Bringing your own alcohol to pubs!

pampers1

Hi people this is my first time posting in AH (I think). Just wondering what everyone thinks of people bringing their own alcohol to the pubs with them. Naggin's of vodka etc. I did it for the first time 3 weeks ago and saved an absolute fortune. I'm still a bit weary of being caught and turfed out with a nice embarassed head on me but Just wondering if its something that's done on a regular basis by loads of people. Apparently its all the rage.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

pampers1 wrote: »

Hi people this is my first time posting in AH (I think). Just wondering what everyone thinks of people bringing their own alcohol to the pubs with them. Naggin's of vodka etc. I did it for the first time 3 weeks ago and saved an absolute fortune. I'm still a bit weary of being caught and turfed out with a nice embarassed head on me but Just wondering if its something that's done on a regular basis by loads of people. Apparently its all the rage.

Don't be embarrassed. if you get caught, smile, own up and leave. Then find another bar and repeat!

I know loads of people who buy the vodka, but sneak in their own mixers. That's fair, considering the prices they charge for the mouthful of soft drink.

bit tricky to senak in six cans of beer though.

orourkeda

Why go to a pub if you dont want to buy drink?

prinz

Do you bring your own DVD's to the cinema?

petes

Stay at home and drink.

pampers1

orourkeda wrote: »

Why go to a pub if you dont want to buy drink?

Because you want to socialise with your friends but can't afford the ridiculously high prices of the alcohol being sold there.

NothingMan

I don't really like spirits and not as easy to smuggle an 8 pack of Heineken into a pub. Probably should invest in one of these. But on top of my existing beer gut I'd look preggers.

Dravokivich

pampers1 wrote: »

Because you want to socialise with your friends but can't afford the ridiculously high prices of the alcohol being sold there.

You don't need to drink to socialise.

prinz

pampers1 wrote: »

Because you want to socialise with your friends but can't afford the ridiculously high prices of the alcohol being sold there.

Then drink slowly, drink something non-alcoholic or socialise somewhere else.

NothingMan

Dravokivich wrote: »

You don't need to drink to socialise.

True, but I find when I'm sober I get embaressed when I dance on tables and flash my willy at everything and everyone.

KevArno

I just find this weird and cheap... If I was the bar man/owner I would turf out anyone doing this in the most embarrassingly ott and obvious way I could. Why not just have drinks at home with your friends? Or find a field or something? You are using someones premises, where they pay all the overheads and you reap the cosy craic benefits for free. It is not a crime or anything, but it's just cheap. Yes drink is overpriced in Ireland, but if its too expensive for you dont use the facilities.

pampers1

Dravokivich wrote: »

You don't need to drink to socialise.

So to answer my question, its not a done thing then??

Elle Collins

I'm not a spirits drinker but if I was I'd be bringing my own drink all the time and wouldn't give a tuppenny fuk what anyone thought about it.

Brendog

pre-drink

meet up with some friends in someones house and have a few drinks. You have a laugh and its a great way for everyone to meet up so you all head off together......unfortunatly it may cost you your dignity

Elle Collins

pampers1 wrote: »

So to answer my question, its not a done thing then??

It's very much the done thing. Go for it. You'll save yourself a fortune.

KevArno

Elle Collins wrote: »

It's very much the done thing. Go for it. You'll save yourself a fortune.

Where do you drink that this is very much the done thing? Tbh if I saw this happening I would think the people involved must be kids...

yungwan

pampers1 wrote: »

Naggin's of vodka etc. I did it for the first time 3 weeks ago and saved an absolute fortune.

Just wondering if its something that's done on a regular basis by loads of people. Apparently its all the rage.

I do this from time to time, especially during times when I have to go out alot and cannot afford it, for example at xmas.

And I agree, you save a fortune. I wouldnt do it every time I go out though. And I dont see anything wrong with it.

Dravokivich wrote: »

You don't need to drink to socialise.

Yes, we know you dont NEED to drink to have fun. but quite often going to the pub is the only time you can meet ALL your friends in the same place.

Anyway, I think this has become a very big phenomenum as of late, much more than I remember in the past.

artanevilla

Do you bring your own food to a restauraunt?

