Price of a night out!

Gingerspice99

Maybe it's just cos I'm getting old but does anyone else feel that it is getting more and more expensive to go out an have a few jars?

Out for my birthday last night - good gang of us - went for a meal all had starter, main and 3 drinks each. For 10 of us the bill was €450 so €45 a head

Not soo bad but by the time you add €10 each way for a taxi
approx €5 a drink and you can't just have a couple
So your talking 5-8 drinks if you in a late bar
5 drinks if you going on to a club
€10-€15 to get into the club
4 drinks when your in there at stupid prices approx €8
Subway or such like when you get out of there €8

So last night cost me:
€45 for the meal
€55 for drinks - went a bit mad on the ole micky finns - it was my birthday
€10 for the club
€32 more drinks
€20 for the taxi

so the total was €155

Now this is in the midlands so it would be cheaper than Dublin obviously but still thought this was a bit much.

This was also doubled apart from the taxi as my husband was with me so the night in total cost €290 :eek:

What does everyone else think - or am I just getting old

feylya

If you pay it, they will charge it.

MooseJam

a good night is the price of a tin of paint, expand your horizons

biko

€55 for drinks
€32 more drinks

87 euros for drinks alone? Either stop drinking Christal or stop buying everybody's drinks.

MooseJam

biko wrote:

€55 for drinks
€32 more drinks

87 euros for drinks alone? Either stop drinking Christal or stop buying everybody's drinks.

a pint is a fiver now, he could be a big fella and drink 15 pints

feylya

I'm gonna guess it's a chick, seeing as she mentions her husband...

JIZZLORD

I think the auld "wahey, it's my birthday" splurge took place. it all depends on where you go, some places are out to get people in and that is it, while others are fair and dont attempt to rob you. As you mentioned that you have a husband i'm guessing that you wouldnt frequent student dives that i often find myself in, you're probably likely to be in a classy joint, but 87 on drink is ridiculous, most towns have nice places that dont rip you off too much,

DemocAnarchis

biko wrote:

€55 for drinks
€32 more drinks

87 euros for drinks alone? Either stop drinking Christal or stop buying everybody's drinks.

Thats what I thought myself, wouldnt spend over 30 or so on drink myself on a night out, gotta love the black stuff

WindSock

You shouldnt be spending that much on your bday. Twas mine last week and I didn't spend a cent. milk it for all it's worth

Gingerspice99

yeah I was talkin in general about the prices of a night out and did anyone think it was getting more expensive.

Wasn't asking for anyones opinion on how much or what I was drinking :mad:

Thanks for actually reading my post and getting the meaning of it Jizz

MooseJam

I put seven euro in a ciggy machine and it gave no change, surely thats theft of some sort, thievin bastids

Jonny Arson

lash down a six-pack in the gaf before you go out
hit the town
flirt with whatever men in sight
half will stupidly buy you more drink
80% savings!

Fighting Irish

€8 for a drink?


Stop buying triple vodkas

Civilian_Target

You're mad. You spent almost €100 on drink alone...

jester77

Wow, that's crazy. Glad I don't live in Ireland :eek:

I would really struggle to spend €50 on a night out here and that would include a nice meal, drinking until 5 or 6 in the morning, kebab afterwards and transport and I would be legless after it.

Laslo

Ireland is a rip-off but as long as the pubs and restaurants are able to find enough customers willing to pay, it will stay that way. We get the prices we deserve. If enough people were willing to protest with their feet, prices would come crashing down.

I just got back from a week in Berlin. You could get a pint and a slap-up meal for €10 a head. You could get a very good meal and wine for €15-€25 a head. A beer was between €2 and €3, depending on where you went. I didn't see this as good value. It's normal. It's what it should be here.

imeatingchips

I'm with my ginger friend here and if your out for a good oul knees up then you end iup having a fair few drinks.

Anyway, 155 for a night out starting with with dinner, loads a drinks and 3am grub isnt bad at all missus. I usually set out for such nights with 200 and come home with nowt more than a bit of coinage for the jar... fuppin birthdays... :rolleyes:

It is a rip by the way though... I was in Aus and it was so cheap to go out for dinner and a few drinks. It makes such a big difference to your life when you can go out for dinner or whatever without it breaking the bank.

