People behind the counter

Discussion in 'Great Lakes' started by NotHereForGold, Aug 22, 2016.

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  1. NotHereForGold

    NotHereForGold Initiate (0) Feb 3, 2015 Wisconsin

    I thought it would be cool to have a thread for people who work in the stores to announce themselves and have a better connection to fellow BA's in their area so they can converse on new and limited releases more easily.

    My name's Nick, I am the beer manager at Dan's Liquor in Plover WI. Hit me up on here and I can help you get a sought after beer if you are stuck at work when something cool drops. I just thought of doing this after cat grass hit and a lot of people showed up looking for it after work when it sold out.

    Let's build a better infrastructure
     
    #1 NotHereForGold, Aug 22, 2016
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  2. invertalon

    invertalon Pooh-Bah (2,249) Jan 27, 2009 Ohio
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    To be honest, wouldn't it be better to just trickle out the beer on the shelf throughout the day so everyone had a fair chance instead of holding any back for specific people? I always thought putting little by little out all day would be a good system for tough releases. This way, everyone has a chance of coming across it at some point throughout the day. If you show up when it's not on the shelf, tough lol
     
    #2 invertalon, Aug 22, 2016
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  3. cl3

    cl3 Savant (1,244) Aug 16, 2013 Wisconsin
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    That is how my local place does it. They put whatever they want to limit single buyers to at a time, whether it is only a bottle or 2 or a sixer, on the shelf. When a limited release gets to the point of sale, it gets re-stocked on the shelf after that customer pays for it and leaves.I think it is a great way to do things and very fair.
     
    #3 cl3, Aug 22, 2016
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  4. AnchorDrops

    AnchorDrops Initiate (0) May 11, 2013 Michigan

    I've benefitted from having store owners put stuff aside for me in the past but frankly don't bother asking anymore. Its only beer and the FOMO has left my building.

    That said, I feel like the best way for stores to manage limited releases is to impose reasonable purchase limits. I mean, if a store gets a single case or two its seems more equitable to impose a one, maybe two, bottle limit. Geography plays a big role in where I shop and it just so happens that the store I visit most frequently will not set aside beer for anyone. They do, however impose vigorous limits which means I can, 9 times out of 10, stop there on the way home and get a new release. They price reasonably as well so they have gained my loyalty.
     
    #4 AnchorDrops, Aug 22, 2016
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