First pub, two drinks, £10.70. Ouch, we thought. But that must just be what it costs round there nowadays.
Second pub, literally round the corner. Same two drinks came to £6 something.
I’m trying to be normal today and do my actual job instead of falling into a hyperfixated rabbithole of how pubs work and how they can possibly be so different despite being in essentially the same location and about the same size. But I can’t get it out of my mind!
Both of them had dogs in, so it can’t be that. The more expensive one was much more brightly lit, so maybe pub-grade lightbulbs are very expensive? 🤔
Any subject-matter experts hanging about who can put me out of my misery?
I went to a relatively central ish pub in London the other day in a somewhat touristy area (but by no means the most!). The card machine asked me if I wanted to give a tip when I was paying £13.75 (and I just checked this on my bank statement to be certain) for two pints.
When I said no (I just tapped the option on the card machine) - the bartender was visibly pissed and almost threw our drinks at us.
This is not the US. Tipping culture - especially when drinks are already that expensive can fuck right off. It would be slightly different if they’d brought the drinks to our table, I suppose…