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Old 03 May 2014, 11:06 PM
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Originally Posted by lordharding

The trick in them days was getting a girl drunk and trying to get your leg over when she was pissed.

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Old 04 May 2014, 12:18 AM
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Bit of a false question tbh. Payed a lot more in early 90's in locals (excluding the free pitchers after rugby union :-)) than i did by about 1996 as a student, 50p a pint.
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1976;
29p to 34p depending on which pub. Then 22p in the NAAFI when I went into the RAF.

I was able to get 5 pints, a Chinese takeaway, a taxi home, and have change out of a fiver.
My weekly wage was only around £30 though.
Old 04 May 2014, 10:01 AM
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1994 think is was about £1 for Bitter and £1.20 for Lager.
Old 04 May 2014, 10:33 AM
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Most of you must be ancient by now
Old 04 May 2014, 10:36 AM
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1/6d Circa 1963 for a light and bitter But only earning 6 quid a week - so 7.5% of wage.
Old 04 May 2014, 11:22 AM
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Originally Posted by stevebt
When do you go out I was telling you that you should go to the town
Rarely go out these days, it's too expensive.

Think the last time we went out, it was about £2.50 a pint, but that was just local. I'd hate to think what town prices were now.
Old 04 May 2014, 12:17 PM
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Originally Posted by RobJenks
1/6d Circa 1963 for a light and bitter But only earning 6 quid a week - so 7.5% of wage.
And this alone gives the lie to people moaning about the price of a pint
Old 04 May 2014, 01:37 PM
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1/-9d in 19-something or other. 9p in new money. Beatles were No 1. No speed limit out of town. No breathalyzers.

Petrol 4/-9d gallon with 101 5-Star available.

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Old 04 May 2014, 02:16 PM
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1968......bitter was 1/10d a pint (just under 10p) and mild was 1/9d.

By the time i got to uni in 1970, Ansells Brew XI (ugh) was 2/2d a pint, which became 11p a pint in 1971.

Fish and chips was 1/9d too......, about 9p.
Old 04 May 2014, 02:51 PM
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Originally Posted by dpb
Okay. Yah


First legal pint was in a local Sam smiths pub, - £1.41 in 2002.

Few illegal pints in various establishments when at college circa 2000-2002, around £2.40-2.50.
Old 04 May 2014, 07:22 PM
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Think a pint of Tennents was about 55p a pint in 1981 17 at the time, but I remember 1985 in clubs cans of Schlitz Lager, Red Stripe and Bottle of Becks were all £1 each
Old 05 May 2014, 06:44 PM
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1996 - £1.40 ish.
But then again I used to earn £115 a week... so spending £10 on a night out was quite a big spend!
Old 05 May 2014, 08:42 PM
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2004 - £1.49

Spoons has always been cheap. Went on to uni and found out £1 a pint does exist!
Old 05 May 2014, 09:14 PM
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Pint of Ansell's was 18p, about the same price as ten No. 6.
Old 07 May 2014, 08:17 PM
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1984 - 59p to around 75p at the expensive places.

Get p!ssed on a fiver in those days.
Old 08 May 2014, 12:30 PM
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Originally Posted by lordharding
80 p I think in 1981 when I started socialising
Vodka amd orange was a quid

The trick in them days was getting drunk and getting a girl drunk and making your wages last which was £25 in them days
Old 08 May 2014, 07:43 PM
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1970 Starlight bitter 1/10d about 9p so weak you wouldn't believe, about 2.5% I think
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