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That is spoons though, most pubs are 3-4x that
by bodge5000 9mo ago
That is spoons though, most pubs are 3-4x that
- HPsquared 9mo agoMaybe spoons is killing all the pubs.
- iso1631 9mo agoMost expensive pint I've paid round here was £6, so pubs are about 2x that - about half hour of adult minimum wage, same as spoons charged 25 years ago. So how do spoons make a profit? The main difference that I see is that they buy cheap properties and thus don't have crushing rents. What this page doesn't show is the increase in rent for these buildings.
- CamouflagedKiwi 9mo agoOne thing I've heard is that they have consistent high throughput so they will buy beer that's closer to expiry and hence cheaper, because they know people will drink it before it goes off. Dunno how much of an effect that is, it can only account for so much.
- bodge5000 9mo agoyeh that's what I always hear, but I don't know if its just an urban legend. I guess the fact that they buy in massive bulk also helps
- bodge5000 9mo agoTo be fair actually £6 a pint does sound more like it, I think I'm getting confused with rounds (so I most often spend £10-£12, but I'm buying two pints)
- t-3 9mo ago> So how do spoons make a profit? Think about the price of a keg of beer - much cheaper/pint than buying beer at a pub or from anywhere else in a smaller size. Very high-volume customers have contracts with distributors that can get them even better deals, sometimes significantly better. Alcohol is pretty much always sold at a huge markup though - 4-5x is standard in the US. UK regulation might be different, but it's likely that the majority of costs in the pub business are in insurance and licensing rather than alcohol and rent.
- CamouflagedKiwi 9mo ago3-4x £3 a pint? That's £9-£12 which is super expensive - I would say most places are in the £6-£8 region.
- bodge5000 9mo agoYeh responded to another comment saying the same thing, Im getting confused with rounds. So I am spending £9-£12, but thats buying two pints