It'd Drive You To Drink

cson · 05-10-2007 02:10PM #1

Two things that would drive me to drink are the price of drink and the standard of Irish Rugby. On a more serious note though I was out last night and ordered a Vodka, the barman asked me did I want the orange (Mi-Wadi) I said I did, handed him €10 got €4.70 back. I watched him put it in the till and it was €4.30 for the Vodka and €1 :eek: for the dash of orange. Imo thats absolute arse rape considering a bottle of Mi-Wadi in the shops is €1.30 ish and the club woulda been getting it a helluva lot cheaper than that from the supplier. It'd sicken some part of your anatomy the blatant profiteering in this land. Now where did I put Eddie Hobbs number....

Degsy · 05-10-2007 02:19PM

cson wrote:

Two things that would drive me to drink are the price of drink and the standard of Irish Rugby. On a more serious note though I was out last night and ordered a Vodka, the barman asked me did I want the orange (Mi-Wadi) I said I did, handed him €10 got €4.70 back. I watched him put it in the till and it was €4.30 for the Vodka and €1 :eek: for the dash of orange. Imo thats absolute arse rape considering a bottle of Mi-Wadi in the shops is €1.30 ish and the club woulda been getting it a helluva lot cheaper than that from the supplier. It'd sicken some part of your anatomy the blatant profiteering in this land. Now where did I put Eddie Hobbs number....

It is a rip-off but its nothing to what some Dublin scumholes are charging.Someplaces you'd be lucky to get change out of atenner at all for those drinks.Fcuck em,i say.Drink at home and put these rapists out of business.Oh yeah,and complain to the consumer association.

big b · 05-10-2007 02:25PM

Yep, he's turning over about €120 on a bottle of vodka and about maybe €30 for a bottle of Mi-Wadi.

Publicans have it tough alright. :eek:

cson · 05-10-2007 02:31PM

It was the mi-wadi that annoyed me the most, fooking arse banditry to charge €1 for a dash of it. Dirty rotten robbing publicans.

Slow Motion · 05-10-2007 02:35PM

cson wrote:

It was the mi-wadi that annoyed me the most, fooking arse banditry to charge €1 for a dash of it. Dirty rotten robbing publicans.

It's not your wadi it's my wadi !

all right all right I'm going back to the bar

Ishmael · 05-10-2007 02:38PM

Yeah, its sick alright, but whats worse is there are fecking eejits who are willing to pay these stupid prices.

herbieflowers · 05-10-2007 02:47PM

like the OP...

Degsy · 05-10-2007 02:47PM

Ishmael wrote:

Yeah, its sick alright, but whats worse is there are fecking eejits who are willing to pay these stupid prices.

Clowns..certain places should have a feckin picket placed outside them.I was in a certain city-centre meatmarket(read full of tossers),and had been(reluctantly) paying 5.20 a pint up to 11 o'clock.When i went up i was told that the price had risen sharply to 5.70 coz it was "after 11".When i asked the bar manager how they could justify this he said,"we've got great food and music here!".."Okay,lets see a menu" says i,"oh no,we stop serving food at 8!" he says.For the record, the music that was so frigging great was fcuking Band Aid or Kylie or something,tell the truth i was too pissed off to notice.Check this site for a comparison league table of pub prices(in Dublin)
www.dublinpubscene.com

Bastards.

An Citeog · 05-10-2007 02:52PM

If it makes you feel any better, I got a litre of vodka and coke last week for €4 and it was strong as fúck too! A beer in my local costs €1.50 aswell!

Now, back to your rant!

connundrum · 05-10-2007 03:02PM

You should complain to your local TD.

Or not go back to that pub again.

€3.40 for a pint in my old local down de country. Nearly had a heart attack when I got change back from a fiver at the weekend :eek:

Degsy · 05-10-2007 03:05PM

An Citeog wrote:

If it makes you feel any better, I got a litre of vodka and coke last week for €4 and it was strong as fúck too! A beer in my local costs €1.50 aswell!

Now, back to your rant!

