Muzzman Posted May 2, 2014 Report Posted May 2, 2014 I am seriously getting old....two large JD and cokes in a local pub.... £14!!!! Is it just me that sometimes gets shocked
Admin Vista Posted May 2, 2014 Admin Report Posted May 2, 2014 I think part of the problem is that as you get older and have other responsibilities, you don't go to the pub so often and so lose track of how much prices are going up. At last year's christmas bash I was gobsmacked at what the pub we were in were charging, I think it came to about £18 for something similar to what you've mentioned, i.e. two double measures with mixers. 1
irishtorag Posted May 2, 2014 Report Posted May 2, 2014 or maybe the government are money grabbing feckers and wana hurt real drinking oldies hard never mind alco pops the kids drink bin cheap highs 1
Veemax Posted May 2, 2014 Report Posted May 2, 2014 Always shocks me too, so i rarely go to a pub anymore, for 20 quid i get me vodka an coke from asda an have a drink at home, lasts me a week or two as well lol, no wonder the pubs are closing with them prices 2
XjamesX Posted May 3, 2014 Report Posted May 3, 2014 I can't comment too much as I don't drink, but on the odd occasion I go out with friends I can't believe how much it costs them to buy a round etc. I sit at home with a couple of boxes of these that the mrs got me 2
SmokeEm Posted May 3, 2014 Report Posted May 3, 2014 That pub for the Xmas bash fleeced me £24 for a bottle of red wine last yr! Think we need to do a bit of research for this years
seaneylad Posted May 3, 2014 Report Posted May 3, 2014 Ive stopped going out as much, only 23 .. but if i went out on a friday & saturday night, id be about £250-300 a weekend down gets costly, money is spent on my car, holidays and saving for a house now lol 2
aardvark101 Posted May 3, 2014 Report Posted May 3, 2014 Thats why everyone gets caned on "Prinks" (pre-drinks) before they go out, better off with a pill or a space cake IMHO 1
Admin Mk2Jo Posted May 3, 2014 Admin Report Posted May 3, 2014 I try to do pre-drinks before getting to the pub - then you only need to buy a couple 1
deltamal Posted May 6, 2014 Report Posted May 6, 2014 Joined my local club some years ago, real ale is £2.45 a pint, nearly £4 in the real world......
texr2000 Posted May 7, 2014 Report Posted May 7, 2014 Could be worse, i been away from the UK for a few months and spending some time in Sydney, drinking is so strict you cant pre drink as if the guy on the door things you had a few they refuse entry! once you do get in your looking at £5 a Schooner which is only 425ml! At xmas we tried to do the 12 pubs of xmas, but got as far as 4 bars as nowhere would let a group of people in santa hats in that where being a little merry
Muzzman Posted May 11, 2014 Author Report Posted May 11, 2014 We went travelling for a year at the end of 2011, 3 months was spent in Australia. We were staying by Balmoral beach in Sydney, went to the local had a bottle of wine and they wouldn't serve us a second as it would lead to us being intoxicated. WTF. I paid $17 for a full pint in Sydney. I was amazed at the price of a loaf of bread....think it worked out at £4!!!
GJUK Posted May 11, 2014 Report Posted May 11, 2014 Yep, out alkeymahol is quite cheap. Been in Copenhagen for 3 weeks and my work expenses were huge due to being in the hotel bar most nights. £9 a pint.
texr2000 Posted May 12, 2014 Report Posted May 12, 2014 We went travelling for a year at the end of 2011, 3 months was spent in Australia. We were staying by Balmoral beach in Sydney, went to the local had a bottle of wine and they wouldn't serve us a second as it would lead to us being intoxicated. WTF. I paid $17 for a full pint in Sydney. I was amazed at the price of a loaf of bread....think it worked out at £4!!! I felt 16 all over again trying to get into places for a drink haha. only place i found that offered pints was the Irish Bar and the Guniness wasnt all that either. On average i found a schooner to be $8-10. Where the hell was you buying your bread from? Local Coles And Woolworths to us a loaf was around $2 i think. Some things work out a bit more than the UK and others around the same. Beef mince i remember being cheap $5 (£2.60) per 1KG. difference is if your earning the money you do there then a few $ extra for stuff dont bother you. My Girlfriend worked in a Bar earning $30 per hour!!!! And a friend was doing scaffolding at $1500-2000+ per week take home!
Muzzman Posted May 12, 2014 Author Report Posted May 12, 2014 Actually I think it might have been the milk that was that expensive. Although the brother in law and his missus used to shopnin some poncy health supermarket where everything was gluten free
skeeter Posted May 12, 2014 Report Posted May 12, 2014 If you want expensive try spending time in Iceland. Almost everything there has to be imported and thus costs an absolute fortune. S
irishtorag Posted May 13, 2014 Report Posted May 13, 2014 or Ireland from euro they take a number and double it and then add some for good luck hahaha
Admin Vista Posted May 13, 2014 Admin Report Posted May 13, 2014 If you want expensive try spending time in Iceland. Almost everything there has to be imported and thus costs an absolute fortune. S Is Iceland not still spending the money they stole from us through Landsbanki and IceSave? 1
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