrease them during the course of the day.