Store etiquette

Discussion in 'Breweriana' started by Darwin553, Nov 17, 2013.

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How often do you ask the store clerk whether they have any free promo brewery stuff to give away?

  1. Every time I buy beer

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  2. Sometimes

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    1.4%

  3. Rarely

    21 vote(s)
    5.9%

  4. Never

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  1. jesskidden

    jesskidden Grand Pooh-Bah (3,145) Aug 10, 2005 New Jersey
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    Just as the beer glass fetishists, uh "geeks" will only drink a certain beer out of the "proper" glassware, I refuse to open a bottle by cracking off the crown with anything other than the correct brewery-logoed opener. Sure, it takes some work, but I find it's worth it.

    Only problem I ever encountered was a lot of beer going stale "back in the day" because I could never decide when given the choice of:

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    :grimacing: What to do, what to do!? I mean, THEY'RE the brewer, don't they KNOW!?
     
    #41 jesskidden, Nov 18, 2013
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  2. rgordon

    rgordon Pooh-Bah (2,701) Apr 26, 2012 North Carolina
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    Yeah, I don't know whose collection that is, but damn! That's organized. I've probably got maybe 50 from through the years, but they are scattered in drawers, boxes, glove compartments, it's embarassing. Corkscrews is another story.
     
    #42 rgordon, Nov 18, 2013
  3. steveh

    steveh Grand Pooh-Bah (4,174) Oct 8, 2003 Illinois
    Society Pooh-Bah

    Do you also subscribe to the superstition that the beer just won't taste right -- even rancid -- if you use a different brewer's opener on another brewer's beer?
     
    #43 steveh, Nov 18, 2013
  4. jesskidden

    jesskidden Grand Pooh-Bah (3,145) Aug 10, 2005 New Jersey
    Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    :grimacing:
     
    #44 jesskidden, Nov 18, 2013
  5. SirBottlecap

    SirBottlecap Initiate (0) Jan 28, 2013 California

    I will do this every time now.
     
    #45 SirBottlecap, Nov 19, 2013
  6. Ericness

    Ericness Zealot (646) Nov 21, 2012 Massachusetts

    Just remember, if they don't give it to you that means they're hoarding it in the back :grinning:
     
    #46 Ericness, Nov 19, 2013
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  7. Darwin553

    Darwin553 Initiate (0) Jan 5, 2009 Australia

    To answer your first question, not that often.

    In relation to your second question, I've seen just about everything from the basics of stubbie holders, bottle openers, hats, shirts, glassware (standard Aussie stuff to excellent German stuff) to bar mats, serving trays, gridiron balls, rugby balls, soccer balls and just recently brewery wallets and packs of cards.

    There is probably more but I just can't think of them :flushed:
     
    #47 Darwin553, Nov 20, 2013
  8. LODGE4

    LODGE4 Initiate (0) Dec 12, 2012 Florida

    I collect bottle openers from breweries and sometimes ask if they have any that I can buy - I never ask for them for free.
     
    #48 LODGE4, Jan 30, 2014
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  9. nickmantia

    nickmantia Crusader (463) Feb 19, 2011 Massachusetts

    I'm with Lodge4 - I collect stickers, bottle openers and patches from breweries. I typically only ask at breweries if they have them for sale. I wouldn't think to ask someone in a store about free swag. I'm there to buy beer.
     
    #49 nickmantia, Feb 5, 2014
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