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Ontario gov't quietly raises minimum price of beer by 6.7% (pg. 2)
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| malek |
| 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 |
hmmm, i wonder if one of the competing brands had a play in lobbying for this law?? LOL
BS |
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| funkapotamus |
| quote: | Originally posted by chinamon
so how was your weekend? lol.
oh wait... i can tell from this pic..
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look on fab's face, while spectator dangles a can of heni over $1500 of MKIII goodness, priceless. |
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| 1dawoman |
| 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 |
| Socially responsible my ass. It's like a crack dealer raising his prices and saying he's trying to help his customers stop using. |
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| Special K |
| beer is much cheaper in europe ... and they are far more socially responsible with it |
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| The Highroller |
| 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. |
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| dEsidEL |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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
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Exactly. Didn't they say in that article it's some committee? Bah. |
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| Abercrombie |
| It's a price increase on the tiest beers on the shelves anyways. |
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| Endlesswave |
| quote: | Originally posted by Abercrombie
It's a price increase on the tiest beers on the shelves anyways. |
True enough, I just hope they don't decide to 'change over' to the better beers.:nervous: Damned shady Gov. :p |
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