Cutting Down Alcohol Thread

Arkers

Good evening everyone,
7 please Shaggy
Arkers x

Honey_Bear

maman wrote: »

Not sure if you can read this link without a subscription:

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/ill-have-a-nogroni-the-rise-of-the-no-alcohol-drink-j5m6b8nrh

Briefly it's about the proliferation in AF drinks and how popular and acceptable it's becoming to not to drink alcohol. What struck me though with my mse hat on:money: is that it's proving a nice little earner for the producers. Presumably they don't have to pay the duty but they're charging similar prices.:undecided

I can't read the whole article but the first few paragraphs and your summation make a whole story. I don't object to paying the same price as full alcohol drinks at all. I'm amazed and delighted they stock it, and now slightly disappointed if somewhere doesn't although I understand the storage problems in bars and restaurants.



For the AF beer I drink the production and transport costs are the same as for regular beer. The amount of R&D that went into making a palatable AF drink must have been huge, much much more than brewing a beer that sells by the millions of gallons. AF is a tiny, tiny market and if the producers' take makes the saved duty profitable enough to supply me - thank you, have the duty-equivalent profit with my gratitude.



Sainsbobs AF sparkling 'wine' was £2.75 when I drank it three/four years ago - bargain.



Thank you for posting FatRab, and glad to hear you're okay. Now I can stop fretting!



8/31 please, Shaggy.

sukeyboo

4/12 for today please Shaggy

fatrab

6/28 AF & 7/28 TAFD for today please

pollyanna24

Hello!

I don't come on here very often as I'm too scared to set a monthly target in case I fail.

However, I have just reached 100 days for the whole year. My ultimate aim is 50% of the year, so have another 83 days to go. I can do it if I stick to Mon-Thurs no drinking. Doesn't take account of any holidays or Xmas though, arrgggh! Still, just keep plodding on!

Arkers

Good afternoon everyone,
8 please Shaggy
Arkers x

Barny1979

4/24 AFDs today

maman

Almost had a s*d it day today as I know I have a number of social events coming up and I thought I might start early. But I didn't!:D

7/10 please Shaggy

Sorry but phone doesn't want to do colour or bold today!

Wanna_Bee_Free

Off the starting block in August so 1/16 please Shaggy. Thanks for scoring for us in August again!
Planning another one today. I am way behind target for the year and trying not to use that as an excuse to give up completely. I need to lose weight and more AFDs will definitely help me do that.

Honey_Bear

Hi Pollyanna! :wave: Always lovely to see you.


9/31 please, Shaggy.