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  1. Guinness Boy

    [Drinking] Pubs and surge pricing.

    Didn't they have Red Light Rush on Monday's where drink was suddenly ridiculously cheap when the red lights came on. Only came on once or twice a night IIRC and so then the challenge was to get to the bar in time to order enough till the next time without having it mineswept when you went for a...
  2. Guinness Boy

    [Drinking] Pubs and surge pricing.

    I was trying to remember what he'd said at just after 8.30 more than 4 hours on, so possibly I'm paraphrasing him and possibly projecting some of my own ignorance. I do remember clearly his first point was that the BBC mostly had the story the wrong way and that pubs were mostly discounting at...
  3. Guinness Boy

    [Drinking] Pubs and surge pricing.

    "Wet" pubs are probably only just covering their costs right now. There's a tiny bit more margin if you're selling food too but that obviously comes with costs. I don't think what TK is saying is unreasonable for any pub where their only profit is in each pint they sell, which will likely be a...
  4. Guinness Boy

    [Drinking] Pubs and surge pricing.

    One of the busiest times in pubs that was mentioned on Radio 4 is straight after work, particularly Wednesday and Thursdays since the pandemic, and particularly in the City and West End of London, and presumably other big cities. These drinks are mostly being bought on expenses or with bonuses...
  5. Guinness Boy

    [Drinking] Pubs and surge pricing.

    I think it just shows what an inclusive site NSC is. Most sites would insist that someone can write before allowing them to start threads.
  6. Guinness Boy

    [Drinking] Pubs and surge pricing.

    @Brighton Lines can attest that this was a thing in hotel bars in Taunton well over 30 years ago.
  7. Guinness Boy

    [Drinking] Pubs and surge pricing.

    For those baffled by yet another thread started by the OP with no context and a missing negative, this is the thing. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/sep/12/busy-pubs-charge-drinkers-more-slug-lettuce-yatess#:~:text=A%20pint%20of%20beer%20during,by%20Britain's%20largest%20pub%20group...
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