Firestone Walker 17 (SEA)

I paid $12 for FW 17 in Portland earlier this week. I was surprised it was so cheap.

 

Just grabbed one at BevMe in bellevue - $23 though you have to ask for them at the counter because they are not on the shelves...bottle limit of 2

 

What's with all the price mishaps lately? Seems reasonable for beer to be checked for pricing versus order price before putting it on a shelf.

 

Beer pricing in retailer's favor: gouging
Beer pricing in customer's favor: mishap

 

There might be something to this pricing thing. I went to another shop yesterday that had FW 17 on the shelf, so I looked at the price just for fun: $21. The two shops I went to are about four miles apart and while I normally see some variance in pricing between the two stores, $9 is a little extreme. Where I paid $12 the guy was surprised it was so cheap as well, and he was the owner. I'm beginning to wonder if maybe someone in billing at FW made some kind of mistake.

 

Wow, 19.99 is the cheapest I've seen it. Where did you find it for that?

 

Ya the wholesale cost is like 15 bucks, someone somewhere be making errors!

 

Uptown Market in SW Portland. Scholls Ferry Boulevard, if you know Portland.