Just came from another article posted in this sub about average car insurance going up one third in the last year.
It’s gonna be sad faces all round in government next year when the (already decimated) high streets of the UK are down to charity shops, Greggs and the odd bookies.
imminentmailing463 on
Given our mortgage is up £400 a month, everything else has gone up in price substantially, and in a few months we’re looking at dropping a grand a month on childcare, yeah no shit we’re going to the pub less.
There’s going to be so much hand wringing in the media in the next year or so when high street businesses are shutting down, and knowing our media they’ll act like it’s a complete mystery.
jasperfilofax on
The pub I used to go to is now charging close to £7 a pint, the food has drastically reduced both in portion size and quality while increasing in price. Staff numbers are reduced so service is also slow and poor.
I could afford the increase, reluctantly, but It’s not an enjoyable experience anymore, so why bother?
PersistentWorld on
Went to a pub in Ingham for my birthday this weekend. There were four of us (two adults, two children). Two small kids meals, one soup, and one main (with one drink each) was £78. A round for my wife and I was £14. Pub trips, especially when having food, are incredibly expensive right now – we used to do it multiple times a week, we don’t any more.
AccomplishedPlum8923 on
I don’t understand why journalists link cause and consequence.. Current title should be “newspaper guesses that probably Britons avoid …”
For example, I stopped go to pubs with friends on Friday evenings after Covid times. We just found that it would be better to be in homes.
And WFH schedule doesn’t encourage people to do a lot of evening pub visits as well.
the_con on
My partner and I don’t have kids and fixed our mortgage before rates went mad so we are on a crusade to support as many pubs as we possibly can.
Not Spoons though. Spoons can go fuck itself
Goodsamaritan-425 on
Once in a while leisure is good, everyday alcohol is bad. That’s another story, the point here is raising living expenses and good neighbourhood dive bars are no longer existing. Sad how cost of expenses went up. 😔
Scumbaggio1845 on
I never expected to be one of those people saying ‘in my day you could get wankered, have a kebab and get a taxi home for £20 or under and then spend another £10 on some weed to smoke when you got home and for the hangover the following day.
I never personally got EMA but if I did then that’s probably what I would have spent it on.
Mysterious_Sugar7220 on
A Tesco sandwich is 3.50, drinks out are close to £10, and last time I went to Wendy’s the food was like miniature kids sizes for full price. Don’t eat or drink out at all anymore. Can’t even do Netflix so it’s piracy and chill for us.
HayleeLOL on
It’s a few things, really.
Cost of living is obviously a huge one – I’m very reluctant to go to the pub when my outgoings on essentials have absolutely shot up in recent months, along with living alone and making sure everything essential is covered.
Not only that, but I think people don’t realise the impact of a changing culture/demographic. There’s a huge culture shift going on as young people move away from alcohol and seek “alcohol-free” and “dry” activities outside of going to the pub. From a personal standpoint, I’ve almost completely cut out alcohol since the start of the year due to a myriad of reasons – cost of living only playing a small part – and I don’t miss it at all.
Pubs and other establishments need to adapt to this change in culture, otherwise they’ll sadly be left behind. With the cost of living crisis going on as well, it’s a *very* rough time for pubs.
hannahvegasdreams on
I feel like the writing has been on the wall for the last couple of years. It’s bad for the pub trade but not sure what a quick solution would be. High inflation we had is now baked in, interest rates are high, utilities have increased and a section of workers had below inflation wage rises. There has to be some give and that’s leisure activities.
We stopped going out because we want to go on holiday and can’t afford to do both, currently money that we would have spent at pubs, bars, restaurants is going to savings for a holiday. Next year though unless the government wants to give the public sector a decent raise will have no holiday either. Leaving the only money going into the economy being essentials, not good for growth.
case1 on
The government needs to reduce the tax levy on alcohol / local breweries and pubs. While there would be less tax on the alcohol the increased business and needed lifeline to the industry and those linked to it would be invaluable and important to maintain businesses and communities
Nikolateslaandyou on
I dont go to a pub cause its normally full of assholes. Its got nothing to do with cost
DangerShart on
I don’t think it has as much to do with the cost as people think. I would go to the pub every other day when I was 18. I didn’t spend a lot then, I would normally just buy one pint and play a couple of games of pool. The difference was, the alternative was sitting with my parents and watching whatever soaps my mum had on. Now there are so many alternatives for socialising both online and IRL. Most younger people I know are also much more health conscious than we were in the 90s and there’s the risk of a video of you completely shitfaced appearing all over social media.
Adept-Ranger3086 on
I still enjoy going out to my local but the amount I’m willing to spend on a night out hasn’t budged. So instead of getting several pints it’s usually 2-3 and that’s the evening, unless it’s continued at home or a BYOB situation. Not a massive deal because I’m a bit older now, but I do feel for the younger generation.
Elqott on
Its not just the cost, British pubs are depressing places to be in
CastleofWamdue on
Why is the press likes to tell us to live within our means, but when we do they write stories moaning that we have stopped spending?
Buying alcohol is cheaper at a petrol station than a pub, a PETROL STATION. No wonder people are not going to pubs.
lammin on
Not sure on the cost of running a pub. I went to one at the weekend. Part of a chain. Not in a city or anything like that, 5.25 for a Guinness and between £6/£7 for anything decent. I don’t have the time to go to the pubs at the moment. But no way would I go a couple of times a week at those prices. I’ll just go to cheaper pubs or just not bother.
No idea on the price of beer but not sure how they can justify £7 a pint or expect that to work long term.
The meals though seem about the same price. A bit more expensive but nothing major
bobblebob100 on
Plenty of bars i go in that are still busy on weekends. They just need to adapt to changing needs. Offering AF options helps. Doing good food helps. Serving good beer helps.
