Price differences on liquor

[wayner123]

I realize that there are sometimes a multitude of taxes, but I just can't understand almost a 100% increase in them. The example I used is from Total Wine in FL. They sell Lagavulin for $95 while a smaller company in CT sells it for $50. That's nuts to me.

And to top it off, most of the time you can't order liquor over state lines. I didn't want this to turn into a rant, but I guess it has. With that large of an increase, it greatly hinders my trying out new Scotches.

[markem]

Originally Posted by wayner123

I realize that there are sometimes a multitude of taxes, but I just can't understand almost a 100% increase in them. The example I used is from Total Wine in FL. They sell Lagavulin for $95 while a smaller company in CT sells it for $50. That's nuts to me.

And to top it off, most of the time you can't order liquor over state lines. I didn't want this to turn into a rant, but I guess it has. With that large of an increase, it greatly hinders my trying out new Scotches.

dandm.com says that they can ship to you and have a work around in case you live some place they can't. Info is here:

http://www.dandm.com/shipping_info.php

did a "Quiggle" (Quick Google) for Lag 16 around me...

Prices ranged from $53.87 to $99.95.

No kidding.

$53.87

$99.95

I'll check Class VI on the way home Wayner

[awsmith4]

Around here Balvenie 12 ranges from $32 - $60. At first I thought it was just Total Wine undercutting the competition but have seen the low price at other stores that are not impacted by TW's competition so I have decided the higher priced retailers don't move nearly as much quantity and therefore need higher profit margins.

[T.G]

Originally Posted by markem

dandm.com says that they can ship to you and have a work around in case you live some place they can't. Info is here:

http://www.dandm.com/shipping_info.php

It says that the company providing the workaround won't ship distilled spirits, just wine. And it looks like it's only in case lots too - although it sounds as if you can do mixed cases. I would personally get the Bobarian stamp of approval on that "workaround" company before doing business with them, as they might be great, but I wouldn't know what to look for to determine good from bad, and I wouldn't want to have a case of wine sent to a warehousing facility such as the one offered, then have them ship it to me only to have it snagged up in paperwork, lost or damaged.