as if the grog tax wasn't enough

[GORDZ]

So the price of a slab of turkey went from $87 to $115 . but tonight I notice that the price is still $115 yet the cans now contain only 6.9% and 2.0 standards in relation to the 8% and 2.4 standards of only last week.

Now i'm peeved off enough about the tax, but charging the same amount for weaker premixes? thats got me right furious.

Has anyone else noticed this with their favorite drop?

[Falcon Coupe]

The tax was voted down by the majority, prices should drop soon.

[birdman941]

Excuse my Yank failure to understand.
What is a slab of turkey?

[Krakey]

24 cans of wild turkey

krakey

[Falcon4L]

bulleit bourbon is the same... no longer 9% theyre also 6.9%... shattered

[Jack91]

Originally Posted by Krakey

24 cans of wild turkey

krakey

Its amazing they can fit the whole bloody bird in one of those.

[birdman941]

Ok, got it.
I had no clue.

[GORDZ]

bah... a 'case' :P

bulleit dropped too?!!? FUGG!! i was going to take the turkey back for a slab of that... glad i didnt.

oh well, back to the bottles.

[[Tonko]]

It sucks, I might have to go back to JB Black now, Its not as good, but for the money.

Turkey is $105 or $17.99/4 pack at the bottle shop i work at.

[aye you]

if i heard correctly, the bill is going to be reintroduced next sitting?

Still a rip that we're paying over $100 for a slab of our favourite

[SpoolMan]

Originally Posted by GORDZ

Has anyone else noticed this with their favorite drop?

Milk is looking ok....calcium content wasn't changed.

[schnoods]

I'll stick to buying bottles and coke.

All honesty, it is highway robbery for them taxing it and stupidity for buying it.

I wonder if the government is going to cry because this alco tax has put a hole in its surplus. :thebirds: They should stop looking at our luxuries and making up excuses for a tax.

[Yellow_Festiva]

I think a lot of people are greatly regretting the fact they voted for the trendy new guy with glasses who could speak mandarin and wants to save the world...

As if people would reduce their drinking caus mixed drinks were jacked up in price? Want a Burbon and Coke on the cheap, simple, 1 bottle of Burbon and 2 bottles of Coke for half the price of the equ volume in cans. Worked for me, and for 90% of other drinkers, according to sale stats I heard on the radio a few weeks ago.

The sooner Krudd works out we are not fools the better...

[Gaz]

I heard a speech by Malcolm Turnball soon after this crapy tax came in in regards to the rise of spirit sales - His quote "Do not underestimate the ingenuity of the Australian drinker"

[SpoolMan]

Nothing wrong with having a say on alcohol and a thread of this content but, discrimination and political statements will be removed and or thread closed.

[azaxr8]

well i paid 110 for a slab of jd the other week back to 90 thank god.!! this bourbon tax is a joke but hasnt stopped me. screw the government

[ST]

I must have missed something, but is there now a policy to reduce the alcoholic content of drinks? How much more can they do before they realise they have not reduced binge drinking at all?

At least beer is still fairly cheap!

[Scareybear]

I'm not sure of the exact details, but there is a relation to the alcohol % and the amount of tax, thats why many liquor companies are reducing the % to try to keep prices reasonable.

[The Yeti]

forget the price of the bogun booz, I used to buy them for conveniance when going to a BBQ or somthing but I'd never buy them as a preference to DIY mixing as I'm yet to find an RTD thats tastes "right", your better off in tast & $$$ to buy a bottel of burbon and another of coke and DIY it

[gcg2503]

No wonder I left the country!

Crazy scenes

:(

[SiKoRa_eL_97]

Originally Posted by Falcon4L

bulleit bourbon is the same... no longer 9% theyre also 6.9%... shattered

Yeah i know bloody terrible used 2 be able 2 get pretty tipsy on a 4 pack

[XR6_661]

Originally Posted by schnoods

I'll stick to buying bottles and coke.

I'm in this boat.

$20 for a litre of homebrew rum from a mate. Nicer then anything you can buy on a shelf. No preservatives or anything.

