Rant: Wegman's cleared the shelves of winter beers to make room for PBR Hard Coffee

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  1. officerbill

    officerbill Pooh-Bah (2,228) Feb 9, 2019 New York
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    Stopped off at Wegman's on my way home from work to pick up a 6 of Hofbräu Winter Spezial (my favorite beer this winter) and discovered that Wegman's had removed ALL of the holiday/winter beers from the shelves. All that's left are a few variety 12 packs, no singles, 4's, or 6's.

    But thank God they found room for 492 4-packs of PBR hard coffee!
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  2. Bitterbill

    Bitterbill Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,036) Sep 14, 2002 Wyoming
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    :grimacing:

    Oh wait. Winter is over? Yippee-ki-yay!
     
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  3. Steve_Studnuts

    Steve_Studnuts Maven (1,355) Apr 21, 2015 Pennsylvania

    That is disheartening and kinda horrifying. What ever happened to options?
     
    #3 Steve_Studnuts, Jan 7, 2020
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  4. rgordon

    rgordon Pooh-Bah (2,701) Apr 26, 2012 North Carolina
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    Was that a rogue decision by one store/buyer/manager, or has this happened in other Wegman's? It seems quite odd.
     
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  5. Mister_Faucher

    Mister_Faucher Initiate (0) Dec 3, 2014 Washington

    Man that's like a firework stand selling nothing but sparklers...
     
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  6. officerbill

    officerbill Pooh-Bah (2,228) Feb 9, 2019 New York
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    In my experience the stocking decisions come from either regional or corporate. The individual beer department managers normally don't make those sorts of decisions.
     
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  7. TongoRad

    TongoRad Grand Pooh-Bah (3,884) Jun 3, 2004 New Jersey
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    Yeesh, the least they could have done is push out the remaining stock at a discount in a separate display.
     
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  8. officerbill

    officerbill Pooh-Bah (2,228) Feb 9, 2019 New York
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    You'd think.
    That rack of PBR hard coffee is where the majority of the holiday/winter beers were.
    The beer manager has told me she isn't allowed to discount beer, the best she can do is place them in the “build your own” section.
     
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  9. Bitterbill

    Bitterbill Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,036) Sep 14, 2002 Wyoming
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    That's gonna cost the distributors a few bucks, buying it all back?
     
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  10. jasonmason

    jasonmason Zealot (742) Oct 6, 2004 California
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    Winter beers out of rotation, 17 days into winter. Brilliant.
     
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  11. ESHBG

    ESHBG Pooh-Bah (2,099) Jul 30, 2011 Pennsylvania
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    I mentioned in a thread recently that a few days before Christmas I was in a store and saw tons of winter/Christmas beers. A few days after, all gone, and I know that it all did not sell due to the amount that was there. It's so strange!

    I'll pay extra close attention when I am in a store again within the next week or so but I expect the same thing at my Wegmans, @officerbill
     
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  12. ESHBG

    ESHBG Pooh-Bah (2,099) Jul 30, 2011 Pennsylvania
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    Yeah Wegmans rarely discounts beer. I have only seen it once and that was during a reset and they were trying to clear out really old beers. You could get six packs for $5-$6.00, though.
     
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  13. followerofmen

    followerofmen Crusader (439) Sep 9, 2012 Massachusetts

    THOSE SHELVES.

    wow.
     
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  14. JackHorzempa

    JackHorzempa Grand Pooh-Bah (3,375) Dec 15, 2005 Pennsylvania
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    Do you know for a fact where those beers went? Did they re-send them back to the Wholesale Distributors? If so, what will the Wholesale Distributors do with those beers? Send them to other retailers in your area?

    Cheers!
     
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  15. officerbill

    officerbill Pooh-Bah (2,228) Feb 9, 2019 New York
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    I don't know what happened to them, the winter beers and gift packs were there Thursday. When most of their summer beers suddenly disappeared I was told they were returned to the distributor so maybe Wegman's is big enough to make some sort of deal.

    The beer manager wasn't in this afternoon, but I plan on asking her the next time I see her.
     
    #15 officerbill, Jan 7, 2020
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  16. TongoRad

    TongoRad Grand Pooh-Bah (3,884) Jun 3, 2004 New Jersey
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    Must be a corporate policy then?

    In NJ retailers are not allowed to sell beer below cost, but I do see certain seasonals at a buck or two less per sixer at times like this. And that seems to be enough to move the remaining stock. Heck, if it's a beer I enjoy I'm usually happy to help them out with stuff like that myself.
     
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  17. bubseymour

    bubseymour Grand Pooh-Bah (4,800) Oct 30, 2010 Maryland
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    So where do these winter beers go that get removed from shelves in early January? I feel a Scooby Doo mystery needs solves here. All you meddling Millenial kids, please get on it! I'll meet you at the malt shop later on.
     
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  18. officerbill

    officerbill Pooh-Bah (2,228) Feb 9, 2019 New York
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    I was told that Wegman's doesn't put beer on sale when they quit carrying Unibroue.

    Brewer's Bridge isn't selling at $16/4 pack. She wants to get rid of the stock, but can't put it on sale so every couple of weeks she puts 8 bottles in the “build your own” section and I get to buy them for $9.99/6 pack. :grin:
     
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  19. ESHBG

    ESHBG Pooh-Bah (2,099) Jul 30, 2011 Pennsylvania
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    Yeah I do think it may be their policy (and because of PA's system they probably aren't in a position to take a loss on product). And I think PA has a similar law but I do see distributors offer specials occasionally e.g. 20% off for certain things.
     
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  20. ESHBG

    ESHBG Pooh-Bah (2,099) Jul 30, 2011 Pennsylvania
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    $9.99?! That's a good price, down here mix a six are $11.99.
     
    #20 ESHBG, Jan 7, 2020
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