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fao Henry Irving

buckshee
buckshee Posts: 7,868
edited September 2006 in General Charlton
along the lines of the bottled beer debate and how amongst other things it would speed up the process of buying a drink at half time I think that pricing the pints at the moment at £2.90 is a little mad as it means more mucking about with the change and even though it seems overpriced wouldn't it be better off pricing it at £3 to speed this process up?

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  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,869
    woah there Leslie !!!

    £2.90 for a cr*p pint in a plastic pot out of pipes that only get used once a fortnight is scandalous enough as it is !!
  • cafcpolo
    cafcpolo Posts: 3,815
    Better make it 2quid to 2.50 then!
  • It's £2.95 for a pint, isn't it? Don't drink it myself, but it might as well be £3 if they're serious about serving them up as quickly as possible.
  • buckshee
    buckshee Posts: 7,868
    exactly , surely you would rather pay an extra 5-10p and make sure you actually get served smudge?
  • Wish it was still £2.90.

    Bet you it's up to £4 when we all go back in August!!
  • Uboat
    Uboat Posts: 12,201
    This thread is so old it should go in the museum.
  • cafcfan
    cafcfan Posts: 11,204
    Years ago someone told me that the primary reason that things were priced at odd amounts was to try to ensure that for most transactions change would have to be given. So the transaction would go through the till rather than in the operatives' pockets. (The punter would wait for his change and would expect to see the till being opened rather than just walking away with their purchase.)
    I guess that's less prevalent now what with card charging, etc but must still be an issue in places like catering/bars. Perhaps we'll get those swipe-over card readers?
  • Solidgone
    Solidgone Posts: 10,223
    Round up the price to £5 a pint. Thets well worth saving 30 seconds drinking time?
  • TelMc32
    TelMc32 Posts: 9,064
    Uboat said:

    This thread is so old it should go back in the pipes with the Fosters!.

  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,715
    Why not have a pre paid card that can be used at the kiosks?

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  • SilentAddick
    SilentAddick Posts: 1,603

    Why not have a pre paid card that can be used at the kiosks?

    Excellent this or a NFC facility, perhaps?
  • PL54
    PL54 Posts: 10,757
    2006 ? I was only 26.

    Did old cock Irving have some responsibility then?
  • Hartleypete
    Hartleypete Posts: 4,704

    Why not have a pre paid card that can be used at the kiosks?

    Yep one that can be topped up, season ticket holders to get one automatically with £5/£10 already on it, like they do at many golf clubs.

  • PL54 said:

    2006 ? I was only 26.

    Did old cock Irving have some responsibility then?

    26?? Blimey you've had a hard life!! ;o)
  • sadiejane1981
    sadiejane1981 Posts: 9,012
    Wow this thread was back when I actually went enough to give a toss. Lol
  • Curb_It
    Curb_It Posts: 21,234
    PL54 said:

    2006 ? I was only 26.

    Did old cock Irving have some responsibility then?


    Unfunny and abusive.
  • cabbles
    cabbles Posts: 15,261
    What I like about this thread is aside from it being old, relatively obscure, is the fact that the post doesn't really tally up with the title. Unless I missed something (as I joined in 2010 - the post being in 2006), it doesn't actually say why it's directed at Henry Irving, nor does Henry even respond or reply to the thread. It did make me chuckle to read:)
  • cabbles said:

    What I like about this thread is aside from it being old, relatively obscure, is the fact that the post doesn't really tally up with the title. Unless I missed something (as I joined in 2010 - the post being in 2006), it doesn't actually say why it's directed at Henry Irving, nor does Henry even respond or reply to the thread. It did make me chuckle to read:)

    Henry used to own the club back then I think...although he hid it well through a network of frontmen and offshore accounts.
  • Fumbluff
    Fumbluff Posts: 10,140
    I knew it was mostly all his fault...
  • razil
    razil Posts: 15,041
    edited June 2014
    he was both Chairman and CEO if you believe simply@seriously_red

    :D

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  • March51
    March51 Posts: 3,256
    He was still 'a man of the people' though. I used to see him on the tram with us commoners on the way to the match.