Getting Your Round In At The Bar

St._Andalou

Seeing as this is After Hours, I thought this thread was most appropriate here.

Do you have any tales of people who completely disregard the rules of Pint Etiquette? What are the hard-and-fast rules of rounds, anyway?

The other night there was a group of us out and there was one long-term couple who went together as one when it was their turn to get their round in. I thought that was very cheeky, especially since most of us were on pints (to rub salt in the wound, I was on Lucozade because I was driving) and the girl in this pair was on vodka & tonic.

I have an 18-year-old cousin who seems to think that her age exempts her from getting her round in when there's a family get-together. Normally I wouldn't begrudge this of someone who's much younger, but she has expensive tastes -- brandy and diet coke.

I notice that rounds are more common with an older crowd than a younger one.

LowOdour

i always get the first round in if there is a gang...they will usually remember ive bought at least one round

karlog

I don't know why people in large groups agree to buy rounds on a night out. I never agree to rounds if i'm with more than 3 people in a pub. I'm not being stingy it's just too dam awkward and you end up paying more for drink as if it wasn't expensive enough already.

445279.ie

St._Andalou wrote: »

The other night there was a group of us out and there was one long-term couple who went together as one when it was their turn to get their round in.

I absolutely detest this from couples.

My round, their round :mad::mad::mad:

alwaysadub

I much prefere to buy my own drink and not do rounds.

But when we do them, i always make sure to get my round in. Hate people buying drinks for me all the time.

Fukuyama

Got a mate like that ... he ows me a vat of Guinness at this stage. Plenty of IOUs or just simply accepting drinks when its other peoples round, going to the bar when its his and coming back with a pint for only himself! >:|

St._Andalou

445279.ie wrote: »

I absolutely detest this from couples.

My round, their round :mad::mad::mad:

Yeah, I was wondering if this was an isolated incident, but I suspect it's quite common for couples!

vicecreamsundae

St._Andalou wrote: »

Yeah, I was wondering if this was an isolated incident, but I suspect it's quite common for couples!

when it's your round, get the couple a pint with two straws.

Ricardo G

God i hate rounds, if and when it does happen i always consider other peoples pockets and ask for a mere pint, next thing i'm paying for double vodkas and red bull or Jack daniels and coke :eek: thank god it only lasts for 1 round most of the time lol rounds stop when recession starts

Sofa King Great

The couples thing drives me mad.

Although at family parties i think it is fair enough that the 18 year old shouldnt have to be buying rounds for the aunts/uncles/older cousins (potentially working)

Pittens

LowOdour wrote: »

i always get the first round in if there is a gang...they will usually remember ive bought at least one round

with an ever increasing group that can be the cheapest. I once waited - back when I lived in Ireland - until we had gone to Cafe En Seine, and picked up some mercenary women. Since this was past the famous En Seine witching hour when prices went up to 6€ a pint or more, and God knows what the cocktails were, the whole thing came to close to €100.

Just saying. First is best. You dont come across as mean, but it can be cheaper.

Word to wise.

Ronin247

Once knew a lad who always joined a group of 2 or 3 and always bought his round on time every time,seemed innocent enough untill someone pointed out that he always bought last in any round.


if there was 3 of us he bought the 3rd drink,he could not lose

if we had 3 drinks he bought 3 drank 3

if we had 4 drinks he bought 3 drank 4

if we had 5 drinks he bought 3 drank 5

if we had 6 drinks he bought 6 drank 6

if we had 7 drinks he bought 6 drank 7
and so on.I would never have copped on and was in his round lots of times over a couple of years till someone else pointed it out.

He died of a brain hemorrhage a couple of years later,good enough for the tight basturd.Karma is a bitch.

GLaDOS

I never do rounds, easier and cheaper to just buy your own drink.

PeterIanStaker

I usually try to avoid rounds, and if I go in one, it'd only be four or five people including myself. Gets messy after that I find.

Fromvert

If I'm doing rounds I'll only do them with certain mates, ones who drink like me. If there is say four of us in the round, after the fourth round we'll make sure everyone is staying for another four before we start another round.

Tell the couple to cope the **** on.

