dangerous brain Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 Is anyone listening to radio 2? Tesco's are going to up the price of all booze in an attempt to stop binge drinking WTFin hell? All that will do is bring more booze in from abroad.. Put on top of that the fact that the british brewery association or something like that is saying they need to load a pint in the pub by £2 in order to make a profit?? Also wine producers are saying they can't make a bottle of wine for less than a fiver all in the space of a month??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penguin Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 and water prices are going up just no alternative left Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 Time to make a still I reckon (Mind you I don't drink so it doesn't make a difference to me). In all reality, raising the price won't make a difference, kids will still get it if they want it... as will anyone else. Regulated pricing is nothing more than a form of prohibition... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam bell Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 good to see alcohol going up in price along the same lines as fags. i dont drink but i do smoke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuohy Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 Is anyone listening to radio 2? Tesco's are going to up the price of all booze in an attempt to stop binge drinking WTFin hell? All that will do is bring more booze in from abroad.. Put on top of that the fact that the british brewery association or something like that is saying they need to load a pint in the pub by £2 in order to make a profit?? Also wine producers are saying they can't make a bottle of wine for less than a fiver all in the space of a month??? I love the way Jeremy Vine makes ridiculous comparisons... "so you wouldn't have anything to say if Tescos started selling Herion?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous brain Posted February 21, 2008 Author Share Posted February 21, 2008 Yeah that raised an eye brow here as well!!! He can be a bit black and white in interviews can't he lol. Thing is most will just go abroad for it especially in the south and more booze running will occur. When you can get a slab of stella or amstel for less than a tenner in Belgium why pay over £25 for the same thing here. As for the pubs saying they don't currently make a profit at over £3 a pint and need another £2 how comes in Holland they sell it by the pint and make a profit at less than £2 a pint?? Balls to the british brewing association close the lot down and import it all then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ark Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 It's a load of guff. The nation is addicted to alcohol, and has been for hundreds of years. People aren't drinking more than they used to, they are just getting away with drunken behaviour, where in the past they would've had a clip round the ear from the law. Way back when, it was the norm to run rounds in the pub - if there were 20 of you in the group, you'd drink 20 pints and that was that. I think that it comes back to the "respect culture" - if coppers were allowed to smack drunken yobs in the teeth with a baton, they'd behave themselves. Simple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 I think that it comes back to the "respect culture" - if coppers were allowed to smack drunken yobs in the teeth with a baton, they'd behave themselves. Simple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 I think that it comes back to the "respect culture" - if coppers were allowed to smack drunken yobs in the teeth with a baton, they'd behave themselves. Simple. Won't argue with you on that one...fully agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous brain Posted February 21, 2008 Author Share Posted February 21, 2008 I think that it comes back to the "respect culture" - if coppers were allowed to smack drunken yobs in the teeth with a baton, they'd behave themselves. Simple. Thats what they do in Belgium the home of a couple of hundred beers that would pickle your liver overnight. Funny how you don't get any grief in Belgian cities at night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razza Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 stupid idea, just a way of making more taxes, no-one's going to drink less... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 I'd heard Tesco (and other companies) had been requested to increase the prices of all cheap booze (ie, stuff you wouldn't want to drink anyway) but they'd said it couldn't be done due to some trading law. Probably one which says you can't just whack up prices because you feel like it. It's another media bandwagon with people blowing things out of all proportion again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 I'd heard Tesco (and other companies) had been requested to increase the prices of all cheap booze (ie, stuff you wouldn't want to drink anyway) but they'd said it couldn't be done due to some trading law. Probably one which says you can't just whack up prices because you feel like it. It's another media bandwagon with people blowing things out of all proportion again.They're not allowed to talk to other traders and all agree to put up their prices. And they don't want to do it unilaterally as all that would do is make the boozy kids buy their cider elsewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous brain Posted February 21, 2008 Author Share Posted February 21, 2008 Thats the thing its been agreed this week by tesco's that is what they will actually do... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ark Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 Thats the thing its been agreed this week by tesco's that is what they will actually do... Fine, i'll get my alco-pops elsewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creative Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 all I can say is about bl**dy time! Supermarkets have long been the problem of drunk behaviour. Pubs and bars just cop all the flak and blame as it never mentions the amount that people drink before they come out! The across the board of increasing prices including pubs etc etc is wrong as that will kill the trade. I'm now glad that I will be leaving this trade soon as its not going to be around for much longer tbh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous brain Posted February 21, 2008 Author Share Posted February 21, 2008 No the problem of drunk behavior is down completely to the attitude of said drinkers. The reason that said drinkers buy cheap booze from supermarkets is the spiraling prices of booze in pubs. They tank it down before they go out because they can't afford to drink in pubs. Problem is they then continue to drink at stupid rates because a drunk man doesn't care how much he is spending. If they don't get the cheap booze from the supermarket they'll get it from abroad instead. Now this is the thing, the people that are that way inclined (ie getting off their faces) will get off their faces. Take away the alcohol and that only leaves what is actually a cheap solution ie drugs. Its a very fine line between youths getting tanked up and drugged up. Taking away drink and drugs is not the solution addressing the underlying reason for the excessive behavior is the solution but as thats a lot harder the government wants to take the easy way to be seen to be doing something. As long as their middle Britain voters think they are being helped they will keep getting voted for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pot Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 They're sticking the prices up? Argh, I'm doomed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creative Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 No the problem of drunk behavior is down completely to the attitude of said drinkers. The reason that said drinkers buy cheap booze from supermarkets is the spiraling prices of booze in pubs. They tank it down before they go out because they can't afford to drink in pubs. Problem is they then continue to drink at stupid rates because a drunk man doesn't care how much he is spending. If they don't get the cheap booze from the supermarket they'll get it from abroad instead. Now this is the thing, the people that are that way inclined (ie getting off their faces) will get off their faces. Take away the alcohol and that only leaves what is actually a cheap solution ie drugs. Its a very fine line between youths getting tanked up and drugged up. Taking away drink and drugs is not the solution addressing the underlying reason for the excessive behavior is the solution but as thats a lot harder the government wants to take the easy way to be seen to be doing something. As long as their middle Britain voters think they are being helped they will keep getting voted for. but supermarkets have always said they dont contribute to the problem but they are providing the means for them to get wasted. now if a can of lager was the same price as a pint of lager (no doubt someone will mention weights and measures here) it will bring everything into line. People wont be moaning that a pint cost so much so lets get tanked before I go out on cheap supermarket beer. Instead I hope it will change peoples attitude to think I have £xx to spend so be it in a pub or a supermarket the levels drunk will be like going out all night... if that makes sense? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiceRocket Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 but supermarkets have always said they dont contribute to the problem but they are providing the means for them to get wasted. Indeed some alcohol is cheaper than water Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pabs Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 No the problem of drunk behavior is down completely to the attitude of said drinkers. The reason that said drinkers buy cheap booze from supermarkets is the spiraling prices of booze in pubs. They tank it down before they go out because they can't afford to drink in pubs. Problem is they then continue to drink at stupid rates because a drunk man doesn't care how much he is spending. If they don't get the cheap booze from the supermarket they'll get it from abroad instead. Now this is the thing, the people that are that way inclined (ie getting off their faces) will get off their faces. Take away the alcohol and that only leaves what is actually a cheap solution ie drugs. Its a very fine line between youths getting tanked up and drugged up. Taking away drink and drugs is not the solution addressing the underlying reason for the excessive behavior is the solution but as thats a lot harder the government wants to take the easy way to be seen to be doing something. As long as their middle Britain voters think they are being helped they will keep getting voted for. wow - well said that man! pretty much covers what I was going to say It's Always price increases in this country, never decreases. And still we don't see an increase on wages that even remotely covers these extra costs. The future is bleak. Whether you drink or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 And still we don't see an increase on wages that even remotely covers these extra costs. Well unless the company your working for is doing well and can afford to pay you more why should they? I love it how thanks to the government hiking up prices, fudging inflation figures and leading us into a recession employers are expected to start paying employees more to cope with it. Companies have rising bills to pay as well you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanchan Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 Sounds like weekends are due to get even more expensive in the near future then Companies have rising bills to pay as well you know. Which would be our salaries Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARTIN R Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 the problem will always be people's attitude and self control, it was not long ago when chocolate bars were sold in smaller sizes and what happened people bought two. If people want to binge drink then they will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous brain Posted February 22, 2008 Author Share Posted February 22, 2008 Or what scares me is that they will flog their £30 on some tabs or the latest craze cystal meth thats cheaper than chips. Then instead of a nation of young binge drinkers we'll have a nation of drug addicts. Just look at edinburgh in the 80's when heroin was cheaper than getting p*ssed. Also for the dedicated drinker beer and wine from europe is half the price it is in the supermarkets now. Increase that price in the supermarkets and it will be worth every ones while going to france instead. Bang goes the british brewing industry and all the jobs that go with that. Also the tax that goes in the coffers will be in french pockets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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