How much money do you spend on a night out?
Discussion
liller said:
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?
It really is a case of where you drink, nights down the local with a few beers are always going to be cheap(ish), if you're out for cocktails in some flashy london bars and like a drink then you'll rack up a low 3 figure bill no problem. The fact is that it's not big or clever, it's expensive.
As a single man with no discernable interest other than drinking and shagging I don't find this much of a problem although there have been many mornings when I've seen the bill from the night before and wondered if it was really worth it!
theboss said:
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! 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
This thread needs a North South Split.
Edited by theboss on Monday 8th October 14:13
The night in Bray was fantastic and involved some serious boozing and an honesty bar when we piled back to our rooms.
However it is very much a sign of the times that we would be happy to pay £60 including tip to eat out as a couple, just pizza, wine etc and go out at least 4 times a week but we just don't bother anymore. It's not so much the £60 but I think restaurants are having to cut back on quality and staff and after a few meals that didn't come up to scratch we now rarely eat out although for 25 years it was our main form of entertainment.
We would think nothing of heading down to Brighton for a stroll and lunch, or heading into town for a bite but add in the fuel, the parking and the hit and miss chance of getting a good meal and it just dosen't seem worth the effort.
Still it's almost christmas party time where the food isn't the point and we will boost the Surrey economy ;-)
I used to go out with the missus whilst she was at uni in Newcastle and have a good night for £20. Unfortunately I live in London and having a 'proper' night out means the financial results can be shocking. From £5 pints to £15 cocktails (doing rounds can be painful with 5-10 people!), combined with £10-15 club entry perhaps and up to £50 for a cab home... It all adds up.
We are all however, amateurs:
Proper damage can be done in some establishments
Not a bad tip!
We are all however, amateurs:
Proper damage can be done in some establishments
Not a bad tip!
Edited by vescaegg on Monday 8th October 15:45
vescaegg said:
Edited by vescaegg on Monday 8th October 15:45
I was in a club once where a rich Arab guy ordered 10 magnums of Crystal champagne at £7k a pop. The music stopped, fanfare music on and they brought them in on trays topped with sparklers. Very OTT and the height of bad taste to be honest but that "round" cost him £70k, meanwhile I was nursing my (£15) glass of JD and coke
And some people think £20 is too much to spend on a night out, funny world we live in
Guvernator said:
I was in a club once where a rich Arab guy ordered 10 magnums of Crystal champagne at £7k a pop. The music stopped, fanfare music on and they brought them in on trays topped with sparklers. Very OTT and the height of bad taste to be honest but that "round" cost him £70k, meanwhile I was nursing my (£15) glass of JD and coke
And some people think £20 is too much to spend on a night out, funny world we live in
One of our friends had a big win at a casino somewhere in Italy, ordered the magnums and we were so pickled that we ended up opening the last few as if we were F1 winners.And some people think £20 is too much to spend on a night out, funny world we live in
We are all dedicated drinkers so God knows what we had got through!! until then we'd never dream of spilling a drop!!
Such a good laugh and then Mr 13th took a photo of me climbing up the bonnet of a McClaren.
Cannonball it's a laugh but Petrolhead Nivarna really rocks, more driving less boozing a happy mixture.
Not really a night out drinker more of an afternoon / evening drinker and in Bahrain.
Go out to the local hotel bar 3 or 4 times a week. Happy hour prices are 3.500 BD per pint, buy on get one free.
If I take the old man down we'll have a gallon each, so beer comes to 28 BD, there is a 1 BD cover charge, nuts and salty things and then 15% service charge / Government tax. Which comes to 33 BD around £56 for three hours for the both of us.
Go out to the local hotel bar 3 or 4 times a week. Happy hour prices are 3.500 BD per pint, buy on get one free.
If I take the old man down we'll have a gallon each, so beer comes to 28 BD, there is a 1 BD cover charge, nuts and salty things and then 15% service charge / Government tax. Which comes to 33 BD around £56 for three hours for the both of us.
Most expensive case scenario:
Bus to train station: £2
Train to Edinburgh: £4
4 afternoon pints: £20 if I'm on Peroni
Dinner: £15-20 or so
Evening drinks: another £20 or so
Rash calls of "I'll get the bombs in": £20 or so
Club Entry then a few doubles and shots: £20 or so
Kebab: £5
Taxi home: £40-50 (hopefully with some others recruited to split the bill, and without any incidents that tend to result in invoices for cleaning!)
Bus to train station: £2
Train to Edinburgh: £4
4 afternoon pints: £20 if I'm on Peroni
Dinner: £15-20 or so
Evening drinks: another £20 or so
Rash calls of "I'll get the bombs in": £20 or so
Club Entry then a few doubles and shots: £20 or so
Kebab: £5
Taxi home: £40-50 (hopefully with some others recruited to split the bill, and without any incidents that tend to result in invoices for cleaning!)
back in the day on our work nights out, they usually start in our on site social club, and then everyone moves on into town. I'm not one for clubbing, and I fail to see the point of a work night out / catchup, when all you do is end up in a trashy club and cant hear yourself think anyway, so I never bother going clubbing, I'll just stay in our social club.
