Meet up groups etc costing loads of money?

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Am I the only one to think that all meet up groups seem to revolve around drinking and eating out and they are constant?

You wouldnt think there was a cost of living crisis all the time and the organisers are relentless in their suggestions? Constant we've arranged this all the time, they dont seem to pace it?
I havent joined any but im a member of a few and see it alot come up.

AIBU to think it would be good to have some cheap or free activities instead of everything revolving around the pub or cafes etc and maybe not so often.

Why don't you organise some cheap or free activities then?

What kind of 'meet up group'?

What would you like to do? Maybe you can give them some suggestions? Most adults aren’t going to want to meet up in the cold outside doing nothing though, would be different if kids are involved etc then maybe park meet ups but that doesn’t sound like the case so what would you like to do that’s free? I haven’t attended these things as not my cup of tea.

I mean… I expect a hill walking group to centre around hill walking, but something like conversational German needs to be indoors and warm this time of year, so a pub is among the cheaper options. It depends imo.

What so you mean by a meet up group, i'm not familiar with the term, doyou mean organised things to meet new people? Having a drink or meal would be pretty normal for something like that

Maybe you are in the wrong Meetup groups?
Can you find one that is more activity based?

I used to belong to one called 'over 40 not grumpy old Londoners', which was interesting and varied. Yes, we'd often end up at the pub, but that was optional and one could just have a half or a soft drink.

Complain to the organiser of your group if the are not planning the sort of events you would like. Or offer to organise some cheap or free events yourself.

rude,
im not the organiser.

Thats not rude at all!

Why don’t you suggest something? It’s a bit rude to expect people to do exactly what you want without even telling them - how will they know?

Then find a new group this one obviously isn’t for you!

You could suggest having the meet up at your home instead and ask other members to bring drink and or food.

Maybe join a book club or a walking club or someyhing? Not very expensive.

thats true, i just dont see how everyone can afford drinks, meals, all the time. weekends away?

I don't know. A book club meetup might be ok at someone's home.
A metal detecting club meetup might be more difficult.

Why don't you start up your own breakaway meetup group?

Also, not everyone is struggling and if we stop going out spending money (at least those who can), then the economy will definitely tank.

Snoken good point.

What's a meet up group?

There are plenty not affected by the cost of living rises, that's not difficult to understand surely?

Not everyone is struggling, and clearly people do attend these events, so you might need to organise a free event that others can come along to.

Not everyone is struggling. It's as simple as that.

Some can afford to go out every weekend, some can't.

My sports club regularly do things to socialise such as meals out / weekends away and the odd meal at each other's houses, why not offer to host?

Do you suggest people sit in the park?

And fwiw, my bills have gone up but I still have plenty of disposable income due to my children growing up and not needing childcare so I am enjoying socialising and spending my hard earned money - this is the same for many I know

Meeting sites are not free. The anyone is welcome to attend meet up groups are extremely unpredictable in size. You might get a handful of people, you might take over a pub. That adds to the difficulty of renting a venue space. Scheduling a meet up at a local pub means anyone can attend and the pub gets some business often at a quieter time.

some groups meet in public meeting rooms. They tend to be a bit more established, have fairly predictable attendance, and have a focused activity. So knitters, stamp collectors, ukulele, etc.

For all those whose Google is broken today 😁
www.meetup.com/