Pity a 2L coke costs an arm and a leg just about! Nearly $5 for a bottle of coke at the local bottle-o

[BIGJB]

Originally Posted by ST

At least beer is still fairly cheap!

WTF..... Beer isn't cheap..... I still remember 50cent pots and I'm only early 30's.
My 1st carton I remember buying was about $20.
In fact if memory serves me correct 5 tallies for $10. (for you young ones a tallie
is double the size of a stubby).

Originally Posted by The Yeti

forget the price of the bogun booz, I used to buy them for conveniance when going to a BBQ or somthing but I'd never buy them as a preference to DIY mixing as I'm yet to find an RTD thats tastes "right", your better off in tast & $$$ to buy a bottel of burbon and another of coke and DIY it

I'm with you. For a BBQ buying fairy cans is fine but if at home bottles is the
only way to get the real taste. Espec if talking about bundy.

[Falcon4L]

beer just recently went up in price, same time that mixed drinks went down again...

Part of the bill was to reduce drinks above 2 standard drinks per can to exactly that...

Hence wild turkey and bulleit being 6.9% alcohol now... there was also talk of eliminating alcoholic energy drink, wouldnt bother me I hate them anyway...

From now I'll be drinking beer or buying bottles, it was just a convience thing to buy the cans

[Riksta]

Originally Posted by Falcon4L

Part of the bill was to reduce drinks above 2 standard drinks per can to exactly that...

Hence wild turkey and bulleit being 6.9% alcohol now... there was also talk of eliminating alcoholic energy drink, wouldnt bother me I hate them anyway...

So that's law now that they can't produce any higher content than two standard drinks per can?

I get sick of governmental "band aid" fixes to problems. Kids drinking too much? Up the prices. Too many people speeding? More cameras. These fixes do absolutely nothing, they only seem to cause mass outcry on forums such as these, and nothing ever comes and the band aid gets left on.

Sometimes I wish that some of the people in power, both state and federal, and opposition members would come on internet forums, read the views of the voters, take note of things we say - and ACT ON THEM. I guess we're all entitled to dream though.

[MrXr6Tickford]

Thanks to the tax i've had to resort to drinking beer and i hate beer! :

[BIGJB]

Originally Posted by MrXr6Tickford

Thanks to the tax i've had to resort to drinking beer and i hate beer! :

you a guy????
Sounds like a pretty gay comment....lol

[FGII-XR6]

so they've mad you favourite drug weaker ! build a bridge FFS there are far more important thing to whinge about thant the strength and cost of drugs . but this is typical of our drug f*#&ed nation. more social harm is caused by alcohol than all the illegal drugs combined but if you read about moves to reduce consumption of these you would say " good move we need to get rid of drugs". well here is an effort to reduce harm by a legal drug and although missguided and unlikely to be effective as cheaper options are available the government are quite within their rights to try to reduce the harm caused by this heavily abused drug

[Riksta]

Originally Posted by au3xr6

so they've mad you favourite drug weaker ! build a bridge FFS there are far more important thing to whinge about thant the strength and cost of drugs . but this is typical of our drug f*#&ed nation. more social harm is caused by alcohol than all the illegal drugs combined but if you read about moves to reduce consumption of these you would say " good move we need to get rid of drugs". well here is an effort to reduce harm by a legal drug and although missguided and unlikely to be effective as cheaper options are available the government are quite within their rights to try to reduce the harm caused by this heavily abused drug

First of all, I understand exactly where you are coming from.

However, the people heavily affected and afflicted by the results of alcohol are in a minority compared to those who just enjoy a social drink, or getting a little bit tipsy every now and then. Instead of making everyone pay high amounts for alcohol, why not try help those with the problems more?

By putting up the prices, you could very well be pricing the lower socio-economic group out of buying the drinks which could cause more crime, in them trying to obtain money to buy booze.

I dunno, I know EXACTLY what I'm trying to say here but I'm really having trouble putting it to words for the forum sorry.

[ebxr8240]

It can go up as much as they like !!
Smokes can too!!
I go overseas often enough to fill my bar with duty free elixir...