Smoking ban killed the boozers

[Oddgitt]

Pubs had been shutting down long before the smoking ban, it was nothing new - it might have been a contributory factor, but more likely is the reduced cost of buying booze at off licenses and super markets.

 

Pubs and bars can be very expensive - why pay between 2.80 - 4.00 for a pint when you can walk to the fridge and have a beer of your own choosing for around a quid a pop, (less infact if you buy crates of the stuff).

 

I do enjoy going to pubs but it is getting pricey.

 

It's common on the continent for people to drink mostly at home.

[CorkerSWFC]

Smoking ban was introduced based on medical evidence to protect the public and more importantly the employees working on the premises. So discussions about non-smoking and smoking premises is a mute point.

 

Cinemas banned smoking years ago, they're as busy as they've always been.

 

Cinemas id say also have a massive "youth" audience, so you can't really compare the pictures with a pub/club/bingo hall.

[missymoo73]

I think that would be a great idea having smoking/non smoking pubs, at least it gives people the choice then.

Regarding the atmosphere i mean when your having to walk out of wherever you are every twenty minutes leaving who ever you are socialising with sat on there own waiting for you.

 

I suppose I am quite lucky that only 2 of my friends smoke so I'm never on my own waiting for them - but I would do that if the case arose.

 

The smoking ban for me was a blessing, I dont come home smelling like i have had 40 fags and I can still talk rather than the smoke making my throat sore.

[missymoo73]

Pubs had been shutting down long before the smoking ban, it was nothing new - it might have been a contributory factor, but more likely is the reduced cost of buying booze at off licenses and super markets.

 

Pubs and bars can be very expensive - why pay between 2.80 - 4.00 for a pint when you can walk to the fridge and have a beer of your own choosing for around a quid a pop, (less infact if you buy crates of the stuff).

 

I do enjoy going to pubs but it is getting pricey.

 

It's common on the continent for people to drink mostly at home.

 

Totally agree

[CorkerSWFC]

Pubs had been shutting down long before the smoking ban, it was nothing new - it might have been a contributory factor, but more likely is the reduced cost of buying booze at off licenses and super markets.

 

Pubs and bars can be very expensive - why pay between 2.80 - 4.00 for a pint when you can walk to the fridge and have a beer of your own choosing for around a quid a pop, (less infact if you buy crates of the stuff).

 

I do enjoy going to pubs but it is getting pricey.

 

It's common on the continent for people to drink mostly at home.

 

Do you not think pubs etc have put there prices up because customer numbers have dwindled even more because of the smoking ban?

[CorkerSWFC]

I suppose I am quite lucky that only 2 of my friends smoke so I'm never on my own waiting for them - but I would do that if the case arose.

 

The smoking ban for me was a blessing, I dont come home smelling like i have had 40 fags and I can still talk rather than the smoke making my throat sore.

 

Like i said thats a great idea with the smoking pubs, did the government even consider this before enforcing the smoking ban, anyone know?

[missymoo73]

Drinking and Ents (like cinema attendance) tend to go up in times of austerity. However most people buy their drug of choice at the supermarket, because it's cheaper and the smokers among them can enjoy a cigarette with their yeast poo.

 

Take a chill pill I have no problems with people smoking fags or joints or whatever I just dont wanna breath it in myself. If I go to my friends house that smoke then I dont expect them to smoke outside but its my choice to do that (although they do tend not to smoke when I am there)

 

I do think that having both kinds of pubs would be interesting though just to see how things go.

[upinwath]

The ban stopping idiots forcing their killer habit on sensible people came at the same time as the interest rate rises.

That's when Labour's 'borrow and spend' policy started to come down around their ears and that's what finished off the pubs. the number of people I heard talking about how cheap it was to buy cans and have mates round compared with going to the boozer was unbelievable. The smoking ban won't have helped and may even have speeded it up but closures were always going to happen.

[missymoo73]

Do you not think pubs etc have put there prices up because customer numbers have dwindled even more because of the smoking ban?

 

I dont think so but they may use it as an excuse

[Oddgitt]

Do you not think pubs etc have put there prices up because customer numbers have dwindled even more because of the smoking ban?

 

Possibly. But then the governmet does insist of putting taxes up.

 

I used to work in a pub and I know pubs could sell booze (most of it, perhaps not premium lagers) for a cheaper price.

 

Do you not think puvs would get more custom if they lowered their prices compared to the competition?

 

(then again if they did that we might see an increase in irresponsible drinking, which again is being used as part of the agenda for increasing booze prices).