How much money do you spend on a night out?

[BoRED S2upid]

13th said:

Out with the girls and we tend to spend £100 a head. Although we do have one friend that does the "well I didn't have the starter and you have the more expensive main course" That I can't stand and generally throw the difference in just so a good evening doesnt get runied.

Out with Mr 13th I once picked a tab up for £1,800 including overnight stay in Bray. (I was an idiot and said Oh I'll get this, as Mr 13th nursed a very rare hangover).

It was fun, really fun BUT not that much fun.

With Christmas coming up and as I only work part time my next two wage packets will go on christmas partys

Good efforts!

This thread needs a North South Split.

[DeadMeat_UK]

I've no idea really. If I include food, it must be minimum 50 quid as even a (non life threatening) curry house seems to come to 25-30 quid a head minimum if you have a cobra or two. Max - I shudder to think. I don't piss it up the wall with show-off makes of champagne etc, but can be partial to a nice whisky, don't work overly hard to avoid buying a drink, and am partial to going somewhere nice to eat.

I don't really notice the price of beer until I buy a single pint. I was shocked on Friday when I ordered a pint and 2 bags of crips and got about 3 quid change from a tenner!

What I do know is this: No matter how much money I have in my wallet at the start of the evening, it will always, always be empty when I get home.

[TwigtheWonderkid]

On my wife's 40th, we took 2 other couples out for a meal at Chutney Mary in the Kings Rd, Chelsea. My wife and I had been many times beofre and always loved it. With taxis etc, that set me back about £650 from memory.

But that was an exception. Usually about £50.

[gollan82]

Used to spend about £20-30, when I was a student, could go out on Tuesday nights and get VKs for £1 each. Often ended up in "rainbow vomit".

Started to pre-drink last year and saves a lot of money.

[theboss]

BoRED S2upid said:

13th said:

Out with the girls and we tend to spend £100 a head. Although we do have one friend that does the "well I didn't have the starter and you have the more expensive main course" That I can't stand and generally throw the difference in just so a good evening doesnt get runied.

Out with Mr 13th I once picked a tab up for £1,800 including overnight stay in Bray. (I was an idiot and said Oh I'll get this, as Mr 13th nursed a very rare hangover).

It was fun, really fun BUT not that much fun.

With Christmas coming up and as I only work part time my next two wage packets will go on christmas partys

Good efforts!

This thread needs a North South Split.

Not sure it's true though. I had a night out in Sheffield recently and it cost me more than I'd ever spend down South. But then it could probably be categorised as a 'mini-Aerofoil' rather than a regular night out.

Edited by theboss on Monday 8th October 14:13

[IanCormac]

I knew someone who spent his porsche on a night out.

[5potTurbo]

IanCormac said:

I knew someone who spent his porsche on a night out.

Spent the equivalent amount in cash as his Porker cost him?


For me, it was frequently €100-150, but has been as much as €1,000 - not very often, but it has happened.

[eltax91]

Depends. If it's a work night out i Go crazy, as often I'm not paying! When MrsE and I go out, one of us in usually driving, so we will spend £60-£80 if we are not eating, £100-£120 if we are.

[Art0ir]

IanCormac said:

I knew someone who spent his porsche on a night out.

A Chinese restaurant near me changed hands in a poker game not so long ago

[Mr Roper]

Council Baby said:

An average night out probably £200-£250, a quietish night closer to £100.

fk me that's a grand a week your spending!

[Rude-boy]

Mr Roper said:

fk me that's a grand a week your spending!

Least he has the face and body to to prove it though...

[Council Baby]

Mr Roper said:

Council Baby said:

An average night out probably £200-£250, a quietish night closer to £100.

fk me that's a grand a week your spending!

Used to be, but I've calmed down .

It's under half of that these days.

Getting old

For those who wonder how it's possible, try drinking wine and cocktails in London - it's easy even if you don't eat.

Rude-boy said:

Least he has the face and body to to prove it though...

Cost a LOT of money to put that there.

you cheeky

[Sexual Chocolate]

Normally go to the local pub which is £1.80 per pint. Hard pressed to drink more than a tenner. Don't even have to get a taxi home as the walk takes about 1 minute.

If out with the Mrs though it I might spend £15 whole english pounds.

[Ahhh Moneypenny]

Council Baby said:

Mr Roper said:

Council Baby said:

An average night out probably £200-£250, a quietish night closer to £100.

fk me that's a grand a week your spending!

Used to be, but I've calmed down .

It's under half of that these days.

Getting old

For those who wonder how it's possible, try drinking wine and cocktails and bumming rent boys in London - it's easy even if you don't eat.

Rude-boy said:

Least he has the face and body to to prove it though...

Cost a LOT of money to put that there.

you cheeky

EFA

[sodslaw]

All depends where I go and who I'm with, but pre drinking is king!

predrinks: chuck £5-15 in for a split of spirits and mixers
drinks whilst out: £0-20
Entry: £0-20
Transport: £0-50
bed: £0-40
food: £0-10

Very cheap nights cost me £5 or so and expensive nights can be something like £150+!

I usually aim to spend <£30 if I'm staying locally though and often do successfully.

[Mr Roper]

Council Baby said:

Mr Roper said:

Council Baby said:

An average night out probably £200-£250, a quietish night closer to £100.

fk me that's a grand a week your spending!

Used to be, but I've calmed down .

It's under half of that these days.

Getting old

For those who wonder how it's possible, try drinking wine and cocktails in London - it's easy even if you don't eat.

Last time I ventured south it was about £7 for a bottle of bud, add to the mix an unhealthy volume of long island Ics tea's and a spell in a lappy bar saw my spend well into the.......Actually, it's only the crap nights l look at what I've spent. This was about 4 years ago mind.

[Council Baby]

Ahhh Moneypenny said:

EFA

Shut it, Wench

[luke111s]

Ynox said:

CR265 said:

Christ, am I on the same planet as everyone else?

Southampton Uni - 50p pints, £1 doubles or £2 quads.

Struggle to spend over £20 on a night out.

Jesters?
Edit: yes. Read the thread now. They still have pint glasses in the urinals? Had some bloody good nights there visiting my brother in soton, agreed it is a st hole though. Still, at those prices...

Edited by Ynox on Monday 8th October 02:58

Edited by Ynox on Monday 8th October 03:00

I once lived on that planet too

A sthole but always a good night out.

[liller]

bhstewie said:

To be fair if I felt I "needed" to spend a certain amount then I would. I guess what I'm saying is that I'd be as happy with a few cokes/beers as with whatever the fk it is that can cost £200.

I'm afraid I might sound cynical or just plain rude here but I get the impression some posters think the amount they've spent somehow qualifies how good a time they've had.

Edited by bhstewie on Sunday 7th October 15:06

totally, usually it just means you have something to brag about the next day. It's usually just showing off - why else would some places put sparklers in the champagne bottles?

[Guvernator]

This isn't a I spend more money then you so I'm better post but some people on this thread seem seriously out of touch with prices in big cities, especially London.

Yes you can go to a local and have a relatively cheap night but even then you are looking at £30-40 assuming your not billy no mates and haven't gone on your own. 3 pints will cost a tenner, spirits even more, if you buy a few rounds for you and your mates that's £40 done on drinks alone.

On the other hand if I out in to Central London "for a few drinks" I am thankful if I get change from £100, a PROPER night out can end up being several times that. How? Easy, £15-£20 to get into most clubs or bars in London, £10-£15 for a drink so buying a round for mates will cost £30 minimum and if you are celebrating or just get silly and start ordering bottles of spirits or bubbly they are £100 going up into the hundreds.

Even a quite meal out with the missus can cost £100 for some decent food and wine.

Is it a rip off? Definitely but it's just an inevitable fact of living in a big city, especially London and I find the fact that in this day and age of technology\interweb\constant information flow that some people on this thread seem genuinely surprised at just how expensive London can be.