08/06/2026
Right.
Apparently, pubs are โtoo expensive.โ ๐ฌ๐ฅต๐ฐ
I hear it every day. ๐คฏ
Usually from someone clutching a ยฃ6 artisan coffee, scrolling TikTok on a ยฃ1,200 phone, while explaining how ยฃ6 for a pint is daylight robbery. ๐
But sure. The pub is the problem. ๐
Let me explain this slowlyโฆ
Youโre not paying ยฃ6 for โbeerโ! ๐บ
Youโre paying for an experience, for a community, forโฆ
๐ธ The heating being on before you arrive.
๐ธ The lights staying on after you leave.
๐ธ The loos being scrubbed (youโre welcome).
๐ธ The glasses being washed.
๐ธ The staff being paid.
๐ธ The licences. The insurance. The rates. The tax.
๐ธ The little bite the card machine takes every single time you tap.
๐ธ And the fact that when the cellar floods at 11pm on a Tuesdayโฆ itโs me in wellies.
Youโre not just buying a drink. ๐ท
Youโre renting a space to exist in public without being moved on. To socialise. To make friends. To feel welcome. To belong. โค๏ธ
Go and sit in the middle of ASDA for three hours debating VAR and see how long that lasts. Try getting banter from a self-checkout. ๐
Pubs arenโt competing with supermarket booze. ๐
Weโre competing with the idea that community should be free. ๐๏ธโค๏ธ
And hereโs the bit I find fascinatingโฆ
The same people who mourn โthe death of the British pubโ are the ones who treat us like overpriced off-licences. ๐พ
We donโt sell beer. ๐บ
We sell:
๐ First dates that turned into marriages.
๐ Wakes where the real stories came out.
๐ โOk, just oneโ that became the best night of the year.
๐ Somewhere to decompress when the worldโs had enough of you and youโve had enough of the world.
We sell a place to not be alone. ๐ซ
If you want cheap: stay on your sofa with a four-pack of lukewarm cans ๐๏ธ๐ฅต๐ป
But PLEASE donโt confuse low cost with value! ๐คทโโ๏ธ
Anyway, Iโll be over here - overcharging for heating, chairs, and human interaction. ๐ฅ๐ช๐ค
Tag a mate who needs to stop being a tight-arse and buy a round! You know the one ๐คฃ๐คฃ
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