Quiet Manuel..take these cases to room number seven!:D

Colonel Sanders · 05-10-2007 03:06PM

cson wrote:

Two things that would drive me to drink are the price of drink and the standard of Irish Rugby. On a more serious note though I was out last night and ordered a Vodka, the barman asked me did I want the orange (Mi-Wadi) I said I did, handed him €10 got €4.70 back. I watched him put it in the till and it was €4.30 for the Vodka and €1 :eek: for the dash of orange. Imo thats absolute arse rape considering a bottle of Mi-Wadi in the shops is €1.30 ish and the club woulda been getting it a helluva lot cheaper than that from the supplier. It'd sicken some part of your anatomy the blatant profiteering in this land. Now where did I put Eddie Hobbs number....

I have seen pubs charge as much as €2 for a dash. A friend of mine worked in a bar during college and he said the pub got mi wadi for free. When a driver was dropping off a drink delivery he'd always toss 2 cases in for free (1 orange, 1 blackcurrant)

Was just having a conversation in work this morning on why pub prices were so expensive but in the 10 years or so I've been drinking off licence drink has never been cheaper.

Degsy · 05-10-2007 03:08PM

connundrum wrote:

You should complain to your local TD.

Or not go back to that pub again.

€3.40 for a pint in my old local down de country. Nearly had a heart attack when I got change back from a fiver at the weekend :eek:

Not going back to the pub again isnt enough.This stuff should be regulated by a consumer watchdog with heavy fines or loss of licence to greedy bastards who flout the law.Several years ago,Bertie Aheren imposed a price-freeze on the cost of drink in Dublin.During that time,a pub not far from where he lives put 25 pence onto t he price of a pint to pay for the alterations to the pub and NOTHING happened to them.Has anybody else noticed the number of pubs being sold and shut down to make way for apartments.Greed,pure f*cking greed.

Degsy · 05-10-2007 03:12PM

Colonel Sanders wrote:

I have seen pubs charge as much as €2 for a dash. A friend of mine worked in a bar during college and he said the pub got mi wadi for free. When a driver was dropping off a drink delivery he'd always toss 2 cases in for free (1 orange, 1 blackcurrant)

Was just having a conversation in work this morning on why pub prices were so expensive but in the 10 years or so I've been drinking off licence drink has never been cheaper.

Its also well-kown that publicans get X-number of free kegs from the breweries.For example,if Peadair McScabbyhole orders 20 kegs of Heino to sell at 5.50 a pint,he gets at least another 5 kegs for nothing as a sweetener.One in five(or perhaps more)pints is costing the publican exactly NOTHING!!

Colonel Sanders · 05-10-2007 03:24PM

connundrum wrote:

€3.40 for a pint in my old local down de country. Nearly had a heart attack when I got change back from a fiver at the weekend :eek:

I know the feeling. Whenever i go home I'm always a bit shocked when i buy my first pint!!

Colonel Sanders · 05-10-2007 03:26PM

Degsy wrote:

Not going back to the pub again isnt enough.This stuff should be regulated by a consumer watchdog with heavy fines or loss of licence to greedy bastards who flout the law.Several years ago,Bertie Aheren imposed a price-freeze on the cost of drink in Dublin.During that time,a pub not far from where he lives put 25 pence onto t he price of a pint to pay for the alterations to the pub and NOTHING happened to them.Has anybody else noticed the number of pubs being sold and shut down to make way for apartments.Greed,pure f*cking greed.

Agree with you but 'The Publican Party' are hardly gonna shake up the drinks industry. Look at their reaction to McDowells cafe bar proposals. Until we actually get proper competition and regulators who actually have a pair of balls (not just in the drinks industry but in most industries) this behaviour will continue.

MOH · 05-10-2007 03:28PM

About five years ago I was sitting at the bar in McDaids (off Grafton St) watching a match.
A guy came up and ordered a pint, with a dash of blackcurrant. Barman served him, told him how much it was. Guy complained he'd been drinking there for a couple of hours and this was much dearer than his previous pints. Barman explained the extra 80p was for the dash (about 4 drops) of blackcurrant.