IvySlayer

Hmm mmm, I have a weak bladder, and when it's near my turn I need to use the toilet :P

Don't do rounds, cheaper to buy your own drink. Why spend 40 euro in one go?

MightyMighty737

Ronin247 wrote: »

He died of a brain hemorrhage a couple of years later,good enough for the tight basturd.Karma is a bitch.

Holy ****! :eek:

JONJO THE MISER

St._Andalou wrote: »

Seeing as this is After Hours, I thought this thread was most appropriate here.

Do you have any tales of people who complete disregard the rules of Pint Etiquette? What are the hard-and-fast rules of rounds, anyway?

xOxSinéadxOx

Ronin247 wrote: »

Once knew a lad who always joined a group of 2 or 3 and always bought his round on time every time,seemed innocent enough untill someone pointed out that he always bought last in any round.


if there was 3 of us he bought the 3rd drink,he could not lose

if we had 3 drinks he bought 3 drank 3

if we had 4 drinks he bought 3 drank 4

if we had 5 drinks he bought 3 drank 5

if we had 6 drinks he bought 6 drank 6

if we had 7 drinks he bought 6 drank 7
and so on.I would never have copped on and was in his round lots of times over a couple of years till someone else pointed it out.

He died of a brain hemorrhage a couple of years later,good enough for the tight basturd.Karma is a bitch.

I don't understand this...
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babyfratelli_x

I dont mind doin rounds if its with the right people.... usually wouldnt do rounds with more than 4 r 5 people or sometimes well split in 2 if some are drinkin pints, and some are drinkin vodkas or whatever...its fairer at times, and your usually drinkin at da same pace then.....

Last summer we all used to put money in a "kitty".... say 30 euro each to start and jus buy the rounds out of that... handy for sharin mixers or whatever, and everyone pays the same.... any money left used towardds taxi everyone was happy.

starbelgrade

Any time I'm out, the booze is always bought in rounds. Never had any problems with it, but then again, I only go drinking with people I like.

Eddie Ere

Can't stand couples that act as one in rounds. Drives me insane.

Usually only work in small rounds of three, max 4. Gets messy after that.

St._Andalou

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

That's a helpful and thoughtful contribution right there.

D-Generate

I have no problem doing rounds. I am out with my buddies, I trust them and they trust me. We aren't out trying to screw each other over and it all balances out. Fortunately we don't have any of those problem friends or couples.
Not taking part in rounds is fine by me, each to their own but being sneaky and stingy in rounds means that you will most certainly not be invited out again. I am not going to drink with someone who has no moral issues with dipping their hands in to my wallet.

DerekDGoldfish

I dont do rounds with more than just two when I can avoid it, I hate having extra drinks in front of me when im drinking slowly and waiting for a drink when im ahead.

I have been guilty of the odd saying "does anyone want a drink" while im running towards the bar before anyone can answer though

Mimikyu

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eightyfish

At least we know how to order rounds. I used to work in Fitzsimon's and we'd get the English hens nights in every week.

Can I get a half a larger.
Another half a larger.
Vodka and coke.
Another coke.
Vodka and lemonade.
-Red ow White?
What are you talking about?
-I'll give you a white.
And a white wine.
Red wine.
Another white wine.
And a half a larger.

*gets drinks*

Oh we want to pay separately.

Dj Stiggie

Had a friend in Barcelona who was a really nice guy but would never buy a drink. Me or another mate would usually offer to buy the first, then second, we'd sit there with empty glasses until one of us would go to the bar and just buy our two.

One night we were out and getting rounds of shots in. He asked, did you guys not get me one, and we said well you owe us a good ten each at this stage. He wasn't impressed but he didn't argue. Never did get that drink though.

I always do rounds when out with good mates, and if I arrive late I get the round in. "Newcomer's in" I say, which doesn't sit well with some of my mates if they arrive and ask who's round it is.

I also hate lads who say "who's getting the next one in?" when we're all still on the first round. "You can, you tight b@astard" is what I always say

caesar

Going in a round with more than four is always gonna be messy. Your talkin 5 drinks each min if its five people and if its to work out again, ye'll have to have 10 drinks each ....all around the same price and drink at the same pace. Sounds retarded to me.

