Wetherspoons selling off real ales at 99p/pint ahead of lockdown


Had a breakfast in spoons in Darlo this morning , with coffe not beer mind . 10.00am too earlier for my palette. Maybe it’s cos am old but , even though I know the ingredients are cheap , at £5.25 inc coffee it went down great. Love Spoons me. At 10.00am it was busy with blokes like myself ( retired not pissheads ) happily having a pint cos it’s affordable.

At 10am.
Not in an airport.

Christ.
You don’t like bowling or mini golf?

Mini Bowling is the next big thing.
Possibly even @mini-x2 bowling.
 
Do you enjoy any activities at all that don’t involve getting drunk?
Many. Swimming, sauna, running, golf, I walk most places I need to go, I read a lot (best done sober). Learned to play acoustic over last decade. Definitely better done sober. I do attend the occasional gig without booze. If there is a bbq at someone’s place I would usually drive and can still have a great time. My missus doesn’t drink much so when we do anything it’s usually without the aid of booze. However, I do love a night out and I do like social evenings with my chums and going to the footy. All these events will include the use of alcohol. I would never have an evening out with friends that didn’t include booze.
 
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Just different generations really. Not saying we never go out but we couldn't do it weekly like older generations used to do. It's why there's loads of random stuff coming out now basically for us, the likes of axe throwing, boutique bowling alleys, mini golf, arcades, simulation shooting, bongo bingo, modern golf ranges, escape rooms etc. All much more fun imo and not much more when pints are close to £5 each unless you drink crap.

No doubt loads would say why the fuck would you want to throw an axe on a night out on here though.

Having all of those options available might work in a big city but they aren't happening in small market towns and villages.
 
Where else would you get a coffee (unlimited) for £1.25?? Good value. Don't care about some owners politics at that price, probably half the countries shops wouldn't be frequented if that was all we gave a shit about!
A lifeline for the poor and vulnerable given the current crises. Makes it even more shocking (but perhaps not surprising) to see some celebrate any chance of their demise
 
Just different generations really. Not saying we never go out but we couldn't do it weekly like older generations used to do. It's why there's loads of random stuff coming out now basically for us, the likes of axe throwing, boutique bowling alleys, mini golf, arcades, simulation shooting, bongo bingo, modern golf ranges, escape rooms etc. All much more fun imo and not much more when pints are close to £5 each unless you drink crap.

No doubt loads would say why the fuck would you want to throw an axe on a night out on here though.
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Having all of those options available might work in a big city but they aren't happening in small market towns and villages.

Problem is the biggest Wetherspoon's are usually in the big cities or in the suburbs and easily accessible to the big cities.

You just have to look at where they are up here the majority of them are close to Newcastle, Sunderland or Durham (one of them on the closure list).

There's 4 in Newcastle, one in Byker, one in Wallsend, one in Gateshead, one in Gosforth. There's 8 pubs already.
 
A lifeline for the poor and vulnerable given the current crises. Makes it even more shocking (but perhaps not surprising) to see some celebrate any chance of their demise
Yes because the poor and vulnerable will benefit from being tempted to going into pubs.
 
Better young people learn how to behave in pubs (as we did) than cheap supermarket crap at home.
It’s all about cost of living now, drinking at home cheaper, less chance of dick heads I can understand the draw, easy to get a few mates round pop a blue ray in or get a BBQ going in summer. Used to be a professional sport in my day, no longer, and even when it was never in his places
 
No it doesn’t.
Poor and vulnerable does not mean young.
How can poor and vulnerable people be better off drinking?

Just to add to this most young people don't drink Frosty Jack's or Vodka and don't go out either unless they're a chav. It's not the 90's / 00's anymore with New Monkey rocking in the background. Pre drinks maybe but arguably it's safer than going out getting spiked etc anyway.

The only people who drink that and don't go out are addicts and are usually 40+ who I agree will never ever be better off drinking.
 
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I visited two independent excellent pubs in Westhoughton last Thursday evening. I chuckled as I walked past 'Spoons thinking about how Tim Martin's stupid actions have cost him millions.
It made the pints I enjoyed taste all the better.

Cheers!


When I was at Uni (2003-2006), you're talking 99p pints in some places.
Now, they get pissed before they even head to the pubs/clubs.
was #neverspoons app viewed in the process, if not, fair dues, if so, its working a treat.
 
Just different generations really. Not saying we never go out but we couldn't do it weekly like older generations used to do. It's why there's loads of random stuff coming out now basically for us, the likes of axe throwing, boutique bowling alleys, mini golf, arcades, simulation shooting, bongo bingo, modern golf ranges, escape rooms etc. All much more fun imo and not much more when pints are close to £5 each unless you drink crap.

No doubt loads would say why the fuck would you want to throw an axe on a night out on here though.
It was more the fact you’d rather WhatsApp your mates than see them in person.
 

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