Price Of A Half

backfoot

We used a local pub/restaurant last night and finished the evening with a last half . The price of the lovely Enville Ale was £2.60 per pint,displayed on a chalk board.I was then charged £1.35 for the half purchased.

On querying this I was told it was something to do with Tax as to how they bought this particular beer in by the pint !!

Surely this is no reason to have differential pricing ? Is there a breach of trading standards here?

Hic. :beer:

CHR15

6 Months road tax is more than half of 12 Months.

It is entirely normal in supermarkets for a big box to work out cheaper per measurement than the smaller boxes.

CG19a

Almost every pub I know charges slightly more than half price for a half pint.

neilmcl

Also look at it this way. There's a slightly more intrisic cost to pour 2 halfs than one pint, ie, 2 visits to the pump, 2 glasses to clean etc.

4743hudsonj

backfoot wrote: »

We used a local pub/restaurant last night and finished the evening with a last half . The price of the lovely Enville Ale was £2.60 per pint,displayed on a chalk board.I was then charged £1.35 for the half purchased.

On querying this I was told it was something to do with Tax as to how they bought this particular beer in by the pint !!

Surely this is no reason to have differential pricing ? Is there a breach of trading standards here?

Hic. :beer:

Was this all really worth it for the sake of 5p?

bryanb

neilmcl wrote: »

Also look at it this way. There's a slightly more intrisic cost to pour 2 halfs than one pint, ie, 2 visits to the pump, 2 glasses to clean etc.

But the query is about buying 1 half, therefore one glass to wash etc.

OP why not check with Trading standards if you feel strongly?

neilmcl

bryanb wrote: »

But the query is about buying 1 half, therefore one glass to wash etc.

OP why not check with Trading standards if you feel strongly?

My point was a cost of a pint doesn't equate to the cost of 2 halves which is what has been queried.

bryanb

If I recall accurately this point was extensively discussed in the 1970's and trading standards came down with a ruling that half should cost half of a pint. Might need some research to prove it though as it could have been a local ruling.

Hintza

Taking that view all supermarket offers would be illegal. Itewm = £1 but two for £1.75 etc.

As has been said it costs more to sell a half than a pint.

bryanb

Hintza wrote: »

Taking that view all supermarket offers would be illegal. Itewm = £1 but two for £1.75 etc.

As has been said it costs more to sell a half than a pint.

Taking the other view, it would follow that a pint served in the same glass as a previous one woud get a discount, less washing up.

We are not discussing supermarkets as the laws relating to them differ from the laws relating to serving alcohol for consumption on the premises.

As I said earlier the OP should consult trading standards if he/she feels strongly.

gordikin

bryanb wrote: »

If I recall accurately this point was extensively discussed in the 1970's and trading standards came down with a ruling that half should cost half of a pint. Might need some research to prove it though as it could have been a local ruling.

If that is the case I think you'll find the price of the pint rising to £2.70 not the half being reduced to £1.30