Paul_J
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I was out on thursday with my mates - they were doing double vodka and redbulls for 2 quid each! Ok so it came in a small glass with very little redbull - but the double vodka was still there so fair play...
After it turned like 12:30am / 1am ... Suddenly the prices changed with no warnings anywhere in the place / in writing...
My mate went up to the bar with a fiver and the correct amount for the drink I wanted - and was getting 2 double vodka's and redbull and a vodka and coke (I was out of money and couldn't afford any more doubles hah)...
Anyway... Expecting the lot (2* 2 quid + 2.50) - to come to about 6.50 - you imagine my mates expression when she said that'll be 16.30!!!! 
She said Double Vodka Redbulls were now 6.90!!! each! ok in a slightly bigger glass, but still the same double shot of vodka?!??! 6 pound 90 ?  wtf!
How can places do that? the drinks were already poured so my mate couldn't say no - he had to put it on his Credit Card as he had no cash left. What a joke!
Ice Bar in Reading - It's a shit hole anyway, should've gone to Risa.
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Dan B
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I would have walked away, if they gave you no warning that the prices were different...
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IntaCepta
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so what if she pour'd the drinks out!? I would have got annoyed and just left. They should at least have a notice saying when drinks are cheap and when they are not.
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Hammer
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its normal up here for prices to change after a certain hour, does that not happen down south?
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Corsa E-Tec
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you think thats expensive  area in watford wanted £11.30, i asked again and he said £11.30, i almost fell over.
drinks change here where i work. 8pm it changes, but not by too much.
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Rus
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a club in france i went to, it was 11.50 euros for a pint
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MarkM
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In Pacha in Ibiza its 10 Euros for a bottle (normal size) of San Miguel...the same bottle is only 0.70 Euros in the supermarket...
A small (littler than normal bottles) bottle of water is 8 Euros...
Not forgetting the ticket to get in is 50 Euros...
Still a good night out....
[Edited on 07-05-2005 by sport16v]
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the_legend_of_yrag
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on a thursday over in newmarket drinks are £2 till 11 then for example a jd and coke goes up to £3.60
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Sam
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Another example of rip-off Britain!
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Nismo
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Its not uncommon for the prices to change after a certain time , they say that between 9 -12 the drinks are half price to get people in, then once people are there they put the prices back up at midnight. I know its not right but its a business so they have to make money.
But they shouldnt have just been giving you dashes of Redbull if you pay for Vodka + Redbull you should get the whole can 
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Simon
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not really the same thing but the carling academy i go to back home in birmingham is £1.50 a pint, a plain pint of coke is £3.20. madness
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Greg_M
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quote:
Originally posted by Simon
not really the same thing but the carling academy i go to back home in birmingham is £1.50 a pint, a plain pint of coke is £3.20. madness
it costs 2p to make a glass of coke they are making a killing
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Marc
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I once paid £20 for two voddy red bulls 
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Robbo
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When we were at the aftershow party after the Scissor Sisters gig @ RAH it was free drinks for ages and then about 1am I went and ordered some drinks (2 OJ and Vodkas or something like that) and she said that'll be £12 or something and I said err... I think I'll pass You don;t have to pay just because they have poured them IMO
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Colin
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This happened to me in a bar in magaluf was like £7 for a jd & cola - I laughed and walked away
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CraigyG
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Originally posted by Marc
I once paid £20 for two voddy red bulls
I paid £23 for 2
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quote:
Originally posted by Paul_J
I was out on thursday with my mates - they were doing double vodka and redbulls for 2 quid each! Ok so it came in a small glass with very little redbull - but the double vodka was still there so fair play...
After it turned like 12:30am / 1am ... Suddenly the prices changed with no warnings anywhere in the place / in writing...
My mate went up to the bar with a fiver and the correct amount for the drink I wanted - and was getting 2 double vodka's and redbull and a vodka and coke (I was out of money and couldn't afford any more doubles hah)...
Anyway... Expecting the lot (2* 2 quid + 2.50) - to come to about 6.50 - you imagine my mates expression when she said that'll be 16.30!!!!
She said Double Vodka Redbulls were now 6.90!!! each! ok in a slightly bigger glass, but still the same double shot of vodka?!??! 6 pound 90 ? wtf!
How can places do that? the drinks were already poured so my mate couldn't say no - he had to put it on his Credit Card as he had no cash left. What a joke!
Ice Bar in Reading - It's a shit hole anyway, should've gone to Risa.
to be fair you deserve it for drinking vodka and red bull.
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Mav 3000
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They get you drunk so you pay more at the end of the night - its just marketing - places will do it for as long as people will keep paying the prices.
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Paul_J
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Registered: 6th Jun 02
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Fair play...
I know of bar prices / enterance prices changing depending on the time (to try to get more people in earlier when it's empty) - but the amount it usually varies is like an extra pound on enterance or a extra pound on the drink prices and it's usually like after 10pm...
Not You've been drinking these drinks all night for 2 quid - now after 12:30 we're going to hike up the price another 4 pound 90!!!
If they had raised the price from 2 quid to 3.50 I could understand that. but the 6.90! was just crazy.
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Ojc
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Originally posted by Paul_JIce Bar in Reading - It's a shit hole anyway, should've gone to Risa.
You unfortunate person 
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stuartmitchell
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Manumission at Priveledge wanted 24 Euros for a vodka coke
In edinburgh prices generally change after 10.30 pm but im so pissed im usually home by then
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Cybermonkey
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i pay $8 for a jug of any beer i want, thats about £3.50
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Skipz
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Originally posted by stuartmitchell
In edinburgh prices generally change after 10.30 pm but im so pissed im usually home by then
you lightweight 
Cant remember what i paid for drinks out in edinburgh i usually just hand them a £20 note or somethign then grab the change i'm normally so wasted!!
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Tom
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quote:
Originally posted by sport16v
In Pacha in Ibiza its 10 Euros for a bottle (normal size) of San Miguel...the same bottle is only 0.70 Euros in the supermarket...
A small (littler than normal bottles) bottle of water is 8 Euros...
Not forgetting the ticket to get in is 50 Euros...
Still a good night out....
[Edited on 07-05-2005 by sport16v]
Same in eden, but 11.50euro's for a fake smirnoff ice, so we just got r hands stamped n went to the garden of eden next door for 5 mins at a time and got a few san migs for about 5euro's
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dave17
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£4 for a double vodka red bull in most places i go. but i drink corona now. £1.30 in wetherspoons, £3.20 in lloyds n everywher else
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