tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post8004625043313500139..comments2024-03-28T17:11:52.333+00:00Comments on The Pub Curmudgeon: Stuck on the slow lineCurmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-25018609255920116812012-09-04T22:20:11.949+01:002012-09-04T22:20:11.949+01:00I'm not signing the petition. I want the Gove...I'm not signing the petition. I want the Government to do their job and get the deficit down. I'd rather they'd did it by scrapping pet projects but I'm a realist.<br /><br />Beer isn't more important than the NHS.Martin, Cambridgenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-20359659637785488932012-09-02T15:31:02.074+01:002012-09-02T15:31:02.074+01:00A week later, it's still not gone through 93,0...A week later, it's still not gone through 93,000, and seems to be tailing off. It looks as though it may die the death, or at best just struggle over the line...Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-88747018382707299592012-08-28T12:26:45.071+01:002012-08-28T12:26:45.071+01:00I think that, in busy pubs at least, the justifica...I think that, in busy pubs at least, the justification for high soft drink prices is that when you step inside a pub, you are renting a space - not just buying drinks. The landlord needs to collect a certain rent. If a pint of beer is drunk at the same rate as a cheap lemonade, he wants approximately the same profit, say £1. So the soft drink, worth a few pence, will cost maybe £1.30. The whingeing about soft drink prices annoys me. If you want to drink 10p lemonade, stay at home.<br />Jonathan Bagley Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-19133714842270235032012-08-27T11:06:44.983+01:002012-08-27T11:06:44.983+01:00Soft drink prices in pubs are comparable with thos...Soft drink prices in pubs are comparable with those in chain restaurants and curry houses, so it can't be said they're out of line with the competition. <br /><br />Plus the demand for soft drinks in pubs is much less price-elastic than that for beer, so licensees can't really be blamed for applying a higher markup.<br /><br />On this issue Cookie seems to believe that each item has an intrinsically "fair" price that bears no relation to cost or supply and demand.<br /><br />Or perhaps he's just trolling...Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-33225007854196200392012-08-27T10:33:17.352+01:002012-08-27T10:33:17.352+01:00I think you're wrong there, Cookie about pub l...I think you're wrong there, Cookie about pub landlords. Most of them are struggling to make a living and have their hands effectively tied over beer prices. Caught between a rock and a hard place, who can blame them for charging high prices for soft drinks and snacks, especially as there's far more profit to be made on these items than there is on beer.Paul Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678639237696546268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-25402108476521909862012-08-26T07:42:58.103+01:002012-08-26T07:42:58.103+01:00Are yes I forgot the economic rule of "the pu...Are yes I forgot the economic rule of "the pub rip off conundrum" where notable economist Dave Keynes (Brother of the less famous economist that wrote about the multiplier effect) wrote his great life work on why the price of peanuts, crisps & soft drinks are a bit steep in pubs.<br /><br />I believe the conclusion was that pub landlords are "rip off merchants" or "robbing bastards"<br /><br />Cooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-84202546247767766322012-08-25T19:22:33.144+01:002012-08-25T19:22:33.144+01:00If pubs gave own-brand lemonade and cola away for ...If pubs gave own-brand lemonade and cola away for free, it would make virtually zero difference to their trade.<br /><br />You are falling victim to the "fair price" fallacy there, matey - and I thought you had some understanding of economics.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-60406625234218869052012-08-25T19:12:39.726+01:002012-08-25T19:12:39.726+01:00With lower taxes, pub prices would not go down. Ju...With lower taxes, pub prices would not go down. Just look at the sting of soft drink prices in pubs, and they are free of duty.Cooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.com