[Drinking] Buying a beer for a mate who's running late.....

[narly101]

Had an argument at work where no one has heard of the phrase "can you put a pint in the bin for <insert name here> he/she's running late".

Over to NSC to see if this is just me

 

[Springal]

Never heard of it

 

[pasty]

Regularly used expression as far as I'm concerned.

 

[Ninja Elephant]

Throwing their pint in the bin is a bit extreme, just sort them out when they get there or they accept they've missed a round and need to get the next one in. Probably the next as a punishment for being late too.

 

[The Clamp]

Standard. You work with pub idiots.

 

[Bozza]

Standard.

Often used when buying a round and someone is a bit behind - theirs is "put in the bin".

Not the sort of thing that's likely to happen on a Saturday night out in a town/city centre pub, but in your local, very much so.

 

[Eggman]

I once asked a barman to put one in the bin. (Save for later)

He looked at me like I was ments.

 

[Easy 10]

Yep, if you're getting a round in and someone is on their way, its perfectly common practice to put one in the bin for when they arrive.

Bit more tricky in DICKS though. If someone is running late and I have the rare luxury of a table, then I'll buy them a pint and have it ready on the table for when they arrive, as I don't think they'd grasp the concept of one in the bin there. However, if I'm table-less then I will not buy it in advance, as I'll be stuck there holding 2 pints till he arrives, and if he's a while I'd probably end up drinking his as well anyway.

 

[Official Old Man]

Regular event in the days of pints being cheaper.
It would be 'bin' or 'pipes' but always shoved one in if first in the pub for a nights drinking.

 

[Petunia]

Blimey. Having worked behind the bar for many years I have put hundreds of drinks “in the bin”.

Having said that I haven’t been behind the bar for a long while so maybe it’s not the done thing anymore!

 

[SuperPete]

Standard

 

[Guinness Boy]

Had an argument at work where no one has heard of the phrase "can you put a pint in the bin for <insert name here> he/she's running late".

Over to NSC to see if this is just me

Not just you. One in the bin elevated itself to a catchphrase at one point in my life. Standard for regular pub-going types.

 

[Dick Knights Mumm]

Funny isn't it - I am no stranger to pubs but I have never heard that. "One in the barrel" I have heard.

 

[Paul Reids Sock]

Regular event in the days of pints being cheaper.
It would be 'bin' or 'pipes' but always shoved one in if first in the pub for a nights drinking.

Very much this. Round my parts we leave it 'in the pipes' for them.

Or, just get the pint in and leave it on the table. If it is warm and a bit flat then they were much later than they said they would be and it's their own fault

 

[MattBackHome]

Standard. Also for paying up front for another pint for YOURSELF.

 

[Normal Rob]

Funny isn't it - I am no stranger to pubs but I have never heard that. "One in the barrel" I have heard.

One in the barrel - definitely
One in the bin - less so
Put one if for - standard


Might just be a localised phrase as it's not really used where i live.

 

[GT49er]

Never heard it.

 

[m20gull]

Surely "one in the wood"?

 

[pasty]

Standard. Also for paying up front for another pint for YOURSELF.

Definitely used it in that situation. My local had a £5 minimum spend when using a card, so if on my own would often pay for 2 and "leave one in the bin"

 

[Arthritic Toe]

Never heard of a bin in 39 years of going to pubs. For me its "put one in for <insert name here>"