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27. The Knee-Jerk Response To Less Alcohol Being Used Is To Raise Prices On The Drinks........

Mon Oct 6, 2025, 02:58 PM

16 hrs ago

They are pricing themselves out of the market.

They should be thinking - lets lower the prices and make it more affordable. Make the money after the volume sold begins to go back up because it is easier to justify drinking - if the drink is more affordable.

When I know that I can buy a whole bottle of wine at TJ's for $5 OR $6 - it doesn't make sense to pay $12 for a glass of wine.

When I can buy a case of 32 bottles of water at Sam's or Costco - for under $6 - it doesn't make sense to pay $4-$6 per bottle.

Some restaurants have begun even charging you for refills on soft drinks and ice tea.

When you realize that you are paying more for the beverages you drink vs the food you eat - the rational person stops eating out at restaurants.

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How The Drop in Alcohol Consumption is Raising the Price of Entrees and Concerts [View all] GreatGazoo 18 hrs ago OP

Have you seen the price of beers at stadiums and concert venues? Utterly ridiculous! Initech 18 hrs ago #1

Travis Kelcey and Patrick Mahomes opened up a restaurant Mosby 18 hrs ago #7

The prices of tickets at concert venues are also utterly ridiculous. raccoon 17 hrs ago #12

Entirely depends on the venue / band. Initech 16 hrs ago #21

I have one beer when I go to hockey games. Dulcinea 13 hrs ago #32

That's one thing this article fails to take into account. Initech 12 hrs ago #36

God only knows, how much at a stadium now? I attended an Arizona Cardinals game back in 2008, Jack Valentino 10 hrs ago #40

Beers are like $21 at SoFi the last time I went there. Initech 6 hrs ago #42

I don't drink at restaurants anymore either D_Master81 18 hrs ago #2

My brother one time questioned me why I don't order cocktails at restaurants. Initech 16 hrs ago #22

$7 for a pint of good beer is pretty reasonable nowadays. maxsolomon 13 hrs ago #34

LESS than seven dollars will buy me the equivalent of eight beers at Dollar General (in 24's) Jack Valentino 10 hrs ago #41

Single handedly drinking more Canadian Club. Prairie_Seagull 18 hrs ago #3

They pushed hot sauce to increase drink sales? newdeal2 18 hrs ago #4

Makes sense to me... Wounded Bear 16 hrs ago #23

It is greater appreciation of the health effects WSHazel 18 hrs ago #5

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

While true, alcohol has a reputation EYESORE 9001 17 hrs ago #19

Alcohol is a solvent, after all... Wounded Bear 16 hrs ago #24

More turning to cannabis. republianmushroom 18 hrs ago #6

The availability of "edibles". FalloutShelter 18 hrs ago #10

I was going to say the can vape anything NCDem47 17 hrs ago #14

Michigan just passed their budget bill (finally!)... WestMichRad 14 hrs ago #28

States tax themselves right out of the business. republianmushroom 14 hrs ago #29

I'm pretty sure... WestMichRad 10 hrs ago #39

Last time I bought a drink at an entertainment venue it cost $12 for a can of lukewarm Budweiser. Midnight Writer 18 hrs ago #8

It's dropped to the lowest level since prohibition Coldwater 18 hrs ago #9

I am shocked, shocked I tell you, that in these ridiculous times, people don't consume as much alcohol. raccoon 17 hrs ago #11

People have less money to spend. pandr32 17 hrs ago #13

The stigma associated with not drinking alcohol. DFW 17 hrs ago #15

You were ahead of your time GreatGazoo 17 hrs ago #18

I don't know if I was ahead of my time. DFW 16 hrs ago #25

I can't stand most beer and wine. I'm OK with sweet German whites like Spatlese... 3catwoman3 16 hrs ago #26

Gen Zyn -- more data GreatGazoo 17 hrs ago #16

LOL, a $14 can of water. flvegan 17 hrs ago #20

The Knee-Jerk Response To Less Alcohol Being Used Is To Raise Prices On The Drinks........ global1 16 hrs ago #27

Personally, I think the decline is due to the ongoing decriminalization of weed. Wednesdays 13 hrs ago #30

Link, please, for the source of your OP, the five paragraphs there? highplainsdem 13 hrs ago #31

the link is the highlighted sentence. maxsolomon 13 hrs ago #35

No, that isn't it. I'm wondering where GreatGazoo found this first paragraph highplainsdem 12 hrs ago #37

I did more digging, answered one of my questions but found another problem with how the OP was written. highplainsdem 11 hrs ago #38

Buried in the report: "they have replaced alcohol with nicotine pouches such as Zyn." Aristus 13 hrs ago #33