Q about sale of Beer in Supermarkets...S

sporina · 10-09-2021 1:45pm #1

So, have noticed in supermarkets of late that Budweiser cans are only sold in packs of min 8 etc.. no longer available individually or even in packs of 4.. why is this? I don't think this is good - the more you have at home the more you might drink in one sitting.. (regardless of best intentions)

10-09-2021 1:51pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058208217/q-about-sale-of-beer-in-supermarkets-s

So because you have no self control, you think no-one else should be allowed buy in bulk either?

Pauliedragon · 10-09-2021 1:54pm

Not sure what supermarket u go to OP but my local Supervalu stopped selling singles about 6 months ago. Still have 4 packs though of most beers. Maybe it's a Supervalu policy if that's where u shop.

odyssey06 · 10-09-2021 1:58pm

Did they get rid of all single cans or just Bud?

Maybe single cans were too easy to shoplift.

Maybe multi-packs are easier to stock.

Maybe Bud sales dropped so they only offer multi-pack.

Maybe multi-pack are easier to discount now that you can't run buy X get % off offers because of other nanny state nonsense.

Del2005 · 10-09-2021 2:00pm

It'll be a Diageo decision because the vast majority of their off sales would be in 8 packs. So they close down the 4 and single pack lines to save money.

You have bigger problems if you can't leave alcohol in the fridge than complaining about shops only selling multi packs of alcohol

BeerNut · 10-09-2021 2:01pm

The brewers make very little money from supermarkets and they have to shift volume to make it worth their while. Once upon a time they did this by offering a discount if you bought several beers in one go. They can't do that any more so to keep the volumes up they force you to buy multiples at once. It's another stupid unintended consequence of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act.

BeerNut · 10-09-2021 2:42pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117872854#Comment_117872854

Diageo stopped brewing Budweiser a while back. That's why they created Rockshore. C&C now handles Bud as the Irish agent for AB InBev.

magicbastarder · 10-09-2021 2:49pm

i suspect they only offer multipacks because the selling point of '1 for €2 but 8 for €12' is no longer possible. so they abandoned the pretence of selling them singly?

anyway, san miguel is a perfectly drinkable beer still being sold singly, €1.69 a can in my local. i'd drink that before i'd drink budweiser.

10-09-2021 2:55pm

I really have to laugh the way they had to put doors at the entrance to the off license part, same in garages, "oh look Children, see those bad people going through that gate, you don't want to be like those when you're grown up" lol.

endacl · 10-09-2021 2:58pm

All the nice beers are available in single bottles and cans.

10-09-2021 3:02pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117873129#Comment_117873129

And in the middle of a pandemic as well. I'm in the supermarket, i'm about to sneeze, can't extract a tissue quick enough, so into the hand it goes, hand opens saloon type door to the off license, leaving millions of tiny covids on the door, the next person, opens the door, some little covids jump on, they scratch their nose, next thing they know its ICU, then It's I see you later.

BeerNut · 10-09-2021 3:03pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117873129#Comment_117873129

I was in a Centra today where they use the swing door to hang the Scampi Fries off. Can't miss them on your way out. That's lateral thinking.

odyssey06 · 10-09-2021 3:08pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117873151#Comment_117873151

I kick the doors in, or use the trolley as a battering ram... strangely satisfying :)

10-09-2021 3:11pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117873178#Comment_117873178

I'm sure you do, but not everyone does that. It just shows the lack of forethought by those implementing the rule.

sporina · 10-09-2021 3:36pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117872861#Comment_117872861

thats explains it so.. thanks for that..

10-09-2021 4:00pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117873151#Comment_117873151

lol yeah but suppose we have immune systems to take care of the Covid so wouldn't be too worried. :-)

10-09-2021 4:02pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117873192#Comment_117873192

Just typical Nanny state nonsense, they have to control more and more of what we say and do, interfering more and more, F off is what I say, I want a Beer ? no gate is going to stop me lol. Just amazing the pure and utter BS we have to endure these days.

Del2005 · 10-09-2021 4:12pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117873151#Comment_117873151

Just sneeze into your mask, it's only job is to stop you spreading germs or viruses so why do you need a tissue? Might not be comfortable walking around with a snooty mask, the alternative for some is a lot worse.

10-09-2021 5:13pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117873404#Comment_117873404

Congratulations on completely missing my point.

10-09-2021 5:35pm

It's going to be nothing but multi packs next year according to most of the drink reps who call to my shop. A lot of beers are likely going to vanish as well.

breezy1985 · 10-09-2021 5:40pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117873374#Comment_117873374

You can actually by Nanny State outside the gate. In Dunnes at least anyway.

As for the OP well beer is still on sale in singles it's only soft drinks like Bud that are in multipacks

magicbastarder · 10-09-2021 9:58pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117873745#Comment_117873745

was there an reason given?

10-09-2021 10:38pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117874823#Comment_117874823

Minimum unit pricing. There's so much uncertainty about how people will react to it. Slabs are likely going to disappear for good after Christmas. Four packs seem to be what most companies think will be the main sellers. The price of 12/15 packs may be too high in the eyes of many consumers.

Ian OB · 10-09-2021 11:08pm

MUP kicks in properly from Jan 4th next. This means that a minimum price of (I think) 10c per gram of alcohol must be charged.

A forerunner to this is the abolition of bulk discounts (eg €1 each or 3 for €2). Now, its essentially "1 barcode = 1 price".

Diageo are trying to phase out single cans and push 4 & 8 packs on retailers. Great sport altogether.😁

Some products are already reducing in size to be able to maintain some semblance affordable pricing in the market.

magicbastarder · 11-09-2021 7:59am

10c per gram of alcohol would be about 20c on a standard strength can of beer, yeah?

Geuze · 11-09-2021 5:20pm

What is the minimum unit price?

In Ireland, one standard drink in Ireland contains 10 grammes of alcohol. The minimum price for one standard drink will now be €1. Most alcoholic drinks are already above this, especially in pubs, clubs and restaurants.

10 cent MUP per 1 gram of alcohol

33cl of Guinness Extra Stout has 10.9 grammes alcohol, so MUP = EUR 1.09

50cl has 16.5g, so MUP = EUR 1.65

I think that is correct?

magicbastarder · 11-09-2021 6:20pm

yeah, i was thinking about this earlier after having read the thread - why would guinness etc. have anything to fear from this affecting price? surely everything they sell is above the minimum price anyway?

BeerNut · 11-09-2021 6:34pm

Pricing is a spectrum. When the cheap stuff has to be priced the same as the premium stuff, the premium stuff has to raise its price to stay premium.

sporina · 11-09-2021 8:16pm

but am I right in thinking that what I posted about is nothing to do with MUP?

odyssey06 · 11-09-2021 8:23pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117878417#Comment_117878417

It could be a prelude to it / portent of a wider pattern.

sporina · 11-09-2021 10:50pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117878449#Comment_117878449

doubt that - eg: 8 cans of Bud for €10 in Eurospar (none sold as single)

magicbastarder · 11-09-2021 11:11pm

the problem for them is they can't offer bulk discounts anymore. if they sell 8 cans for a tenner, they would have to charge €1.12 per single can. and they don't want to.