Pie and pint at Hammers ground.

Think it demonstrates how we are losing track of reality, especially as being "in London"makes it ok.
Old Trafford it's £3 a pint £4 a pie.
It's profiteering to the extreme,don't forget it's actually a take away you're having not in a swanky pub.
I don't think it does. The prices are the prices . Even before these days of brexit making everything more expensive I wouldn't think twice about paying £6 for a pie at an event. The beer seems expensive mind. Which is why I asked if it was a fan cup? You can get a quid back when you return it
 

West Ham threaten to sue over £7.30 pints​

Ben Rumsby - Yesterday 15:30
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West Ham United have threatened to sue the owners of the London Stadium unless they cut beer prices before the club’s next home match.
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© GETTY IMAGESWest Ham threaten to sue over £7.30 pints - GETTY IMAGES
The Premier League side stood ready to take legal action on Thursday after the cheapest pint for their season-opener against Manchester City was £7.30 – 40 per cent more than the equivalent beverage at Tottenham Hotspur (£5.19).
The threat followed fan anger at the beer prices being charged, which West Ham neither set nor profit from under the terms of their tenancy of the former Olympic Stadium.
They have cited a ‘Comparable Clubs’ clause in their catering agreement with those in charge of running the publicly-owned venue, which states food and drink at their matches should cost no more than the mean average of the amounts charged by Arsenal, Chelsea and Spurs. That would put the cost of the cheapest pint at £5.75.
After complaining to caterers Delaware North, West Ham were told no reductions could be made without the stadium owners’ permission.
The club have threatened legal action if such a change was not made in time for their Uefa Conference League game against Viborg on August 18.
 

West Ham threaten to sue over £7.30 pints​

Ben Rumsby - Yesterday 15:30
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West Ham United have threatened to sue the owners of the London Stadium unless they cut beer prices before the club’s next home match.
West Ham threaten to sue over £7.30 pints - GETTY IMAGES
© GETTY IMAGESWest Ham threaten to sue over £7.30 pints - GETTY IMAGES
The Premier League side stood ready to take legal action on Thursday after the cheapest pint for their season-opener against Manchester City was £7.30 – 40 per cent more than the equivalent beverage at Tottenham Hotspur (£5.19).
The threat followed fan anger at the beer prices being charged, which West Ham neither set nor profit from under the terms of their tenancy of the former Olympic Stadium.
They have cited a ‘Comparable Clubs’ clause in their catering agreement with those in charge of running the publicly-owned venue, which states food and drink at their matches should cost no more than the mean average of the amounts charged by Arsenal, Chelsea and Spurs. That would put the cost of the cheapest pint at £5.75.
After complaining to caterers Delaware North, West Ham were told no reductions could be made without the stadium owners’ permission.
The club have threatened legal action if such a change was not made in time for their Uefa Conference League game against Viborg on August 18.
I guess getting a free, massive, modern stadium does come with a few drawbacks.
 
Why is beer more expensive in London? It's a joke really. I've never agreed with why everything in London is more expensive than the rest of the country. What's so special about the place?
 
Think it demonstrates how we are losing track of reality, especially as being "in London"makes it ok.
Old Trafford it's £3 a pint £4 a pie.
It's profiteering to the extreme,don't forget it's actually a take away you're having not in a swanky pub.

Having paid $14 for a bottle of Budlight (ugh!) when watching baseball at Oracle Park in San Francisco, or $40 for two glasses of wine at the Rugby Sevens at the same place, the price of drinks at sporting events doesn't really surprise me anymore.

Off to the 4th day of the test next week at Lords, and apparently you're able to take a bottle of wine each in from the outside to sip whilst play gets underway - that's pretty cool !
 
Why is beer more expensive in London? It's a joke really. I've never agreed with why everything in London is more expensive than the rest of the country. What's so special about the place?

You do realise it's a capital city right? All capital cities and tourist destinations are more expensive than post industrial towns in the north east of the country.

Property (both commercial and residential) is more expensive, therefore wages are more expensive. There's also an economic principle called price elasticity of demand which effectively tells you how much you can put up the price before it impacts demand, and profitability - it's a lever many businesses in London are able to use to drive prices up as they know people will still pay to a certain level.
 
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You do realise it's a capital city right? All capital cities and tourist destinations are more expensive than post industrial towns in the north east of the country.

