Price conundrum

This is done in a matter of seconds or is already known, which is how I read the OPs question. More of a matter of execution. Splitting the cost is probably not a good idea, just trade the purchase each time this arises and keep track, lol. I don't know, probably not a viable solution. lol

 

I voted just buy the beer. I think there is a moment in every Ba's life when they decide the sixpack is a desriable thing and should not be rare. That is when the ideal bomber price will occur to you. Stick to that and you will find you are not missing out . THEN because you have not over shopped, you will find that $27 for one beer does present itself occasionally.

 

That warning bell might have been the knowledge that Peche 'N' Brett, which is a much rarer and superior beer from the same brewery, sells for around $25. I would not buy FWV for $27. And depending on how well I knew the staff at the store in question, I'd consider even letting them know that they have this one overpriced. It could just be a mistake.

 

Oh sure, it's not like I go through a checklist or anything. And there are a lot of far more random variables that subconsciously come into play, whether you are trying to decide to buy a beer or trade stock or execute a multibillion-dollar corporate merger. The entire stock market (upon which much of our economy is based) is essentially a barometer of "how everyone's feeling today," and I bet things like the weather play a much bigger role in completely unrelated decisions than we'd like to believe. At the end of the day, we're all just a bunch of primates sitting around a fire.

 

Well, we're a hell of a lot closer than NYC or Seattle to two things: low cost of living and tolerable traffic (not that many people here recognize it).

 

The one and only time I have driven through Spokane in about the last 10 years, I got stuck in a traffic jam. A semi carrying a load of hay bales had spilled half of them all over I-90. Can't disagree about the cost of living.

 

My favorite thing involving local semi mishaps (probably not @beertunes' favorite topic) is when a driver gets off I-90 using the wrong exit, winds up downtown, and tries to drive north back to the freeway and, apparently lacking knowledge of his vehicle's height or no depth perception whatsoever, gets stuck while trying to pass under the railroad viaduct that runs through the downtown. It happens every 3-4 years or so, usually requires deflating and/or removing the tires or even partially disassembling the truck, and generally makes using the particular affected street an absolute shitshow for the next couple of days.

 

This was a great idea for a thread. Hats off to @beertunes. If I had a bottle I'd send to too you just for making such a great thread!

 

Well, getting back to one of the points I made in my previous post, it's a viable solution only if he plans on having future drinking sessions with this coworker of his. If he buys the bottle for them to split this time with the intention of having the coworker pay next time, what might happen is @beertunes will keep coming into work saying to him "We gotta get together again for some more beers" then a week later "When we gonna do some more drinking?" and then a week later the coworker stops working there. As a bartender, I have multiple pairs of regulars come in and switch off who pays every visit, but they're always good friends which might not be the case here.

 

Moral of story: start a thread about overpriced beer, and you might just end up getting that beer for free.

 

@beertunes, are you stalking Bellingham Hobos with Coors Light again?

 

You know you are going to end up buying the thing. Just do it already.

 

@beertunes i think i'll buy a few of these, get a couple hookers and a kilo and invite you over, when's good for you

 

sounds good, happy holiday pal