And for anyone who says "well bigger fool you for paying it" or some such, what do you suggest? Refuse to go out for friends bdays cos "it costs too much"?

Slow Motion

I live in Dublin and if I went out for dinner (a decent one) and a good few drinks then that's not a huge amount ! Sad I know, which is why the last few times I went out with the SO it has been while we've been down the country !

BangBeater

Nights out are ridiculously expensive. I'm going doing an eddie hobbs & start being the DD for a bit.... save up some money!

hermit

I spend 80 - 100 euro on a night out on drink and bus fare (nite link) in Dublin. Most clubs etc... your talking a fiver for short and mixer easily. I don't go out everyweek so maybe I just make up for it every other week.

But I wouldn't raise my eyebrows too much at the cost of the OPs night out... maybe I'm just too used to Dublin...

kevmy

Well in fairness the E45 for the meal and E10 for club and E10 for taxi are to be expected. If your looking at a decent meal and a Saturday night.
It's obviously the price of drink. Maybe you spent to much on drink, maybe they ripped you off, maybe you went a little crazy cos it's your birthday. What I would be concerned was if you were spending E100 on regular basis on nights out (without meal), then that would be a lot.

I've explained on boards before how to have a night out on E25, but that involves Buckie, middling nightclubs and Supermacs!!

Creamy Goodness

yeh but you live in the country as we all know there's no such thing as supermac's in dublin

biko

So does OP.

Creamy Goodness

biko wrote:

So does OP.

Ahh didn't spot that, I'll hide now.

MooShop

yeah well i live in the country as well and i always spend in or around €100 on an average night on drink alone and i go out every weekend, tend to go a bit mad on the shots and vodka red bulls. was in dublin at the weekend and had a pleasant surprise in the morning when i found out i only spent €120. its to be expected the way things are in this country these days, obviously if you just stay on pints it will be cheap enough, alot cheaper than my average nights, but each to their own.

Migser

I think the more you have the more you spend, last week i went out for a meal and drinks and spent about €130, i don't think i could go out dancing and spend any less than €80.

electric69

€130...included Tommy Tiernan, copious amounts of alcohol, numerous taxi's, night club, and god knows what else!

Canis Lupus

I live in London and when I go out I expect to pay roughly £120 (can be more or less depending on how heavily I drink and the majority of that is on the drink (double vodka and coke). Sux.

galah

hm, just a few things - went out for my birthday while on holidays in France - 5 of us, a couple of bottles of wine, and A LOT OF decent food - and it cost us roughly 130 Euros, for everything.

Went home (Germany) for a weekend in May, went out with the family to a nice restaurant - 7 of us, starters, main course, a couple of desserts, and a lot of booze - the total was 220 Euros.

For mother's day (my future Irish mammy in law ;-)), we went out with the bf's family (6 of us) to a nice restaurant in Galway and paid close to 450 Euros, for main courses, dessert, and ONE bottle of wine.

makes one wonder...

biko

If I have 50 on me when I go out I know I won't be able to spend it all, and I like my drink too.

Pint - 3.70 so I can buy 10+ pints. Don't have to pay for taxi as I live minutes from the pubs.

homeOwner

Cremo wrote:

yeh but you live in the country as we all know there's no such thing as supermac's in dublin

You have obviously never been on O'Connell Street

onemanband

2 drinks in Jimmz niteclub in Monaco cost me E92 about 2 weeks ago.

And no it's not one of those types of club!!!

Creamy Goodness

homeOwner wrote:

You have obviously never been on O'Connell Street

you've obviously are mis-educated on how smilies work :rolleyes::D

Gingerspice99

biko wrote:

If I have 50 on me when I go out I know I won't be able to spend it all, and I like my drink too.

Pint - 3.70 so I can buy 10+ pints. Don't have to pay for taxi as I live minutes from the pubs.

where do you get a pint for €3.70???

biko

Gingerspice99 wrote:

where do you get a pint for €3.70???

Roisin Dubh or any pub in town really
This is Guinness now. Heine or Carlsberg is 4.20 or so I think

kevmy

Gingerspice99 wrote:

where do you get a pint for €3.70???

biko wrote:

Roisin Dubh or any pub in town really
This is Guinness now. Heine or Carlsberg is 4.20 or so I think

In Galway. Ya gotta tell them Galway Biko, otherwise you'll confuse them

DarkJager

I remember my birthday night out very well.....because I got very drunk and spent 300 euro in a strip club;great fun.....

