Price of a Pint

[Olly]

Is there anything to stop a 5-year-old walking into a pub and ordering pint after pint of non-alcoholic Guinness?

[lurganblue]

Not exactly a pint...but worth a mention.

Fella in work went to that new 'The Avenue' cinema in Belfast last night. Was showing us the receipt this morning - £60 to go to the cinema!

A ticket , 1 drink each, 1 x pack of sweets for his missus & 1 x burger from him as he was rushing from work.



£14 a ticket
£3.80 for a 330ml can of Diet Coke. (surely the biggest rip off on this list??)
£6.95 for a strawberry and lime cider
£4.00 for a bag of Haribo.
£13.50 a burger.

Mad stuff.  That being said, I brought the wife and 2 kids to the cinema recently and it was over 40 quid. Not a burger in sight.  Just sh*tty popcorn.

[Tony Baloney]

That's crazy. I don't see how those prices are sustainable in Belfast.

[Milltown Row2]

Not exactly a pint...but worth a mention.

Fella in work went to that new 'The Avenue' cinema in Belfast last night. Was showing us the receipt this morning - £60 to go to the cinema!

A ticket , 1 drink each, 1 x pack of sweets for his missus & 1 x burger from him as he was rushing from work.



£14 a ticket
£3.80 for a 330ml can of Diet Coke. (surely the biggest rip off on this list??)
£6.95 for a strawberry and lime cider
£4.00 for a bag of Haribo.
£13.50 a burger.

Those prices are well known before you go to the Avenue Cinema, so I wouldn't be too concerned about people going there and expecting a cheap night out.

You are paying for a different experience, also what grown man buys fecking Haribo?

[AustinPowers]

Not exactly a pint...but worth a mention.

Fella in work went to that new 'The Avenue' cinema in Belfast last night. Was showing us the receipt this morning - £60 to go to the cinema!

A ticket , 1 drink each, 1 x pack of sweets for his missus & 1 x burger from him as he was rushing from work.



£14 a ticket
£3.80 for a 330ml can of Diet Coke. (surely the biggest rip off on this list??)
£6.95 for a strawberry and lime cider
£4.00 for a bag of Haribo.
£13.50 a burger.

Those prices are well known before you go to the Avenue Cinema, so I wouldn't be too concerned about people going there and expecting a cheap night out.

You are paying for a different experience, also what grown man buys fecking Haribo?

One that wants to  talk  with a squeaky child's voice , of course 

[Ed Ricketts]

Not exactly a pint...but worth a mention.

Fella in work went to that new 'The Avenue' cinema in Belfast last night. Was showing us the receipt this morning - £60 to go to the cinema!

A ticket , 1 drink each, 1 x pack of sweets for his missus & 1 x burger from him as he was rushing from work.

£14 a ticket
£3.80 for a 330ml can of Diet Coke. (surely the biggest rip off on this list??)
£6.95 for a strawberry and lime cider
£4.00 for a bag of Haribo.
£13.50 a burger.

Dunno what your mate was expecting. The whole USP of The Avenue is a 'premium' experience at a premium price point.

He could've had everything on his list for less the half the price if he had been willing to slum it out at Yorkgate. 9 quid tickets, a Burger King, and Tesco for the cider, haribo and coke.

[tonto1888]

Not exactly a pint...but worth a mention.

Fella in work went to that new 'The Avenue' cinema in Belfast last night. Was showing us the receipt this morning - £60 to go to the cinema!

A ticket , 1 drink each, 1 x pack of sweets for his missus & 1 x burger from him as he was rushing from work.

£14 a ticket
£3.80 for a 330ml can of Diet Coke. (surely the biggest rip off on this list??)
£6.95 for a strawberry and lime cider
£4.00 for a bag of Haribo.
£13.50 a burger.

Dunno what your mate was expecting. The whole USP of The Avenue is a 'premium' experience at a premium price point.

He could've had everything on his list for less the half the price if he had been willing to slum it out at Yorkgate. 9 quid tickets, a Burger King, and Tesco for the cider, haribo and coke.

£3.80 is still ridiculous for a can of diet coke whatever way you dress it up

[AustinPowers]

Surely   if you want refreshments while watching a film , a visit to the pound shop  is essential beforehand?

[RedHand88]

Have heard similar from a few who have been. Insane that people fall for this fad. Who wants to sit beside someone eating a chippy in the cinema anyway?!

[urbangael]

Pint in the local now £4.50 but expected to rise 10p.  That means it'll be £5 as it only goes up in 50p's!!!

12 bottles of good beer in the off licence is a tenner..... But it's not the same drinking at home!

[Milltown Row2]

Pint in the local now £4.50 but expected to rise 10p.  That means it'll be £5 as it only goes up in 50p's!!!

12 bottles of good beer in the off licence is a tenner..... But it's not the same drinking at home!

Drink from Tesco or wherever you get it hasn't really changed, You can still get £5 quid bottles of wine and 20 bottles of beer for £11

So the price of drink hasn't changed, its just the cost of having a pint in a pub that has changed for the suppliers/publicans due to rates/fuel/wages/energy costs and on

The price of dog food is through the roof, its still the same crappy food put into it but not sure why its doubled!

[Saffrongael]

Pint in the local now £4.50 but expected to rise 10p.  That means it'll be £5 as it only goes up in 50p's!!!

12 bottles of good beer in the off licence is a tenner..... But it's not the same drinking at home!

Drink from Tesco or wherever you get it hasn't really changed, You can still get £5 quid bottles of wine and 20 bottles of beer for £11

So the price of drink hasn't changed, its just the cost of having a pint in a pub that has changed for the suppliers/publicans due to rates/fuel/wages/energy costs and on

The price of dog food is through the roof, its still the same crappy food put into it but not sure why its doubled!

The energy costs to make it & transport and distribute it I'm guessing

[tyroneStatto]

Hope he wasn't whinging about it. I've just had a look at their menu and he has bought the dearest burger, drink and if he's buying Diet Coke and Haribo at that price then fcuk him.

if you really want to eat a bag of haribo in the cinema just buy it in a local shop at a 1/4 of the price before you head in!

[screenexile]

Hope he wasn't whinging about it. I've just had a look at their menu and he has bought the dearest burger, drink and if he's buying Diet Coke and Haribo at that price then fcuk him.

if you really want to eat a bag of haribo in the cinema just buy it in a local shop at a 1/4 of the price before you head in!

Haribo are £1.25 a bag now... and a smaller bag at that!!

[TabClear]

Hope he wasn't whinging about it. I've just had a look at their menu and he has bought the dearest burger, drink and if he's buying Diet Coke and Haribo at that price then fcuk him.

if you really want to eat a bag of haribo in the cinema just buy it in a local shop at a 1/4 of the price before you head in!

Haribo are £1.25 a bag now... and a smaller bag at that!!

This. Think shrinkflation annoys me more than prices going up. If the can size reduces by 10% or a Multipacks move from 6 to 5 units I'm less inclined to notice than a simple price hike.

Only a matter of time before pubs start moving to 500ml beers on draught for an easy 10% margin improvement.  (I think there might be some legal red tape around this so maybe its not that straightforward).