How I love being ripped off in post Celtic Tiger Ireland

Waestrel · 30-12-2012 04:25PM #1

I was down at my local (old man style) pub a few nights prior to Christmas meeting with a Uni friend I had not seen in a while. I had to be up early the next day so I ordered a Carlsberg shandy. I imagine this is less than half a pint of actual lager topped up by the cheapest TK white lemonade.

This would be one of the cheapest drinks the pub could possible serve that is not a pint of water. They charged me nearly 5 euros. How can this be justified? We hear how the pub trade has suffered in this recession, yet still indulging in shameless rip offery? Also, when we have national awareness of our drink culture, it should not be that I am more out of pocket for "rethinking my drinking" than someone who orders a "proper" beer.

Should get drunk in future I guess.

Israel_Dagg · 30-12-2012 04:27PM

Take it to the rip off Ireland forum :P

MrStuffins · 30-12-2012 04:28PM

It used to be 15p for a packet of Mega Meanies

It's now 89c!

Unreal!

senorwipesalot · 30-12-2012 04:30PM

Cocktails are always expensive.

Hippies! · 30-12-2012 04:30PM

The 5 euro price was probably to discourage your type from darkening their door again.

Froyo · 30-12-2012 04:31PM

MrStuffins wrote: »

It used to be 15p for a packet of Mega Meanies

It's now 89c!

Unreal!

Don't get me started on chickatees!!

Culleeo · 30-12-2012 04:31PM

Waestrel wrote: »

I imagine this is less than half a pint of actual lager topped up by the cheapest TK white lemonade.

I imagine they used a bottle of 7up which costs in the region of €2.50 and then charged you for the half pint on top.

Where To · 30-12-2012 04:32PM

I've never heard of anywhere charging less for shandy.

Gummy Panda · 30-12-2012 04:34PM

Culleeo wrote: »

I imagine they used a bottle of 7up which costs in the region of €2.50 and then charged you for the half pint on top.

This is generally how shandies are done unless the pub has a soda gun thingy.

Culleeo · 30-12-2012 04:36PM

Gummy Panda wrote: »

This is generally how shandies are done unless the pub has a soda gun thingy.

I know that, I should have put :rolleyes: at the end of my post.

oodles19 · 30-12-2012 04:38PM

Been working in pubs 20 years, shandies are always the same price as a pint

Praetorian Saighdiuir · 30-12-2012 04:39PM

Sheesh, 10p bags are about €2 now.

mikemac1 · 30-12-2012 04:42PM

Only Brits go to Uni

You met your college friend

longshanks · 30-12-2012 04:45PM

Gummy Panda wrote: »

This is generally how shandies are done unless the pub has a soda gun thingy.

Not necessarily. Lots of pubs have those digital touch screen tills these days and would have a button for ale shandy, lager shandy etc. The same for brandy & port or other commonly mixed drinks, so you are not paying for two seperate drink prices in one glass.

UCDVet · 30-12-2012 04:45PM

You get what you pay for.....

staker · 30-12-2012 04:54PM

Must have included a free hand-shandy at the hatch OP?

J. Marston · 30-12-2012 04:59PM

MrStuffins wrote: »

It used to be 15p for a packet of Mega Meanies

It's now 89c!

Unreal!

This is the type of thing that should get the nation out on the streets protesting.

syklops · 30-12-2012 05:00PM

Thread disappoints. You got ripped off by 5 euro. Actually, you were charged 5 euro so at most you were ripped off by about 2 euro. Worthy of a new thread? No. Go get a twitter account.

Fr_Dougal · 30-12-2012 05:06PM

Waestrel wrote: »

They charged me nearly 5 euros. How can this be justified? We hear how the pub trade has suffered in this recession, yet still indulging in shameless rip offery?

What did the manager/owner of the establishment say when you posed this question to him/her?

Allyall · 30-12-2012 05:09PM

€5.45 in my local :mad:. They upped all drinks a couple of weeks before the budget and again after (Including Tea/Coffee)
They get away with it, because everyone lets them away with it. Anyone that would have, gave up doing anything about it years ago.

Hope someone starts "Warehouse" parties, and BYOBooze.. Better Craic/music and hopefully people. Small entrance fee to cover any costs.

Biggins · 30-12-2012 05:27PM

Tish!!!

I remember the days when you could buy a bag of Tayto for 5p.
(Seriously)

orestes · 30-12-2012 05:27PM

longshanks wrote: »

Not necessarily. Lots of pubs have those digital touch screen tills these days and would have a button for ale shandy, lager shandy etc. The same for brandy & port or other commonly mixed drinks, so you are not paying for two seperate drink prices in one glass.

Digital touch pad keeps track of what stock you have sold, which it then translates to how much money should be in the till. If the till is down at the end of the shift, the staff pay the difference.

weldoninhio · 30-12-2012 05:29PM

I'm presuming you drank what you'd paid for and left OP??

mikemac1 · 30-12-2012 05:31PM

orestes wrote: »

If the till is down at the end of the shift, the staff pay the difference.

Illegal

Oh managers will try that one but they can be told where to go

MrStuffins · 30-12-2012 05:43PM

orestes wrote: »

Digital touch pad keeps track of what stock you have sold, which it then translates to how much money should be in the till. If the till is down at the end of the shift, the staff pay the difference.

And does the manager then sell them magic beans?

orestes · 30-12-2012 05:45PM

mikemac1 wrote: »

Illegal

Oh managers will try that one but they can be told where to go

MrStuffins wrote: »

And does the manager then sell them magic beans?

Maybe not here but tis standard practice in a lot of bars in Belgium and Holland anyway. You don't pay up, there's the door.

MrStuffins · 30-12-2012 06:00PM

orestes wrote: »

Maybe not here but tis standard practice in a lot of bars in Belgium and Holland anyway. You don't pay up, there's the door.

I don't think the OP was in Holland or Belgium at the time.............

Agricola · 30-12-2012 06:05PM

I drink the odd shandy in the summer or when driving. Sometimes while driving in the summer. Anyway, the way every pub Ive been in do it is to half fill a pint glass with cheapo TK red lemonade and then top it up with ale. End result is same price as a normal pint. It's just one of the many ways in which consumers are ripped off. Ho hum.

orestes · 30-12-2012 06:09PM

MrStuffins wrote: »

I don't think the OP was in Holland or Belgium at the time.............

Ok. OP is giving out about being charged full price for a pint of shandy. I pointed out that stock in bars is very closely monitored and sold/missing stock has to be accounted for in terms of cash taken in. Therefore, if half a pint of beer is missing and a bottle of 7-up is missing, the money for them should be in the till. If the bar-staff didn't take the money for them, they would be held accountable for the missing stock/money.

I foolishly extended this point by adding a pointless throw-away comment about having to pay for the stock, which was apparently wrong, but which has been used to overlook the part of my post that was pointing out why the OP was charged for a pint. I'm sorry. Better now?

Jimoslimos · 30-12-2012 06:15PM

orestes wrote: »

Maybe not here but tis standard practice in a lot of bars in Belgium and Holland anyway. You don't pay up, there's the door.

Pretty sure it's illegal there too. Employment laws tend to be standard across Europe these days.

Cienciano · 30-12-2012 06:17PM

You were charged ghay tax

How I love being ripped off in post Celtic Tiger Ireland

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