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By *isscheekychops OP Woman
over a year ago

The land of grey peas and bacon

With Christmas approaching and all the supermarkets offers on booze do you think it encourages excessive drinking? I looked at my mini bar lol....and thought bloody hell how much booze have you got there and im still stocking up. Im no means an alcoholic but with all the offers on does it not lead people into temptation?

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By *andy_tomMan
over a year ago

wolverhampton

Get mine when its on offer. Lasts ages .

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By *ndy_mandyCouple
over a year ago

Tredegar

Its nice to have a little drink now and again.

We hardly drink but we will get some in for crimbo.

I think most people drink more at crimbo time

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By *isscheekychops OP Woman
over a year ago

The land of grey peas and bacon

"Get mine when its on offer. Lasts ages .

that's not the question you....

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By *andy_tomMan
over a year ago

wolverhampton

20 cans of fosters for £ 12 .

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By *andy_tomMan
over a year ago

wolverhampton

Well i don't drink more just because its there. Have one as and when i want. Three a week

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By *isscheekychops OP Woman
over a year ago

The land of grey peas and bacon

"20 cans of fosters for £ 12 .

go and sit in the corner and think about your actions....when you have thought about it you may come back and play nicely

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By *andy_tomMan
over a year ago

wolverhampton

"Get mine when its on offer. Lasts ages .

that's not the question you....

Lmao keep your knickers on.

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By *isscheekychops OP Woman
over a year ago

The land of grey peas and bacon

"Get mine when its on offer. Lasts ages .

that's not the question you....

Lmao keep your knickers on.

i don't wear any

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"With Christmas approaching and all the supermarkets offers on booze do you think it encourages excessive drinking? I looked at my mini bar lol....and thought bloody hell how much booze have you got there and im still stocking up. Im no means an alcoholic but with all the offers on does it not lead people into temptation? "

I don't need to be tempted or it be on offer, I just drink to much. But I enjoy it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm stocking up when it's cheap so can afford to drink in the lean month that is January

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I rarely drink but there have been times when I was younger thay I've over done it (especially when out) if there is an offer on.

I then realised hangovers and puking aren't fun

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'll probably get a couple of bottles of wine, a bottle of vodka and a few bottles of Rekorderlig but that's about it. It'll probably last me several months as I rarely drink anymore...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

morrissons had Tia Maria on offer last week, 3 bottles per customer so I took my sister with me

,and ive only got 4 left

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Tescos thirty cans sixteen quid

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By *kywatcherMan
over a year ago

Southwick

"20 cans of fosters for £ 12 .

Do people really buy that stuff?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

In the lead up to Christmas people seem to stock up with more of everything....

The shops are only closed for one day!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

D*unks go to parties, alcoholic go to meetings. Price has little to do with it, shops close for 2 days at Xmas, but how much food do people panic buy on Xmas eve. Stock up while its cheap and enjoy your drink responsibly and be happy that you have an extra tenner to waste on unneeded food at the end of December.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"In the lead up to Christmas people seem to stock up with more of everything....

The shops are only closed for one day!

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very true soxy if everyone decided to start xmas a day late , we could all save a fortune too

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"D*unks go to parties, alcoholic go to meetings. Price has little to do with it, shops close for 2 days at Xmas, but how much food do people panic buy on Xmas eve. Stock up while its cheap and enjoy your drink responsibly and be happy that you have an extra tenner to waste on unneeded food at the end of December. "

Up this neck of the woods many High St retailers/supermarkets only close for Christmas Day.....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"In the lead up to Christmas people seem to stock up with more of everything....

The shops are only closed for one day!

very true soxy if everyone decided to start xmas a day late , we could all save a fortune too

Yep....It borders on madness.....

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

I've got some in for other people but I rarely drink and certainly don't drink on my own

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By *andy_tomMan
over a year ago

wolverhampton

"Get mine when its on offer. Lasts ages .

that's not the question you....

Lmao keep your knickers on.

i don't wear any

My kind of female

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By *opsy RogersWoman
over a year ago

London

Alcohol free zone here. I'm surprised to read how cheap it is though. Madness!

So, the drinkers amongst us; quality or quantity?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Lol I used to work in a Bargain Booze. Even though I didn't drink that much myself, my mouth watered when I was there long enough.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

To be fair I don't really need Christmas as an excuse lol!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

some it may, but that would only be people that would drink a lot anyway, whether it be on offer or not.

personally, i dont buy any beer in for xmas (hate the holiday anyway so dont celebrate it)

my parents always get extra in so i may take a can or 2 from their house at some point.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Well since it's my birthday in 2 weeks, I'll be getting a bottle of Absinthe and a bottle of Jager so that'll keep me in high spirits (no pun intended)

Then I just get a crate of beer and I'm sorted.

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By *isscheekychops OP Woman
over a year ago

The land of grey peas and bacon

Im getting a bottle of Tia Maria i love black Russians

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"20 cans of fosters for £ 12 .

Do people really buy that stuff?

You'll drown before you get d*unk

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm off the booze at the moment, will probably extend this to Christmas too (although I have a bottle of Laurent-Perrier ready for Christmas morning).

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Well since it's my birthday in 2 weeks, I'll be getting a bottle of Absinthe and a bottle of Jager so that'll keep me in high spirits (no pun intended)

Then I just get a crate of beer and I'm sorted. "

What colour Absinthe? Go black and you'll never come back down off your cloud, especially mixing with the Jager lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Sucks for some place in Wakefield.

I saw last night that there's shops taking cheap super strength beers/ciders off the shelves.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Im getting a bottle of Tia Maria i love black Russians

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Im getting a bottle of Tia Maria i love black Russians

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new to

Nette

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Well since it's my birthday in 2 weeks, I'll be getting a bottle of Absinthe and a bottle of Jager so that'll keep me in high spirits (no pun intended)

Then I just get a crate of beer and I'm sorted.

