Prices at The Amex

[Neil]

I thought the prices were dear but then at my club Eastbourne Borough , Harveys is over a quid cheaper at £2.50 a pint and a bigger better cheeseburger is £1.70 cheaper at £2.50.
As for the programme of adverts £5 you must be joking

 

[trueblue]

A comparison with Lord's is a bit strange though, that is an international England test match at the most famous ground in the world, a comparison with football would be Wembley, not a ground where Championship football is being played.

So you're telling me Wembley drop their prices for the Championship Play-Off Final?

 

[Cuffs]

A cup of Tea was £1.80 I didnt care but my Dad didnt stop droaning on about it. I wish he drunk booze.

 

[beorhthelm]

not sure i quite follow the logic here: because overpriced items are below other overpriced locations, people shouldnt complain?

its because of this attitude that places can get away with the prices in the first place and drinks rise above well above inflation/excise increases over the years. i will be in a central London pub this evening paying £2.80-£3 a pint, that should serve as a benchmark for prices.

 

[Curly5194]

not sure i quite follow the logic here: because overpriced items are below other overpriced locations, people shouldnt complain?

its because of this attitude that places can get away with the prices in the first place and drinks rise above well above inflation/excise increases over the years. i will be in a central London pub this evening paying £2.80-£3 a pint, that should serve as a benchmark for prices.

You know what, I was going to have a go back but I really cannot be ar*ed any more with all this bickering over Amex prices. If you don't like the prices then don't buy. I for one will be having the odd pint or two and helping contribute towards the clubs development over coming years.

 

[crodonilson]

Those prices are exceptional, I am astonished how good they are. £4.20 for a pint of Carlsberg here in Lyme and £4.60 for a Stella.

 

[keaton]

not sure i quite follow the logic here: because overpriced items are below other overpriced locations, people shouldnt complain?

its because of this attitude that places can get away with the prices in the first place and drinks rise above well above inflation/excise increases over the years. i will be in a central London pub this evening paying £2.80-£3 a pint, that should serve as a benchmark for prices.

Which pub?

That's certainly not in anyway representative of normal London prices.

And the stadium prices are the same if not cheaper than most pubs in Brighton

 

[beorhthelm]

You know what, I was going to have a go back but I really cannot be ar*ed any more with all this bickering over Amex prices. If you don't like the prices then don't buy. I for one will be having the odd pint or two and helping contribute towards the clubs development over coming years.

as will i. i wasnt bickering over the prices, just the argument that its cheap relative to some other overpriced location. see above, quite why anyone in Lyme Regis will pay £4.60 for a Stella is beyond me and it shouldnt make any bearing on whether £3.60 for a Harveys is a good price.

Which pub?

That's certainly not in anyway representative of normal London prices.

Aldgate Wetherspoons though i know plenty of other pubs that are around £3 pint. its very representitive, not everywhere is £4. not drinking Stella helps.

 

[Razi]

I paid £5 (via my girlfriend) for 2 drinks at Wembley during the recent Take That concert. Very reasonable, except for the fact that it was water simply poured from a larger bottle.

 

[Vegas Seagull]

Glastonbury £4 a pint.....

Lovebox Festival £4 for a CAN of lager.....

Wembley is now in excess of £4 a pint. Almost £10 for a burger, chips and pint.........

I'm happy with the Amex prices. Plus with the 10% Cashback/Smartcard offer for every 10 pints you drink you get a free one!

So in short, the more you drink the more you save!!!!!

LETS GET PISSED

May be tricky given that in this months Sussex Life, among a bunch of stats provided by the Albion, it states the club expect to sell 4,000 (four thousand) pints per match day...

 

[Curly5194]

May be tricky given that in this months Sussex Life, among a bunch of stats provided by the Albion, it states the club expect to sell 4,000 (four thousand) pints per match day...

4000 pints seems a bit low to me. With a capacity of 22,500 that means that only 17.5% will have a pint (just 1 pint). And yes I know there are families with young children (before I am ridiculed). But I would have thought that hospitality alone would sell that amount on match day!

 

[trueblue]

not sure i quite follow the logic here: because overpriced items are below other overpriced locations, people shouldnt complain?

its because of this attitude that places can get away with the prices in the first place and drinks rise above well above inflation/excise increases over the years. i will be in a central London pub this evening paying £2.80-£3 a pint, that should serve as a benchmark for prices.

What pub's that? The last pint I bought in central London cost £4.20.

 

[trueblue]

Ah... missed your answer above. To be honest, they'd have to pay me to drink in Wetherspoons.... I'll stick to the 'high' prices at the Amex thanks

 

[KneeOn]

3.60 a pint is not bad at all!

 

[Bozza]

4000 pints seems a bit low to me. With a capacity of 22,500 that means that only 17.5% will have a pint (just 1 pint). And yes I know there are families with young children (before I am ridiculed). But I would have thought that hospitality alone would sell that amount on match day!

Did you try to get served last Saturday?

 

[Curly5194]

as will i. i wasnt bickering over the prices, just the argument that its cheap relative to some other overpriced location. see above, quite why anyone in Lyme Regis will pay £4.60 for a Stella is beyond me and it shouldnt make any bearing on whether £3.60 for a Harveys is a good price.



Aldgate Wetherspoons though i know plenty of other pubs that are around £3 pint. its very representitive, not everywhere is £4. not drinking Stella helps.

Mmm Wetherspoons. They are known (allegedly) for serving up slops to help reduce beer prices. I've actually seen it done personally. You ask for a pint and they disappear to another part of the pub to "pour" your pint. I followed them around the corner to see them pour my pint from the slops tray. Needless to say I reported them and they got in to trouble.

 

[Curly5194]

Did you try to get served last Saturday?

 

[Guy Fawkes]

as will i. i wasnt bickering over the prices, just the argument that its cheap relative to some other overpriced location. see above, quite why anyone in Lyme Regis will pay £4.60 for a Stella is beyond me and it shouldnt make any bearing on whether £3.60 for a Harveys is a good price.

Aldgate Wetherspoons though i know plenty of other pubs that are around £3 pint. its very representitive, not everywhere is £4. not drinking Stella helps.

Before you said where i would have guessed at Wetherspoons being the answer.

The reason Wetherspoons are cheaper than virtually all other drinking establishment is down to them buying booze that is about to go out of date cheaply from a distributer (shelf life of days) and then relying on a very rapid sell through (hence the low price) to be able to make a profit on it before it goes off.

 

[pishhead]

Mmm Wetherspoons. They are known (allegedly) for serving up slops to help reduce beer prices. I've actually seen it done personally. You ask for a pint and they disappear to another part of the pub to "pour" your pint. I followed them around the corner to see them pour my pint from the slops tray. Needless to say I reported them and they got in to trouble.

I do hope that is a wind up!
Onto the point in hand the prices are very decent when compared to its peers. That is the only worthwhile comparison worth making, to compare it to pubs is silly and to compare it to Lords is irrelevant, any comparisons made should be against SCC, Reading etc.

 

[pishhead]

Before you said where i would have guessed at Wetherspoons being the answer.

The reason Wetherspoons are cheaper than virtually all other drinking establishment is down to them buying booze that is about to go out of date cheaply from a distributer (shelf life of days) and then relying on a very rapid sell through (hence the low price) to be able to make a profit on it before it goes off.

Another myth, Wetherspoons are able to have low prices because they have huge buying power and much lower overheads compared to other pub brands.