The giving up/cutting down alcohol support thread!

ZTD

yellowmonkey wrote: »

Have now. Thanks Z

What next. A checkout for people buying value goods so that dont have to mingle with the other shoppers :rolleyes:

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yellowmonkey

barshamhillbilly wrote: »

Did you remember to breathe YM ?:D

Just ................

jo1972

barshamhillbilly wrote: »

rhubarb crumble and custard ... If I were forced

How weird, that's what we've got for afters!!

jo1972

ZTD wrote: »

Have people seen this?

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/scotland/article4160409.ece

I personally think it's a great idea, anything to make it harder for me. Unfortunately I don't think my local cornershop/offy (place that sells beer cheaper than the supermarkets) would offer the same system.....shame cos that would give me longer to think about it...

ZTD

jo1972 wrote: »

I personally think it's a great idea, anything to make it harder for me. Unfortunately I don't think my local cornershop/offy (place that sells beer cheaper than the supermarkets) would offer the same system.....shame cos that would give me longer to think about it...

But if you were going in *just* for booze - how would it affect what you were doing?

Apart from the queue being shorter.

jo1972

ZTD wrote: »

But if you were going in *just* for booze - how would it affect what you were doing?

Apart from the queue being shorter.

I'd feel uncomfortable knowing that people see me buying alcohol because I don't buy alcohol to drink with friends, have at BBQs, parties etc...I buy alcohol to drink by myself where I'm isolated and alone. They don't know this but I do and would feel paranoid incase other people thought this.

barshamhillbilly

As far as alcohol is concerned - we will stop at nothing until we reach our objective .......but only because our brakes are defective!

beachbeth

I don't see how this could work really. If you are that worried about people seeing you then you will just buy a minimum amount in the supermarket and shop elsewhere for most of your alcohol. I personally don't care what people think when I go and buy vodka/wine. My own mum goes to different shops because she doesn't like the idea of one particular shop getting to know how much she drinks!:rolleyes: (my parents drink far too much but as they are in their 70's it seems daft for them to give up now). One reason I want to control my drinking is because I don't want to get nasty how my mum does when she drinks.:(

But perhaps I don't care because I don't drink a bottle a night?

Bismarck

I'm not saying it won't work full stop, it will result in people buying less as they won't just slip in a bottle of wine or a couple of beers as an afterthought as it would be an inconvenience.

It will do nothing to stop the hardcore who will go to any lengths to get what they need...net result is that sales will go down but not in the way they hope!

barshamhillbilly

Bismarck wrote: »

I'm not saying it won't work full stop, it will result in people buying less as they won't just slip in a bottle of wine or a couple of beers as an afterthought as it would be an inconvenience.

It will do nothing to stop the hardcore who will go to any lengths to get what they need...net result is that sales will go down but not in the way they hope!

Perhaps the hope is to slow down the number of people getting addicted to it in the long term ?

BHB