KevArno wrote: » If you can't afford the prices a place charges then you can't afford to go. Your perception of what a pub or club may be for does not matter, because it is still a business, where the management are in it to make money and provide jobs.
fonecrusher1 wrote: » The costs of drinking in a pub is very high which is why lots of folks are not bothering anymore. We're all in this recession. 3 pints will cost a person about 12/13 euros in a pub? Thats just too much im afraid.
artanevilla wrote: » The overheads of running a business, especially a pub are extremely high, unfortunately there's nothing we can do to change it as it is the way our economy works. The country has been in recession for about two years now. The pub game has been for the last ten.
thebigbiffo wrote: » but this phenomenon of people bring there own beer is down to the fact that there is no value, if you cant lower the prices due to (what i know are crazy) overheads, you'll have to do something else to satisfy punters instead of moaning about the recession. how about a currys night> big f'uck off pot of curry and rice - which costs f'uck all - served with a pint for 6 euro? basically, curry = no profit but you get arses on seats for a while. how about poker nights? movie nights? hooking up your tv to the internet to get matches that aren't shown on telly? how about drinks promos, sexy spanish chick table service or a bbq for regulars on a summers nigth? the major problem i have with bar owners is that they still expect the induistry to be 'open the doors, people come in on the piss'...those days are gone buddy. show some innovation in your 'business' and you wont need to complain about how bad things are!
artanevilla wrote: » 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.
thebullkf wrote: » how so? you work in a bar so ..correct? i would've thought people drinking at home would put you out of a job.
artanevilla wrote: » I agree with you, the price of a pint is huge but it's not the pubs fault, it's the governments and the economys. I'm not defending the cost of the drink as such, but there's little we can do about it, people are always blaming the publican, but it's our high wages, high taxes etc, that push the price up and up.
fonecrusher1 wrote: » I understand that but theres nothing us public can do about it. If you keep saying oh its the government's fault it really doesn't change anything or help the problem. If its taxes that are the problem its up to pub owners to kick up a fuss about it not us. Knock a euro off the price of a pint, advertise it & surely you'll get more punters coming in. Ignore the recession at your peril. I don't bother with my local because the cheeky fcuker hasn't really dropped his prices in 3 years & plenty others have done the same.
NothingMan wrote: » So what if you drive to a pub and drink water all night? Are you still not entitled to be there? Night clubs charge up to €15 entry, certainly in that instance I don't see anything wrong if I see someone sneaking their own drink in. The clubs will damn sure look after their interests and poeple can look after theirs. If they choose to sneak drink in and risk getting caught and thrown out that's their choice and if they get away with it then fair play to them. Clubs especially need to adjust their business plan. €6 for a pint and €9 for a vodka and coke is way more criminal and damaging than the odd few saving some money on a night out. I don't bring drink out with me, but the more I think about it and the arguements I see here, maybe I should start.
NothingMan wrote: » I don't think the whole "The taxes is so high" arguement reallly holds true. A small pub down the country that's not too busy get by charging their few customers €3.80 a pint and don't charge at all for mixers. Then you come to Dublin, and I know costs are higher, but a really busy pub and charge €4.70 a pint and almost the same for a mixer and is packed out the door every Thurs-Saturday and busy enough on weekdays too. I guarantee you the extra costs are not for extra overheads. They know they can get away with it so they do. You would be a bad business person if you can't take the same service selling the same products in a prime location and are constantly busy and lose more money than the guy with 100 customers selling the product for half the price.
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fonecrusher1 wrote: » I think the problem is, pubs got used to charging silly money for drink during the celtic tiger years & making huge profit, then when the sh!t hit the fan & the recession happened overnight they thought they would just ignore the whole thing & expect people to still to pay a fiver for a pint of beer.:D I think that is the problem.
artanevilla wrote: » I work in Dublin pub, we charge 4 euro for a pint of Guinness. I accept that there are alot of pubs charging higher prices, this may be down to greed or just bad management. I'm sure you'll also accept that there are pubs, like the one I work in, that are trying to offer value for money, I can only speak for my pub, and others like it, not any of the higher priced pubs.
LoanShark wrote: » I work in a pub and to be honest if I caught you in my place with your own drink the next time your feet would hit the ground would be on the day your getting discharged from the hospital..
It is people like you who are ruining the Irish Pub and industry..
Dravokivich wrote: » You don't need to drink to socialise.
Pyr0 wrote: » Ah so you'd physically attack someone and put them in hospital for bringing a naggin into a pub ? I'd do it just to see if you're the warrior in person that you appear the be online. And stupidly high prices for drink is not ? I'm pretty sure these people wouldn't sneak in a naggin of vodka if they didn't have to pay 5+ euro for vodka and 1.50+ for a mixer of coke.
artanevilla wrote: » As I said in an earlier post, the pub game has been in recession for a lot longer than the country, it was the Celtic Tiger that killed it off, not the recession, although it's certainly not helping.
NothingMan wrote: » I don't drink Guinness, how much is a Heineken? How much is a vodka & coke? In my mates local in Carlow a Heinekn is €3.90 and a vodka is €4. The bar has bottles of coke/7up/orange juice etc... just sitting there to take as you need for your short. Can't see that ever happening in Dublin, and I know those publicans do alright for themselves.
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