Quick BS question....

[Jan Primus]

If I buy beer at the LC that the BS carries (say a sixer of St Ambroise) does the BS get a cut?

[Bobsy]

I'm not sure about getting a cut, but I am pretty sure they may end up out of pocket for the deposit on that bottle. When I go they sort the bottles into a BS pile (love the acronym) and an LCBO pile, which I assume is for calculating how much of the deposit costs is born by which retailer.

[Jon Walker]

If I buy beer at the LC that the BS carries (say a sixer of St Ambroise) does the BS get a cut?

They get the same retail markup that the LCBO would get for selling the beer. Unless I'm mistaken the prices are the same in the case of beers sold at both outlets.

[tupalev]

Unless I'm mistaken the prices are the same in the case of beers sold at both outlets.

Are there 2-4 discounts on craft beer at the Beer Store like there are for some Mol_Bat products (i.e 24 will cost you less per bottle than 6)? This is something I wish the LCBO would offer when I am buying in large quantities.

[Magni]

I agree on that, i hate walking out of the LCBO with 100$+ in beer that should have cost a lot less.

[Jan Primus]

Unless I'm mistaken the prices are the same in the case of beers sold at both outlets.

Are there 2-4 discounts on craft beer at the Beer Store like there are for some Mol_Bat products (i.e 24 will cost you less per bottle than 6)? This is something I wish the LCBO would offer when I am buying in large quantities.

Yes, I think Tankhouse is around $40 per 24, and the Unibroue stuff are a bit cheaper by the 24, even though you get 4 sixers.

[Jan Primus]

I agree on that, i hate walking out of the LCBO with 100$+ in beer that should have cost a lot less.

Yeah that would come in handy with the ST IPA.

[Jan Primus]

I agree on that, i hate walking out of the LCBO with 100$+ in beer that should have cost a lot less.

Yeah, even Premier Gourmet gives a 10% discount when you buy a case of something.

[MetalHead]

We punch every empty in on the screen depending on weather its lcbo or beer store. The prices for six packs and such have to be the same by law same with the sales. Yes some craft breweries (amsterdamn, steamwhistle, mill street etc.. have the same it gets cheaper the larger size you buy deal.)

[Tapsucker]

As I understand it, the BS supplies the LCBO. I can't see them doing anything without a profit motive.

Dalton makes sure his son has a summer job.

[MetalHead]

As I understand it, the BS supplies the LCBO. I can't see them doing anything without a profit motive.

Dalton makes sure his son has a summer job.

They also supply us with all our imports so its half and half.

[Jon Walker]

They get the same retail markup that the LCBO would get for selling the beer. Unless I'm mistaken the prices are the same in the case of beers sold at both outlets.

I actually meant "in the example" rather than in the case...I didn't mean to suggest the CASE prices are the same, just that the retail markup on products sold in both outlets is generally the same. If you are buying larger quantities of beer sold in both (Tankhouse for example) there can be a benefit to buying at TBS since they can offer a slight case price discount.