Just paid £4 for a pint of Fosters

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  1. Eaststand Lower

    Eaststand Lower Well-Known Member

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    Feel like I've been fiddled with and not in a good way
     
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    Why would you order it in the first instance?!
     
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    A month or two back I went in to a bar called Sushi Samba in Heron Tower in the City of London. Bought two 330ml bottles of beer (Asahi) for me and my mate. Paid with a twenty quid note. Imagine my surprise when I got 2 quid change! 9 quid a bloody bottle.
     
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    You think thats steep. I was in London yesterday and the cheapest pint was £5.50 where we were with a standard bottle of beer being charged at £8.50 and this was just a general run of the mill pub.
     
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    as a fan of gassy lager, even thereev don't like Fosters!!

    £4 is daylight robbery n all ..... but what is £4 to a man of Mr E Lower's means!?

    Heineken is the one for reevyboy
     
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    Lord Moon Of The Mall next time Gally! :)
     
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    I'll have a few of these tonight. And only £3.10 a pint.
     
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    When l were a lad I used to go out with 10 bob in my pocket get blathered buy fish and chips on the way back and still have enough for my bus fare. But if you try to tell youngsters that nowadays will they believe you?
     
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    When was that mate. I can remember getting 5and a half pints to the pound.

    1974 17p a pint of heavy and 18 for lager.
     
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    Happy Days, and 5 Star petrol at five bob a gallon.
     
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    Are you sure? Thought it was cheaper than that. :D
     
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    I was exaggerating a tad, I only had chips, but I used to be able to get a pint for 1/11 in old money (9 1/2p).
     
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    Speaking as a straight man I obviously don't drink lager, but I did pay£6.50 for a pint of dark ale for the Mrs in Port St Beer House in Manc, felt ill afterwards.
     
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    Ten quid for a pint of leffe.

    'Prix du anglais'
     
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    I paid 4.80 for a pint of hoegarden in chester after work yesterday. Bit pricy mind
     
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    That stuff is disgusting. The Belgians make some good beers, but not Hoegaarden.
     
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    Was in a bar in Leeds last night, and one of the lads got a round in, Brooklyn Lager, £5.50 a pint.

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    The bar at/next to Sheffield train station had bottles of beer available at £19.
     
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    You went to Sushi Samba. Remind me again why you were surprised at just £2 change? Must have been happy hour!
     
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    Which is no different to buying a decent bottle of wine.
     
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