Do you support 1 bottle (12oz) limits?

Three Floyds sent Ohio trucks full of the stuff. Your store only got one case, while stores with higher volume got several cases. Your store chose to sell it one bottle at a time. Don't blame Three Floyds for any of this. Learn about how the business works before spouting BS and blaming the manufacturer.

 

Posted this a couple saturdays ago ...... Central Waters Black Gold.

 

In part...this is true...I think the true blame should be mostly leveled at the bottle shop owners and their lust for more money. If a 6er goes for, let's say, 10 dollars....how often we we see individual 12oz bottles selling for $1.66 (1/6 of 10)? The answer is never (at least in my experience). The owners charge usually charge 3-4 per bottle. I do not necessarily have a problem with this but (capitalism has pros and cons...have to take the good and bad) but to throw all the blame at hoarders, who I agree are a problem, is ignoring the cause of the majority of the problem, chasing $.

 

But is a store breaking up a $10 sixer (i.e. a common or fairly common beer) relevant here? I would imagine that the same store would a) probably allow you to buy a whole sixer at a sixer price if you wanted (i.e. the point of breaking the sixer in the manner you describe, is to maximize profits from people that only want to buy one or two beers), or b) even if not, would not stop you buying multiple singles assuming you were willing to pay the price.

I think the question here is more about whether people agree or not with the practice of stores setting one bottle limits on hard to find beers such as KBS. I.e. let's say they get two cases. Should the first person who gets there be able to buy all 48 bottles? Or should there be one bottle limits so that 48 people get to try the beer. I'm in favour of the latter

 

It's packaged as sixers. I don't give a hoot if they limit the amount of sixes one can buy. All I wanted to do was buy a six of a beer that I made a special trip to buy at your store because it is sold as sixes. How hard is that. I could care less if I missed it. I could care less if the employees bought it. I could care less if you only "allow me" to buy one six pack. I don't like being treated like an asshole...because you feel like it.

 

ya know what? this is done. I'm simply not going to wait in line for a single 12 ounce bottle of something I can make myself...ridiculous. Have fun fff fanboys.

 

ok for 22's and 750's but not 12 oz.

 

I do and don't support the one bottle limit. I hate the people that go in and clean out an exclusive beer so no one else can get them. They're using it for trade or resale, not cool. But if I had something awesome that was limited to one bottle, I would like others to be able to try it too.

 

Next year they'll make you bring your own pint glass and split it with the customer behind you in line.

 

Counterpoint: Should I have to miss out on something because you need a bottle to age, or should I have to miss out on something because you need to buy something you've (perhaps) already had before?

Good - more for the adults to enjoy.

 

Good call, that beer isn't that great anyway...

 

That's a good point. I personally don't buy more than one of something I haven't tried first especially if it's a pretty limited release, if I liked it I'll try and get another bottle to age if possible. I don't really hoard stuff and have a limited cellar, no more than 20 bottles right now. If I see something laying around on shelves at multiple stores I'll get an extra to age. It's not really fair to snap up limited stuff to age when other people can't even get one.

 

I agree with your general point (and yes...i did venture away from the specific question while replying to someone)...however, while it ensures many vs a few get to buy a beer is not my point...my point is why sellers this...they also know they can increase total profit by breaking up packs...but in the case of rarer beers...they can do this (increase profits) far greater. So yeah...OT somewhat.

 

Oh yeah that definitely sucks too. While I expect to pay slightly more when they break a six, it would be nice if I didn't have to bring lube.

 

Really?

I get Beer X once a year, every year, because I happen to live in the distribution area. You're okay with this.

My brother, who lives outside of the area and thus has never tried the beer, is not allowed to have a bottle that I've sent him because it's not passing my own lips. You're not okay with this.

Seriously?

 

FFF needs to be punished not because stores have bottle limits, that comes from distributors and stores not FFF. They should be punished (having no one buy any of their beer, until they lose a lot of money) because of their outrageous pricing, what they charge distributors effects the prices we see on shelves don't even get me started with how much Dark Lord costs. FFF and Bruery are 2 places I refuse to buy beer from for that reason.

 

I agree with 1 per 12oz bottle limitations in most instances (Black Note, KBS, etc.)

I gladly paid $9.50 for a FFF Broo Doo bomber yesterday and $11 FFF Permanent Funeral last week. GM gets in 1-2 cases of FFF a month and he sells them to locals who frequent the shop. Most everyone gets their stipend every month or so. That being said, FFF is the only brewery they do that for. I got no problem with that.

 

My takeaway from this thread: Nanners is pro-'Murica and anti-single bottle limits

 

I also have a tub of beer cheese that is delicious from my local church. I'm parceling it out a spoonful at a time for only $3 a spoonful. It's worth it I promise. I"ll draw a vampire on the cup I give it to you in.

I got to cut myself off from this thread. I have never had my blood pressure go so high in my life. This is infurating. I get livid when I even think about it.

 

No one is saying you can't or shouldn't do exactly all of those things you want to do. There IS plenty of great beer out there, unfortunately, everyone wants the SAME great beer. If a store is allotted one case of KBS per year... you think they want to sell it all to some jack-ass that hoards it all and then trades or sells it? Or spread the wealth around to a bunch of their loyal customers/give the chance for other people coming in to the store to buy something they never expected to find there? Seems a bit intense of a reaction to me, you can't just think about it as a consumer.