Our weekly pub quiz is resuming this week, and I'm very much looking forward to it - However, we've been sent a memo to say that the landlord is insisting upon a minimum spend of £10 per person at the bar. Yes, I understand that a pub quiz means that the pub is full up for an entire evening, so they don't want people nursing one drink for an entire evening or drinking soft drinks, or even asking for soda water with a slice of lime - especially in these times, but it really doesn't sit right with me, and I wonder if it's actually legal. I've looked on line but can't find any info, but I guess it's like anything that's on sale, it's an "invitation to buy" which you are free to take, or leave.
I'm not a big drinker, and this particular quiz is on a school night so I do tend to opt for soft drinks, but the rest of our team don't. One could also argue that pub prices are so high anyway, that it wouldn't be that difficult to part with a tenner, even so, I don't think it's right to impose a minimum spend.
Since covid, pubs are no longer the relaxing places they used to be, mask on/mask off, sanitiser, one way system, not allowed to stand up etc etc, of course all necessary, but I really don't feel this is a great way to welcome guests back.
I think the landlord should perhaps have waited a week or two, and then if the pub quiz wasn't proving viable for them, then via the quizmaster, then make an announcement to say that in order for this quiz to continue, we need to impose a minimum spend and gather feedback, and if people don't like the idea then the quiz will have to fold.
I'm sure most people, when put like that would accept it - but I think the way the landlord has gone about this is out of order!
I'm not a big drinker, and this particular quiz is on a school night so I do tend to opt for soft drinks, but the rest of our team don't. One could also argue that pub prices are so high anyway, that it wouldn't be that difficult to part with a tenner, even so, I don't think it's right to impose a minimum spend.
Since covid, pubs are no longer the relaxing places they used to be, mask on/mask off, sanitiser, one way system, not allowed to stand up etc etc, of course all necessary, but I really don't feel this is a great way to welcome guests back.
I think the landlord should perhaps have waited a week or two, and then if the pub quiz wasn't proving viable for them, then via the quizmaster, then make an announcement to say that in order for this quiz to continue, we need to impose a minimum spend and gather feedback, and if people don't like the idea then the quiz will have to fold.
I'm sure most people, when put like that would accept it - but I think the way the landlord has gone about this is out of order!