Expensive drinks when buying rounds.

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Arghh! I hate buying rounds anyway. But I wish people wouldn't ask for G&T with the more expensive gin. When 3 out of six people want one. It gets a bit pricey!

Very often a GnT will be more than either of those drinks, especially if it's a flavoured one.

This. I made the mistake of asking for a cocktail that sounded fancy but was in effect a single gin, half a bottle of Fever Tree and a thimble full of cava, poured over so much ice I couldn't actually get to most of the drink. And it cost over a tenner. I was that shocked, I asked for the rest of the bottle of tonic and was told I couldn't have it because it would be used for another cocktail.

Fortunately I was in a group that felt the same about the rip off prices and we left for an 'old man pub' round the corner where we got a big table we could sit around and actually be able to talk to each other instead of having to stand crowded together being bumped into all the time and not be able to hear each other over the music.

But I do think that some people take advantage with their expensive drinks and it's probably the same people who think it's fair to split evenly when they've had 3 courses of prawns, steak and pudding and their dining companion has had a pizza and soft drink.

That type of person know they're onto a good thing so you have to speak up and not split/do rounds, or they'll continue to take the piss.

This is why bloke rounds are so much easier and cheaper as 99% of the time they are of the "four pints of X please" variety whereas for women it is "two glasses of cremant, one malbec and a gin with cucumber and rosemary fevertree please"

That's awful...when my group of friends go out for a meal and split if one (or more) people haven't had any alcohol the drinkers pay more (i.e. split the drinks and food separately) ...sometimes the person not drinking will say don't worry as they may have had a dessert when everyone else hasn't or may have been drinking mocktails that are that my difference in price to say a glass of wine!

Just say you are staying out of rounds tonight as you are only having 1 or 2 and let the rest do their own thing, then drink your drink a lot slower than the rest so ye are not all finished at the same time

This is why I avoid rounds! Got rightly caught out with adult dd and her boyfriend once drinking cocktails. Dh was only having beer, think I was drinking wine. The bill was ridiculous! We were on holiday so I didn’t say anything but it still bugs me now. I need to get over it! 😁

Can you taste the difference once the tonic is in it?

I’m probably one of those annoying people. I drink vodka Diet Coke but it has to be a can or bottle of Diet Coke as draught just spoils it for me.

i do try and buy the can on my round so that no one else has to pay extra for my drink though.

What sexist tosh. 99 percent of the time men drink beer lol. I was out with some work colleagues last night, one bloke drank Prosecco, one other had a flavoured gin, one had red wine, and yes the other two had pints. Sometimes they drink pints, sometimes they don’t. Ya know. Just like women.

Yes. Of course, or no one would pay extra for it.

Why seethe quietly? If you can't talk honestly to her, she's not much of a friend. Just decline if she suggests splitting the bill and point out that the totals are significantly different for each of you.

I don't think it is sexist tosh! I've never known DH or his friends or my friend's partners to ever order anything other than pints (craft beers/ales) when in a pub or bar. They will drink wine at home though.

Just stay out of rounds?
I drink the more expensive gin, but if I’m with others who drink pints, I tend to say I’ll buy an extra round to make up for price difference. I’m mindful of it. I often get a double during my round, but wouldn’t if someone else is buying. People know if their drinks are a lot more … just whether they acknowledge it and do something about it to try to balance it out.

I've never bought rounds or split a restaurant bill.
I prefer to pay for my own, it saves arguments.

They want the flavoured stuff!

I would do a kitty ,otherwise it gets expensive £65.00 for a round in London was the price a lady had to pay in London! Can u not buy your own?

I rarely go out and if I do I want some nice drinks. The cheapest vodka or lager just isn’t going to do it for me. But then my friends are the same so it all evens out. If it’s not even for you then just opt out of buying rounds. When someone asks you what you want you say you’ll get your own.

The fact is men drink way more beer/ale/lager/cider then women. When meeting as group in a bar or pub, men overwhelming drink pints mostly because it is just easier to get a round in, individual drinks are roughly the same, and it is easier to carry said round back to the table in one go. When out with a mixed group men more open to other drinks (sharing a bottle of wine etc,).

A kitty is a good alternative. I know I'm not going to have more than four halves of cider so £10 covers me around here.

I'm teetotal so I just have a lemonade. People would buy me a lemonade and then refuse to let me buy a round (thank God!). But I felt bad for people paying for me.

I got around this by getting a drink myself when I arrive at the venue. And when someone wanted me to buy me a drink I could say I already have one.

Could you try this with your shandy? Get a pint for yourself?

I'm sure people would understand if you say that you just can't afford to get in to rounds.

I don't have these issues with my friends. People know what things cost and if they know they've ordered the more expensive wine (or whatever) they make sure they've covered it.

I more often have the problem that I worry I haven't paid enough because friends are over generous than vice versa. The one time we had an issue with a man who didn't always buy his round, a gentle word was had and now he prefers to buy his own because he doesn't drink much, which is fine.

Either talk about it or find new friends.

I never do rounds unless there's maybe 3 of us. My mate sometimes likes some weird posh meat spirit, but it's a similar price for single and a medium wine or premium pint. I can't even be arsed to sit for more than 3 drinks anyway.

More fool you then.

You have a voice. Use it.

I don’t really do rounds. I’ll buy if there are two or three of us but any more then I suggest we split the rounds. I’m not much of a drinker and will probably have a max of two drinks so it gets pricey. If you are only buying for one or two then it’s easy to sit out of a round if you aren’t having a drink as they will know you aren’t.