Tea and Coffee

   It's not Seabadger here but her mum. I've hijacked her screen name as I need to ask you guys an important question.

At our sailing club we run a small tea bar selling tea, coffee and chocolate. The profits from which fund petrol for the safety boats. I have recently started a riot by increasing the price of tea to 35p and coffee to 40p.

I should like to know if this is unreasonable and how much do your local clubs charge?

PS Happy Christmas and good winter sailing.

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A Seabadger Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 11 Oct 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 222	Post Options Post Reply Quote A Seabadger Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Tea and Coffee Posted: 18 Dec 06 at 2:12pm
	It's not Seabadger here but her mum. I've hijacked her screen name as I need to ask you guys an important question. At our sailing club we run a small tea bar selling tea, coffee and chocolate. The profits from which fund petrol for the safety boats. I have recently started a riot by increasing the price of tea to 35p and coffee to 40p. I should like to know if this is unreasonable and how much do your local clubs charge? PS Happy Christmas and good winter sailing.
	I don't suffer from insanity...I enjoy every moment of it.

English Dave Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 10 Aug 06 Location: Northern Ireland Online Status: Offline Posts: 682	Post Options Post Reply Quote English Dave Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 18 Dec 06 at 2:22pm
	Sounds very reasonable to me. Of course it all depends on the size of the cups and quality of the brew. Which is why I drink Guiness in the winter and Miller in the summer. Sometimes both.
	English Dave Ballyholme Yacht Club (You'd think I'd be better at it by now) Hurricane 5.9 SX RS700

radixon Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 27 Oct 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 2407	Post Options Post Reply Quote radixon Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 18 Dec 06 at 3:17pm
	Thats resonable to me. Where I sail the prices are about 40p. As long as the milk is fresh, the water is hot and the tea/coffee isn't Tesco Value, then they can't complain!!

Pierre Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 15 Mar 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1532	Post Options Post Reply Quote Pierre Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 18 Dec 06 at 3:27pm
	Sounds fine to me. We pay 50p for tea and 60p for coffee. They should count themselves luck!!! Tight fisted so and so's

tgruitt Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 02 Dec 04 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2479	Post Options Post Reply Quote tgruitt Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 18 Dec 06 at 3:31pm
	Yeh that sounds very reasonable to me! As mentioned before, as long as it has milk, sugar and tastes like tea then all should be happy!!!
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JimC Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 17 May 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 6383	Post Options Post Reply Quote JimC Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 18 Dec 06 at 3:40pm
	25p for an (admittedly smallish) cup where I sail.

tgruitt Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 02 Dec 04 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2479	Post Options Post Reply Quote tgruitt Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 18 Dec 06 at 3:49pm
	its about £1 in the yacht club where i sail i think??
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Contender 541 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 05 Dec 05 Location: Burton on Trent Online Status: Offline Posts: 1402	Post Options Post Reply Quote Contender 541 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 18 Dec 06 at 3:52pm
	40p... Not saying how much, but direct the complainers to Rutland or Datchett
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Black no sugar Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 04 Dec 04 Location: Somewhere between Brighton and Lancing Online Status: Offline Posts: 3941	Post Options Post Reply Quote Black no sugar Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 18 Dec 06 at 4:59pm
	Hiya Seabadger's Mum, I run the galley at our sailing club and the prices are 40p for a mug of tea and 50p for a Nescafé. We also charge 50p for a hot chocolate or a fizzy drinks can. Compared to other sailing clubs I have visited, this is very much middle-of-the-range. As radixon and tgruitt have said, people are more encline to pay a little more and get better ingredients. A couple of years ago, I had to increase prices by 10 to 30p across the whole range: I wrote a poster placed next to the till to explain the price increase and members were very understanding. Good luck with your lot! Have a great Christmas in the Seabadger's family and enjoy your sailing! xxx BnS
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FireballNeil Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 03 Oct 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 654	Post Options Post Reply Quote FireballNeil Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 18 Dec 06 at 5:51pm
	Yeah I think that's a great price compared to anywhere in a town/city or a service station etc. just tell them where to get their tea next time they complain- a thermos flask that they then have to carry around all day and potetially leave at home or in the boat when they leave! hahaha that'll tell em!
	Neil