Average night out in Limerick would come to around 70/80 euro....because we can get pints and shots for 3 quid down here!!!

biko

kevmy wrote:

In Galway. Ya gotta tell them Galway Biko, otherwise you'll confuse them

Is not my fault someone think "town" always refers to Athlone.

ferdi

if you want to drink that amount (ie: if you want to get drunk) you really have to drink at home before you go out.

DublinWriter

kevmy wrote:

I've explained on boards before how to have a night out on E25, but that involves Buckie, middling nightclubs and Supermacs!!

I really will check myself in when I start doing any one of the three things on that list.

Buckie ar la!

Caliden

Your mistake was having mickey finns. If you're going to pay 5 euro for a shot at least get one that will have some sort of effect on you and you get your money's worth of alcohol

Binomate

A night out is only as expensive as you make it. You were the one spending the money, not the bars you spent it in. Nobody is forcing you to go and spend €80 on drinks.

oneeyedsnake

Binomate wrote:

A night out is only as expensive as you make it. You were the one spending the money, not the bars you spent it in. Nobody is forcing you to go and spend €80 on drinks.

correct!Okay when I was living in dublin last summer the average night out went like this

7pm: cycle down to mates house in clontarf,beer (usualy about 2/3)
8pm: cycle into town,hit some back street pub for cheap fosters/guiness about 5 or 6
11pm:cycle/walk aorund town aimlessly and end up in some random night club/bar,maybe buy another beer or two but at this stage I was usually drunk enough to rob drinks.
3am:kebabs
4am:roll around temple bar in a drunken stupor and then cycle home.

I rarely spent more than 25euro and don't think I ever broke the 30 euro mark.I realise cycling is not an option for every one but if you live within 40 min of town its grand tho.You should probally be well used to the route back tho so you can go back on auto pilot.Very chepa night out but you are kinda risking your life.

irlirishkev

I would very rarely spend any more than 50euro on a night out. I drink Guinness or Bulmers, lets say an average of 5euro a pint (though usually less for both).

I wouldn't drink 10pints, and I walk home. I don't go to niteclubs because I don't like them, I prefer late bars.

If I went out to dinner, went clubbing, spent money on taxis.. then I'd budget for about 150euro for the night. Relatively speaking OP, I don't think you had that expensive a night.

Fighting Irish

I don't understand why people buy shots, buy a nagan in the offo before you hit the pub and either keep it in your pocket and knock it back before you head in

kevmy

biko wrote:

Is not my fault someone think "town" always refers to Athlone.

I know I know but its because of the huge Athlone bias on this forum

kevmy

DublinWriter wrote:

I really will check myself in when I start doing any one of the three things on that list.

Buckie ar la!

Well when your a student you don't really care.

And by the way Supermacs is a fine family dining establishment. Much better than those kips McDonalds or Burger King. You don't get Ronald McDonald going around his restaurant cleaning it up at 4 in the morning but Pat does that

dermo88

I used to cycle everywhere when going on a night out. Then again, I had the keys to the head office in Dublin city centre, so it was safe to lock up the bike without some random skanger destroying it.

I was fortunate enough to stay within 40 minutes of the city centre. Well....35 minutes downhill, 50 minutes uphill and pissed to get home.

Leave city centre, stop off for liquid refills at two pubs to get home.

Cycling worked out at 28 miles to the gallon when Pints were factored in.

If I saw a Garda, I dismounted and walked. Bending, rather than breaking rules.

I'd get a decent night out for less than 50 Euro. Eat beforehand, Pint of Milk to line the stomach, off you go.

Lord Nikon

MooseJam wrote:

I put seven euro in a ciggy machine and it gave no change, surely thats theft of some sort, thievin bastids

20 smokes are 7.05, you lose.

Lord Nikon

Fighting Irish wrote:

€8 for a drink?

Redbull - €4.50
Vodka - €3.50

Welcome to the big smoke.

dermo88

Learn some Cantonese, I can get cigarettes for between 3 and 4 Euro a pack in Dublin in the Asian markets. I know its breaking the law, but if they want to tax cigarettes out of existence, the laws do not respect smokers, then why respect the law as a smoker.