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Harveys = £4.20?
- Thread starter Black Rod
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I do, in all Brewdog pubs.
matt_32510
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Still cheaper in the pub after the discount.
You mean in the carnal.....American Pie movie way?
feel the same, sorry BHA , but you can shove it ..........
keaton
Big heart, hot blood and balls. Big balls
- Nov 18, 2004
- 9,672
The Hare and Hounds is probably the most expensive pub in Brighton
Depends what you drink, i'm sure it was under £4 a pint for the Dark Star or the other ales there.
Bwian
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- Jul 14, 2003
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Piglet's were good in the first season at The Amex, since then they've been getting progressively poorer in quality to the point that many will not be buying this season-me included. And that was before the £4.20 price tag.
That's it in a nutshell. People saying "Well it's still cheaper than London" or "It's only another 30p what's the problem?" or "We need to maximise all revenue streams" are missing the point. The club wanted us to stagger our departures and arrivals, and providing good food and drink at a reasonable price was the 'carrot' to make us do that. Either that need has now gone (perhaps due to the increased capacity on the railways), or they reckon that for most people this increase won't in fact be the straw that breaks the camel's back.
I only go to a few games so I thought I'd probably halve my intake, but talking it over with my son we've decided to dip out altogether. We'll get dropped off and picked up at the Hikers and, sadly, will forgo the delights of queueng for the privilige of standing up to drink out of plastic whilst simultaneously trying to eat a pie. The upshot of that is as I will now be treating the Amex like any other football ground (i.e. I won't eat or drink there) I no longer give a toss what they serve. John Smiths and Pukka Pies instead of Harveys and Piglets? Fine, I don't give a shit now.
EDIT: Just editing to add that we're not STHs, so how do we go about getting this discount that keeps getting mentioned, or is it a STH-only thing?
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Hillian1
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I know I'm in a minority of 1 or 2 here, but apart from the Lancashire Hot pot pie I thought they were all overhyped, even in the first season.
I certainly won't be buying anything at all to eat now and limiting myself to 1 pint rather than 4 or 5.
Let's Have A Winner!
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I must admit I haven't read the whole thread, but let's remember that if you do stay back straight after the final whistle and have a beer to try and "help the club out" to ease crowd congestion, they cut the discount to 5%, so you're still talking about £4 pints. It's not a great incentive to be honest...
This. I remember purchasing a set of their pies from the shop in Shoreham just before the AMEX opened and it was a very different item to what you get now. Still better than Pukka though.
paul & shark
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- Sep 17, 2013
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Its standard, we are customers, the days football customers being seen as football fans by clubs are long gone in this country
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AMF.
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AMF.
It's the same with any successful pie company. Pieminister for example used to be chock full of filling, they then got supermarket gigs and the quality decreased. Piglets are the same now they've expanded so rapidly. I like some of the specials, but I can't see me ever buying one of the regulars ever again.
If I want a pie, I'll get a box from the Real Pie Co, whose fill level is ridiculous. We also have an amazing butchers nearby who do really good pies for about half the price.
If I want a pie, I'll get a box from the Real Pie Co, whose fill level is ridiculous. We also have an amazing butchers nearby who do really good pies for about half the price.
- Jul 7, 2003
- 47,225
Which is funny, because for years, football folk complained about being treated like fans (as in: stupid, unfailingly loyal, gullible) rather than customers (which is, in the context of most public-facing businesses, a type of person to be treated well, whose opinions should be sought and valued).
Ernest
Stupid IDIOT
Like a lot of things Albion right now the SUPER fans, UBER supporters, the LICKERS decided that Piglets Pies were FANTASTIC when like anything else done mass catering in a stadium were average at best, anyone criticising them and they come out with the go to Old Trafford whatever as they're afraid to say they were WRONG
Braggfan
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- May 12, 2014
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My mate went in the Hare and Hounds shortly after it reopened. Two largers and a pint of guniess £14.80
Ernest
Stupid IDIOT
Canhams Butchers on Church Rd does a lovely Angus Steak pie, makes Piglets look like the mass produced shite they are