Taking the pith.
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honestbob

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316 posts

262 months

Wednesday 31st March 2010
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My local landlord has banged 30p on a pint of 5% lager, blaming it on the budget, bringing the price to £3.50.

This is the East of England, what's the price where you live?

North West Tom

11,701 posts

205 months

Wednesday 31st March 2010
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Thuck off! I can't help thith lithp!!

theironduke

6,995 posts

216 months

Wednesday 31st March 2010
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£1.95 at my local 'spoons...BUT before the abuse comes it is the nicest one i've ever been too, not the student/alchi day centre which i frequented when i was at uni!

beefbeef

683 posts

225 months

Wednesday 31st March 2010
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Where in the East of England are you? Ours has just been put up 30p a pint which makes it £3.50 too! I'm in Suffolk, although I'm sure prices have always been a bit mad on pints around here hehe

anonymous-user

82 months

Wednesday 31st March 2010
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My local (country pub) is still about £2.70 for a pint of cider and about £2.80 for a pint of lager. This is in Somerset.

At uni I pay £2.35 for a pint of my fav cider, or £1.80 for a pint of cheap cider and black wink

iggletiggle

1,380 posts

213 months

Wednesday 31st March 2010
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where the hell are you guys in the east?

i pay about £2.80 a pint in Colchester and about £2.90 - £3.20 TOPS for a pint of lager in Norwich

blimey.

honestbob

Original Poster:

316 posts

262 months

Wednesday 31st March 2010
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iggletiggle said:
where the hell are you guys in the east?

i pay about £2.80 a pint in Colchester and about £2.90 - £3.20 TOPS for a pint of lager in Norwich

blimey.
Nearly in the North Sea south of Southwold!!!

iggletiggle

1,380 posts

213 months

Wednesday 31st March 2010
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honestbob said:
iggletiggle said:
where the hell are you guys in the east?

i pay about £2.80 a pint in Colchester and about £2.90 - £3.20 TOPS for a pint of lager in Norwich

blimey.
Nearly in the North Sea south of Southwold!!!
Arrrr that explains it!

Think the last time i was in the White Heart (Blythburgh) about 2/3 weeks ago i paid about £3.25/3.30 so i guess if you move into the town (either southwold or walberswick) it will get a bit more expensive..


fergywales

1,624 posts

222 months

Wednesday 31st March 2010
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I own a rural pub and 2 city centre bars.

Country pub, draught lager is up 10p per pint (making Carling £2.85, Stella £3.15 and Heineken £3.35). Cider have had to put up 20p per pint, now £3.30 for Gold and £2.85 for Blackthorn. Only branded spirits have gone up and nothing more than 5p for 25ml.

City Centre bars straight across the board 20p per pint, and haven't change spirit prices at all.

If its not Captain Darling and Winky killing the pub trade off, its fecking Enterprise Inns / Punch / S&NPE et all! My prices were up 3.5%+ in February then have the extra duty to pay on top as Sunday just gone.

But it's ok, I'll properly shed a tear in October when the minimum wage goes up another 13p an hour. I actually have looked at only employing 18-20 year olds behind the bars and just 21+ in supervisor and manager roles, as if I look at a Friday and Saturday night I've got 15+ staff working at one time over all businesses. Problem is, pay peanuts, get monkeys, and I hate bars staffed by oiks, so the more mature and grown up 20-somethings will stay to keep the quality and I'll take the hit in the profit.

This gubbermint need publicly flogging! Labour, please turn the light off as you leave in a few weeks...

beefbeef

683 posts

225 months

Wednesday 31st March 2010
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honestbob said:
iggletiggle said:
where the hell are you guys in the east?

i pay about £2.80 a pint in Colchester and about £2.90 - £3.20 TOPS for a pint of lager in Norwich

blimey.
Nearly in the North Sea south of Southwold!!!
Nice round there, haven't taken a trip to Southwold for a while... Walberswick is good if you're going for crabbing though.

skilly1

2,885 posts

223 months

Wednesday 31st March 2010
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Is that increase in carling? Coors have just put a big increase in price on carling especialy to marstons/banks pubs. Their plan is to make carling a premium beer.

Simpo Two

92,463 posts

293 months

Wednesday 31st March 2010
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Perhaps cider prices have been artifically high, taking advantage of the (then) lower taxation. Now that the tax is suddenly almost the same as beer, the retail price is higher.

Gold

1,998 posts

233 months

Wednesday 31st March 2010
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skilly1 said:
Is that increase in carling? Coors have just put a big increase in price on carling especialy to marstons/banks pubs. Their plan is to make carling a premium beer.
roflrofl 'Premium Beer' roflrofl

Cotty

42,151 posts

312 months

Wednesday 31st March 2010
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I paid £4.10 for a pint of Pronni the other day eek

toxgobbler

2,903 posts

219 months

Wednesday 31st March 2010
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skilly1 said:
Is that increase in carling? Coors have just put a big increase in price on carling especialy to marstons/banks pubs. Their plan is to make carling a premium beer.
You can polish a turd etc...

bazking69

8,620 posts

218 months

Thursday 1st April 2010
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I can't say I've been out since the latest budget was announced, but I noticed the price of fags today at the newsagent and I'm glad I've given up!

Don

28,378 posts

312 months

Thursday 1st April 2010
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Cotty said:
I paid £4.10 for a pint of Pronni the other day eek
yikes

I'm happy with Ruddles at £1.49p at Wetherspoons.

skilly1

2,885 posts

223 months

Thursday 1st April 2010
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Gold said:
skilly1 said:
Is that increase in carling? Coors have just put a big increase in price on carling especialy to marstons/banks pubs. Their plan is to make carling a premium beer.
roflrofl 'Premium Beer' roflrofl
This is what they are upto

http://i39.tinypic.com/10x65b6.jpg

bitwrx

1,352 posts

232 months

Thursday 1st April 2010
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toxgobbler said:
skilly1 said:
Is that increase in carling? Coors have just put a big increase in price on carling especialy to marstons/banks pubs. Their plan is to make carling a premium beer.
You can polish a turd etc...
No you can't.





But you can roll it in glitter.

sleep envy

62,260 posts

277 months

Thursday 1st April 2010
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£2.75 for guiness or stella 4 in my local

only drink cider in bottles, brother's festival strength (7.2% hehe) is £3.60