Pinching pint glasses from the pub

Batman · Post by **Batman** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 11:30 pm

Got a decent few now from nefarious activities such as the above

however my mate reckons it a pikey activity and i should know better

forum, you decide.

Leyther_Matt · Post by **Leyther_Matt** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 11:34 pm

The decorative ones are there to be taken.

KeeeeeeeBaaaaaaab · Post by **KeeeeeeeBaaaaaaab** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 11:43 pm

Just one of the many reasons pints are creeping towards £3. The others being tax, transport and blind greed from the breweries.

A Helen Mirren crime.

Lord Kangana · Post by **Lord Kangana** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 12:22 am

Speaking as someone who works in the trade, I can tell you this can cost businesses an absolute fortune. Worked in a very trendy new opening in London a few years back who invested in some very cool looking tear-drop shaped shot glasses at about £10 a pop (shot glasses - small remember). 466 went missing in the first 10 days, and they gave up on it as a bad job.

sluffy · Post by **sluffy** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 1:03 am

It's theft.

Just because loads of people do it doesn't make it right.

If you threw a party at home would it be ok if your visitors 'took' your stuff?

Bruce Rioja · Post by **Bruce Rioja** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 8:52 am

You can buy glasses down at Sainsbury's for next to nowt for everyday use. However, and though it's not right, if you bring out fancy glasses then you're pretty much asking for them to get nicked.

Me and my mates always used to have a little game about who could get their glass home in one piece from the Bolton Beer Festival. I managed it once and then promptly smashed on the taps, first wash!

Soldier_Of_The_White_Army · Post by **Soldier_Of_The_White_Army** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 9:52 am

Getting a fancy glass full of beer into a pub.

Now there lies the challenge! Especially if they have doormen on.

Lord Kangana · Post by **Lord Kangana** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 9:58 am

Managed to get a pint on the burnden terrace - twice.

The stealing from the King Bill bit makes me a hypocrite, but I'd like to think the extra pint helped me sing louder, thus giving the team more backing, who because of my support did better, so more people went to games, and in turn went to the King Bill for a pre-match pint, thus upping their profits, and vocal support for the lads. And you thought it was all Rioch?

General Mannerheim · Post by **General Mannerheim** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 11:30 am

ive got loads too, most recent additions being them new stella glasses! i am only interested if it is a fancy unusual one, so most of mine have come from abroad, in fact i cannot remember the last time i did not bring a pot home from a foreign adventure!

fair game

anyway, i was under the impression the glasses were provided by the manufactuerers rather than the pub itself? that why you get stella, carling etc in their own branded glasses? still theft granted, but ill be fcuked before i give a shit.

markakamark · Post by **markakamark** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 11:34 am

i work in a pub so it's fairly easy to get hold of 'em. I think I one of every glass we use, my latest addition being the tall staropramen glass which doesn't fit in the dishwasher!!

GingerMourinho · Post by **GingerMourinho** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 11:40 am

Pikey

General Mannerheim · Post by **General Mannerheim** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 11:41 am

markakamark wrote:i work in a pub so it's fairly easy to get hold of 'em. I think I one of every glass we use, my latest addition being the tall staropramen glass which doesn't fit in the dishwasher!!

haha, i have one of them fcukers, it dosent fit in the cupboard!

Batman · Post by **Batman** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 11:49 am

General Mannerheim wrote:ive got loads too, most recent additions being them new stella glasses! i am only interested if it is a fancy unusual one, so most of mine have come from abroad, in fact i cannot remember the last time i did not bring a pot home from a foreign adventure!

fair game

anyway, i was under the impression the glasses were provided by the manufactuerers rather than the pub itself? that why you get stella, carling etc in their own branded glasses? still theft granted, but ill be fcuked before i give a shit.

the glass is included in the price of the pint, so technically when i buy the pint i'm buying the glass too, so it's mine.

Worthy4England · Post by **Worthy4England** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 11:51 am

Pikey. I usually find if you ask the landlord (usually after getting the bugger a pint), half the time they'll give you the bloody glass just because you haven't nicked it.

communistworkethic · Post by **communistworkethic** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 12:08 pm

We didn't need to know about the theft to know you're a pikey, batman

Athers · Post by **Athers** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 1:44 pm

Yeah pikey I'm afraid.

FD · Post by FD » Sat Sep 27, 2008 2:32 pm

Indeed...gives the impression of "I must finish this pint" and wandering down the street drinking from a glass, looking a prize c**t.

If you ask the bar staff/landlord, they'll probably give it to you anyway...

Prufrock · Post by **Prufrock** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 2:36 pm

Well aparently, 39% think is fair game, 60% think is pikey theft. what the hell do the other per cent think?!

Soldier_Of_The_White_Army · Post by **Soldier_Of_The_White_Army** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 2:55 pm

Prufrock wrote:Well aparently, 39% think is fair game, 60% think is pikey theft. what the hell do the other per cent think?!

You never get 100% on the polls on here.

Lord Kangana · Post by **Lord Kangana** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 4:50 pm

General Mannerheim wrote:ive got loads too, most recent additions being them new stella glasses! i am only interested if it is a fancy unusual one, so most of mine have come from abroad, in fact i cannot remember the last time i did not bring a pot home from a foreign adventure!

fair game

anyway, i was under the impression the glasses were provided by the manufactuerers rather than the pub itself? that why you get stella, carling etc in their own branded glasses? still theft granted, but ill be fcuked before i give a shit.

Have to pay for 'em these days, once the breweries cottoned on to the idea Pubs had to buy glasses to serve beer in.