Wetherspoon

The only disappointment I have had since I moved to Cleveleys 8 months ago, is that the nearest Wetherspoons to us ( The Jolly Tars in Cleveleys) is always jam packed all afternoon and evening from Wednesday - Sunday.
So we tend to jump on the tram ( free for us local FOCs) and go to the Spoons in Fleetwood,which is about 50 yard from the tram stop.
The Blackpool and Fylde MCFC coach picks up just over the road from The Jolly Tars, so I usually get my breakfast in there when City have an early kick off.
 
they sell nearly out-of-date beer, that's why it''s cheap and why you often end up with the squits the next day.

they are like the supermarket of pubs = high volume, low margins...

their aggressive pricing policies undercutting the traditional local pub has helped to put a huge amount of them out of business, just like the supermarkets put lots of small shops out of business.
 
Haha do you believe the biggest buyer or beer in the country is being sold "nearly out of date beer" try and educate yourself before talking absolute shite....
As some one who worked in the brewing industry for 25 yrs u would not believe the power they have.They do not buy nearly out of date beer.
 
they sell nearly out-of-date beer, that's why it''s cheap and why you often end up with the squits the next day.

they are like the supermarket of pubs = high volume, low margins...

their aggressive pricing policies undercutting the traditional local pub has helped to put a huge amount of them out of business, just like the supermarkets put lots of small shops out of business.
The out of date beer claim is a myth, and if aggressive pricing means that families can go out and eat together and it not cost a huge amount then I'm all for it.

Their beer is excellent too, fresh as you like (due to the volume they shift) and always new ones to try.

Yes, pubs are going out of business all over the country, and that's a shame, but it's also the free market. A huge factor is the cost of employing people these days, and that's not the fault of Wetherspoons.

Plenty of very good pubs out there doing very well though.
 
okay.
it seems my nearly out-of-date claim clearly is a myth,
fair enough,
i googled it and you are right.
hands up, i believed it when told it.
like the man in the orthopaedic shoe i stand corrected...

but the main point i was making is that multinational corporations are, imo, not good for the long-term survival of smaller businesses.
they are eradicating individuality and replacing it with look-alike town centres throughout the land.

of course people will choose the cheapest option,
it's stupid not to do if you aren't flush.
when i lived in england i shopped in supermarkets and often drank in spoons.
which makes me a hypocrite so i'd better shut up :)
no idea why i got on one in the first place haha
 
As some one who worked in the brewing industry for 25 yrs u would not believe the power they have.They do not buy nearly out of date beer.
It's called " economy of scale" , and as you correctly state,it's the sheer volume of beer/wine/ spirits that the Wetherspoons group buy that allows them to sell beer at a very competitive cost.
Breweries etc. fall over themselves to trade with them because of the vast quantities they can sell to them.
 
Martin is a mullet sporting **** but he’s a brilliant operator.

Was told by Wetherspoon’s head of legal a few years ago that he refuses all offers of corporate entertainment, for him, his directors and management. His message to their suppliers is: if you can afford take my directors to the races then you can afford to sell me a keg of beer for less. It made me appreciate at the time that corporate entertainment is a form of misdirection, a bribe of sorts. It clouds people’s judgement when making business decisions, which is sort of the point of it, really. I respected Martin for that, for his clarity of thought.

Spent the night in Merthyr Tydfil a few years back, and as I occasionally do when I’m stuck in a one horse town went to the Spoons for a few drinks and a bite to eat that night. I think the Wetherspoon’s food is ok and it’s a known quantity, although it means the place I’m staying is usually quite depressing because there’s nowhere good to eat, which I guess is a first world problem. Anyway, got talking to the manager who told me that Martin turns up unannounced and unaccompanied, other than a driver, at that pub from time to time. Visits about half a dozen of his units in a night and speaks to the people on the ground. Despite his untold wealth he’s still out there, in the trade, checking his boozers out on a wet Tuesday night in February.

Don’t like the guy, but you’ve got to respect him. The longevity and reach of the business he has built is truly astonishing.
 
okay.
it seems my nearly out-of-date claim clearly is a myth,
fair enough,
i googled it and you are right.
hands up, i believed it when told it.
like the man in the orthopaedic shoe i stand corrected...

but the main point i was making is that multinational corporations are, imo, not good for the long-term survival of smaller businesses.
they are eradicating individuality and replacing it with look-alike town centres throughout the land.

of course people will choose the cheapest option,
it's stupid not to do if you aren't flush.
when i lived in england i shopped in supermarkets and often drank in spoons.
which makes me a hypocrite so i'd better shut up :)
no idea why i got on one in the first place haha
You shopped in supermarkets, is there many other options ?
 
The other thing is I’ll often end up in a Spoons for breakfast if I’m away and got some work or reading to do before the day starts in earnest and I’ve seen some right sights at nine in the morning. Addicts, feeding their addiction basically.

The Spoons in Hanley, Peterlee, Grimsby and Walsall being especially notable.
 
You shopped in supermarkets, is there many other options ?
that was sort of the point i was badly making.

we are all guilty...

when supermarkets started up they aggressively priced products, which meant that we all began to use them instead of the local shops we'd traditionally used, to save a few quid.

once the local shops are out of business the supermarkets can do what they like and up their prices exponentially until they are not the cheap option they used to be because there's not many other choices.
 
they sell nearly out-of-date beer, that's why it''s cheap and why you often end up with the squits the next day.

they are like the supermarket of pubs = high volume, low margins...

their aggressive pricing policies undercutting the traditional local pub has helped to put a huge amount of them out of business, just like the supermarkets put lots of small shops out of business.
Someone said the out of date thing about 20 years ago and its bollox. As if you could operate 800 pubs on the hope Rodger in Oxford might have 2 barrels of bitter going out of date next week . Biggest draft selling product is Pepsi and Biggest actual drink product sold is coffee.
 
they sell nearly out-of-date beer, that's why it''s cheap and why you often end up with the squits the next day.

they are like the supermarket of pubs = high volume, low margins...

their aggressive pricing policies undercutting the traditional local pub has helped to put a huge amount of them out of business, just like the supermarkets put lots of small shops out of business.
Ive drank many a way past sell by date beer in my time with no after effects, in fact ive drank in many spoons over the years and never had this claimed common occurrence.

They are soulless places though.
 
when supermarkets started up they aggressively priced products, which meant that we all began to use them instead of the local shops we'd traditionally used, to save a few quid.

once the local shops are out of business the supermarkets can do what they like and up their prices exponentially until they are not the cheap option they used to be because there's not many other choices.
There are about 50,000 convenience stores in the UK!
 
The other thing is I’ll often end up in a Spoons for breakfast if I’m away and got some work or reading to do before the day starts in earnest and I’ve seen some right sights at nine in the morning. Addicts, feeding their addiction basically.

The Spoons in Hanley, Peterlee, Grimsby and Walsall being especially notable.
spent many an evening in hanley spoons, mate, but, yes, the morning addicts that frequent all the spoons make them a grim place early doors.

then there is the annoyance of the post-school brigade 4pm ish with screaming kids sugared-up.

evenings, you find some decent types.
 

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