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Wounded Bear

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23. Makes sense to me...

Mon Oct 6, 2025, 02:28 PM

11 hrs ago

Over the last few years it seems like the "make it hot" craze has replaced the "put bacon in everything" craze in food, at least in the advertising.

As one who doesn't really like hot sauce on everthing, it drives me away as much as anything. I hardly ever eat fast food, so I'm kind of immune anyway. But I did wonder what brought on the craze. Makes sense to me that this was part of it.

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How The Drop in Alcohol Consumption is Raising the Price of Entrees and Concerts [View all] GreatGazoo 12 hrs ago OP

Have you seen the price of beers at stadiums and concert venues? Utterly ridiculous! Initech 12 hrs ago #1

Travis Kelcey and Patrick Mahomes opened up a restaurant Mosby 12 hrs ago #7

The prices of tickets at concert venues are also utterly ridiculous. raccoon 12 hrs ago #12

Entirely depends on the venue / band. Initech 11 hrs ago #21

I have one beer when I go to hockey games. Dulcinea 7 hrs ago #32

That's one thing this article fails to take into account. Initech 6 hrs ago #36

God only knows, how much at a stadium now? I attended an Arizona Cardinals game back in 2008, Jack Valentino 4 hrs ago #40

Beers are like $21 at SoFi the last time I went there. Initech 57 min ago #42

I don't drink at restaurants anymore either D_Master81 12 hrs ago #2

My brother one time questioned me why I don't order cocktails at restaurants. Initech 11 hrs ago #22

$7 for a pint of good beer is pretty reasonable nowadays. maxsolomon 7 hrs ago #34

LESS than seven dollars will buy me the equivalent of eight beers at Dollar General (in 24's) Jack Valentino 4 hrs ago #41

Single handedly drinking more Canadian Club. Prairie_Seagull 12 hrs ago #3

They pushed hot sauce to increase drink sales? newdeal2 12 hrs ago #4

Makes sense to me... Wounded Bear 11 hrs ago #23

It is greater appreciation of the health effects WSHazel 12 hrs ago #5

Everything is bad for the body. maxsolomon 11 hrs ago #17

While true, alcohol has a reputation EYESORE 9001 11 hrs ago #19

Alcohol is a solvent, after all... Wounded Bear 11 hrs ago #24

More turning to cannabis. republianmushroom 12 hrs ago #6

The availability of "edibles". FalloutShelter 12 hrs ago #10

I was going to say the can vape anything NCDem47 12 hrs ago #14

Michigan just passed their budget bill (finally!)... WestMichRad 8 hrs ago #28

States tax themselves right out of the business. republianmushroom 8 hrs ago #29

I'm pretty sure... WestMichRad 4 hrs ago #39

Last time I bought a drink at an entertainment venue it cost $12 for a can of lukewarm Budweiser. Midnight Writer 12 hrs ago #8

It's dropped to the lowest level since prohibition Coldwater 12 hrs ago #9

I am shocked, shocked I tell you, that in these ridiculous times, people don't consume as much alcohol. raccoon 12 hrs ago #11

People have less money to spend. pandr32 12 hrs ago #13

The stigma associated with not drinking alcohol. DFW 11 hrs ago #15

You were ahead of your time GreatGazoo 11 hrs ago #18

I don't know if I was ahead of my time. DFW 10 hrs ago #25

I can't stand most beer and wine. I'm OK with sweet German whites like Spatlese... 3catwoman3 10 hrs ago #26

Gen Zyn -- more data GreatGazoo 11 hrs ago #16

LOL, a $14 can of water. flvegan 11 hrs ago #20

The Knee-Jerk Response To Less Alcohol Being Used Is To Raise Prices On The Drinks........ global1 10 hrs ago #27

Personally, I think the decline is due to the ongoing decriminalization of weed. Wednesdays 8 hrs ago #30

Link, please, for the source of your OP, the five paragraphs there? highplainsdem 8 hrs ago #31

the link is the highlighted sentence. maxsolomon 7 hrs ago #35

No, that isn't it. I'm wondering where GreatGazoo found this first paragraph highplainsdem 6 hrs ago #37

I did more digging, answered one of my questions but found another problem with how the OP was written. highplainsdem 6 hrs ago #38

Buried in the report: "they have replaced alcohol with nicotine pouches such as Zyn." Aristus 7 hrs ago #33