As a student Ill do rounds the odd time with one of my mates....max three. We're never in the pub long enough to have 10 drinks each anyway.

If the couples pulled that ****e with any of us we wouldn't be long buying them one drink and two straws.

And ya when Im out with my bros they do rounds and pay for me....I dont have a say.

Sephiroth_dude

I dont like buying rounds at all,I'll buy my own and thats all..........unless theres a lady with me of course.

DerekDGoldfish

eightyfish wrote: »

At least we know how to order rounds. I used to work in Fitzsimon's and we'd get the English hens nights in every week.

Can I get a half a larger.
Another half a larger.
Vodka and coke.
Another coke.
Vodka and lemonade.
-Red ow White?
What are you talking about?
-I'll give you a white.
And a white wine.
Red wine.
Another white wine.
And a half a larger.

*gets drinks*

Oh we want to pay separately.

You thinks thats bad? I used to work in a pub where the local old foaks home would come in, order a "round" of 15 drinks and then pay for ir each seperaltly *shakes head* old people

Creature

Ugh I hate rounds. Keeping in sync with the pace of others and remembering who wants what becomes too much after a few hours of drinking.

kumate_champ07

'rounds', makes it sound like a sport. I dont like it at all, why cant people choose their own pace?

Louthdrog

As a barman, rounds are the most headwrecking thing ever. Trying to remember 10 different drinks. Ill just serve one person then the next and then the next. A lot easier for barman and customer. Nobody is screwed out of any money or drink and everyones a lot happier. If there is two or three people all on the same drink then fair enough, otherwise its just pointless.

Minstrel27

I don't bother with rounds much. Nearly always guaranteed to have someone whinging about how it is someone elses turn.

Brendygg

6 or 7 of us on rounds last St.Stephens day in a pub in the village, fairly packed and the round was getting awkward. One of the lads in the round went and got the last round of pints.

We all went on to the night club except the lad on the last round. Said he was broke and would go to another pub in the village. We said grand, goodluck.

Next day he pipes up boasting that the last round was on the house, our xmas drink and he didnt pay for it. Stingy ****er. Was pissed off for a long while over that one. Should copy and paste this into the stingiest thread.

edit: rounds are sh!te if theres more than 3 in them.

Nemanja91

I'd only do rounds with my closest friends cause I can trust them, normally what happens is we will split into smaller groups for rounds cause some of us drink faster than others..

Feeded

My brother and his wife always make sure to buy their own round when in a round. . Although he has to remind her. . . .also, when a gang of us leaves the pub for the niteclub some sap will go off and buy a round of cheap apple shots- without consulting- and you have to stomach that sh1te . . Sorry, you made a mistake- i wasn't drinking frog's p1ss!

BopNiblets

Hate rounds, alcohol + keeping track of things (whose round, how many drinks, any new arrivals) = fail.
After about 4 or 5 rounds I'm too well sauced to care!

artanevilla

Louthdrog wrote: »

As a barman, rounds are the most headwrecking thing ever. Trying to remember 10 different drinks. Ill just serve one person then the next and then the next. A lot easier for barman and customer. Nobody is screwed out of any money or drink and everyones a lot happier. If there is two or three people all on the same drink then fair enough, otherwise its just pointless.

Rounds are fine as long as they're ordered properly, give me all the drinks at once and I'll remember, I may even remember next time so all they've to say is same again. The odd time you'd get someone ordering. "Pint of Heineken", "No bother." Take an order off someone else while pouring. Give them the pint, "Vodka and Coke as well." Give them that. "Bottle of wine." Served. " and a pint of Guinness." :mad: Meanwhile there's someone looking at me waiting for the drink they ordered.

jd007

I fucking hate rounds!!:mad:

Rabies

I don't mind rounds when it 4-5 people or a group of good mates.
Sometimes it can work out expensive $200-300 a night. But usually its about $150.
With my mates its all good, it comes back.

Mimikyu

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admiralofthefleet

i always stand my round, but i work with an absolute scrooge who will take pints off people and then turn around and say he has no money when its his twist, i refuse to include him in rounds but the wanker gets really annoyed when i do it

source

As a non drinker, I despise getting into rounds. I have a good group of friends who will not let me buy drinks for them on a night out, stating that it is unfair on me to have to buy alcohol for them when all I'm drinking is lucozade and wind up dropping them home at the end of the night.

