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Ksyrup
09-01-2005, 04:25 PM
One of the guys in our office is claiming that because companies have no place to deliver beer shipments meant for Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, they're delivering them to college towns in nearby states (read: Tallahassee and Gainesville), where they are selling at ultra-discount prices. Apparently, you can get 18/20 packs for $4 or $5 each. He claims a friend in Gainesville bought 20 20-packs for $100.

Anyone seeing this phenomenon?
WSUCougar
09-01-2005, 04:26 PM
*belch*

Wha...?
cthomer5000
09-01-2005, 04:28 PM
woot!
JeeberD
09-01-2005, 04:28 PM
Hmmm...is it worth the gas to drive up to Denton to see if there's cheap Shiner there?
Greyroofoo
09-01-2005, 04:33 PM
name me some stores, NOW!!!!
QuikSand
09-01-2005, 05:07 PM
Hmmm... most states I know of regular prices of alcoholic beverages - meaning there's realy nothing as "deep discount" beer. But, there's a first for everything, I suppose. Guess it's possible.
Raiders Army
09-01-2005, 05:53 PM
That makes the gas prices worth it. At least I can stock up on beer easily. You can't stock up on gas easily.
wahoomac
09-01-2005, 07:23 PM
One of the guys in our office is claiming that because companies have no place to deliver beer shipments meant for Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, they're delivering them to college towns in nearby states (read: Tallahassee and Gainesville), where they are selling at ultra-discount prices. Apparently, you can get 18/20 packs for $4 or $5 each. He claims a friend in Gainesville bought 20 20-packs for $100.

Anyone seeing this phenomenon?
I'm in Gainesville and I haven't seen it, but with the first game of the season this weekend, I am sure I'll be heading out to pick up some beer soon. Any store names?
Ksyrup
09-01-2005, 07:38 PM
No, sorry.
MizzouRah
09-01-2005, 07:57 PM
Beer = food.

I need to keep $100 in my pocket.
JimboJ
09-01-2005, 11:09 PM
Since when is beer sold in 20 packs?
sterlingice
09-01-2005, 11:40 PM
Hmmm...is it worth the gas to drive up to Denton to see if there's cheap Shiner there?
Your phone still works, doesn't it? ;)

SI
rkmsuf
09-02-2005, 08:34 AM
Beer powered cars?
stevew
09-02-2005, 08:37 AM
Wouldnt it be pretty illegal to sell beer straight off a truck?
Ksyrup
09-02-2005, 09:02 AM
Since when is beer sold in 20 packs?
The looters took the other 4 cans from the suitcase.
JonInMiddleGA
09-02-2005, 09:03 AM
The looters took the other 4 cans from the suitcase.

I thought it was a new beer tax.
JeeberD
09-02-2005, 09:12 AM
Your phone still works, doesn't it? ;)

SI

You want me to make phone calls to people that I don't know?

*shudder*
WSUCougar
09-02-2005, 09:15 AM
Since when is beer sold in 20 packs?
Only in the Bible Belt. It's called the "beer tithe" and you must give 1/6th of your beers to the church.
cthomer5000
09-02-2005, 09:43 AM
Since when is beer sold in 20 packs?
I remember when I was in California they had lots of wacky pack sizes I don't see here in New York/NJ. I do believe 20 packs were among them.

For me usually there's nothing but 6/12/30.
JeeberD
09-02-2005, 09:48 AM
I believe I've seen 20 packs before...
sooner333
09-02-2005, 09:50 AM
We have 20 packs of bottles here in Oklahoma, but not cans.
korme
09-02-2005, 01:35 PM
Since when is beer sold in 20 packs?
Word. This story has holes in it.
bosshogg23
09-02-2005, 02:15 PM
We have 20 packs of bottles here in Oklahoma, but not cans.

I have only seen 20 packs of bottles as well.

18, 24 & 30 are the bigger packs in cans.
Raiders Army
09-02-2005, 05:01 PM
It's funny. I learned my 3 and 7 multiplication tables easily because of football. I'd daresay my kids learned their 6 and 12 multiplication tables easily because of my beer.
sterlingice
09-02-2005, 05:18 PM
I learned fractions and decimals with batting averages :)

SI