Expensive drinks when buying rounds.

Absolutely nothing wrong with 6 people going to the bar individually.

As another person who doesn't drink alcohol, I don't do rounds. If I'm with 1 other person I might buy them a drink, but there's no expectation.

I just go to the bar if I need a drink. It's hardly a big deal.

You do you. But let's not pretend actually going up to the bar to buy a drink is a big deal.

Just say ‘I’m getting cokes, you can get the Bailey’s next time’.

I just laugh and tell them that I buy my own drinks 🤷‍♀️
My friends all know me well enough by now, and those that don’t, soon do.
I’ve never really understood the whole “buy a round” anyway. I buy another drink when I finish my last one. I don’t want a row, and I don’t want to hurry either.

I regularly go out with a group to a place that serves all sorts of drinks all day. Last time we went, one of my rounds was a pint of craft beer, a bottle of beer, a large wine, a latte, a cocktail and a milkshake! It evens out - the person on craft beer was on that all night at about £6 a pint, the cocktail drinker got nibbles for the table, my large glass of wine lasted me so I didn’t get a drink on the latte drinker’s round (we all either sat that round out or got a smaller measure)… If you’re with people you want to spend time with, it won’t matter in the long run - it’ll even out that night or another, or they’re close enough that you can say you’re on a budget. If you’re with people you don’t feel that close too (colleagues, perhaps), simply state you’ll get your own. Censoring other people’s drinks to get them what YOU think they should have is rude and unjustifiable. Do rounds and swallow the occasional price difference (pints of beer cost the same as a glass of win these days, by the way), or man up and say you’ll buy your own. What if someone on a budget decided your shandy should just be lemonade because a shandy’s more expensive than their soft dtink? Bet you wouldn’t like that.

That’s up to them. They want to enjoy their drink out so why restrict their choice because you think it’s too fancy or expensive. Just get your own drinks

YABVU

It’s easy to just get your own drinks. I doubt they are forcing you to be involved in rounds? I wouldn’t order a cheap gross gin because it’s someone else’s round.

I rarely worry about it too much as I normally have a large wine which is around £9 a glass anyway!

I had a "friend" who, when it was her round, always got herself a coke and as I knew she didn't have much money, I always ordered a coke too but when it was my round and I went to get two cokes, she'd suddenly pipe up that she'd have a Baileys!

My husband doesn’t drink alcohol so in the past it’s worked out more expensive for him especially when one of his ex colleagues used to ask for champagne! Or when someone has the cheek to ask for a double! He sticks to himself now he doesn’t drink as fast as everyone else anyway.

And just to add, it isn't sexist ime to say men are easy. I've worked in bars and over 90% of men have pints. They enjoy rounds and they keep it simple.

I hate rounds, unless we're drinking the same. I'm happy with beer or cider. Anyone on wine or spirits and I'll stick with getting my own.

I got uninvited from a night out a few years ago because I refused to contribute equally to a kitty knowing I'd be drinking 1 soft drink to everyone else's 3 alcoholic ones. I also said i didn't want to do rounds as I knew my drinks were less frequent and cheaper than theirs.

I also refuse to do rounds when I'm out with my brother and SIL. Because they seem to think the 2 of them cost the same as 1 of me. I also refuse to split the bill 50/50 like they think I should!

yeah i never get in rounds because of this - it's not fair - if I'm having a few beers that cost say 5£ or 6£ and someone else is on the cocktails that cost £12 - I'm paying out double what i would be if i just bought for myself!

Also i don't like the pressure of having to keep up with someone elses drinking pace!

If I'm in a round I'll either get cider or a glass of Pinot Grigio.

I do my upmost to avoid rounds through - much prefer to drink at my own pace and expense!

I don't mind if that's what the person has been drinking all night. But I hate when, not on their round, a person suddenly says I'll have a double vodka red bull or something that's 3 times the price of a pint!

I haven't done rounds for years though

If you are the driver group to me you drink for free.

We recently went out with family who offered to treat us. They bought the food £55 (we had a 30% off voucher) we bought two rounds of drinks £58. And then we thanked them 😂 tbf they did buy a last round.

Mmmm it gets tricky with rounds, really is easier to stick to your own if you feel that way or at the very least partner up with one or two others that are on the same or similar priced drinks to you.

Years ago when drinking in pubs didn't require a remortgage (15 years ago) we used to do rounds, but this was when a pint would cost under £3, a round for 7/8 of us watching the rugby from midday till 9pm (six nations) would be like £20 and because we were there all day everyone would buy one mostly, no one would take the pee and order something more expensive on every one else's round etc.

The thing that used to bug me, was within this group that met, a few girlfriends would go, myself included and some of the girlfriends seem to think they were exempt from the round rota? I always brought my round (I was one of the girlfriends) but there was one who never did, sometimes her boyfriend would buy 2 to cover her but as everyone got more tipsy they didn't seem to realise he was just covering her round and would see it as he brought 2 if that makes sense.

Now drinks are so much more expensive, mostly we just buy within our couples when we are out, or if you do buy an extra one as your at the bar, that person is usually decent enough to buy you one back a bit later.

I don’t mind doing rounds, I prefer a nicer vodka and am happy to do more rounds to cover it but the people I go out with also happen to prefer ‘nicer’ gins and mixers or cocktails, craft beers (which are less expensive than nice cocktails mostly!) but in any event after the first couple rounds tend to break down a bit as people are all drinking at a different rate.
Yesterday a friend and I went for lunch, I was driving, she had 2 £18 cocktails and I had sparkling water, we just split the bill in half - I’m not quibbling with my mate about the price of drinks, she offered to pay more but I was happy to go halves, it all comes out in the wash overall.

We do that the blokes do rounds but the women decide on a bottle of fizz or similar to share because it just gets ridiculous when everyone is getting spirits.
Spirit drinkers go to the bar themselves

Ugh this reminded me of a night out with a CFer ExBF - I ended up being designated driver of him and his crumby mates, and I somehow got hoodwinked into rounds when I was on coke all night 🤦🏼‍♀️

In that scenario that's downright cheeky. They should get a standard measure, if they start wanting doubles they can buy their own.

Get them singles and ignore the request for fancy gin 😂

From. Someone who drinks whiskey I opt out of rounds as I am. Aware it can get expensive with a whiskey n coke