I have had occasion to be out with people, who label me as a tight bastard when I say I'll stay on my own for drinks. The way I see it is I'm not drinking €5 drinks why should I have to pay for your €5 drinks......having said that, If out with the girlfriends family or friends I will usually buy a round of drinks for them, which is usually appreciated more than the other rounds that are bought purely because I don't drink.

If I wind up getting sucked into rounds then, I will stand my round, but I will avoid rounds like the plague, it just works out too expensive and very unfair to the non drinker in the group.

Why do people do rounds? I think it's the most ridiculous thing ever. You always end up spending way more than you wanted, you have to drink at everyone else's pace or you end up with 3 drinks waiting in front of you. I always used to get dragged into them with my boyfriend's mates and ended up spending 50 euro on a round when there's no way I'd have spent that on my own. Now I just insist to leave me out of it, and if they include me anyway, I just say thanks for the drink. I'm not going to be forced into rounds.

Sound Bite

Rounds with my regular friends is great, everyone pays their fair share, no expensive tastes, all runs smoothly, saves numerous trips to the bar.

Friends apart, I hate drinking in rounds. Absolutely hate:

The Couples
Who get a round between them. How do you not understand that you got 2 drinks but are only paying for 1 in return? Over the course of the night, huge saving to them.

The Upgraders
Those that drink a pint when its their round but change to a "double vodka and redbull" or "brandy & baileys" when its someone else paying. Don't mind so much if its a genuine change but the people who drink a pint on their round everyround but something else when they're not paying.

The PC bridage
Those that insist on the designated driver getting in a round as "it's only fair". He brought you here, he's bringing you home, it's costing him petrol, you're paying him nothing. The least you can do its get him a free 7-Up. Can't stand people who call on the DD to get their round in. (BTW, I'm never the DD)

The Disappearers
Those who suddenly vanish as their round approachs. There's a guy at work who it notarious for doing this. Will use any excuse to avoid a round, i.e. toilet, cigarette break, anything and will usually leave it so long that someone else just goes to the bar rather than continue to wait.

Once night, we decided we were sick of him after he dodged yet another round so my round I ordered for everyone but him, when I came back to the table, I apologied for forgetting him and told him I'd go to back to the bar in a minute.....never did..even after he reminded me. Next colleague left him out of the order again, as there was a big group of us he told him he thought he's gone home as noone could find him earlier when it was his round.
Since then, it doesn't appear to be an issue!

Sorry so long but it does my head in. Rant over.

Blackjack

artanevilla wrote: »

Rounds are fine as long as they're ordered properly, give me all the drinks at once and I'll remember, I may even remember next time so all they've to say is same again. The odd time you'd get someone ordering. "Pint of Heineken", "No bother." Take an order off someone else while pouring. Give them the pint, "Vodka and Coke as well." Give them that. "Bottle of wine." Served. " and a pint of Guinness." :mad: Meanwhile there's someone looking at me waiting for the drink they ordered.

That used to piss me off something rotten. When I worked in London, this was rife - I'd ask people if they were at this to give me at least 4 drinks at a time.

If the refused, they paid for Dave's pint in the other bar, and never copped it.

In fairness, some thought they were actually being helpful, in a busy bar, they were being anything but.

pickarooney

foinse wrote: »

I have had occasion to be out with people, who label me as a tight bastard when I say I'll stay on my own for drinks.

The only logical interpretation for that is that they were planning on ripping you off in rounds.

Round are grand for 2-3 good friends with similar consumption rates drinking pints. Anything else is a disaster.

orourkeda

Anyone who doesnt get their round in needs to have their face smashed in. Assuming of course that they got into a round in the first place.

Let there be no doubt, fannying out of ones round is clearly unacceptable behaviour.

source

Just one point on the couples thing, if I'm out with herself and we get stuck in rounds, we'll both stand our round, only I'll be the one going to the bar both times. This is probably a big factor in people thinking that some couples are only buying 1 round.

Of course there are the tight ****ers too.