Should my mate pay for his own pricey drinks?

Former_MSE_Joanne

I regularly meet up with a group of friends in the pub to watch the football. While most of us drink beer and wine, one of our group drinks expensive spirits, which makes the cost of our rounds skyrocket. Should we ask him to buy his own?


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macaroni

YES, or just all buy your own drinks anyway.....someone always looses out when rounds are bought (Im generally that person) and not everyone drinks at the same speed!

paragon909

All my friends drink beer, and I drink vodka.

And i find it isn't that more expensive actually. A pint of tenants is like 3 odd anyway and a vodka depending where you go can be like £3.5

If your paying more than £4 for a vodka and mix then i suggest going to a cheaper place :P

Tigsteroonie

Is he insisting on obscure named whisky or vodka, rather than generic? I'd just get him the cheapest variety, and then deny all knowledge :rotfl:

PasturesNew

This is the trouble with rounds and splitting the bill - there's always one greedy piggy. All buy your own drinks, I bet he won't drink as much once he's paying his way instead of poncing off you lot.

Vejovis

The last couple of times I've gone out, spirits have been cheaper than beer.

That said, you can't be very good friends if you begrudge him a few drinks.

Miski

Round system.


The second option is you all buy your own drinks. Depending on the brand, I've seen spirits cheaper than nice ale/beer.

BarryBlue

Let's get this right. Blokes go to the pub and buy rounds. It's what we do. Then when we go to the curry house and split the bill no matter what. Nobody abuses the system or they shouldn't be invited back.

Everybody buying their own is what women do. Getting their phone calculator out to work out a restaurant bill down to the last penny is what they do too.

Is anyone else bothered? If not, put up with it or don't go. (This is all from a bloke's perspective, of course.)

warehouse

BarryBlue wrote: »

Nobody abuses the system or they shouldn't be invited back.

This exactly. Someone appears to be abusing the man rules. You need to act.

Nada666

It isn't complicated.

Does he drink the same when it is his turn to buy the drinks? If yes swallow it down and pay up. If not tell him where to go.

dave4545454

MSE_Joanne wrote: »

I regularly meet up with a group of friends in the pub to watch the football. While most of us drink beer and wine, one of our group drinks expensive spirits, which makes the cost of our rounds skyrocket. Should we ask him to buy his own?

A lady who likes footy? :eek:
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