This is Why Online Liquor Purchases are Fucking Bullshit

"Goggles Pizzano" (gogglespizzano) 10/29/2017 at 16:13 • Filed to: None

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I’ve been searching for a bottle of Talisker 18 for 6 years with no luck. Canada is one of the very few countries in the world that international sites won’t ship to.

3 weeks ago I was over the moon when I learned that !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! had just received a case, and lo and behold, they actually ship to Canada.

Since then I’ve done what I thought was some sound math in calculating the cost. $88.20US to CDN is $109.05, plus $51.45 for shipping, plus federal and provincial tax on the product of $13.08. A total of $173.58. If memory serves, that was roughly the cost when it was available here back in 2009. Sounds pretty good to me.

This morning I found this !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! .

$387.21 plus $51.45 shipping. $438.66 . You must be joking. I think I need a drink...

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > Goggles Pizzano 10/29/2017 at 16:27

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Where in Canada are you? I live in Michigan and do booze runs into CA a few times a year. There’s a liquor store near me that can give me some pretty solid prices on multiple bottles. I’d be glad to do a bit of bootlegging if you’re near windsor or sarnia.

sony1492 > Goggles Pizzano 10/29/2017 at 16:28

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That sounds like a Canada problem not an internet problem

xyzabc > Goggles Pizzano 10/29/2017 at 16:28

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Is Are

PanchoVilleneuve ST > Goggles Pizzano 10/29/2017 at 16:34

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I think you mean Canada is fucking bullshit.

Goggles Pizzano > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 10/29/2017 at 16:38

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Thank you very much for the gesture. Unfortunately I’m in BC.

Goggles Pizzano > PanchoVilleneuve ST 10/29/2017 at 16:41

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Bunch a Commies.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Goggles Pizzano 10/29/2017 at 16:46

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I think those fees explain why most people don’t ship into Canada.

DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time > Goggles Pizzano 10/29/2017 at 16:50

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Anarcho-primitivism buddies?

Goggles Pizzano > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 10/29/2017 at 16:51

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You may be right. This site offers the service of providing an import agent, while others might not want to be bothered. Easier just to say we don’t do it, given the smallish volume. I suppose I might be able to order anything through an agent that I find. At a cost...

CB > Goggles Pizzano 10/29/2017 at 17:06

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Damn, it looks delicious, but not at that price.

The most expensive scotch I’ve seen was at the Highlander pub in Ottawa and cost something like $350 an ounce or something.

Powershiftmedia-ResidentDSMGuru > Goggles Pizzano 10/29/2017 at 17:14

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For that much money for ONE bottle, I’d better receive Jessica Alba with it, and she pours me shots on demand.

That’s the level I expect for 400$ lol

Goggles Pizzano > CB 10/29/2017 at 17:16

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For $50 less I could drive 20 minutes and get a bottle of 25 year old. It’s just not worth it.

I’ve not seen prices like that around here. They usually max out at 100-150.

S62B50daily > Goggles Pizzano 10/29/2017 at 17:21

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Where are you located? I’m driving up to Montreal in 2 weeks and then again at Thanksgiving. We could try to make it work

S62B50daily > S62B50daily 10/29/2017 at 17:25

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Nevermind, just saw that you were in BC :-/

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > Goggles Pizzano 10/29/2017 at 17:34

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AU$163 for me...but then I don’t drink whisky.

Goggles Pizzano > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 10/29/2017 at 17:52

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Last time it was sold here by the government it was $175. If it was available today it might be in the low $200 range. Our alcohol is very expensive even compared to the rest of Canada.

CB > Goggles Pizzano 10/29/2017 at 18:00

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It was from like a $10k bottle of scotch or something. They advertised it on their menu.

Mechanically > Goggles Pizzano 10/29/2017 at 19:21

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Wait... “last time it was sold by the... government?”

State alcohol sales? Huh.

Frenchlicker > CB 10/29/2017 at 19:26

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I’ve only seen prices like that at one steak house( the one actually located in Indy that is famous that Parks and Rec ripped off for Ron Swanson’s favorite steak house)

Goggles Pizzano > Mechanically 10/29/2017 at 19:40

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Yep, bunch a Commies.

TorqueToYield > Goggles Pizzano 10/29/2017 at 19:59

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Seems like it’s time for a trip to Scotland.

I’m sometimes tempted to book a weekend trip to Belgium (I’m in the US) just to take back suitcases full of Cantillon and chocolate.

Matsayz > Goggles Pizzano 10/29/2017 at 20:04

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What if someone in the U.S.A. were to ship you a bottle without your knowledge but with your money?

Some buddies and I may or may not have shipped beer across the US as “bbq sauce”.

I wonder if a carrier would open the box...

Pearson Hurst > Goggles Pizzano 10/29/2017 at 20:06

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Hell, ship it to me in the states. Happy to forward it on to you with some generic customs description. I won’t even sample it first, probably..... :)

Goggles Pizzano > Matsayz 10/29/2017 at 20:54

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:-)x. Thank you very much, but the risk of confiscation is high on this one. I’m going to use this experience as a nail in the coffin on the quest. Instead I’ll focus my money and time on finding a new favorite.

Goggles Pizzano > Pearson Hurst 10/29/2017 at 21:00

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Thanks Man, but I think I’m going to try some new scotches with the money I would have spent. It’s a journey. With Christmas right around the corner maybe I’ll get out to a Whiskey bar and try the Old Pulteney 17.