Price increase at the LCBO yet again

[Fightingirish]

The Macallan Ruby just went up 50.00 a bottle overnight. Now 350.00 a bottle. What a joke. I'm soooooo sick of having the *#%? Poured to me every time I want to buy a new bottle of Whisky.

[Whisky Dog]

£150 here which I believe is around Can $305

[Fightingirish]

Yes, it was 299.00 a bottle yesterday. I'll never be able to understand how a company can increase the price of a product that has been in stock for 6 months.

When you need to reorder yes......prices increase all the time. Our dollar is circling the drain. But not after you've paid a set price long ago. That's just screwing your customers. Something our Government run LCBO does time and time again.

[sorren]

That my friend is called business.. You will come in and wow it's on special offer of 310 dollars , 40 dollars off its a bargain.. It happens everywhere I'm afraid..

[Quaich1]

Interesting and perhaps paradoxical that the Macallan Amber at the LCBO is now $89.95 from $99.99 on sale. I expect it has not been a big seller here while the Ruby has garnered a lot of whisky aficionado attention. As for the Macallan Gold currently going for $74.95, I have the feeling I paid less than that for the bottle I purchased at the LCBO early in the year.However in general, it's the inevitable price creep intrinsic to business and what the market is willing to bear. I do agree with Sorren's post and sentiment in regard to pricing, marketing and presumed bargains. The situation in Ontario is also affected by the monopoly of one seller of spirits, the LCBO so they set the rules, prices and there is no competition. However, occasionally even here deals of really stellar limited release bottles of single malt come up at reasonable prices such as what happened with Glenfiddich Cask of Dreams and Bowmore The Devils Casks on offer before they sold out. However, it's also interesting that certain bottles such as Ardbeg Perpetuum Islay Single Malt stayed on the shelves at the LCBO for a much longer time and gradually is selling out but not as fast as anticipated here. The whisky market is becoming as unpredictable as the stock market with its inevitable ups and downs.
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[Fightingirish]

*sigh*

I may have to give up drinking scotch if the LCBO continues to rip us off,I may no longer be able to afford it.

The Glenfiddich 18 just went from 119.00 ( which was fair) to 156.45

So a 37.00 increase overnight. I'm growing tired of this trend here in the people's republic of Ontario.

[Quaich1]

[Keith]

It is around £60 for the Glenlivet 18 here, hopefully they have no plans to increase the price here if so there are many other options to explore for more a few pounds more.

[Fightingirish]

[rx_evolv]

Criminal!!

Just saw the Macallan Ruby last week here at Costco (Alberta) for $199. $350... that's almost how much a Macallan Rare Cask cost here...

Just picked up a bottle of Aberfeldy 21 last week for $104, then saw it for $210 two stores over... unbelievable.

[Fightingirish]

So, the Macallan Ruby is gone from the LCBO app and website.
So they've removed it, or will soon show it again with a huge price increase.

Because as of Friday evening, there were over 700 bottles in Ontario

[Quaich1]

[unblended]

hi guys if you don't mind what is the lcbo
just for us in englad I for one don't know I have a few ideas

I tried the macallan ruby in Edinburgh overpriced to say the least and to put the price up
talk about taking the urine

some of the prices of the whiskeys are getting silly to say the least
I feel like I am getting robbed legaly


richard

[Quaich1]

[Fightingirish]