Price Of A Half

backfoot

Hintza wrote: »

Well all they really need to do is ensure they have the price of a half pint on their table of tarrifs. That sounds the only thing that is wrong.

You could always complain but will probably be barred in the process.

I think you are right regarding their solution.

As for barring people, is that the answer to someone who has a legitimate query? :eek: Good business?

pmduk

My local has an offer on pints, whereas half pints attract the normal price per pint. The effect is a pint and half pint cost the same.

derrick

pmduk wrote: »

My local has an offer on pints, whereas half pints attract the normal price per pint. The effect is a pint and half pint cost the same.

So using the OPs price of £2.60 for a pint, your local also charges £2.60 for half a pint:eek:

backfoot

4743hudsonj wrote: »

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

Yes why not? I would ask why have the pub gone out of their way to charge more than the obvious and fair charge.

Your own response is self contradictory !! :beer:

derrick

4743hudsonj wrote: »

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

Added up over a period of a year could be quite substantial for the establishment.

jazabelle

davemorton wrote: »

It gets worse! In my local at happy hour, the cost of a pint is only £2.10, but the cost of a half stays the same at £1.25, but I have found a cunning way to get round this, I just buy two halfs put in the same glass, hence saving myself 40p. I hope the bar staff dont catch me out.

Um, is that a joke or have I read it wrong? You pay more for the two half pints, rather than get the discount by buying a pint?

skintbutsolvent

I don't like dinking from a pint glass so order 2 halves. If its a pub I don't know ask if they charge more for 2 halves and if so ask for a pint and an empty half glass to tip it myslf, have never been refused.

BTW, you tend to get slghtly more in 2 halves than in a pint - its virtualy impossible to tip them into a pint glass.

4743hudsonj

derrick wrote: »

Added up over a period of a year could be quite substantial for the establishment.

I highly doubt locals sell enough half pints to make a substantial gain at 5p per glass even over a year so i doubt this is the reason. I suspect its merely a minor deterrent to buy smaller measures rather than larger ones which will inevitably be more profitable. ie if somebody buys a pint, thats x profit guaranteed, if somebody buys a half, thats only 1/2 x profit guaranteed. Plus there is the effect of self control deteriorating even with just one pint (the possibility of more business)

UK2010

But with more or less everything you buy the larger the size the cheaper it gets per amount!

4743hudsonj

UK2010 wrote: »

But with more or less everything you buy the larger the size the cheaper it gets per amount!

Economies of scale:beer: