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Dec 21st 2009, 4:25 am

ABCDiamond

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Alcohol cheaper than water at UK supermarkets

21/12/2009

Alcohol cheaper than water at UK supermarkets

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British supermarkets selling alcohol for less than bottled water have been slammed for encouraging binge drinking.
http://money.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=986205

Dec 21st 2009, 4:27 am

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Re: Alcohol cheaper than water at UK supermarkets

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21/12/2009

Alcohol cheaper than water at UK supermarkets

Any chance of it happening over here then ?

Dec 21st 2009, 4:35 am

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Any chance of it happening over here then ?

Not bloody likely. The OZ govt enjoys taxing alcohol to the hilt! Tax on alcohol here is simply a rip-off compared to other countries.

Dec 22nd 2009, 7:43 pm

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Re: Alcohol cheaper than water at UK supermarkets

There was an "alcohol cheaper than water" in Australia earlier this year too:
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/nat...-1111116820053

Dec 22nd 2009, 8:25 pm

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Any chance of it happening over here then ?

Dec 22nd 2009, 9:53 pm

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Re: Alcohol cheaper than water at UK supermarkets

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Originally Posted by ABCDiamond

21/12/2009

Alcohol cheaper than water at UK supermarkets

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Originally Posted by bobbyftm

Any chance of it happening over here then ?

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Originally Posted by cookiestar

There was an "alcohol cheaper than water" in Australia earlier this year too:
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/nat...-1111116820053

That's good for a laugh first thing in the morning

Dec 22nd 2009, 10:41 pm

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Re: Alcohol cheaper than water at UK supermarkets

I bought a case of some very good cheap wine which worked out to $2.95 a bottle and a bottle of water can be as much as $3.50.....hic hic.....tastes nicer than water to!

Dec 23rd 2009, 4:13 am

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I bought a case of some very good cheap wine which worked out to $2.95 a bottle and a bottle of water can be as much as $3.50.....hic hic.....tastes nicer than water to!

Yeah I bought some cleanskin wine in perth a couple of years ago for that price but it was a bit crappy. Cleanskins are a hit n miss kind of affair.

Dec 23rd 2009, 8:18 pm

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Re: Alcohol cheaper than water at UK supermarkets

The cost of beer here is a friggin joke and most of its crap.

Dec 24th 2009, 4:37 am

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The cost of beer here is a friggin joke and most of its crap.

Agreed and what's REALLY offensive is when CUB brew a crappy Aussie version of stella, becks, carlsberg etc and charge us full price you'd pay for the actual REAL imported product! I refuse to buy any Euro beer unless it is brewed and bottled in Europe and therefore imported. Check the small print...ALWAYS!

Last edited by kiwi_child; Dec 24th 2009 at 4:39 am.