UK’s Christmas markets have opened up for the festive season, leaving Brits outraged at the price of a seasonal pint. There’s no doubt the lead up to Christmas is hard on the wallet and merriment comes at a substantial cost, with Brits now left feeling anything but festive after cheapest and dearest Christmas market pints were revealed.
The cost of enjoying a festive lager at one of Britain’s many festive markets can jump from a fiver to a staggering £7.75, research by The Sun revealed. At the budget end, Glasgow’s Christmas Market has the cheapest pints, starting from a decent £5 while markets at Brighton, Exeter Cathedral, Bristol, Manchester and Liverpool all have brews available for an almost respectable £5.50 to £6.50.
At the higher end, festival markets in London and Southampton could see you parting with almost a tenner for a larger, with pints going for £7.50.
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Martyn James, consumer rights expert, said: “So much for the Christmas cheer at the festive markets around the UK this year. As you fight your way past the buggies and revellers through the mazes of wooden sheds, you might be looking forward to a cheeky drink to toast the season.
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”But the price of a pint would make Scrooge blush. Vote with your wallets and pack a thermos of mulled wine – so the markets know they are on the naughty list.”
And many Brits agree. “I won’t be having my pants pulled down & paying those prices,” one Brit wrote on social media, while another confessed they avoid festive markets “like the plague”.
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“Spend £25 to stand outside a shed eating a sausage and drinking a crap lager out of a plastic cup,” one less-than festive feeling Brit said, slamming the state of British Christmas markets.
“Nothing says festive spirit like drinking an overpriced pint flat as a witches t*t in sub zero temperatures listening to Karen from HR gossiping about the latest marital affair in the office,” a fourth Brit agreed.
“Prices for food and drink generally are just getting silly now,” another added.
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