As per title. I very, very rarely drink, and I generally just want to buy a single of something for a rare treat, however most beers/ciders/etc are sold in multipacks.

The pricing on the shelf is usually per-pack only, yet sometimes I see random products with single cans/bottles missing, and sometimes random products will have a little section of unpackaged singles, despite not having a separate price showing.

Is it generally OK to split an unopened 4- or 6-pack, or is that as weird and inappropriate as doing the equivalent in a supermarket? What even are the rules around this?

  • forrgott@lemm.ee
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    11 months ago

    An employee probably dropped or otherwise damaged one or more from a multi-pack. Rather than mark off a whole six pack, they’ll write off just the damaged ones and sell the rest individually. This is also why there’s no label on the shelf.

    Source: used to work in a liquor store.

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      11 months ago

      I learned this when I was buying beer, walked into a free-standing display, and somehow exploded one of the cans I was carrying. The cashier put the remaining three in a box to clean up and sell later.