Explain to me why you can't buy alcohol before 10am

gingin_2

I see you found a shop that would serve you booze before 10am today Aliasojo. Well done! :beer:

aliasojo

Cheeky beggar!

:rotfl:

ThinkingOfLinking

I actually think that the law is going to have the opposite effect than the one desired because if someone wants to drink 24/7, they will just stock up during the designated hours and get blotto at their leisure...plus, they may over-stock and then drink than they would if they were allowed to buy it whenever they want.

I think the idea was to model it on the laws in Sweden, where they sell alcohol at very high prices and very restricted hours of sale, and there is pretty much no alcoholism and anti-social drunken behaviour.

coolcait

Flickering_Ember wrote: »

I think the idea was to model it on the laws in Sweden, where they sell alcohol at very high prices and very restricted hours of sale, and there is pretty much no alcoholism and anti-social drunken behaviour.

High prices, restricted hours of sale, and you can only buy it in the state run shops (alcohol that is!).

And, although there can still be some pretty spectacular public drunkenness - especially in the wee sma' hours of the weekends - I think you're right about there not being the same amount of anti-social drunken behaviour. Although, maybe that has something to do with social conditioning too...

I'm not sure that it is possible to deal with alcohol issues in Scotland/the UK simply by tinkering with prices and/or the hours of sale. I think it needs a more fundamental clean-up than that.

However, back to aliasojo's OP. I completely understand the concept that you had never come across the 'no alcohol sales before 10am' issue before - because you're not usually out shopping that early.

I found out about it when we had set off early to visit far-flung family and remembered that we/I/somebody had left our 'wee minding' for them at home.

We stopped at a nearby supermarket (but not our 'local', thankfully!) so that I/we/somebody could buy a replacement.

On finding the alcohol aisle taped off, 'somebody' asked if a crime had been committed... :o

A mere few minutes later - with new-found knowledge of Scotland's alcohol licensing laws - we were back on the road to visit family.

Who ended up with a completely alcohol-free 'wee minding' from the cait family. (That day anyway )

Buttonmoons

I always forget they stop selling drink at 10pm, Ive seen myself abandon my trolley and run to the till when the reminder comes over the tannoy and get it bought (not an alchy!) - I do go back and get my trolley!
I realised my Tescos has a stand & tan in it now, surely that's more unhealthy than selling booze before 10am!

aliasojo

coolcait wrote: »

On finding the alcohol aisle taped off, 'somebody' asked if a crime had been committed... :o

Love it. :rotfl:

andrew-the-cat

coolcait wrote: »

High prices, restricted hours of sale, and you can only buy it in the state run shops (alcohol that is!).

You can buy alcohol outside of the state-run shops but only up to 3.5% ABV. I seem to remember paying 70KR (about £6.50 at the time) for a 50cl (all metric, no pint measures there) bottle of 2.9% Carlsberg last summer.

jamespir

Flickering_Ember wrote: »

I actually think that the law is going to have the opposite effect than the one desired because if someone wants to drink 24/7, they will just stock up during the designated hours and get blotto at their leisure...plus, they may over-stock and then drink than they would if they were allowed to buy it whenever they want.

I think the idea was to model it on the laws in Sweden, where they sell alcohol at very high prices and very restricted hours of sale, and there is pretty much no alcoholism and anti-social drunken behaviour.

in france they start drinking from a younger age (wine with meals etc ) they also have no anti sociall drunken behaviour

angelil

jamespir wrote: »

in france they start drinking from a younger age (wine with meals etc ) they also have no anti sociall drunken behaviour

Nice try James! I live here and while I can confirm that binge drinking is much less of a problem than in the UK, to say it is completely non-existent would be erroneous. Smoking, however, is a HUGE problem in France - far more widespread than in the UK in fact - so it seems the French have just swapped one vice for another.

Wirenth

Flickering_Ember wrote: »

I actually think that the law is going to have the opposite effect than the one desired because if someone wants to drink 24/7, they will just stock up during the designated hours and get blotto at their leisure...plus, they may over-stock and then drink than they would if they were allowed to buy it whenever they want.

I think the idea was to model it on the laws in Sweden, where they sell alcohol at very high prices and very restricted hours of sale, and there is pretty much no alcoholism and anti-social drunken behaviour.

A huge number of Swedes actually brew their own rocket fuel. Alcoholism is a big problem in Sweden - and it's hidden, because those getting !!!!-faced are mainly doing it at home.