I didn't know the guy who was being ripped off, but I haven't drunk in McDaid's since.

ferdi · 05-10-2007 03:40PM

i just rarely drink in pubs/clubs now. do my boozing at home or in a friends place where you are guaranteed: cheap booze, a seat, good company, good music, no Qs for the bathroom, no bathroom 'attendants', drinks just how you like them, no waiting for 20 minutes to be served at the bar, no rude and ignorant door/bar staff, no cover charges, no dress codes, no watered down booze, no last orders etc etc

ferdi · 05-10-2007 03:45PM

depends on the establishment and it depends on the day...some places 11pm, some places 3.30am...in a house its whenever you keel over.

Trojan911 · 05-10-2007 04:22PM

You should complain to your local TD.

And if you could get a certain minister involved he might offer the landlord out if negotiations failed.

TJ911...

Cheeky_gal · 05-10-2007 04:32PM

Think thats bad...I [accidentally] once charged a table €100 for drinks....my god the outbreak which took place!!!

Degsy · 05-10-2007 04:58PM

Cheeky_gal wrote:

Think thats bad...I [accidentally] once charged a table €100 for drinks....my god the outbreak which took place!!!

And if they'd ((accidentally) paid up you'd have taken the money and said nothing.I sincerely hope they fired your ass!

Cheeky_gal · 05-10-2007 05:06PM

Degsy wrote:

And if they'd ((accidentally) paid up you'd have taken the money and said nothing.I sincerely hope they fired your ass!

Eh no actually it was genuinely an accident and the money went straight to the till....manager n all was called....table of drunk idiots (all women) and me and the manager....good times! They'd never fire me...I'm the assett to their success...;)

Terry · 05-10-2007 06:16PM

€4.30 for a pint in my local or 8 cans for €14.18. I know where I'm drinking.
I can smoke at home too.

mac123 · 05-10-2007 06:36PM

cson wrote:

Two things that would drive me to drink are the price of drink and the standard of Irish Rugby. On a more serious note though I was out last night and ordered a Vodka, the barman asked me did I want the orange (Mi-Wadi) I said I did, handed him €10 got €4.70 back. I watched him put it in the till and it was €4.30 for the Vodka and €1 :eek: for the dash of orange. Imo thats absolute arse rape considering a bottle of Mi-Wadi in the shops is €1.30 ish and the club woulda been getting it a helluva lot cheaper than that from the supplier. It'd sicken some part of your anatomy the blatant profiteering in this land. Now where did I put Eddie Hobbs number....

you should do what i do....have a few cans before you head out and bring your own vodka in with you, then just pay the €3 or so for a lucazade...it makes for a nice cheap night! you have to fight back!!

An Citeog · 05-10-2007 06:45PM

mac123 wrote:

you should do what i do....have a few cans before you head out and bring your own vodka in with you, then just pay the €3 or so for a lucazade...it makes for a nice cheap night! you have to fight back!!

Or you could just ask them for a dash of blackcurrant in a glass. Might be a bit obvious though!

Thomas_S_Hunterson · 05-10-2007 06:53PM

Aye a naggin in the sock makes for a cheap night out:p

(or in the handbag if you're female)

Orange69 · 05-10-2007 06:55PM

Just get plastered at home on the wine/6 packs, then head into town..

Its fun, kinda like a video game..

An Citeog · 05-10-2007 08:08PM

Sean_K wrote:

Aye a naggin in the sock makes for a cheap night out:p

(or in the handbag if you're female)

Hip-flask ftw!

FlutterinBantam · 05-10-2007 09:48PM

Terry wrote:

€4.30 for a pint in my local or 8 cans for €14.18. I know where I'm drinking.
I can smoke at home too.

Jaysus:eek:

Go down to Aldi and youl'l get 12 cans of Oettinger for that.

You were ripped off.

05-10-2007 11:02PM

cson wrote:

It was the mi-wadi that annoyed me the most, fooking arse banditry to charge €1 for a dash of it. Dirty rotten robbing publicans.

Just rob the mi-wadi and stash it in some corner of the nightclub!

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