And have events on like live music etc brings in the crowds
If all your pub offers is supermarket lager then your going to struggle as its naturally cheaper in a supermarket
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Just came from another article posted in this sub about average car insurance going up one third in the last year.
It’s gonna be sad faces all round in government next year when the (already decimated) high streets of the UK are down to charity shops, Greggs and the odd bookies.
Given our mortgage is up £400 a month, everything else has gone up in price substantially, and in a few months we’re looking at dropping a grand a month on childcare, yeah no shit we’re going to the pub less.
There’s going to be so much hand wringing in the media in the next year or so when high street businesses are shutting down, and knowing our media they’ll act like it’s a complete mystery.
The pub I used to go to is now charging close to £7 a pint, the food has drastically reduced both in portion size and quality while increasing in price. Staff numbers are reduced so service is also slow and poor.
I could afford the increase, reluctantly, but It’s not an enjoyable experience anymore, so why bother?
Went to a pub in Ingham for my birthday this weekend. There were four of us (two adults, two children). Two small kids meals, one soup, and one main (with one drink each) was £78. A round for my wife and I was £14. Pub trips, especially when having food, are incredibly expensive right now – we used to do it multiple times a week, we don’t any more.
I don’t understand why journalists link cause and consequence.. Current title should be “newspaper guesses that probably Britons avoid …”
For example, I stopped go to pubs with friends on Friday evenings after Covid times. We just found that it would be better to be in homes.
And WFH schedule doesn’t encourage people to do a lot of evening pub visits as well.
My partner and I don’t have kids and fixed our mortgage before rates went mad so we are on a crusade to support as many pubs as we possibly can.
Not Spoons though. Spoons can go fuck itself
Once in a while leisure is good, everyday alcohol is bad. That’s another story, the point here is raising living expenses and good neighbourhood dive bars are no longer existing. Sad how cost of expenses went up. 😔
I never expected to be one of those people saying ‘in my day you could get wankered, have a kebab and get a taxi home for £20 or under and then spend another £10 on some weed to smoke when you got home and for the hangover the following day.
I never personally got EMA but if I did then that’s probably what I would have spent it on.
A Tesco sandwich is 3.50, drinks out are close to £10, and last time I went to Wendy’s the food was like miniature kids sizes for full price. Don’t eat or drink out at all anymore. Can’t even do Netflix so it’s piracy and chill for us.
It’s a few things, really.
Cost of living is obviously a huge one – I’m very reluctant to go to the pub when my outgoings on essentials have absolutely shot up in recent months, along with living alone and making sure everything essential is covered.
Not only that, but I think people don’t realise the impact of a changing culture/demographic. There’s a huge culture shift going on as young people move away from alcohol and seek “alcohol-free” and “dry” activities outside of going to the pub. From a personal standpoint, I’ve almost completely cut out alcohol since the start of the year due to a myriad of reasons – cost of living only playing a small part – and I don’t miss it at all.
Pubs and other establishments need to adapt to this change in culture, otherwise they’ll sadly be left behind. With the cost of living crisis going on as well, it’s a *very* rough time for pubs.
I feel like the writing has been on the wall for the last couple of years. It’s bad for the pub trade but not sure what a quick solution would be. High inflation we had is now baked in, interest rates are high, utilities have increased and a section of workers had below inflation wage rises. There has to be some give and that’s leisure activities.
We stopped going out because we want to go on holiday and can’t afford to do both, currently money that we would have spent at pubs, bars, restaurants is going to savings for a holiday. Next year though unless the government wants to give the public sector a decent raise will have no holiday either. Leaving the only money going into the economy being essentials, not good for growth.
The government needs to reduce the tax levy on alcohol / local breweries and pubs. While there would be less tax on the alcohol the increased business and needed lifeline to the industry and those linked to it would be invaluable and important to maintain businesses and communities
I dont go to a pub cause its normally full of assholes. Its got nothing to do with cost
I don’t think it has as much to do with the cost as people think. I would go to the pub every other day when I was 18. I didn’t spend a lot then, I would normally just buy one pint and play a couple of games of pool. The difference was, the alternative was sitting with my parents and watching whatever soaps my mum had on. Now there are so many alternatives for socialising both online and IRL. Most younger people I know are also much more health conscious than we were in the 90s and there’s the risk of a video of you completely shitfaced appearing all over social media.
I still enjoy going out to my local but the amount I’m willing to spend on a night out hasn’t budged. So instead of getting several pints it’s usually 2-3 and that’s the evening, unless it’s continued at home or a BYOB situation. Not a massive deal because I’m a bit older now, but I do feel for the younger generation.
Its not just the cost, British pubs are depressing places to be in
Why is the press likes to tell us to live within our means, but when we do they write stories moaning that we have stopped spending?
Buying alcohol is cheaper at a petrol station than a pub, a PETROL STATION. No wonder people are not going to pubs.
Not sure on the cost of running a pub. I went to one at the weekend. Part of a chain. Not in a city or anything like that, 5.25 for a Guinness and between £6/£7 for anything decent. I don’t have the time to go to the pubs at the moment. But no way would I go a couple of times a week at those prices. I’ll just go to cheaper pubs or just not bother.
No idea on the price of beer but not sure how they can justify £7 a pint or expect that to work long term.
The meals though seem about the same price. A bit more expensive but nothing major
Plenty of bars i go in that are still busy on weekends. They just need to adapt to changing needs. Offering AF options helps. Doing good food helps. Serving good beer helps.
And have events on like live music etc brings in the crowds
If all your pub offers is supermarket lager then your going to struggle as its naturally cheaper in a supermarket