7 ways to save cash at Wetherspoons including how to get free hot drink refills
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WETHERSPOONS pubs are slashing prices today - but you could be missing out on more savings.
Spoons boss Tim Martin is cutting the price of everything on the menu by 7.5 per cent.
The saving is automatically applied to all food and drink so you don’t need any vouchers or discount codes.
It covers all in-pub purchases and anything ordered on the .
The annual price drop is part of the pub chain's "Tax Equality Day" campaign to highlight a tax burden on the hospitality industry.
But if you can’t make it down to your local ‘Spoons this week, we’ve rounded up more ways for you to save money.
Make the most of "free" unlimited hot drink refills
You can enjoy bottomless brews all day in participating Wetherspoons pubs by buying one hot drink.
The offer includes Tetley tea and a range of Lavazza coffee including a flat white, latte, cappuccino, and Americano.
Hot chocolates and take-away drinks aren't included. Drinks cost between £1 and £1.50.
The tip was first spotted by in a blog on Wetherspoons savings published this week.
Check your location to see if you can get it cheaper elsewhere
Last year Channel 4 show Supershoppers found prices can vary by up to 60 per cent, even if the pubs are just a few hundred meters apart.
At the time, the pub chain charged £10.20 for a sex on the beach cocktail at the Montague Pike in Soho, London.
But just a 6 minute walk down the road, The Moon Under Water, near Leicester Square, the same drink cost just £6.50.
While an investigation by The Sun showed Wetherspoon charges punters up to £3 more for a burger and a pint depending on where they live.
Wetherspoons previously told us they've always been very transparent about the fact that prices differ.
Choose your day depending on the club deal
Wetherspoons has each day, except for Mondays and Saturdays.
Here you'll be able to grab a choice of main meal and a drink (including soft beverages and alcohol) for cheaper than you would normally.
Prices do vary between Wetherspoons pubs so the exact amount you'll save will depend on where you are.
For example, you can get a steak and an alcoholic drink for £7.35 in one branch whereas an 8oz sirloin steak on its own usually costs £10.75.
The club days are as follows:
Tuesday: Steak Club
Wednesday: Chicken Club
Thursday: Curry Club
Friday: Fish Friday
Sunday: Sunday Brunch
Students can pick up a free voucher book
If you're a student then a round of drinks just got a whole lot cheaper.
available just for students and the pub chain says it contains £100 worth of savings inside.
They were given out during freshers' weeks but you can still ask for one behind the bar by showing your university ID.
All vouchers are valid until October 31.
Use the Wetherspoon app to get FREE drinks
The allows you to order and pay for your drink and food from your table - but you don't need to be in the pub to use it.
Taking full advantage of this, cheeky customers have taken to using social media to ask their friends and family to order them drinks.
The app free to download on the or .
Once it's installed, you need to select what pub you're in and your table number, then start ordering.
See how much drink you’re REALLY getting for your money
One student has created an app that ranks every Wetherspoons drink on its alcohol content-to-price ratio.
Oxford University undergrad Jack Weatherilt built the tool to help his fellow classmates make their student loans stretch on a night out.
uses data from the Wetherspoons app to rank over 370 drinks by their price per alcohol content.
The website asks users to select their local from the drop down menu before viewing how each drink ranks at that specific pub.
But it doesn't include pitchers in the ranking because there is no information the drinks' alcohol content on the app.
Just remember to drink responsibly and be .
Become a Wetherspoons secret diner
You can sign up to become a secret diner at your local Wetherspoons by contacting product testing site .
If you’re selected, you’ll be able to eat and drink for free but you’ll need to submit an honest review after.
There’s also no guarantee that you’ll be selected.
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