Hoorah! For Witherspoons

The saviour of the British economy

Cheap beer, jobs, fights – what more could you ask for?!

I prefer a nice quiet pub these days with an open fire, real ale and plenty of nice comfy chairs.

ghastly places!

I want an atmosphere. I love a party with a happy atmosphere.

jon1973 – Member
I prefer a nice quiet pub these days with an open fire, real ale and plenty of nice comfy chairs.

They've got 50 real ales on their books and are members of CAMRA – the seats seem comfy enough, not sure about the real fire or the quiet bit tho' 😉

I weirdly really enjoyed working for wetherspoons when i finished uni. hard work, but good pay (compared to other bar jobs) and regular pay rises for good deeds (I got a 5p per hour pay rise on my first day for staying late and cleaning up, not much but by the time i'd left after 3 months i'd gone up by 80 p per hour). Customers were knobs though.

I got banned from a quiet wetherspoons for simply politely asking why the chap who came in after me (actually WITH me, but behind) (both 5 mins before last orders) got served and I didn't, especially as it was still just before last orders by their own clocks.

"hi, can I have a 2 pints of X and a glass of X please"
"no, it's gone time"
"sorry, has it, your clock says it's still before, and you haven't called last orders"
"that clock is wrong"
"no chance of it then? I did come in before that chap but he barged to the front and you served him first"
"no, stop arguing and get out, you're barred"

😯

Customers were knobs though.

LOL! That's the one major failing Witherspoons has; cheap beer = knobs

Haven't been in one for ages, last time it was enjoying a quiet lunch time pint with the father-in-law back in February in Bridgend. What an atmosphere, you just knew it was all about to kick off! And it did – 6 women!! PMSL!