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At what point is it just more economical to sell them at a reduced price to restaurants (where the customer might not see the label)? I'm sure the guys (you) p
by giarc 9y ago
At what point is it just more economical to sell them at a reduced price to restaurants (where the customer might not see the label)? I'm sure the guys (you) peeling the labels are probably the lowest paid in the factory but a few staff doing the work for the whole afternoon adds up.
- yock 9y agoJust speculation, but might there be regulations regarding the labeling of alcoholic beverages for sale that prevent accepting crooked labels or even price reductions?
- djrogers 9y agoAt $10/hr for 2-3 people, assuming they could clear up 30 bottles an hour you're only talking $1/bottle. I don't think that small of a discount on a bottle of wine would encourage a restaurant to buy a veblen good that didn't look perfect. [1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veblen_good https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veblen_good
- giarc 9y agoThis is totally an n of 1 type story, but perhaps relevant nonetheless. I worked at a bar during university during a time where the popular beer sale would be "28 bottles for the price of 24". The bar owner would send me and a few guys in a truck to a beer store in another town to buy as many cases as the truck could handle. This was illegal as we would sell it at the licensed bar (all liquor was supposed to be purchased with the license, for which the sale wasn't applicable too). So the owner was willing to risk legal action for 4 free beers (x50 cases or whatever). The point is... restaurant owners sometimes go to great lengths to save a few dollars.