€6.90 Pint in Temple Bar

Have some pity for the cashier - I have recently got involved in a POS & backend solution for a 800 store supermarket - you wouldn't believe what's involved, and how little control the cashier has.
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I used to use M&S tills. We used to have a price override facility.

I asked her to call her manager but she refused
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I'm not in surprised. Far easier (or cheaper?) just to let you have the apple for 6c, or free. Was there also a queue of irrate customers building up behind you?
 
galleyslave said:
When, on the rare occasion I'm in Dublin in TD, I only buy beer in the places that are relatively cheap - the porterhouse and the palace spring to mind as being moderate. Gogartys is the worst for beer prices that I know of.
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the porterhouse are running a 12 days of christmas price promotion where each day one of their draught beers and one of the bottled beers is €4, pints of wrasslers stout (my favourite) is normally €4.50 which is decent enough for dublin.
 
It's like that in most european capitals - there tends to be a huge difference between prices from one place to another. The point is that whereas in Europe the difference in prices does not affect you that much as the average punter buys one or two drink, whereas her it can make a substantial difference to your total spend in an evening.
 
I work in temple bar and i think people are starting to realise this disgrace! Except for Saturday nights, there's probably half the people there nightly that there was this time last year..
 
Ah but sure you're paying for the authentic "auld Dub-a-lin" atmosphere where impromptu sessions, excitingly, can begin at any time and 'characters' are always on hand to entertain you with hilarious banter.

- well worth it. :rolleyes:
 
David_Dublin said:
It's like that in most european capitals - there tends to be a huge difference between prices from one place to another. The point is that whereas in Europe the difference in prices does not affect you that much as the average punter buys one or two drink, whereas her it can make a substantial difference to your total spend in an evening.
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So the Irish drink a multiple of what the Germans, English, Scots, Czechs, Poles & others drink? Pull the other one.
 
Caveat said:
Ah but sure you're paying for the authentic "auld Dub-a-lin" atmosphere where impromptu sessions, excitingly, can begin at any time and 'characters' are always on hand to entertain you with hilarious banter.

- well worth it. :rolleyes:
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Speaking as a country yokel, I presume those characters are the scarf-wearing D4-ites? Yes, have to agree that they're a constant source of entertainment to us bumpkins, well worth the inflated price of the pint :)
 
colm said:
Or you could stop paying those crazy prices..
Thats our problem over here we complain but we still cough up.
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I agree. Let's bring all of these premises to their knees by refusing to go there.
 
I live smack bang in the city centre and I've noticed a massive disparity in pub prices in the city centre, not that I go much these days as a result. Some pubs are shooting themselves in the foot because of it. They may have a price freeze but they've also started charging at the door in more places... but they're not very good places to start with.
 
I refuse point blank to pay into any pub. Think about it. They are charging you for you to give them your custom. What fools we are.
 
You'll pay £6 in some pubs in London for a bottle of beer. And Paris? - MINIMUM €7 for pint beer and in most cases close to €10.

As for my local - €3.70
 
mcaul said:
You'll pay £6 in some pubs in London for a bottle of beer. And Paris? - MINIMUM €7 for pint beer and in most cases close to €10.

As for my local - €3.70
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Beer is ludicrously expensive in Paris, but the wine can be reasonable. We dont really have that option here. Also, in london, there is choice - not all places are so expensive.

And I agree with the previous poster- charging to get in - not a chance
 
Publican Economic Theory


  • Increase price to stimulate demand
  • Charge customers at the door to increase numbers
  • Blame smoking ban
  • Blame Diageo
  • Blame Off Licences
  • Blame Immigrants
 
^ LOL ... in fairness they're taking their lead from the Gov ... Tax take down ? - Increase Taxes (VAT and Income) and thus push people North (who lowered their VAT) for shopping cos we've less money in our pockets ... Genius.
 
theoneill said:
Publican Economic Theory


  • Increase price to stimulate demand
  • Charge customers at the door to increase numbers
  • Blame smoking ban
  • Blame Diageo
  • Blame Off Licences
  • Blame Immigrants
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Don't forget about punitive prices for soft drink to discourage consumption
 
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