How to get mates to pay

[NewtownClown]

Seriously, I hold a fairly regular poker game for up to 8 pax. In their interest and my own, I accept $10 from those for whom as much beer as they want is a better deal than paying for a sixer of megaswill. Only one guy prefers his bland fizzy Aussie lager. I benefit from not having to clean up and get get of dozens of bottles, poker money and a bit towards the cost of ingredients.

Friends who drop in for a beer and chin-wag may bring around a pizza whilst some will look for a sixer of craft brew to bring that I may have not tried. Others like to drop a few gold coins in a jar I chuck my change in.

If I invite people, the beer is on me.

Everyone recognises the time, effort and cost I have put it to have the beer on tap as well as the bucks they are saving from not having to bring beer or meet at the pub. Even their better halves are happy to have them out of the house for hours without any real cost to the budget.

These points have never really been discussed or imposed (the poker deal was someone else's suggestion), they just evolved.

What goes around generally comes around in a circle of good friends.

 

[QldKev]

I don't normally expect money from mates. When I go to a mates and can't take beer then normally I'll try and take food along. Even if they don't bring food or beer, they are a mate and if it's not happening all the time who cares. Between drinks and helping each other on projects when needed, it all works out somewhere.

But I did have one mate who kept coming around and drinking quite a few, at least a couple of times a week. He would nearly always be out drinking me, and his consumption at my place was at least 1/2 a keg a week. He never brought beer or food with him, and only once since I've known him have I been invited to his place for a beer. I ended up asking him to donate $1 a schooner, to help cover my costs. Not once did he bring enough money to pay it. He would bring things like $1.80 in change and drink 10 beers. Needless to say I got sick of it, and he doesn't get invited around anymore as I don't like getting used.

But as I said before, all my other mates I would never expect it from.

 

[AndrewQLD]

I don't normally expect money from mates. When I go to a mates and can't take beer then normally I'll try and take food along. Even if they don't bring food or beer, they are a mate and if it's not happening all the time who cares. Between drinks and helping each other on projects when needed, it all works out somewhere.

But I did have one mate who kept coming around and drinking quite a few, at least a couple of times a week. He would nearly always be out drinking me, and his consumption at my place was at least 1/2 a keg a week. He never brought beer or food with him, and only once since I've known him have I been invited to his place for a beer. I ended up asking him to donate $1 a schooner, to help cover my costs. Not once did he bring enough money to pay it. He would bring things like $1.80 in change and drink 10 beers. Needless to say I got sick of it, and he doesn't get invited around anymore as I don't like getting used.

But as I said before, all my other mates I would never expect it from.

:blink: What a legend

 

[Nick JD]

Just make all your "currently drinkable" kegs contain 80IBU Imperials and Russian Stouts, and then have the only megaswill-friendly beer be a 2% VB Lite clone with virtually all the alcohol in it made from twangalicious sugaz.

Or, tell them that a five buck donation will give them the information as to which keg has the laxitive in it.

 

[seamad]

Or, tell them that a five buck donation will give them the information as to which keg has the laxitive in it.

Your date beer?

 

[mmmyummybeer]

I do find it interesting how far people go on being cheap. We had a car pool at work which involved a regular drop into a bottle shop for some travelers, most of the time worked well but every now and then you would get that one guy who just didn't get the concept. ie. One guy who had drank numerous travelers but never offered or take up his turn for a shout, He was told it was his shout next but then when he did, he complained all the way home how he had to raid his kids money box for the money. Another was in similar scenario when was told it was his turn to shout, he went through the drivers change console for the money and no he wasn't driving and wasn't his money, As you can guess this was the guys last car pool refreshment, If your not prepared to shout then don't join in. Could be interesting who has the best tight arse story though.

 

[NewtownClown]

Just make all your "currently drinkable" kegs contain 80IBU Imperials and Russian Stouts, and then have the only megaswill-friendly beer be a 2% VB Lite clone with virtually all the alcohol in it made from twangalicious sugaz.

Or, tell them that a five buck donation will give them the information as to which keg has the laxitive in it.

:lol:

 

[Econwatson]

I've always wondered whether people are tight to others detriment deliberately or whether they are just genuinely ignorant of what they are doing.

I think this thread is going to dig up some great stories!

 

[NewtownClown]

I've always wondered whether people are tight to others detriment deliberately or whether they are just genuinely ignorant of what they are doing.

I think this thread is going to dig up some great stories!

:icon_offtopic: Do they still have an annual search in the UK for the tightest person in the land? I remember in the early 90's a Scot winning after being nominated by his family for buying two-ply toilet paper and separating the sheets to make two rolls

 

[QldKev]

:icon_offtopic: Do they still have an annual search in the UK for the tightest person in the land? I remember in the early 90's a Scot winning after being nominated by his family for buying two-ply toilet paper and separating the sheets to make two rolls

I just beat the shit out of it

 

[punkin]

I used to work with a bloke who bought a hole punch after spending most of a work day driving round shopping for one with exactly the right hole size. Just so he could punch the buy 5 get one free card from the pie shop an extra 3 times a week without them noticing.

