Price differences on liquor

markem · 12-15-2010, 11:17 AM

supply and demand

also, what the market will bear

awsmith4 · 12-15-2010, 12:14 PM

Distributors often set the prices of liquor. In Florida (and GA and many others) there is a three tier system, meaning Manufacturer - Distributor - Retailer. In some place the manufacturer can sell directly to retail. Many times the distributors set the price. I would however expect alcohol like tobacco has high state taxes that may be avoided when purchasing across state lines, which would mean the responsibility to pay tax is on the purchaser. Also in addition to supply and demand there is the possibility of the company either buying in such bulk they can offer a lower price or they are cutting their profit margin in hopes of a larger volume of sales (ie Total Wine).

12-15-2010, 11:17 AM	#1
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12-15-2010, 12:14 PM	#2
awsmith4 Simple Pleasures - 2oL Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Albert Location: Marietta, Georgia Posts: 4,602 Trading: (111)	Re: Price differences on liquor Distributors often set the prices of liquor. In Florida (and GA and many others) there is a three tier system, meaning Manufacturer - Distributor - Retailer. In some place the manufacturer can sell directly to retail. Many times the distributors set the price. I would however expect alcohol like tobacco has high state taxes that may be avoided when purchasing across state lines, which would mean the responsibility to pay tax is on the purchaser. Also in addition to supply and demand there is the possibility of the company either buying in such bulk they can offer a lower price or they are cutting their profit margin in hopes of a larger volume of sales (ie Total Wine). __________________ Its THIS easy to support our troops