The Pound In Your Pocket

[Accy cyclist]

I only have one pint when i visit a pub as i tend to drive there. I'd happily pay a way above average rate of inflation, increase in price for one pint,but if i was going on a pub crawl....mmmm?🤔

 

[Accy cyclist]

I wouldn't mind, but its all weak pith.

I bought 4 of these for £6 from a 'well known supermarket' last night. 🧐 I miss my local pub,but not the ABV/3.4% lemon,grapefruit etc 'summer real ales' at to be fair,not a bad price compared to others £2.90 a pint.

 

[lazybloke]

It's been circa £5 a pint in my local for years; some beers slightly under, some slightly over. It's why I'd rather open a bottle of something at home; we only bother with the pub if we're eating.

 

[PaulB]

Walked past my local today. The poster proclaiming Carling at £2.50 a pint which was up pre lockdown has now been replaced with one proclaiming Carling £3.10 a pint.

Are you sure it didn't say Carling 10p a pint? Even then it's too expensive.

 

[Chislenko]

Disclaimer:

I don't actually drink Carling, I was merely quoting the poster in the window. I feel sure the other alcoholic beverages on offer at this particular public house will have seen a similar price hike.

 

[DRM]

When Covid first hit, I told my colleagues - our clients will remember how we treat them during this crisis, log after the crisis has ended.

Exactly, we have a smallish, local garden centre near to us, during lockdown when they couldn't open, you could ring up, order plants and other things, and they would deliver it to you, they still are cheaper then the big concerns, so they are always busy, and will stay that way, people don't forget being ripped off.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

I bought 4 of these for £6 from a 'well known supermarket' last night. 🧐 I miss my local pub,but not the ABV/3.4% lemon,grapefruit etc 'summer real ales' at to be fair,not a bad price compared to others £2.90 a pint.

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Accy, what are you doing drinking Guinness? Don’t you realise that all their beers are ⚠vegan⚠?

 

[byegad]

I can remember beer going up from 1s2d to 1s3d!
I rarely drink in pubs, as I'm usually driving. I do think the designated driver pays through the nose for soft drinks, especially given they've just brought 3 people to their out of the way pub!

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

The BoE have already warned of potential inflation as every business seeks to make a make up to recover lost costs.

Also the effects of increased costs due to Brexit and the chaos to supply chains dealt by Covid. A lot of prices are going to rise steeply. We're in for high inflation for years as the world markets readjust.

 

[swee'pea99]

Also the effects of increased costs due to Brexit and the chaos to supply chains dealt by Covid. A lot of prices are going to rise steeply. We're in for high inflation for years as the world markets readjust.

Recently had to reorder dog food - up from around £75 (two big bags) to £86. Also bread flour, up from £1.30/kg to £1.65/kg.

 

[Chislenko]

Also the effects of increased costs due to Brexit and the chaos to supply chains dealt by Covid. A lot of prices are going to rise steeply. We're in for high inflation for years as the world markets readjust.

Let's hope savings interest rates follow a similar pattern.

 

[vickster]

Let's hope savings interest rates follow a similar pattern.

No chance unfortunately if inflation high

 

[JohnHughes307]

Recently had to reorder dog food - up from around £75 (two big bags) to £86. Also bread flour, up from £1.30/kg to £1.65/kg.

Pretty outrageous markup, given that bread flour is about eleven quid for 16 kgs delivered from the mill...

 

[vickster]

Pretty outrageous markup, given that bread flour is about eleven quid for 16 kgs delivered from the mill...

Maybe he doesn’t want 16kg?
Margin aside, clearly there are costs to get flour in large sacks in the mill to small cupboard size bags to a supermarket in London

 

[swee'pea99]

Maybe he doesn’t want 16kg?
Margin aside, clearly there are costs to get flour in large sacks in the mill to small cupboard size bags to a supermarket in London

I do actually buy it direct from the mill - and they have 16kg sacks of some of their flours, not at £11, but at £15ish, which would make a big saving. I may try that next time. But in relation to the thread my point was simply that in two unrelated cases where I've been buying the same thing from the same supplier for years, both - after years of more or less stable prices - have suddenly been hit by hefty double-digit rises. Brexit + covid, I'm sure...and I'm also sure there's lots more of this sort of thing to feed through over upcoming months/years.