I wouldn't recommended you do this as not only are you breaking the law, you're putting me out of a job.

thebigbiffo

do it if you're really broke but feel you 'have' to go to the pub (party on or whatever that would mean you you were conspicuous by your absense).

if you're doing it every weekend just so you can be down the pub, you're a sponging cheapskate and need to be shot with balls of your own s'hite

Gillington

OP do it,if you get caught you get caught,just make sure you dont do it in a pub that your friends go to regularly,as if you get barred your saturdays night wouldn't be much fun anymore if your mates chose to go there again.

I bring a hipflask with me,not all the time but maybe twice a month,you can save a fortune,it'll be worth it!

pampers1

pampers1 wrote: »

I'm still a bit weary of being caught and turfed out .

If you're tired of being caught stop doing it?

fonecrusher1

artanevilla wrote: »

Do you bring your own food to a restauraunt?

I do actually.

super_furry

Ah the old Crouching Tiger, Hidden Naggin. Wouldn't do it in a pub but in a club I've done it in the past and will probably do it again. I wouldn't make a habbit of it, but hip-flasks are very handy in night clubs.

pampers1

bluewolf wrote: »

If you're tired of being caught stop doing it?

Sorry I meant wary, as in cautious or just generally afraid of being made a show of!!

artanevilla

fonecrusher1 wrote: »

I do actually.

Fair enough.

biko

I don't know anyone that brings drink to the pub.
Maybe it's the done thing for students / under 20s / cheapskates?

funkyjebus

prinz wrote: »

Do you bring your own DVD's to the cinema?

why do cinemas have dvd players that you can use and perhaps noone else will notice, also are we talking abouta dvd that is the same as the movie you are going to see, have you paid for the cinema?

i dont think you thought that through.

prinz

funkyjebus wrote: »

i dont think you thought that through.

I think I did. I want to go and enjoy the facilities such as big screen, comfy seats etc. Do I want to watch what's showing? Meh no, I'll just bring my own movie and watch that instead.

fonecrusher1

OP just get wrecked to the point that you can barely stand before you get to the pub. Then just buy a pint & make it last 2 hours. Works for me.:)

yungwan

artanevilla wrote: »

I wouldn't recommended you do this as not only are you breaking the law, you're putting me out of a job.

Well would you prefer you make a little money off these punters ( mixers or the odd round) or nothing at all? The simple fact is many people simply cannot afford to go out like they used to. And some feel they would rather go out cheaply, than not at all.

thebigbiffo wrote: »

do it if you're really broke but feel you 'have' to go to the pub (party on or whatever that would mean you you were conspicuous by your absense).

if you're doing it every weekend just so you can be down the pub, you're a sponging cheapskate and need to be shot with balls of your own s'hite

I agree, do it now and again. But yes, if you are doing it all the time you might be a little tight.

And apart from the bar owners, who is it bothering?

KevArno

People who do this must flat out sh!t when someone suggests rounds... or maybe when people might grab a bit of food somewhere on a night out do they run down to lidl/aldi and get some cheap alternative?

artanevilla

yungwan wrote: »

Well would you prefer you make a little money off these punters ( mixers or the odd round) or nothing at all? The simple fact is many people simply cannot afford to go out like they used to. And some feel they would rather go out cheaply, than not at all.

We're liable for any drink consumed on the premises that wasn't sold on the premises. There's a potential for fines that would far out weigh the cost of these punters not turning up.

funkyjebus

prinz wrote: »

I think I did. I want to go and enjoy the facilities such as big screen, comfy seats etc. Do I want to watch what's showing? Meh no, I'll just bring my own movie and watch that instead.

and there i was thinking people went to the cinema to see the films being played. well then i think you're on to something, ill let all the pirates know they need to film the comfy seats and the big screen, no need to worry about catching the movie itself.

Dravokivich

NothingMan wrote: »

True, but I find when I'm sober I get embaressed when I dance on tables and flash my willy at everything and everyone.

Well sorriiiiiiii for pointing and laughing!

:pac:

azezil

I could not socialise with someone who brought their own alcohol to a pub or club. What kind of a nack would do that, scalehh for them like! :S

yungwan

KevArno wrote: »

People who do this must flat out sh!t when someone suggests rounds...