What colour Absinthe? Go black and you'll never come back down off your cloud, especially mixing with the Jager lol"

Fuck that. Colour means nothing. It's just to make it look "meaner" I guess.

I like to drink it the traditional way. Been trying to see the green fairy for a while.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"So, the drinkers amongst us; quality or quantity?"

First few should always be quality, if it turns into a session get the cheap stuff out, no one will notice

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Sucks for some place in Wakefield.

I saw last night that there's shops taking cheap super strength beers/ciders off the shelves."

They should have done that years ago. There's nothing quite as shameful as working at an off license, having to sell that stuff and then seeing the streets littered with it later.

I told my bosses they should stop selling it and they were under the impression that it paid our wages, when I was the one selling tons of crates of beer, whsikey, vodka and wine to the local pubs every day and night.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Im getting a bottle of Tia Maria i love black Russians

taste sensation.

tia maria

get a tablespoon, turn it upside down and put it over the glass, then slowly pour baileys in, so it sits on top.

its called a baby guiness.

we always serve them at our parties.

they go down well.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

and everyone wonders why the pubs are closing. i prefer real beer. cans and bottles are inferior.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Well i don't drink more just because its there. Have one as and when i want. Three a week

Hey you know that voice inside your head that says "stop drinking now"..ya I find more alcohol still shut's it right the F up!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

i always drink the same amount and only vodka.

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By *Ryan-Man
over a year ago

In Your Bush

I had to give a beer away last night. I think I must be coming down with something

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By *andy_tomMan
over a year ago

wolverhampton

"i always drink the same amount and only vodka. "

i have a drink as and when i want one never drink more than 2 cans in one night max 3 cans a week , £12 for 20 cans you wont here me complain .

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By *neplusserMan
over a year ago

Birmingham

I dont drink excessively, but hey when Morrisons offer 1L of Captain Morgans spiced rum for £15 then of course Im going to stock up on a couple

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By *andy_tomMan
over a year ago

wolverhampton

"I dont drink excessively, but hey when Morrisons offer 1L of Captain Morgans spiced rum for £15 then of course Im going to stock up on a couple

I have plenty in stock .5 X 20 packs and some in the fridge .

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yes I think you have a good point really as the term well it's Xmas will be used a lot to justify it lol I am a home brewer and have 4 19L kegs of beer ready to go and so much wine to if it wasn't Xmas I would normaly have one keg on the go and that last the year so yes I agree with you

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hello Tom,

"20 cans of fosters for £ 12"

You'd need to pay me a lot more than £12 to drink one can of Fosters, never mind twenty. I'm a beer drinker but Fosters, no thank you.

Alec

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I do not drink so...

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By *isscheekychops OP Woman
over a year ago

The land of grey peas and bacon

"I dont drink excessively, but hey when Morrisons offer 1L of Captain Morgans spiced rum for £15 then of course Im going to stock up on a couple

same in Tesco

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

How about the Swedish system? All off licences are government owned. It is the only retail store allowed to sell alcoholic beverages that contain more than 3.5% (by volume) alcohol. ] To buy alcoholic beverages at Systembolaget one has to be 20 years of age or older

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By *neplusserMan
over a year ago

Birmingham

"I dont drink excessively, but hey when Morrisons offer 1L of Captain Morgans spiced rum for £15 then of course Im going to stock up on a couple

same in Tesco

We sound like store advocates quick get the disclaimer!

"also available in other retail store and outlets"

There, were covered.

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

If I see fizz on offer I will buy it but I would do that at any time of the year.

I think people do get into a mindset that because there is more there then they need more at home. How often has a supermarket really run out of alcohol though?

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By *hong loverMan
over a year ago

stoke-on-trent

"20 cans of fosters for £ 12 .

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'd indulge if Ardmore were on offer somewhere, but it ain't as far as I know, so I'll stick to coffee/tea/elderflower cordial. Yes, I am boring.

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By *taffsfella1Man
over a year ago

Newcastle-under-Lyme

I generally only buy booze if I'm going to a party or if it's on offer but I wouldn't say it encourages drinking to excess. The websites that deliver booze within minutes certainly do though!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Only buy what I have normally.. Cpl of extra wines for Xmas day.

Vodka, baileys. Thats all.

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By *opping_candyWoman
over a year ago

West Yorkshire

I can't really afford to stock up on booze when it is on offer, but I can't see me ever buying more than one bottle of a spirit even if I could. I go through phases sometimes I'll fancy rum sometimes whiskey sometimes vodka. Generally I just get wine in and if there's some half decent stuff on a three for a tenner offer I will try to stretch to that.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Used to go mad at Christmas for buying booze, but those days are long gone.We now only buy when we need to and not stock up know matter how cheap it's is

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We don't drink at home (despite having bottles of whiskey, brandy and champagne lying around which has been given to us)

We only on nights out and for special occasions.

So, no don't feel it encourages to drink more at all.

End of the day, it's a lifestyle choice for us. So artificial price drops dont tempt us.

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By *ouple in LancashireCouple
over a year ago

in Lancashire

"Alcohol free zone here. I'm surprised to read how cheap it is though. Madness!

So, the drinkers amongst us; quality or quantity?"

quality every time..

firmly believe there is a massive drinking problem in this country..

cheap booze is mogadon for the masses..

trouble is its often NHS staff and other agencies who pick up the mess..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

As somebody else said, you'll drown before you're d*unk lol got to be quality over quantity. Easier on the liver and kidneys too!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I still have bottles of JD that are still sealed

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

The report today is on the middle class drinkers. Binge drinking is not good.

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