Property (both commercial and residential) is more expensive, therefore wages are more expensive. There's also an economic principle called price elasticity of demand which effectively tells you how much you can put up the price before it impacts demand, and profitability - it's lever many businesses in London are able to use to drive prices up as they know people will still pay to a certain level.
Last time I was in Cornwall a year before covid kicked off we were paying roughly £3.50 a pint. Probably the exact same beer they sell in any pub in London, 'gem of the country'.
 
Why is beer more expensive in London? It's a joke really. I've never agreed with why everything in London is more expensive than the rest of the country. What's so special about the place?
Market forces innit. City with 9 million people in it has a lot of customers. People will be willing to pay
Happens in every major city I'm the world before you start the chip on shoulder london bashing
 
You do realise it's a capital city right? All capital cities and tourist destinations are more expensive than post industrial towns in the north east of the country.

Property (both commercial and residential) is more expensive, therefore wages are more expensive. There's also an economic principle called price elasticity of demand which effectively tells you how much you can put up the price before it impacts demand, and profitability - it's a lever many businesses in London are able to use to drive prices up as they know people will still pay to a certain level.
Price elasticity works both ways though. The price should settle somewhere near the cheapest they can possibly charge due to competition. If £7 is the typical price "because that's what everyone charges and that's what people will pay" but cost price was much lower then there would be someone willing to offer cheaper prices closer to cost for smaller margins to attract people. If that isn't happening it is either because costs are high so prices are at the right level or there is a quasi-cartel going on where ripping people off has become standard.

I'd guess costs are genuinely high. Rent and rates in London will be higher than elsewhere, as are wages, so prices have to be higher to match. I'm sure there will be places that don't pay rent etc because they own the building that are charging similar prices and making bigger margins to those that do because they can but the market sets the price usually.

Places like stadiums and events are always more expensive though. Captive audience allows them to price gouge a bit.
 
Price elasticity works both ways though. The price should settle somewhere near the cheapest they can possibly charge due to competition. If £7 is the typical price "because that's what everyone charges and that's what people will pay" but cost price was much lower then there would be someone willing to offer cheaper prices closer to cost for smaller margins to attract people. If that isn't happening it is either because costs are high so prices are at the right level or there is a quasi-cartel going on where ripping people off has become standard.

I'd guess costs are genuinely high. Rent and rates in London will be higher than elsewhere, as are wages, so prices have to be higher to match. I'm sure there will be places that don't pay rent etc because they own the building that are charging similar prices and making bigger margins to those that do because they can but the market sets the price usually.

Places like stadiums and events are always more expensive though. Captive audience allows them to price gouge a bit.

Well in the case of the price of pints, there sort of is a quasi-cartel which is the breweries, and even in terms of the rents much of London's real estate is owned by a few organizations.
 
You do realise it's a capital city right? All capital cities and tourist destinations are more expensive than post industrial towns in the north east of the country.

Property (both commercial and residential) is more expensive, therefore wages are more expensive. There's also an economic principle called price elasticity of demand which effectively tells you how much you can put up the price before it impacts demand, and profitability - it's a lever many businesses in London are able to use to drive prices up as they know people will still pay to a certain level.
"Property both commercial and residential is more expensive"
Doesn't work either West Ham were gifted the stadium at the expense of taxpayers,thanks to Boris.There I've made it political....
 
"Property both commercial and residential is more expensive"
Doesn't work either West Ham were gifted the stadium at the expense of taxpayers,thanks to Boris.There I've made it political....

That's very true, but I also believe that the prices are controlled by the stadiums operators (not West Ham).
 
Market forces innit. City with 9 million people in it has a lot of customers. People will be willing to pay
Happens in every major city I'm the world before you start the chip on shoulder london bashing
No chip on my shoulder about the cesspit they call London. 😉
 
Having paid $14 for a bottle of Budlight (ugh!) when watching baseball at Oracle Park in San Francisco, or $40 for two glasses of wine at the Rugby Sevens at the same place, the price of drinks at sporting events doesn't really surprise me anymore.

Off to the 4th day of the test next week at Lords, and apparently you're able to take a bottle of wine each in from the outside to sip whilst play gets underway - that's pretty cool !
Yup, was at Astros vs Mariners baseball game last weekend - $15 for draught beer and $29 for a cocktail with two shots in. UK is definitely one of the cheaper countries these days.
 
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