Eh no.... my friends are actually understanding. If we are a little broke on a particular night, it isnt a big deal to say "no I'm staying on my own tonight".

funkyjebus

artanevilla wrote: »

We're liable for any drink consumed on the premises that wasn't sold on the premises. There's a potential for fines that would far out weigh the cost of these punters not turning up.

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how are you liable for drink consumed? what do you mean, as in if the drink poisons someone?

Useful.Idiot

would never spend any more than 10-15 euro a night on drink in any pub or club. For pubs stash a 6-pack around the back outside the pub, buy one pint and keep going out for refills, tis very handy.

And for clubs just go out absolutely scuttered, and when drunk you're usually compelled to steal drinks (I am anyway)

ejmaztec

NothingMan wrote: »

True, but I find when I'm sober I get embaressed when I dance on tables and flash my willy at everything and everyone.

I hope that's not where you got your username.:pac:

prinz

funkyjebus wrote: »

and there i was thinking people went to the cinema to see the films being played..

and there was I thinking people went to the pub to actually pay for food and drink from the publican. Pubs are businesses, not open houses to do whatever the hell you like in.

NothingMan

ejmaztec wrote: »

I hope that's not where you got your username.:pac:

Hey, it may be small, but i've been told it's very pretty!

artanevilla

Another thing for me as a barman would be the fact that we are also liable for your drunkeness. Technically I'm not allowed serve a drunk person. If someone comes in and is consuming their own alcohol, I can't control it, I can't say when they've had enough. They walk out stinking drunk, falling all over the place, not only does it look bad for the premises for passers by, they could also seriously injure themselves, as you have been in our premises all evening, we could well find ourselves on the end of a lawsuit, and in this case the barman could be liable, not the business. (I am not suggesting that the OP or anyone in this thread would ever get that drunk.)

KevArno

artanevilla wrote: »

We're liable for any drink consumed on the premises that wasn't sold on the premises. There's a potential for fines that would far out weigh the cost of these punters not turning up.

And surely its a question of escalation? If everyone does it and the pubs allow it and it just becomes the norm then how can businesses survive? Try to remember that these places are businesses. They are not there for your pleasure alone. If they are not making money then we will have no more pubs/clubs whatever.

Naikon

Pretty scummy thing to do tbh. A pub exists to sell drink.

artanevilla

funkyjebus wrote: »

<br />
how are you liable for drink consumed? what do you mean, as in if the drink poisons someone?

It's the same thing as with the smoking ban, the customer is the one smoking, but the pub will be fined. In essense we are responsible for policing the pub.

NothingMan

Useful.Idiot wrote: »

And for clubs just go out absolutely scuttered, and when drunk you're usually compelled to steal drinks (I am anyway)

Now if I saw someone take a cheeky swig from a hip flask I wouldn't think much of it, but if I saw some idiot, useful or not, steal my drink I'd be a very pissed off and that wouldn't end well for them. Not saying in a violent way, but i'd certainly make sure everyone knew what a cunt they were and that they were escorted from the club.

funkyjebus

artanevilla wrote: »

It's the same thing as with the smoking ban, the customer is the one smoking, but the pub will be fined. In essense we are responsible for policing the pub.

dont get me wrong im not agreeing with it, just wondering, what are you getting fined for?

KingLoser

azezil wrote: »

I could not socialise with someone who brought their own alcohol to a pub or club. What kind of a nack would do that, scalehh for them like! :S

Bleh? Do you get mortified if Daddy refuses to drop you to school in the Mercedes too?

OP, ignore the naysayers. You can only afford what you can afford. You'll be kicked out if you're caught, but it's a small price to pay for avoiding our laughable drink prices.

TBH, I think the bigger suckers are the ones paying full price.

Carl Sagan

I usually bring about a litre of vodka with me.

In my belly.

artanevilla

funkyjebus wrote: »

dont get me wrong im not agreeing with it, just wondering, what are you getting fined for?

The laws around licenced premises are quite strict, only drink sold on the premises can be consumed on the premises. We'd be fined for breach of that law.

fonecrusher1

Ive often smuggled a 2 litre of linden village into my local. And tescos six packs of crisps. Its easy loike.