The "gouging" paradox.

I'm not good at goughing. I'm better at putt-putting.

Anyway, retailers will often sell vintage bottles or rare stuff for way higher than the retail value. Is it right? No, but if people are willing to pay then it justifies the retailer for raising the price. If it truly was over priced, then nobody would ever buy it.

 

http://ransackedmedia.com/2012/03/01/brewer-not-too-happy-with-local-eatery-after-sky-high-prices/

 

The new way to market your beer is to stop giving it to people. Either by not filling growlers or by cancelling active accounts that want to sell your beer.

 

That's a great article. I wonder if RR pulled pty for life from that place.

 

That is price gouging like I have never seen. If the OP does not believe it exists well just read that article.

 

I beg to differ.

 

It's not ? It's essential to me... and it's good ..

 

Ok then gouging does not exist and you are right. Is that what you are really asking here? You are probably not going to get the answer you are looking for.
I mean places that got bottles of CBS all around the country were asking awful prices at some spots. Do they have the RIGHT to do this? Well yes they do. Do we as beer advocates, geeks, whatever you call yourself like this? No, probably not (well at least I dont). Will people still pay crazy prices? Yes they will.

 

did you read it?

Anyway, I really appreciate you emailing us, and please know that we are pissed off beyond belief and I can say for sure that Kupros will never get RRBC beer again.

fuck that place. i'd never go there again if i lived there.

 

Maybe the burger is really bad ass like the Counter or Morton's happy hour. I would pay $45 for a Burger from the Burger Bar in Mandalay Bay and a 16 oz PTY

 

i am against price goughing. i once walked into a store and they were charging ass-****** prices. they asked me to turn my head and gough. i said nay. i stole a priceless van gough off the wall and took it home. fuck those guys.

 

From article: "...they (DBI) sell a keg of PTY to all accounts for the same price"
While this may be true in the PtY example, it certainly isn't true across the board. Deals put together by the distributor can alter costs to the retailers. For instance, I just got a pre-order from a distributor for a cetain beer. The cost is $29/case, unless retailer buys 50 cases, then the cost is $23/case. This definitely caters to big stores. Whether or not that big store transfers the savings to the customer is another story.

I've seen corporate stores sell product below cost, but doubling the price on other products. Gouging? No. It's up the customer to see this. Did Kupros gouge? I don't think so. Just don't buy it. I wonder if this place is 'beer friendly', or just trying to get the rare stuff to be cool...Do they even care what they are pouring?

I can't believe they paired it with a burger.

 

You never know, the burger could have been a filet. I guess we can use Bevmo as an example not to piss off Vinny

 

I agree with you...to a point.

Gouging exists.

 

Bravo.

 

That's a slippery slope. I heard the same argument by mortgage brokers to justify selling bad loans at horrible interest rates while the broker gets an unbelievable check for the yield spread.

Should the consumer be more aware of pricing? Absolutely, but should the responsibility fall squarely on the consumer? No. I'm sure somebody will point out to me that it's just beer we are talking about.

 

There are two stores of the same, mid-sized Illinois liquor store chain about 12 miles distant from each other on the same two-lane road that connects the two towns in which they are located. The location in my town sells FW XV for $24.99, the highest I've seen it anywhere, whereas the one down the road priced it at $18.99 which is what I've seen it going for most places. There are still bottles at my shop while the other one sold out. Both stores owned by the same guy, too. That's not price gouging, that's just bad business.