DonFred wrote: » I have to name and shame Harveys in Waterford!! They charge 5euros to get in on Fri and 10 on Sat!!! Madness especially when pints are most expensive in town and worst pints ever - all watered down. People of Waterford and visitors please stay well clear of this S@%*hole of place.
leche solara wrote: » Very few pubs that I've been in have passed on any reduction. One pub laughed at my suggestion that I should be paying less, saying "this is Ireland". Another claimed to have reduced the price from €5.90 to €5.70, when it has always been €5.70. Yet another claimed there was no reduction at all, and that the whole thing was a publicity stunt by Bulmers to get people buying it in the belief they were getting a bargain. When I contacted Bulmers they said it was at the discretion of the pubs to pass on the reduction, and that they could do nothing about it. They didnt seem too interested either.
thebullkf wrote: » 5e for lager in donaghmede inn......5.65 for pint bottle of cider no windows in the place no women in the place. 4.45 for guinness packed mon-sun..... go figure. ps, guinnessisdynamite there imo.;)
Many pub owners have not passed on a 10% cut in the price of a pint bottle of Bulmers cider which C&C, the drink’s manufacturer, had hoped would reduce it to below €5. Just one in five pubs has given the full benefit of the discount to drinkers, a Sunday Times survey discovered last week. Four pubs out of 20 surveyed nationwide had reduced the cider drink by 10% and some of these were charging way above the average price beforehand. When C&C announced its initiative in May, a pint bottle of Bulmers cost an average of €5.50 in Dublin and €5.04 elsewhere. After reducing the cost to the publican by 10%, C&C advised customers in a nationwide advertising campaign that they should expect a similar reduction at the bar. The company said its aim was to get the price below €5. However, while most Dublin pubs have cut the price somewhat, just three out of 10 contacted last week had passed on the full price reduction. The three that did were The Bailey, Ron Black’s and Searson’s, which had been charging €6.60,€6.10 and€6 respectively. Their prices now stand at €6.00, €5.50 and €5.40. In the Bleeding Horse on Camden Street, staff said that the price of a pint bottle had not been reduced at all and remains at €5.60. In Davy Byrne’s the drink used to be €6.40, but is now €5.95. A 10% deduction would have brought it down to €5.76. In Bruxelles it dropped from €6.40 to €6.10. In a further 10 pubs surveyed in Waterford, Galway and Limerick, the price of a Bulmer’s pint bottle was below a fiver, although the 10% cut had not been passed on fully. Just one pub, Matt Molloy’s in Westport, has cut the price fully and now charges €4.70. Barry Fleming, manager of the Bleeding Horse, said that suppliers have yet to factor in the 10% cut: “Bulmers just announced it and never told anyone, so it is only starting to come into effect. We’ll be looking at it in a few weeks.” In Cafe En Seine, a pint bottle cost €5.80, down only €0.30. Jason Denham, group marketing manager of Capital Bars, the company that runs the Dawson Street pub, said the staff have “no control” over the price. A reduction had been made on the basis of a price cut from the wholesaler. Bulmers said that anecdotal figures compiled by its wholesalers suggest that 55% of publicans have passed on the full reduction. “We would hope they do, but we can’t force them,” it said.
dudara wrote: » From today's Sunday Times.
In Cafe En Seine, a pint bottle cost €5.80, down only €0.30
rubadub wrote: » That is quite a reduction. Bulmers reduced by 10%. If you did only pass on the savings and it was €5.30 and dropped 30cent, then this would mean bulmers were charging you €3.00 per bottle and dropped this 10% to €2.70 and you passed on the 30cent. So in effect your place has made quite a large reduction, as there is no way you were paying €3 a bottle. Many wrongly thought pubs would reduce by 10%.
nayorleck114 wrote: » I was charged €4.90 for a 330Ml bottle of Heiniken in Beleek Castle, Co. Mayo yesterday. Not even a PINT!!.
Camarague wrote: » Temple Bar in general is a total rip off. It's a shame that the epicentre of touristy Dublin is also the epicentre of rip-off-dom.
rayc wrote: » Posted this recently in another thread but it's relevant here too... The CSO released their latest survey on Consumer Prices..... Pint of Draught Lager: In Dublin Lowest Average Price = 4.53 Highest Average Price = 5.19 Average = 4.85 Outside Dublin Lowest Average Price = 3.98 Highest Average Price = 4.80 Average = 4.33 Also for Vodka dublin averaged 4.05. Outside Dublin = Regional cities and towns with population less than 20,000. its here if you want to see it http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0626/csoprices.pdf
PurplePossum wrote: » Dublin prices are mental. Why do we pay them??
Frank66 wrote: » My eyes were finally opened last weekend in Liverpool. I was paying 1.90(pounds) for a Guinness in some places in the Cavern Quarter. Some bars a little more but still below a Saturday in the city centre here. As well, there is a tequlia bar that had 1 pound shots and great deals on double vodka Red Bulls. 1 pound for a good portion of tasty chips on the way back to my room. The trip was totally worth the 14 euro plane ride. It's been suggested here "don't want to pay the Dublin price? then don't pay it and keep complaining" I'm sold, rip off Dublin pubs get no more of my $.:rolleyes:
bog master wrote: » Came a cross the Guinness Price Index along with CSO stats on average Industrial Wage. Prices converted to Euro. 1994 Avg Ind. Wage €332.54 National Average Pint Guinness €2.34 2007 Avg Ind Wage €600.24 National Average Pint Guinness €4.03
