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June 12, 2012 at 5:44 pm #603580
DBPMemberTook a gander at Morgan Junction Thriftway’s liquor section this morning, where a one-liter bottle of Hennessey was going for about $36. That price includes the state liquor tax, but not the bottle tax. With the bottle tax, the price would’ve topped $40.
[No Sale]
When I went through the check-out with my groceries, I noticed that all the stuff I bought cost just slightly less than one bottle of liquor.
So here’s what I blew the family’s booze money on:
♫ 1 pound Thriftway breakfast sausage
♫ 2 cartons Florida’s Natural fresh-squeezed OJ
♫ 1 pound Darigold butter
♫ 1 6-oz box Near East rice pilaf
♫ 2 crowns broccoli (1.5 pounds)
♫ 6-pack 12-oz V-8 juice cans
♫ 2 dozen free-range eggs (large)
♫ 2 Zatz asiago cheese bagels
♫ 1 18-oz jar Smuckers apricot preserves
♫ Deduct 10 cents for filthy bag refund
Um. . . anything else?
Oh yeah. Almost forgot.
♫ 1 book of 20 first-class postage stamps.
[Cha-Ching!]
June 12, 2012 at 7:03 pm #760670
oddrealityParticipantLooks like breakfast at DBPs house!
Husband and I perused the liquor section at Safeway yesterday and also passed on buying . For a comparison the same bottle of tequila we bought at the liquor store for $52 [yes it was special, a one time purchase ..but still] was priced at $80 at Safeway and that was before all the additional taxes and fees that would have brought it closer to $100.Ridiculous pricing.Good thing we like beer as all the prices on liquor were higher by a lot than what we used to pay.
June 12, 2012 at 7:23 pm #760671
DBPMemberHell, for the price of a few bottles of that stuff, you could’ve bought yourself everything needed to start up your own still.
Er . . . I mean . . . craft distillery.
June 12, 2012 at 7:31 pm #760672
JanSParticipantBartell’s ad this week has some liquor ads..and they list the price INCLUDING tax..
June 12, 2012 at 7:38 pm #760673
oddrealityParticipantAll stores need to start including all the taxes in the listed price. We went to the old liquor store by QFC and their prices were some lower and on some they had a list showing the taxes but they were different for each item even if the same size and proof. No way to figure it all out.At least they had a better selection but no Green Chartreuse!
Hmm…DBP, perhaps a “craft distillery” is what we need .Might have room in the garage for that.Heh.
June 12, 2012 at 7:38 pm #760674
BonnieParticipantI’m heading to Costco and will be picking up a prescription instead of booze. Just as expensive.
June 12, 2012 at 7:43 pm #760675
2 Much WhineParticipantI’m thinking DP has buyer’s remorse. All you got was a bunch of healthy food and you could have had booze!
June 12, 2012 at 7:55 pm #760676
rwParticipant“”All stores need to start including all the taxes in the listed price. We went to the old liquor store by QFC and their prices were some lower and on some they had a list showing the taxes but they were different for each item even if the same size and proof. No way to figure it all out.””
Some managers were scoping out the displays the first time I browsed Metropolitan’s new liquor section. I took the opportunity to tell them in on uncertain terms, and will also tell other retailers, including Costco, that they need to simplify their price labels so consumers can see the final price including taxes. If they want to include the pre-tax price on the labels as well that’s fine, but we shouldn’t have to be mathematicians to figure out how much we need to pay for a bottle of spirits. I urge everyone else to complain as well. Retailers should get the message that separating out the tax will hinder their sales of spirits.
June 12, 2012 at 8:08 pm #760677
birdrescuerParticipantBut private industry is a good thing, isn’t it? Especially when you vote for it. I’m sure those profits will just trickle down to the people who need it most.
June 12, 2012 at 8:20 pm #760678
oddrealityParticipantNever voted for it. I liked having the state in the liquor business. Kept it all in one place and plenty of variety. Do not believe people need to have liquor available at every store they go to.
I am going to try to resist ever buying any liquor at Costco. I resent the money they spent to get people to vote for this.I may even give up my Costco membership, we buy less there all the time anyway.Just do not need huge quantities of food.
Private industry is not always best.
June 13, 2012 at 1:56 am #760679
JoBParticipanttoday i didn’t buy liquor at Costco
no matter how attractively it was displayed.
don’t think i will tomorrow either.
if i don’t want it badly enough to drive to Oregon to get it
i don’t need it ;->
June 13, 2012 at 4:59 am #760680
Betty TMemberAll this because of those not wanting the Liquor Stores! I voted against it. Also don’t see the need to have it in every store you shop. But I do agree that the final price be shown.
