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21p for a pint?



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Published Date: 12 August 2008
A PUB landlord selling Britain's cheapest pint at 79p says he wants to cut the price to 21p.
Last month, Belal Hussain started selling pints for 89p at his Midlands pub, The Marksman. Now he has dropped that to 79p after a nearby bar called the Explosion matched his price.


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  • Last Updated: 11 August 2008 9:57 PM
  • Source: The Scotsman
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Related Topics: Alcohol & binge drinking
 
1

Boy Wonder,

12/08/2008 07:16:33
If the govt didn't take its tax whack ... all pints would be about 21p!!!
2

Charles Linskaill,

Edinburgh 12/08/2008 07:30:33

Cool!,..its 'fingers-up' to the 'Numpties' that want extra tax put on booze at the supermarkets!
3

Alternative (High-Octane) Fuel Head,

Edinburgh 12/08/2008 14:23:37
I don't know how he is doing this. You can't even make decent home-brew for 21p a pint.

4

Jock Tamson,

Scotland, Caledonia, Alba 12/08/2008 19:46:54
3, Alt, aye you can. Prague is home to many Czechs.
5

Cassandra,

27/08/2008 01:17:31
#3 - economies of scale.

 

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