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malek
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Registered: Nov 2001
Location: Montréal

quote:
Originally posted by Orko
The dollar increase is not the issue really. It's the fact that they set a minimum price in the first place that is retarded.

exactly, its really stupid.

btw minimum price for beer over here is 22.83$ for a 24 of strong beer (6.1%+ alcohol) and 20.84$ for 4-5% alcohol.

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Aleks_B
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Registered: Feb 2008
Location: Toronto, Canada

hmmm, i wonder if one of the competing brands had a play in lobbying for this law?? LOL

BS

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funkapotamus
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Originally posted by chinamon
so how was your weekend? lol.

oh wait... i can tell from this pic..

look on fab's face, while spectator dangles a can of heni over $1500 of MKIII goodness, priceless.

Dec-22-2008 00:20 Brazil

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1dawoman
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Registered: May 2006
Location: Earth

quote:
Originally posted by chinamon
$1.60 / 24 = 0.067

an increase of 0.067/beer by the government = an increase of $2.50/beer at clubs = more predrinking at home for me...

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Time2Burn
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Registered: Mar 2001
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Socially responsible my ass. It's like a crack dealer raising his prices and saying he's trying to help his customers stop using.

Dec-22-2008 14:10 South Africa

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Special K
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Registered: Apr 2001
Location: house nation

beer is much cheaper in europe ... and they are far more socially responsible with it

Dec-22-2008 14:34 Croatia

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The Highroller
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Registered: Oct 2002
Location: Flying over the cuckoo's nest

quote:
Originally posted by 1dawoman
an increase of 0.067/beer by the government = an increase of $2.50/beer at clubs = more predrinking at home for me...

How does that work out? I thought that this price increase only affects the 10 cheapest brands, which to my knowledge aren't even sold in clubs. If this price increase causes that much of an increase at bars, a lot of people are going to be pissed off.

Regardless if this affects bar prices or not, this smells of a straight-up cash grab to me.

Dec-22-2008 15:31

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dEsidEL
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Registered: Aug 2000
Location: Below the Belt

quote:
Originally posted by chinamon
if people are gonna whine about an extra $1.60 on a whole case of beer then they shouldn't drink at all.

the extra $1.60 isn't the issue .. what's messed up is the fact that the gov't is even involved in setting the base price to begin with

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oldschool420
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Registered: Feb 2005
Location: Toronto/Alberta

I don't really see the big deal here. The liquor/beer sales are government run in Ontario. It's the same thing as a company elsewhere deciding to increase beer prices.

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Endlesswave
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Registered: Sep 2001
Location: Thornhill (Ontario)

quote:
Originally posted by dEsidEL

the extra $1.60 isn't the issue .. what's messed up is the fact that the gov't is even involved in setting the base price to begin with

Exactly. Didn't they say in that article it's some committee? Bah.

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Abercrombie
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Registered: Sep 2005
Location: Aurora Borealis

It's a price increase on the shittiest beers on the shelves anyways.

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Endlesswave
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Registered: Sep 2001
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Originally posted by Abercrombie
It's a price increase on the shittiest beers on the shelves anyways.

True enough, I just hope they don't decide to 'change over' to the better beers. Damned shady Gov.

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