He would drive to a cake shop across town (in the work truck) after getting his pie from one cake shop to get a croissant cause it was 20c cheaper. Meanwhile his pie got cold.

 

[Econwatson]

:icon_offtopic: Do they still have an annual search in the UK for the tightest person in the land? I remember in the early 90's a Scot winning after being nominated by his family for buying two-ply toilet paper and separating the sheets to make two rolls

Channel 4 had a program a few years ago, Britain's Tightest Person, here's a clip:

 

[Nick JD]

I've always wondered whether people are tight to others detriment deliberately or whether they are just genuinely ignorant of what they are doing.

Many moons ago when I was a poor uni student I'd occasionally go drinking with my working mates. Always tough - as students by and large buy their own drinks for this thread's very reason - whereas workers buy rounds.

I recall once that my round emptied my pocket completely. The issue then becomes, "do I keep having fun with my mates, or do I go home now because I can't afford the next round?"

Best to just say, "Hey fuckers! I'm out of money! Can't do the next round, so it's your call ." Students are almost proud of their poverty, people who have spent all their money on silly shit and can't afford the next round are much more reluctant to disclose their idiocy. Thus they stay and end up being "the tight cnut".

Coming over to suck all your homebrew dry might be their only way to socialise because they are too poor for the pub.

 

[Truman42]

There are good mates. The ones who will either throw you some cash every now and again for drinking your beer. Or offer to pay for the pizza or even bring along a carton of some decent craft beer every now and again and leave what you don't drink at your house.
Or they invite you to their house and tell you not to bring anything. (Although I always take some samples of my latest brews to try anyway)

I have a mate who is always low on cash and even though he doesn't pay to drink my beer (and I don't expect him to) he's the first to offer help when your moving house, or I need help to build something. What he lacks in cash offerings he makes up for in other ways so certainly not classed as a tight arse.

Then there is another guy I know who will bring a six pack of some cheap piss. Drink all of my beer and either take his six pack home with him, or for the next 6 months every time he comes over reminds me of how he brought some beer over that time so he's not being a Scrooge by drinking mine...again.

I don't invite him over anymore.

 

[lukiferj]

Host a brew day with some of your mates. Have done this a few times so that people understand the effort that goes into it. I'm not that concerned about the money. Costs me between $10-$20 to fill a keg so it's not like it's going to break the bank.

I never expect friends to come over and pay for beer but I can't remember when someone has showed up at my place without a six pack or some meat for the BBQ. Just like I would never rock up to a mates place for a free feed/free drinks without bringing something along. I still have mates that haven't been over for months buying beers for me whenever we go to the pub because I always have free beer for them at home.

 

[Dunkelbrau]

Tricky subject, because people dont all have the same drinking habits, and it would depend on the occasion.

If someone were to come around specifically for a drinking session, i'd be inclined to have an expectation of something bought with them (beers, whiskey etc) for all to share. On the other hand though, i'd not expect anyone to pay if im hosting a party or dinner for everyone. Keeping in mind that i wouldnt advertise that beers are free and people would bring their own anyway, but i have on many occasions given out schooners upon schooners when people are empty handed and dry mouthed!

I've taken my own keg to the father in laws place to put on his rig for us all to enjoy as well, just like he offers up his.

I think most people would reciprocate the gesture if they were hosting something, so sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. If they were coming around to drink specifically though, and multiple times a week, i'd probably put the aforementioned donations tin out without a request.

 

[Liam_snorkel]

thread in sum: get better mates.

 

[lukiferj]

thread in sum: get better mates.

This.

 

[2much2spend]

A work colleague had an idea of his CLUB HOUSE GARAGE to impose fines for things like if the beer gets spilled $1 fine, spit the beer out $2 fine,if they spew $10 fine.

Maybe something like that will take the sting out of charging for the beer and make it fun!

 

[jyo]

It would feel strange to go to someone's house for an occasion without any beer under my arm. I'd feel like a stingey sap.

My mates will rarely come around without a beer. One of my non brewing mates (who helps out on brewnights regularly) will throw me a 20 every now and then
and say "Buy some grain". He knows how much effort goes in and loves swinging off the taps most weekends.
I rarely take the cash, but it's nice that he appreciates it.

If I was a non brewer (or otherwise) and was offered all you can drink for $20 as Cocko says he organises from time to time, I would be pretty bloody happy TBH. If it's an organised event, and not just a drop in, then that would work for me. That's 2 pints at a bar in Perth.