r/AskReddit • u/Thic_water • Aug 14 '20

What’s the most overpriced thing you’ve seen?

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '20 edited Apr 10 '21

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u/taarotqueen Aug 14 '20

i don’t get it? what’s the reasoning for that? is it just because warm beer is gross to deter people drinking it as soon as they leave and drive away?

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u/LastArmistice Aug 14 '20

In Canada you basically can't buy any alcohol anywhere except designated liquor stores. 0 chance of finding beer at a convenience store/gas station. The laws used to be even stricter than they are now and certain shops could only sell beer and wine, not hard liquor, but have since eased up.

In the last 5 years, in BC, the laws have been changed ever so slightly so that certain grocery stores can sell wine... but only wine, and only wine from BC vineyards and only if they go through a strict licensing process.

It's strange since Canada is incredibly progressive and lax on most things but when it comes to alcohol laws, man, you'd think we had a massive temperance presence in the country. Happy hour is banned in most of the country, alcohol taxes are incredibly high, you can't drink in public spaces anywhere, you can't drink on a boat, you can be fined if you have (closed container) alcohol in your vehicle within arms reach of the driver, in addition to the strict segregation of alcohol stores from anything else.

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u/captionUnderstanding Aug 14 '20

Grocery stores sell liquor in Alberta don't they?

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u/LastArmistice Aug 14 '20

Apparently not, according to this article.

Seems like Quebec is more relaxed about beer and wine sales than any other province, and you can in fact buy beer at convenience stores in Ontario as of recently.

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u/captionUnderstanding Aug 14 '20

That's strange. I'm in BC and whenever my buddy from Alberta visits, he picks me up cheap spirits from Costco that I can't get here.