June 13, 2012 at 8:41 pm #760681
LStephensParticipantAdditionally what you’re not hearing about is the shoplifting rate of alcohol in the grocery stores. A friend asked a manager about it at Safeway and he stated that the booze was shoplifted off the shelves before they could even legally sell it. At least at the state stores they could monitor the patron ages.
June 13, 2012 at 11:58 pm #760682
kootchmanMemberGet the states hand out of the till. Prices will drop. One more initiative do do away with the minimums. Imagine if the state mandated the bakery sold at a minmum price and collected 17% for each loaf of bread… and the wholesaler had to charge 20%? who would tolerate that? Another initiative, repealing the minimum taxes… it ain’t free enterprise when the state establishes minimum charges to raise revenue. Get the OUT of the business.. entirely.
The new law imposes two additional taxes, referred to as license fees, that businesses pay to the state for the privilege of selling liquor – 10 percent paid by wholesale distributors and 17 percent paid by retailers.
June 14, 2012 at 12:15 am #760683
Genesee HillParticipantHey, kootch, how is that private enterprise selling liquor working out fer ya. ROFL
June 14, 2012 at 1:12 am #760684
kootchmanMemberIt’s working fine for me… I just got back from Portland … how’s it going for YOU? …. ROFLMAO? And I got to deduct the cost of my liquor and computer buying spree… business trip. Had to help out friends with graduation parties all next week. Man… I was surprised how much money three cases would save. Pays to shop and keep that iPad “things to do list” handy. Hennessy VS $24.99 750 ml, Chivas Regal, 19.99.
June 14, 2012 at 1:59 am #760685
oddrealityParticipantThanks Kootch.You voted for it and now run away from the consequences of your vote. Typical.
June 14, 2012 at 2:36 am #760686
JoBParticipantoddreality..
but the prices will come down if you get the state out of the loop
kootch says so…
i am still peddling that very nice little house on a very well located bridge ;-> ;->
June 14, 2012 at 2:55 pm #760687
TanDLParticipantI assume you deducted the amount of mileage used from your business trip for the side foray(s) to the liquor store(s) in Oregon as that would be considered mileage for personal use?
June 14, 2012 at 4:07 pm #760688
miwsParticipantJune 14, 2012 at 5:30 pm #760689
kootchmanMemberOf course not TanDL….the primary purpose of the trip was business. If you stopped for coffee at Starbuck’s you wouldn’t deduct the 50 feet through the parking lot would ya? The idea to vote to close liquor store was to start hacking away at state the size and cost of government.. mission accomplished. Job.. it is the state that mandates those extra taxes…. or as they call then “fees” so they didn’t have to put it to the vote. Now we have to have a referendum to eliminate the “fees”. The proof is in the prices JoB…. compare across the states. No appreciation.. I am trying to help the unemployed .. if they rented a truck or van, wow… there is some serious money to be made. Sell fifty bottles a week and you gross anywhere from 3-5 grand a week! One door closes another opens.
June 14, 2012 at 5:42 pm #760690
oddrealityParticipantHaHa! Kootches liquor van.Of course you would have to have a liquor license to sell or you would be breaking the laws of Washington State.Are you advocating law breaking??
So the “Tea Party” wants the Federal government out of the states business. They want the states to handle all their own affairs there-by creating a smaller Federal government and a much larger state government.Clearly things will be perfect then…right? This liquor business is a fine example of how that would work.We know states governments are much more sensible and honest and of course they need a lot less money to run than the Feds..LOLOLOL
June 14, 2012 at 6:22 pm #760691
kootchmanMemberWorks for me. Pot is illegal too… watch the tapes of the mayor at Hempfest? We do have that tradition of ignoring laws that harm no one else. This law, which was contrived to penalize the consumer with inflated prices? Van pool! We are not even close to being done with this issue. This was step one. You haven’t been watching the TEA Party lately have ya? See Wisconsin? Taxed Enough Already… that’s what it stand for… regardless of what direction it comes from. Every pot dealer in the state is supporting legalization…. they know the taxes will keep their market open and free.
June 14, 2012 at 6:45 pm #760692
miwsParticipantJune 15, 2012 at 4:39 am #760693
YeloRoseMemberI’m a little late to the ball game. Why was the state running the liquor stores in the first place? Were they making a profit? Just seems strange to me. And is the state now taxing liquor at higher rates than beer/wine? Good thing I brought my booze when I moved here.
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