Price of drink in the pubs, no wonder we're drinking at home more.

Banjo String · 08-02-2014 09:09AM #1

I had to attend a 21st birthday party last night in a well known hotel in Tallaght.

I was driving, so wasn't drinking (pint of iced water did me ok) but the price of drinks has gotten mad recently.

I went up to the bar, ordered 2 x vodka, Soda and lime, left a tenner on the bar, with some coins in my hand for back up in case it was more. Barman lifted my tenner, walk to the till and returned with change (dunno how much exactly, about 40c say)

So, anyway I headed back to the bar 20 mins later again, this time for one vodka Soda and lime, €6.60 yer man asked for this time (same bartender), I was in the middle of paying him when I copped the price difference. How could I get two for less than a tenner but one for 6.60? He said something about the dispenser for the Soda water not working and charging me for the bottle of soda water.

Seriously though, I don't drink spirits in the pub too often, but holy jebus, is that the going rate for a single measure of vodka (smirnoff), with a wedge of lime and some Soda water? Six, fcuking, SIXTY

Are publicans still baffled to the decline in trade?

Some profit margin right there lads.

Daveysil15 · 08-02-2014 09:14AM

Thats nothing. It's about 8.70 where I am.

dmc17 · 08-02-2014 09:15AM

It's 8:15 here

Banjo String · 08-02-2014 09:19AM

Daveysil15 wrote: »

Thats nothing. It's about 8.70 where I am.

dmc17 wrote: »

It's 8:15 here

Jesus guys, I've been out of the pub scene for far too long. :eek: How the actual fcuk do people afford that on a night out?

If I was on the vodkas (which I rarely drink) I reckon I'd need 10 of at least to be merry, that's the guts of one hundred quid for booze alone on a night out?

Thank god drink pints (when out)

Also Thank god, Lidl are selling 4 x 500ml bottles of Fransikaner (wheat beer) for a fiver at the minute.

That's shocking altogether, no wonder the arse has fell out of our pub trade tbh.

Edit. 8.15, I see what you did there lol.

Daveysil15 · 08-02-2014 09:24AM

Banjo String wrote: »

Jesus guys, I've been out of the pub scene for far too long. :eek: How the actual fcuk do people afford that on a night out?

If I was on the vodkas (which I rarely drink) I reckon I'd need 10 of at least to be merry, that's the guts of one hundred quid for booze alone on a night out?

Thank god drink pints (when out)

Also Thank god, Lidl are selling 4 x 500ml bottles of Fransikaner (wheat beer) for a fiver at the minute.

That's shocking altogether, no wonder the arse has fell out of our pub trade tbh.

Tis shocking. Shur you'd get a high class escort for that money.

drumswan · 08-02-2014 09:25AM

They charge these prices because people like you pay them. It's not rocket science

Heroditas · 08-02-2014 09:25AM

Booze in pubs is the same price relative to wages as it ever was.
The big thing is the massive difference between on and off-licence prices.

When I started boozing in college in 1992, I earned about £2.50 an hour in my part time job. Pints were about £2 then.
Cans in the off licence were anywhere from 70p to £1

Nowadays the minimum wage us about €8 and pints are anywhere from €4 to €6.
However you can now pick up a slab of cans for €20!

Banjo String · 08-02-2014 09:35AM

drumswan wrote: »

They charge these prices because people like you pay them. It's not rocket science

Well paying for them was preferable than :

A, telling my niece (who's birthday party it was) and my wife to fcuk off when they told me what to order them at the bar.

B, disappearing with the drinks into the crowd without paying the barman, like some scumbag.

Or

C, taking a naggin into the pub with me and pouring my own.

I already said I don't drink spirits in the bar, but was kinda caught by the short and curlies last night when buying for others.

Chinasea · 08-02-2014 09:44AM

Banjo String wrote: »

Jesus guys, I've been out of the pub scene for far too long. :eek: How the actual fcuk do people afford that on a night out?
no wonder the arse has fell out of our pub trade tbh.

More like how have any pubs managed to stay open.

OK, so why don't you try if you think you can do it cheaper.

Have you any idea how much it costs to run a pub? Pay overheads? Pay insurance, pay rates, heat the vast half empty spaces, plan to server food and end up throwing it away when the weather turns bad and not a sinner turns up? Honestly.

I am not saying that the price you pay in a pub or restaurant is cheap, but get real. Report back please once you've done so. You take a chance and open a pub with your home laid down as a guarantee to the bank and hang around and wait for the punters to turn up.

EyeSight · 08-02-2014 09:59AM

It's not just the price that annoys me on a night out. It's the lack of staff meaning you've to wait an age to get served. Also the smart ass bouncers you need to encounter and the long lines for the toilet(i hate pubs/clubs with 1 or 2 toilets for a huge busy place)

anncoates · 08-02-2014 10:03AM

To be fair, a hotel will cost more than a local pub, especially at an event even though I agree it's shockingly expensive.

08-02-2014 10:03AM

Not all bars rip people off thankfully.

Eight Ball · 08-02-2014 10:05AM

The bar trade is the only business I know of that works against itself. They keep hiring their prices and then wonder why they have no customers.

Banjo String · 08-02-2014 10:47AM

Chinasea wrote: »

More like how have any pubs managed to stay open.

OK, so why don't you try if you think you can do it cheaper.

Have you any idea how much it costs to run a pub? Pay overheads? Pay insurance, pay rates, heat the vast half empty spaces, plan to server food and end up throwing it away when the weather turns bad and not a sinner turns up? Honestly.

