I have found that you normally pay about a quid for a small coke.
Total rip off but why charge so much
2006-07-16 00:27:35 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dining Out ➔ United Kingdom ➔ Other - United Kingdom
To encourage people to drink alcohol so their turnover is better and they can place bigger orders and get better discounts. Totally goes against being a responsible landlord though as by law you are not supposed to encourage drunkeness and certainly not get people to drink and drive. I had my own freehouse and so could set my own prices and get good discounts on orders, and while there isn't much you can do about the price of bottled soft drinks, the stuff that comes out of the taps (postmix) comes in 10l boxes of syrup which is mixed with carbonated water before it comes out of the tap. You can adjust the level of postmix syrup which means you can really eke out a 10l box, it tastes crap and you can charge a fortune. Personally I got my cutomers to sample loads of the stuff until they (more or less) all agreed which one they liked. Maybe I didn't make so much profit on that, but I also charged less so that a designated driver didn't spend a fortune, stay sober and have the thankless task of running all the drunk ones home. Also, pubs often charge the full price of the soft drink if used with a mixer, so the customer pays the price for the shot of spirit, then the full price of the soft drink. I used to charge for a "splash", so they only paid the price of the spirit and 30p for the soft drink mixer, however much soft drink they wanted in the glass. Pub companies only think about profit, but my pub was always really busy and I was raking it in, why be greedy.
2006-07-16 02:46:07 · answer #1 · answered by Tefi 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
When I visited UK a few years back I noticed same thing. Ordered a Pint and was like , a few of them coins, British Pound? was like 2 of them with The Queen on em.
One day orderded a Coca Cola and Mike told me 2pounds, I scoffed and said , 'ok a pint then!', over that drink he explained the why, said it was the VAT on Colas as most are not made in UK and them what are still have a heavy VAT when sold in a Pub.
Ever asked for an extra Ketchup at a McDonalds in UK? they wanted to charge me for that. I was dumbfounded, then after sitting a while pondering it, I sorta figured that one out also, the tomatoes grown on this side are then made into ketchup, (Sugarized Crushed Tomatoes) Then put in Shipping Containers, go on a cruise, NY to Wales, then offloaded, customs, shipped on. Now that is a lotta hassle to get a little packet of ketchup. But see it says McDonalds Ketchup so it aint like just any ketchup. What a loony world.
2006-07-16 07:45:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The whole world works this way.
It starts off cheap and the more people it goes through to get to you the more it is.
Its called making a profit lol!
when you stop and look at it all from the start all humans do is rip others off. its life!
coke buys the stock really cheap mixes it charges loads more, random man buys it for his warehouse puts another few quid on the top, shop keeper goes and buys it, breaks up the packaging sells each one for about as much as he brought the whole lot for you buy it. everyone but u is happy!
hope u all kept up then.
2006-07-16 07:37:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They try and discourage you from drinking soft drinks because a pub is for drinking liquor and wine and beer . If you want a soft drink go to a pizza place or a fast food restaurant I'm sure that would a better place to get a soft drink or go to a beverage store where it will be a lot cheaper .
2006-07-16 09:15:14 · answer #4 · answered by greenpuffysmoke 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because it costs hardly any thing to buy in th syrup and mix it with carbonated tap water meaning they make a 300 - 1000% profit happily paying the bar staff wages. they know they can rip you off and you can't do anything about it and that's why they do it. maybe they should give the designated driver free soft drinks all night as they do in a lot of places in America!
2006-07-17 11:34:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the UK there is so much tax on alcohol that they probably only make a small profit on each alcoholic drink so charging more for soft drinks helps to make some profits. In effect those who drink soft drinks subsidise those who drink alcohol.
2006-07-16 07:34:55 · answer #6 · answered by migelito 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To make more money out of suckers like you and me. They know that some people can't resist a soft drink without their meals so they mark up the prices. Soft drinks or drinks make up 20% or more of the total bill.
2006-07-16 12:40:35 · answer #7 · answered by Art The Wise 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cos they can, cos they know you will pay it...that glass probably cos them the equivalent of about 40p considering that they buy in bulk...they rip you off when it comes to everything i mean £2.50 for the smallest most stingy vodka and coke! and i know it dont cost that much cos for some places you'll pay less than that for a double...that just proves that they are ripping you off
as long as we continue paying they'll continue charging
2006-07-16 07:34:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's totally anti-logical from the patron's point of view, but from the pub's point of view, they're basically selling you a rum and coke, hold the rum.
2006-07-16 07:53:13 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they are made to sell alcohol and if u buy a coke thts lowing there business
2006-07-16 07:33:01 · answer #10 · answered by Aj 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