Drink Prices at Hotels?

[another grub]

Why so expensive?

[locky801]

have to make up for the non smokers going I guess, funnty though how it changes from pub to pub, went to the Sussex and bought a Crownie over the bar $6.50, went to another pub not all that far away and cost me $8.00 don't know how they can have such a huge difference within 2km in price

[Dirko]

To make up lost revenue from the smokers not playing the pokies ?

[rogernumber10]

To try and convince young blokes it may not be such a bad idea to stay single and hang out with their mates, by making it incredibly pricey to chat up some young thing who needs you to buy her 5 cocktails at 19 a pop.

[mighty_tiger_79]

GRUB - i thought you would have done the happy hour circuit

[Blacky]

become a member of a club
i only pay $3.00 a schooner
$1.80 in happy hour

[Psyber]

I bought two G & Ts as pre-dinner drinks in Horsham recently - $5.80 each. They were generous in size and not bad Gin, but I don't know how the prices stack up as I rarely go into Hotels or Hotel dining rooms.

[cennals05]

How much does a pint cost these days? Wouldn't mind comparing it to the prices over here. A pint over here normally costs around £3 - £3.20 I have found. Which equates to about $7.50.

[heater31]

How much does a pint cost these days? Wouldn't mind comparing it to the prices over here. A pint over here normally costs around £3 - £3.20 I have found. Which equates to about $7.50.

Imperial pints are around $9


when the excise increase kicks in the brewery used distribute a list of minimum and maximum recommended retail prices don't know if they still do

[another grub]

happy hour prices should be 24/7 ...FFS.....

[TroyGFC]

Pints $5.10 at a lot of establishments, why not make it an even 5 so i don't get a pocket full of coin- mmmm to pi$$ me off!

[RustyCage]

Was drinking at the Worldsend two weeks ago and they had $4 Tooheys New pints. At the Cranka last week they had $4.50 pints of Pale Ale. The Elephant usually has $5 pints of imported beer, usually Heinekins or more recently Kilkennys.

[Booney]

become a member of a club
i only pay $3.00 a schooner
$1.80 in happy hour

Cows?

[Blacky]

become a member of a club
i only pay $3.00 a schooner
$1.80 in happy hour

Cows?

WESTIES

[johntheclaret]

How much does a pint cost these days? Wouldn't mind comparing it to the prices over here. A pint over here normally costs around £3 - £3.20 I have found. Which equates to about $7.50.

Bottle of Beck's in a hotel is around £3.00 $7.00

[Pseudo]

Why so expensive?

EXCISE.

The single biggest reason why the propaganda surrounding the introduction of the GST was a big fat LIE. The high sales taxes on luxury items like beer and tabs were supposed to be replaced by the flat-rate GST, and the prices should therefore have tumbled. Instead, the liars in Canberra not only maintained the excise (A tax by any other name is still a tax), but increased it to compensate for the sales tax reduction.

[silicone skyline]

To make up lost revenue from the smokers not playing the pokies ?

They still play the pokies, they suck on lollipops instead of smoking.

[Psyber]

Why so expensive?

EXCISE.

The single biggest reason why the propaganda surrounding the introduction of the GST was a big fat LIE. The high sales taxes on luxury items like beer and tabs were supposed to be replaced by the flat-rate GST, and the prices should therefore have tumbled. Instead, the liars in Canberra not only maintained the excise (A tax by any other name is still a tax), but increased it to compensate for the sales tax reduction.

It may have been different had John Hewson gotten in with "Fight back" - he was going to scrap fuel excise too if I recall correctly.

[Westsider]

Palais happy hour 9-11 friday nights
$5 imperial pints (except pure blonde)
$4 base spirits