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£7.20 for a pint of IPA in Aintree today.
No excuse for that. Profiteering, pure and simple.
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Disgraceful, really, even if the £30 admission was very fair given the quality.
I never buy food and drink at a racecourse – the food tastes even nicer and the thirst feels even more quenched for the period of abstinence.
And it saves bombs.
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It's the "Millwall FC" of Point broadcasts: "No One Likes Us - We Don't Care"Who profits? Is it Aintree Racecourse or is it an outside catering company who are running the bar and therefore renting space from the racecourse? Staff to pay at minimum wage rates.
Also supply and demand to consider. I presume plenty of demand even at that price. If all staff are maxed out for the full shift it won’t matter if some don’t purchase because of the price as you can only pull some many pints. Rather sell 10,000 pints at £7.20 than 10,000 at £5.
Obviously if the customer does complain they can always be told to go elsewhere if they don’t like the price 😉
Ridiculous
they should be going for a much better margin given its a captive market that largely becomes oblivious as the day goes on
Admittedly they are charging around the average Liverpool weekly wage
Christ! I wouldn’t be paying £80 to get drunk when a £12 bottle of Aldi Bonded Bourbon will do the trick if I’ve got the itch.
Enjoy your day CAS, and I hope it is you profiteering from those dastardly rails bounders when its stumps.
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“I never buy food and drink at a racecourse – the food tastes even nicer and the thirst feels even more quenched for the period of abstinence.”
Same as me, didn’t drink (other than water) at Cheltenham on the Friday, the ques were far too long to stand around for 40minutes missing all the fun to buy an overpriced pint.
The first drink, that first mouthful of food, after exiting a racecourse and the four-hour fast….exquisite.
And the knowledge I’ve saved a small fortune too….priceless.
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It's the "Millwall FC" of Point broadcasts: "No One Likes Us - We Don't Care"Couldn’t agree more, we went for a curry afterwards back closer to home, best one I’ve had in a long time.
It was a touch delayed though, my car got stuck in that bloody field of a car park so had to get towed out by a tractor!
Depends what IPA it is.
If it’s the ubiquitous John Smith’s crap, then that’s an absolutely shocking price.
It was Sharps Atlantic IPA. Not bad but not worth £7.20. And about a sharp gust of wind blew about 1/10th of it out of the naff plastic glass.
Even a cup of coffee costs £4!
Although the salt and pepper chicken and chips at £8.50 was good and reasonable value.
Agreed. Sharp’s Atlantic is a £5-at-the-most drink; definitely not worth £7.20.
At least the chicken and chips were good. 👍
Surprised they got racing underway on time. I’d have thought the course doctors were all busy reviving Wetherspoons punters who had heart attacks at the bar.
“Couldn’t agree more, we went for a curry afterwards back closer to home, best one I’ve had in a long time.
It was a touch delayed though, my car got stuck in that bloody field of a car park so had to get towed out by a tractor!”
You sound more like me every day, Ben!
Very scary – for you, that is!
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It's the "Millwall FC" of Point broadcasts: "No One Likes Us - We Don't Care"Ah yes Richard very good point
But thats nothing compared to their reaction when they buy a bar of Soap.
60p! How much??!
Last time they bought one it was two shillings and sixpence
“You sound more like me every day, Ben!
Very scary – for you, that is!”
Haha I’ll take it mate you don’t come across too bad at all 😉
£7.20???
I’d want two pints for that price….unforgiveable. They’ll keep charging that as people keep paying.
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