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cuppa tee said:
Nice to see someone putting on NYE freebie :thumbs: Might also be a nice to highlight the Antic Workers struggle to get a living wage and to try and squeeze a bit of extra wedge for those working busy anti social shifts over the festivities by sharing the petition below....

Customers support Antic workers!

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I've already asked if they'd like to write a guest article for Buzz. I'm not getting double for NYE either, but at least I'm playing what is probably the only free late night 'club' night in Brixton, so it's affordable for everyone.
 
I was in an Antic in Peckham the other day and a pint of Heineken was £4.50. For years the price has hovered around £4-£4.10, which made me actively seek out Antic pubs to drink in when i was out and about.

Now they have ramped up the price of a pint, theres no incentive to drink in their pubs at all, might as well go to a fucking Youngs (the original booze extortion experts) if you want your wallet to be emptied.
 
jimbarkanoodle said:
I was in an Antic in Peckham the other day and a pint of Heineken was £4.50. For years the price has hovered around £4-£4.10, which made me actively seek out Antic pubs to drink in when i was out and about.

Now they have ramped up the price of a pint, theres no incentive to drink in their pubs at all, might as well go to a fucking Youngs (the original booze extortion experts) if you want your wallet to be emptied.
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If you just want a cheaper pint why not go to a wetherspoons?
 
I often do, but as we know they can be pretty bleak. My point is that it is a shame Antic have decided to raise their pint prices by about 10%, which for me makes them lose their appeal of a reasonably priced place to have a pint.
 
jimbarkanoodle said:
I was in an Antic in Peckham the other day and a pint of Heineken was £4.50. For years the price has hovered around £4-£4.10, which made me actively seek out Antic pubs to drink in when i was out and about.

Now they have ramped up the price of a pint, theres no incentive to drink in their pubs at all, might as well go to a fucking Youngs (the original booze extortion experts) if you want your wallet to be emptied.
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Amstel was £4.40 in the Dogstar last night which I think is pretty reasonable for what is effectively a free entry (Thurs) nightclub open late with DJs and whatnots. Their own Volden beer is super cheap. Never tried it myself though.
 
jimbarkanoodle said:
I often do, but as we know they can be pretty bleak. My point is that it is a shame Antic have decided to raise their pint prices by about 10%, which for me makes them lose their appeal of a reasonably priced place to have a pint.
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I tend to find a boozer I like, and try not to worry about the price of a pint anymore...

I go to so many gigs now where it's £5.50 for a fucking can, sometimes a 330ml fucking can, that anything under a fiver for a pint suits me...
 
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Amstel was £4.40 in the Dogstar last night which I think is pretty reasonable for what is effectively a free entry (Thurs) nightclub open late with DJs and whatnots. Their own Volden beer is super cheap. Never tried it myself though.
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You see i would find that expensive, for a 4% non 'premium' (no matter what Amstel's marketing or packaging tries to tell you) beer. But i do agree, if you are somewhere like The Dogstar where there is free entertainment, it can be almost justified. But not on a just a normal evening with not much going on. Might as well go to spoons, no matter how bleak it is.

On a side note, my housemate used to work for Antic for quite a while, including when they went bankrupt and apparently had to break into their own office in Camberwell because the baliffs had locked them out. He told me it is a policy of the owner(s) that every Antic pub has sausages and mash on the menu for no more than £7, so that those not earning too much but dont fancy cooking can pop down and get a decent dinner and a pint for roughly a tenner. This was a couple of years ago mind.
 
jimbarkanoodle said:
You see i would find that expensive, for a 4% non 'premium' (no matter what Amstel's marketing or packaging tries to tell you) beer. But i do agree, if you are somewhere like The Dogstar where there is free entertainment, it can be almost justified. But not on a just a normal evening with not much going on. Might as well go to spoons, no matter how bleak it is.
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I think it can be justified if you're getting in free and getting free entertainment till 2 in the morning. DJs and security have to be paid, and if it's free, then everyone can get in (even their weekend nights are free before 10pm).

It's when I get charged £5+ to sit in a rubbish bar - or get a wobbly plastic glass in somewhere like Pop - I feel ripped off.
 
Had a good night at the Effra last night:

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In photos: Brixton Buzz Christmas Party #1 at the Effra Social, Brixton, Fri 7th Dec 2018
 
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