Its a cheap night out. £2 a pint (usually have four pints), taxi home is a fiver, and a quid for a bag of chips, so still get change from £15. Never understood paying at least £5 to get into a club
Some people called me sad, but at least I used to have a good night, whereas everyone else would end up spending £60+, and have nothing to show for it but a headache and a pool of vomit the next morning!
Its a cheap night out. £2 a pint (usually have four pints), taxi home is a fiver, and a quid for a bag of chips, so still get change from £15. Never understood paying at least £5 to get into a club
Some people called me sad, but at least I used to have a good night, whereas everyone else would end up spending £60+, and have nothing to show for it but a headache and a pool of vomit the next morning!
This thread is quite the eye opener. Never did I realise people spent this kind of cash regularly on nights out. Maybe I'm still stuck in the student mindset a bit, but right now £50 would be a BIG night out. At university it would be entry and drinks inside for a tenner!
Typical nights out for me now are around £30 after a few drinks at friends before heading out. I really don't need to be drunk to have a decent night anymore.
ETA: Last Friday night was one of the better nights in recent memory. Brilliant piri piri chicken burger in the pub with 3 pints = £18. Took 12 bottles of becks (£7) to a very good house party and split a £48 taxi with 5 others to get home. Fantastic night on £33 and a stinking hangover on Saturday. It's all about who you're with, not where you are. Saturday night was a pint of lemonade at the local with mates (I drove), £2.20
Typical nights out for me now are around £30 after a few drinks at friends before heading out. I really don't need to be drunk to have a decent night anymore.
ETA: Last Friday night was one of the better nights in recent memory. Brilliant piri piri chicken burger in the pub with 3 pints = £18. Took 12 bottles of becks (£7) to a very good house party and split a £48 taxi with 5 others to get home. Fantastic night on £33 and a stinking hangover on Saturday. It's all about who you're with, not where you are. Saturday night was a pint of lemonade at the local with mates (I drove), £2.20
Edited by Rennoh on Monday 8th October 23:39
Otispunkmeyer said:
I cant think of anything worse than turning £100 into piss and being in a sweaty room with a bunch of other people I don't want to be near playing horrible music. Yeah I'm not big on going out to clubs n such but will do it if its with all my uni mates. Pubs are ok if we go for food and some bevvies every now and then. That'll generally run to £30-50 for two people depending on where.
I'm with you here. After 4 years of university and visiting friends still at university for another year past that it was 5 years of the same old thing every single week. It got to the point 6 months ago where I was looking at the £80 (ish) a week on this thinking it's just stupid because I wasn't really enjoying it.I'm pretty particular about music in bars. The worst thing is bars with tables everywhere that think they can turn up their music and be a club. Know your place, if it shuts at 12 and has tables and chairs its a bar not a club! Anywhere playing chart music and R&B is also off the menu.
I average about £100-110 for a night out in Cardiff, up to £140 if I have to get a taxi home. In my defence I only do it 4-5 times a year!
I never drink at home and I'll maybe have a pint after work some Fridays, but sometimes go over a month without touching a drop, so when I go out I tend to go mad!
I never drink at home and I'll maybe have a pint after work some Fridays, but sometimes go over a month without touching a drop, so when I go out I tend to go mad!
madala said:
It's only money .and in reality is worth f
k all ... so spend it ... simples ... and ... enjoy ...
A lot of the young trendy types I know in London who spend £100 plus on regular nights out have nothing left come the next payday and rent a room.k all ... so spend it ... simples ... and ... enjoy ... Fast forward a few years and you hear the moaning of children on the way and no money for a house deposit...
porridge said:
A lot of the young trendy types I know in London who spend £100 plus on regular nights out have nothing left come the next payday and rent a room.
Fast forward a few years and you hear the moaning of children on the way and no money for a house deposit...
They're called idiots. If you can afford it there is no issue.Fast forward a few years and you hear the moaning of children on the way and no money for a house deposit...
vescaegg said:
I used to go out with the missus whilst she was at uni in Newcastle and have a good night for £20. Unfortunately I live in London and having a 'proper' night out means the financial results can be shocking. From £5 pints to £15 cocktails (doing rounds can be painful with 5-10 people!), combined with £10-15 club entry perhaps and up to £50 for a cab home... It all adds up.
We are all however, amateurs:
Proper damage can be done in some establishments
Not a bad tip!
that last bottle cost almost as much as my house! We are all however, amateurs:
Proper damage can be done in some establishments
Not a bad tip!
Edited by vescaegg on Monday 8th October 15:45
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