Pliny Prices

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Try Wine Thieves up the street. They sell it too. When I was there they didnt have limits, so I bought a case.

 

Okay. This was brought to my attention yesterday by a good beer buddy. He told me that he was in Bensons Liquor yesterday when the RRBC rep was in there talking to the owner or somebody working there at the time. He told me that Bensons usually sells Pliny for 6.99. The RR rep told him that he's going around to all the stores that carry Pliny and other RRBC beers and making sure they sell bottle's of pliny for 4.99. And not price gouging on the pliny and other RR beers. He ended up getting a bottle of pliny for 4.99 at Bensons. If this is true then thats great news for those of us who pay more for pliny than we should. Not that I don't mind paying a buck over the cost for some good beer. But I've seen places where they charge 11-16 bucks for a bottle of pliny that you dont know if its been sitting in the back room for weeks! The owner of Benson was told that if he and other stores continues to charge over 4.99 they wont be getting Pliny in their stores anymore.

 

Can I direct them to some stores in San Diego County?

 

Looks like Vinnie laid the smack down.

California Heights Mkt
One per customer, with new price $ 4.99 + tax + crv . As per the instructions from the brewery . As long as we have it , it will be displayed on the shelve. No more hidings in the back.
And we will enforce these instructions with due respect to Russian River Brewery. Come first , serve first. No phone calls please.

 

By all means. . . .

 

They had some at their Boyle Heights location a couple weeks ago and it was 6.99 a bottle.

 

Yeah in San Jose, it seems the only place I find it for $4.99 is Whole Foods. Everywhere other private liquor store that I see it at is gouging people at $6.99-$8.99 I would be happy to out the price gougers if it will help to get the prices lowered. Because I refuse to pay more than $4.99 a bottle.

 

Which whole foods sells pliny? I live right next to the Campbell one and it is bleh.....

I have stopped purchasing pliny at the other peoples places, and only grab bottles when at the brewery.

 

5.50 at Hollingshead in Orange, 7.99 at Bradley's in Tustin (where they hide it, make HUGE Facebook announcements saying that they have it [one per customer] hoard some for next week, say they got more, sell old Pliny, etc.)

 

Yeah, ever since the Pico location opened up, Boyle Heights has become the redheaded stepchild. Very little special stuff and the Pliny has dried up and when they do have it, they charge way more than they use to. For shame.

It was a good store. I guess we just spread the word too much about it. :/

 

If it's higher than 5.50, I don't fuck with it. They charge 6.99 for it because they know ************s will buy it.

 

I'm wondering if these RR reps have gotten to the Bradley's owner yet. I saw he posted today that he has Pliny and am interested in whether he lowered his price or not.

 

I'm curious as to whether or not RR also requested product be out on display and not be hidden in the back.

 

^^ Good stuff. Now for all these other stores...

 

"Price reduction is message from brewery and keeping all on shelve is our decision , because we do not want to lie to our customers.And all customers will be honored at the same platform of service and loyalty.Everyone walks into our business is respectful to us. To maintain this kind of service , we need your co-operation in full."

 

It's not worth it to me anymore. I used to be able to get multiples there for about 7 a pop - still bad, but it's not "limit one" $7.99. One time I asked for another Pliny (when the one limit just started) and the minion working replied, "Yeah, if you buy something else." Which I did, then he complained that what I got wasn't expensive enough. I should have stopped going there then.

 

Thanks for the clarification.

 

Someone would know better than me but I think a friend told me he paid close to $10 bottle @ Davis beer shoppe before...

 

All Whole Foods carry them as far as I know. But as for which WF try the one on Almaden