Alcohol - Price Per Unit

[Barrie Yates]

If the price per Unit of alcohol becomes fixed at 50p per unit does it mean that a pint of Stella will be £1.35?

Work out your alcohol units for yourself with this handy sum: Strength (ABV) x Volume (ml) ÷ 1000 = No. of units.
E.g. Pint of Stella - 4.8 x 568 ÷ 1000 = 2.7

[churchfcrules]

Originally Posted by Barrie Yates

If the price per Unit of alcohol becomes fixed at 50p per unit does it mean that a pint of Stella will be £1.35?

Work out your alcohol units for yourself with this handy sum: Strength (ABV) x Volume (ml) ÷ 1000 = No. of units.
E.g. Pint of Stella - 4.8 x 568 ÷ 1000 = 2.7

its a minimum so a can(just short of a pint) would be

[MargaretR]

Minimum means what it says - you will be charged more than that.
This move to minimum unit pricing is to stop supermarkets from (almost) giving the booze away as 'loss leaders'

[Leon Kelly]

The new law will mean that the pub & club trade will be cheaper and the industry will at least have a chance to survive its the been on the main factors of the demise of the trade, People staying at home drinking cheap bottles before going out then when out they dont spend anything...... However like anything i am sure someone like tesco will find a loop hole something like spend 50 quid get a case of beer for 12 quid or something like that, these multi nationals will have people working on this right now

[churchfcrules]

Originally Posted by Leon Kelly

The new law will mean that the pub & club trade will be cheaper and the industry will at least have a chance to survive its the been on the main factors of the demise of the trade, People staying at home drinking cheap bottles before going out then when out they dont spend anything...... However like anything i am sure someone like tesco will find a loop hole something like spend 50 quid get a case of beer for 12 quid or something like that, these multi nationals will have people working on this right now

i dont think they could do that as it would still be selling one for less, they could possibly give it away? so 2-4-1, but lots of clubs do that.

how will it make pubs and clubs cheaper?

it will make them more comparable, but i dont see how cheaper.

[susie123]

Well - it would only be in Scotland initially - and it may get thrown out anyway...

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[Less]

Originally Posted by churchfcrules

i dont think they could do that as it would still be selling one for less, they could possibly give it away? so 2-4-1, but lots of clubs do that.

how will it make pubs and clubs cheaper?

it will make them more comparable, but i dont see how cheaper.

So would there be anything wrong with spend £100 and get 24 beers free?
As for clubs doing two for one, don't know of one (often see supermarkets doing similar) clubs used to do cheaper beers, I don't go in them often these days because their beers are always more expensive than the pub around the corner.

[Houseboy]

Originally Posted by Leon Kelly

The new law will mean that the pub & club trade will be cheaper and the industry will at least have a chance to survive its the been on the main factors of the demise of the trade, People staying at home drinking cheap bottles before going out then when out they dont spend anything...... However like anything i am sure someone like tesco will find a loop hole something like spend 50 quid get a case of beer for 12 quid or something like that, these multi nationals will have people working on this right now

Tesco's expensive for booze. You need to go to ASDA.

[churchfcrules]

I'm sure there is some rule about giving away alcohol, I know I give free shots out, but that's me not the licencee, but something about advertising, could be wrong

[Houseboy]

The problem with all this is it is yet another example of government being unable to find a solution to a problem (binge drinking) and so punishing everyone for the actions of the minority. It reminds me of being at school when the teacher made everyone stay behind in class after school because two or three idiots misbehaved. I hated it then and I hate this idea now.

[churchfcrules]

Lol I was one of those idiots

[Less]

Originally Posted by churchfcrules

Lol I was one of those idiots

Ooowuddathowtit?

[susie123]

Originally Posted by Houseboy

The problem with all this is it is yet another example of government being unable to find a solution to a problem (binge drinking) and so punishing everyone for the actions of the minority. It reminds me of being at school when the teacher made everyone stay behind in class after school because two or three idiots misbehaved. I hated it then and I hate this idea now.

Apparently the over-65s present quite a problem these days.

BBC News - 'Do I drink too much?', asks Joan Bakewell

[churchfcrules]

Originally Posted by Less

Ooowuddathowtit?

but as I have said before I have grown up since then.

(see what i did there)

[Eric]

Originally Posted by MargaretR

Minimum means what it says - you will be charged more than that.
This move to minimum unit pricing is to stop supermarkets from (almost) giving the booze away as 'loss leaders'

And there's a problem with that? I just don't see it