I am not saying that the price you pay in a pub or restaurant is cheap, but get real. Report back please once you've done so. You take a chance and open a pub with your home laid down as a guarantee to the bank and hang around and wait for the punters to turn up.

Wait a minute.

Are you saying that I'm prohibited from making an observation of how expensive the price of a vodka has become unless im prepared to set up my own pub?

Thank god my thread didn't involve the price of Diamonds.

thee glitz · 08-02-2014 10:50AM

Eight Ball wrote: »

The bar trade is the only business I know of that works against itself. They keep hiring their prices and then wonder why they have no customers.

CIE do this too.

FearDark · 08-02-2014 10:50AM

When I first started drinking it was four pints for a tenner.
In my early 20's it was three.
Now it's two.

Going out for a "few" sociables at the weekend is long gone for me. I can't afford it.

Eight Ball · 08-02-2014 11:01AM

thee glitz wrote: »

CIE do this too.

Ok but with CIE in a lot of cases people have no choice with the bar business you do. I could never justify paying the prices bars charge for a simple vodka and diet coke. 7 bloody euro when you can buy a whole bottle in lidl for 12. Feck off.

Santa Cruz · 08-02-2014 11:09AM

thee glitz wrote: »

CIE do this too.

They follow Government practice. Introduce water rates to conserve water but if you don't use enough of it they will raise the price

MonstaMash · 08-02-2014 11:09AM

Pubs are no longer customer friendly, TV blaring sports, banging music, overpriced beer that tastes like piss, usual choice of pub snacks, surly staff & you can't smoke/vape :mad:

The alternative of having a few friends over for decent beers at reasonable off sale prices, conversation flowing, munchies, game of cards/darts, smoke what you like & no closing time...which would you prefer?

08-02-2014 11:09AM

I work in an offie, people certainly aren't drinking more at home. It's more likely a case of just not drinking at all.

MonstaMash · 08-02-2014 11:12AM

Jaggy wrote: »

I work in an offie, people certainly aren't drinking more at home. It's more likely a case of just not drinking at all.

Tell that to the select off-licences specialising in craft beers, they can't keep up with demand.

Valetta · 08-02-2014 11:13AM

MonstaMash wrote: »

Pubs are no longer customer friendly, TV blaring sports, banging music, overpriced beer that tastes like piss, usual choice of pub snacks, surly staff & you can't smoke/vape :mad:

The alternative of having a few friends over for decent beers at reasonable off sale prices, conversation flowing, munchies, game of cards/darts, smoke what you like & no closing time...which would you prefer?

These are the pubs that are packed out every weekend with .... Yeah customers: which makes them .... Customer friendly.

Daveysil15 · 08-02-2014 11:13AM

MonstaMash wrote: »

Pubs are no longer customer friendly, TV blaring sports, banging music, overpriced beer that tastes like piss, usual choice of pub snacks, surly staff & you can't smoke/vape :mad:

The alternative of having a few friends over for decent beers at reasonable off sale prices, conversation flowing, munchies, game of cards/darts, smoke what you like & no closing time...which would you prefer?

If there's going to be smoke in the room I'd actually prefer the pub.

MonstaMash · 08-02-2014 11:14AM

Daveysil15 wrote: »

If there's going to be smoke in the room I'd actually prefer the pub.

You're not invited so :P

Eight Ball · 08-02-2014 11:14AM

MonstaMash wrote: »

Pubs are no longer customer friendly, TV blaring sports, banging music, overpriced beer that tastes like piss, usual choice of pub snacks, surly staff & you can't smoke/vape :mad:

The alternative of having a few friends over for decent beers at reasonable off sale prices, conversation flowing, munchies, game of cards/darts, smoke what you like & no closing time...which would you prefer?

No choice really is it.

08-02-2014 11:17AM

MonstaMash wrote: »

Tell that to the select off-licences specialising in craft beers, they can't keep up with demand.

We have a lot of craft beers, but I dunno about keeping up with demand. Get your orders right and that isn't an issue. Generally speaking people aren't frequenting the off trade or the on trade. Even if foot fall is the same, people are spending less, buying 1 or 2 bottles when before it might have been 3 or 4, it's all relative.

Daveysil15 · 08-02-2014 11:18AM

And to make things worse, the wimmin expect you to buy them drinks all night. :eek:

MonstaMash · 08-02-2014 11:18AM

Valetta wrote: »

These are the pubs that are packed out every weekend with .... Yeah customers: which makes them .... Customer friendly.

Not my type of pubs, I much prefer sociable pubs where you can actually hear a conversation with someone else, have a chat with the bar staff & there's more on offer than macros, crisps & jaxes without toilet seats & ass wipe.

Different strokes for different folks I suppose, to each their own.

Daveysil15 · 08-02-2014 11:23AM

MonstaMash wrote: »

Not my type of pubs, I much prefer sociable pubs where you can actually hear a conversation with someone else, have a chat with the bar staff & there's more on offer than macros, crisps & jaxes without toilet seats & ass wipe.

Different strokes for different folks I suppose, to each their own.

:pac: Where in the name of jasus would you see that?

Banjo String · 08-02-2014 11:28AM

Valetta wrote: »

These are the pubs that are packed out every weekend with .... Yeah customers: which makes them .... Customer friendly.

Customers does not necessarily mean people parting with money.

Lots getting tanked up at home now, going to the pub already drunk.
Naggin/can smugglers.

Hence why publicans complain about the decline in trade.

Just saying.

MonstaMash · 08-02-2014 11:30AM

Daveysil15 wrote: »

:pac: Where in the name of jasus would you see that?

You'd be surprised :pac::pac::pac:

Price of drink in the pubs, no wonder we're drinking at home more.

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