Price gouging

Discussion in 'Beer Talk' started by Ndfan1323, Dec 21, 2014.

Thread Status:
Not open for further replies.
  1. Ndfan1323

    Ndfan1323 Initiate (0) Jan 26, 2012 California

    Hey everyone....last year I remember a post about price gouging. I believe it was posted by Goose island and they requested people who witnessed this to bring it to their attention. I know every market and every store has different price points but there is a particular store that is literally over $6-7 dollars more than stores I go too, of course much further away from me and this store is closer.
    Is there a way to find out the somewhat avg of what the prices should be? I mean I see $1-2 difference everyday but 6-7 is a lot.
     
  2. mudbug

    mudbug Pooh-Bah (1,738) Mar 27, 2009 Oregon
    Pooh-Bah Society

    This is a free market. There is no such thing as price gouging on non essential products. Only stupid consumers, one born every second.
     
    bld81, TMoney2591, zeledonia and 29 others like this.
  3. 5thOhio

    5thOhio Initiate (0) May 13, 2007 South Carolina

    Don't like the price? Don't buy it.

    That's why I don't shop at Nieman-Marcus or Tiffany's.
     
  4. Ndfan1323

    Ndfan1323 Initiate (0) Jan 26, 2012 California

    I agree, don't buy. But I'm not comparing Tiffany jewelry to jc penny jewelry I'm talking about the same products. But I do agree I wouldn't shop there either lol
     
    jman005 likes this.
  5. Dweedlebug

    Dweedlebug Initiate (0) Feb 28, 2012 Pennsylvania

    Madame Rose, where I live = $30 for 750ml

    No thanks.
     
  6. scream

    scream Initiate (0) Dec 6, 2014 Wisconsin
    In Memoriam

    After I'm done at Tiffany's I'll stop in at F.A.O. Schwartz. Damn I have nothing left for beer ! :slight_frown:
     
    riverlen likes this.
  7. Ndfan1323

    Ndfan1323 Initiate (0) Jan 26, 2012 California

    Nothing left for the ride home!! Was just at FAO but was able to stop in a bar and have enough pesos for '13 & '14 bcs!!!!
     
    BrewDudeRay likes this.
  8. Immortale25

    Immortale25 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,549) May 13, 2011 North Carolina
    Pooh-Bah Society Trader

    But that beer is sooooooo freakin good. If you haven't had it before, you're missing out.
     
  9. mikepcarney

    mikepcarney Initiate (0) Oct 28, 2009 Ohio

    Don't like the price don't buy it. After awhile they'll take the hit and hint.
     
  10. hophugger

    hophugger Grand Pooh-Bah (3,410) Mar 5, 2014 Virginia
    Pooh-Bah Society

    I do realize that the cost of brewing and distributing craft beer is higher than the mainstream beers that are out there(BUD, Coors, etc.). I also realize that because of that, I do believe that some craft breweries take advantage of that and the prices are elevated. Also, please understand, that there is also a lot of inflated prices due to what the store is trying to make. I believe that at least 50% of the high prices is because of the outlet that is selling, not always because of the brewer. Compare prices at different retailers and you will see that. Example>>>4 pack(pints) of a great DIPA, Hoptopus from VA was almost $15 a Total Wine and I found it less than a mile up the street for$2 less. The biggest price differences are usually because e of the retailer's markout.....
     
  11. Dweedlebug

    Dweedlebug Initiate (0) Feb 28, 2012 Pennsylvania

    It's good, but I don't think it's that good. YMMV
     
  12. skunkpuddle

    skunkpuddle Initiate (0) Feb 14, 2011 California

    Love how people start with the price gouging argument. My bet is the OP gets pissed when he walks into the local 7/11. "Dammit you want me to pay 2 dollars for a couple of peanut butter cups!!" By the way for the non San diegans you can find Grapefruit Sculpin in our local 7/11's.
     
    ThePaleRider likes this.
  13. parrotsnest

    parrotsnest Initiate (0) Aug 16, 2010 Washington

    We absolutely do not have a free market. We have a "free-ish" market. The three-tier system, on top of other barriers to entry certainly distort the market, allowing stores and producers to jack up their prices higher than if we had a free-er marker.
     
  14. Jsmick

    Jsmick Initiate (0) Feb 20, 2013 New Hampshire

  15. spitshaded

    spitshaded Initiate (0) Nov 12, 2012 Virginia

    I stopped in a store in MD that was trying to sell FW XVII for $40 a bottle. When I heard the price I politely declined & was made to feel like I was cheap & that was a good price for the beer. I told him it was a little over $20 in VA he got a little hostile like I was lying to him & asked me to give him names of stores so he could drive down & buy it all to sell in his store. They had Stone collab bombers on a shelf behind the counter for around $20 a pop too.
     
    krustster, thegrimone and BH712 like this.
  16. parrotsnest

    parrotsnest Initiate (0) Aug 16, 2010 Washington

    I can't take these Beanie Baby prices anymore! :slight_frown:
     
    whiskey and Imacopyouidiot like this.
  17. pagriley

    pagriley Initiate (0) Oct 27, 2014 Illinois

    There is a store not far from me that breaks up zombie dust and sells it at $4 per bottle (so a $24 sixer). There is a store within a mile that sells single bottles for 2.50 and a grocery store that has it at $14 a sixer.

    Simple answer is shop around and find a store that is fair - the stock at the gouging store doesn't sit that long, so obviously some people are ok paying more. I guess if you really want it you have to pay, because at the correct price the cheaper stores sell out in an hour, rather than a few days at the gouge store.
     
    Valleyview06 and yemenmocha like this.
  18. SmashPants

    SmashPants Initiate (0) Jun 24, 2012 Australia

    That's what shopping around is for. Unfortunately for those companies / stores that charge way more than others, the old 'word of mouth' is so much easier on the web these days. If there is a store that charges too much, let us all know. Likewise, if there is a good retailer, let people know.

    My best advice for people in Australia is to order your beers from Leura Cellars. They are around the same price as other top-end beer retailers, but offer a 20% discount on any single beers when you purchase over 20 (I think). They also ship interstate, and it is actually cheaper for me to get stuff from Leura Cellars sent to me from NSW to QLD rather than buy at the local - and more expensive - craft beer stores.
     
    parrotsnest likes this.
  19. 5thOhio

    5thOhio Initiate (0) May 13, 2007 South Carolina

    Other than gas, what doesn't continue to rise in price?
     
    jmw likes this.
  20. OldRickSputin

    OldRickSputin Initiate (0) Jan 7, 2014 Illinois

    Go to any bar around here and you're paying $12-$16 for a 10 or 12oz BCBS. One bar in Chicago was/is selling 2014 Bourbon County Vanilla Rye for $65/22 oz bottle.

    So the stores figure, "shit we might as well do the same."
     
Thread Status:
Not open for further replies.