Champagne Socialists...
They keep harping on about how cheap booze is. Poverty is relevant to the country you live in and your personal situation.
Supermarkets are criticised all the time for selling what is classed as cheap booze. But you know using my present income and even thinking ahead to the future where there would only be one source of income coming to pay for everything...booze for me is not cheap. It would have to come way down the list of priorities possibly even to the point where it would be a rare treat if I have at all. To me the only alcohol that is possibly inexpensive is beer, cider and/or larger.
In the last 6 months I have purchased my first bottles of champagne. It's not something I normally could or would consider. I have no idea if I have purchased good champagne or not. I cannot even tell you when I last drank any champagne.
However, I have been looking for those times when they have reduced the price by a significant amount(but even then I have had to)think before buying. And it will be bought out on a special occasion. What brings home the true cost of the champagne is that even at half price or with £10 off the retail price for those three bottles I could probably buy almost a week or week and half's worth of food. Or perhaps heat or light my home for 10 days or pay almost the rent on my property for one week.
And still we hear that pressure groups and Government reports are planned to try and restrict the consumption of alcohol and using the price as a way to do it.
The booze that they keep talking about raising the extra money on is wine and spirits. And most of the problems are probably centred around beer, cider and larger.
What is unfair is that most people are sensible with their drinking and they are the people who will be penalised.
And as prohibition in the USA proved when it was taken off general sale, the production and sale of alcohol was taken over by the criminal world and often it was more harmful to the health of those drinking it because of how it was made. And naturally, many people made their own illegally.
We are more liberated as a society compared to years ago and yet to some extent we are turning a corner where in some cases we are trying to restrict enjoyment and could be becoming puritanical. Pointing the finger too much.
The nightclubs and pubs complain about supermarkets undercutting their business and that could be right but then if it wasn't for supermarkets, the local liqueur store(off licence)doesn't offer the choice of product and I could not afford to go to a nightclub because of the cost of taxi's to and from the venue, the price of the booze when there and I don't want to be assualted by loud music and flashing lights and if you do not have many friends to go there with, I'm just as safe...safer staying at home.
Chances are there is just as much drinking, damage to health in the circles where Government officials, company bosses and or media types attend social events than amongst the so called plebs and the difference is that in those circles where I would have to think twice about whether I can afford to purchase alcohol...it is often given away for free or the paying of £30 for a bottle of champagne would be the same as someone paying maybe £2 for a bottle of larger or £4 for a bottle of wine except they won't miss it. So they don't think twice about spending that kind of money or miss it.
By the way I did not pay £30 for any of my champagne.
Supermarkets are criticised all the time for selling what is classed as cheap booze. But you know using my present income and even thinking ahead to the future where there would only be one source of income coming to pay for everything...booze for me is not cheap. It would have to come way down the list of priorities possibly even to the point where it would be a rare treat if I have at all. To me the only alcohol that is possibly inexpensive is beer, cider and/or larger.
In the last 6 months I have purchased my first bottles of champagne. It's not something I normally could or would consider. I have no idea if I have purchased good champagne or not. I cannot even tell you when I last drank any champagne.
However, I have been looking for those times when they have reduced the price by a significant amount(but even then I have had to)think before buying. And it will be bought out on a special occasion. What brings home the true cost of the champagne is that even at half price or with £10 off the retail price for those three bottles I could probably buy almost a week or week and half's worth of food. Or perhaps heat or light my home for 10 days or pay almost the rent on my property for one week.
And still we hear that pressure groups and Government reports are planned to try and restrict the consumption of alcohol and using the price as a way to do it.
The booze that they keep talking about raising the extra money on is wine and spirits. And most of the problems are probably centred around beer, cider and larger.
What is unfair is that most people are sensible with their drinking and they are the people who will be penalised.
And as prohibition in the USA proved when it was taken off general sale, the production and sale of alcohol was taken over by the criminal world and often it was more harmful to the health of those drinking it because of how it was made. And naturally, many people made their own illegally.
We are more liberated as a society compared to years ago and yet to some extent we are turning a corner where in some cases we are trying to restrict enjoyment and could be becoming puritanical. Pointing the finger too much.
The nightclubs and pubs complain about supermarkets undercutting their business and that could be right but then if it wasn't for supermarkets, the local liqueur store(off licence)doesn't offer the choice of product and I could not afford to go to a nightclub because of the cost of taxi's to and from the venue, the price of the booze when there and I don't want to be assualted by loud music and flashing lights and if you do not have many friends to go there with, I'm just as safe...safer staying at home.
Chances are there is just as much drinking, damage to health in the circles where Government officials, company bosses and or media types attend social events than amongst the so called plebs and the difference is that in those circles where I would have to think twice about whether I can afford to purchase alcohol...it is often given away for free or the paying of £30 for a bottle of champagne would be the same as someone paying maybe £2 for a bottle of larger or £4 for a bottle of wine except they won't miss it. So they don't think twice about spending that kind of money or miss it.
By the way I did not pay £30 for any of my champagne.
posted by The Great Gildersleeve | 12:47 pm
3 Comments:
try cava as well. It's just "Spanish champagne" as Asti is Italian chamgagne. Of course the french would rage at such sacreledge but soem cava is very good and very cheap. Can't drink much of it myself as it's too fizzy (meaning all of thsi stuff, not just cava)
Trouble is youngsters are drinking to get stupidly drunk, they don't go out for a drink and happen to get drunk. It's very odd.
Very true Span...
Now you see you've taught me something already...I have had champagne then by having Cava and Asti and I probably can afford it then, well more than I thought I could.
And by that reckoning I could've had approx 10 bottles for the amount I spent on 3. Perhaps I'll keep the French stuff back for Christmas.
The worst thing about most champagne is when they insist that you must drink the whole bottle within 2 hours of opening(I don't know if that's just an excuse to get it used up so you'll buy more)
After all we are all told not to drink too much in one go and each day and where there are only two of you...and you don't want to throw away good booze.
Well at least I'll get the chance to use my new campagne flute glasses. And now they only cost a few pounds at ASDA.
Can I get a martini glass...not for love nor money. I'll have to order them on the internet and have them delivered. I can get any other type of glass but not a those.
Think I may have a drink this evening and relax.
I've been cleaning my smoothie machine again and think it's time to use that more than I have been of late.
Still using the water filter jug :-)
well done on the filter perseverance!
Go to a cocktail bar and steal a glass!
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