New Years Rip-Off

[EternalOptimist]

Just saw a New Years party advertised in the window of a very ordinary pub in Altrincham 'The Fat Loaf'
£45 per ticket.

I could buy a few crates, a bottle, some crisps and stay in to watch Jools, AND still have change. And not have to fight for a taxi home

[MPwannadecentincome]

we'll all be coming round then!

[Moscow Mule]

Just saw a New Years party advertised in the window of a very ordinary pub in Altrincham 'The Fat Loaf'
£45 per ticket.

I could buy a few crates, a bottle, some crisps and stay in to watch Jools, AND still have change. And not have to fight for a taxi home

Aye. Last time we were in the country for NYE we had a barbeque and stayed in with a few friends. Good fun trying to cook sausages & drink beer under an umbrella...

[Pondlife]

Gets worse and over-hyped every year.

Going round to a mates house for some drinkies, fodder and fun for all.

It's the way forward IMHO.

[thunderlizard]

Where I come from, it was a firmly held tradition that you went out to the town centre and had a fight on New Year's Eve. The funny thing was that there was absolutely no malice in it.

People would keep coming up to you and asking, fairly aggressively "Do you want a fight?" - but if you said "No thanks", they would leave you alone and wish you a happy new year as you went on your way. Most odd.

[Moscow Mule]

Where I come from, it was a firmly held tradition that you went out to the town centre and had a fight on New Year's Eve. The funny thing was that there was absolutely no malice in it.

People would keep coming up to you and asking, fairly aggressively "Do you want a fight?" - but if you said "No thanks", they would leave you alone and wish you a happy new year as you went on your way. Most odd.

Newcastle?

I was told about "Black Eye Friday" or something like it that was from round those parts.

[TimberWolf]

You could celebrate cheaper still if you made your own beer.

[Zippy]

Hard to see how they can justify that - unless they are throwing in a decent dinner and booze. I'll be watching Jools with a glass of something nice.

[chef]

Edinburgh Hogmanay for me and gf chef

[TimberWolf]

In my early contracting years I was still in the habit of getting into places free, despite earning good money. I thought nothing of scaling a 20 foot fence to get into Thorpe park, or whatever the place off the M4 is called, for example. These days I usually pay, or more often, just avoid places that charge entry.