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Most customers who have a glass of wine or beer with their dinner don't qualify as addicted. Also, the restaurants make the same (or even more profit) when sell

by _ph_ 7y ago

Most customers who have a glass of wine or beer with their dinner don't qualify as addicted. Also, the restaurants make the same (or even more profit) when selling alcohol-free beverages with their food.

smabie 7y ago
Yeah, but I don't generally sit down and drink 3 cokes in one sitting. Alcohol is a great money maker because there's a large standard deviation to how many drinks a given person might order. It would be very rare for a customer to drink 3 cokes with dinner but not uncommon for someone to order 3 beers.
- _ph_ 7y ago
  When I am out in larger groups, the number of drinks varies little with what was ordered, be it beer, alcohol-free beer or other beverages. This is one medium to large sized glass of beverage for a lunch and several in the evening. Coke might be an exception, but it is very rare, that someone orders coke in a restaurant. Usually you have fruit juices of many variations, often as a "Schorle", that is fruit juice mixed with sparkling water. Or just water. And the prices differ only little between a glass of beer and of juice.
  - _ph_ 7y ago
    Perhaps I should clarify: my statement applies for Germany and probably holds true for large parts of Europe.
- mtrower 7y ago
  > Yeah, but I don't generally sit down and drink 3 cokes in one sitting Do you generally sit down and drink 3 beers in one sitting? > It would be very rare for a customer to drink 3 cokes with dinner but not uncommon for someone to order 3 beers. At home, I drink much as I'm thirsty for, be it soda, beer, wine, tea, water... I certainly don't drink more just because it's alcoholic. I might drink less, or switch to something else, if I'm starting to feel drunk and it's not an occasion for such. At a restaurant, I order less when alcohol is involved. I prefer to have my senses about me if I'll be driving home...
  - JoeAltmaier 7y ago
    Where I drink 5 or 6 with lunch. Not coke - sweet tea.

by _ph_ 7y ago

smabie 7y ago

Yeah, but I don't generally sit down and drink 3 cokes in one sitting. Alcohol is a great money maker because there's a large standard deviation to how many drinks a given person might order. It would be very rare for a customer to drink 3 cokes with dinner but not uncommon for someone to order 3 beers.

_ph_ 7y ago
When I am out in larger groups, the number of drinks varies little with what was ordered, be it beer, alcohol-free beer or other beverages. This is one medium to large sized glass of beverage for a lunch and several in the evening. Coke might be an exception, but it is very rare, that someone orders coke in a restaurant. Usually you have fruit juices of many variations, often as a "Schorle", that is fruit juice mixed with sparkling water. Or just water. And the prices differ only little between a glass of beer and of juice.
- _ph_ 7y ago
  Perhaps I should clarify: my statement applies for Germany and probably holds true for large parts of Europe.
mtrower 7y ago
> Yeah, but I don't generally sit down and drink 3 cokes in one sitting Do you generally sit down and drink 3 beers in one sitting? > It would be very rare for a customer to drink 3 cokes with dinner but not uncommon for someone to order 3 beers. At home, I drink much as I'm thirsty for, be it soda, beer, wine, tea, water... I certainly don't drink more just because it's alcoholic. I might drink less, or switch to something else, if I'm starting to feel drunk and it's not an occasion for such. At a restaurant, I order less when alcohol is involved. I prefer to have my senses about me if I'll be driving home...
- JoeAltmaier 7y ago
  Where I drink 5 or 6 with lunch. Not coke - sweet tea.