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In response to "I'd get one of these just to put it on the wall. -- (link)" by Reagen

the brewery said they tried to make it so ridiculous nobody would carry it, but that backfired and now it's in high demand.

Posted by colin (aka colinski) Aug 25 '14, 12:36

their truck drivers are very unhappy right now.

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Paying $48 for a 24 up here and seeing $99 for 99 down there makes me cry. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Aug 25, 12:44 2
- gas/trucking local taxes...we have to pay $3 for 2 buck chuck -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 25, 13:13 1
  - We'd also pay $9.90 in CRV (California Redemption Value) -- nm - Meg Aug 25, 13:16
I wonder if it would be legal to sell in PA. you have to sell by the case, which means at least 24 - znufrii Aug 25, 12:43 2
- there are 30-packs and 36-packs of some beers avail. (I live in a college town.) -- nm - peggy ann m Aug 25, 12:44 1
  - because, of course there are. -- nm - znufrii Aug 25, 12:46
I hope the retailers all have pallet jacks on hand - but you'd still have to get it in the trunk :/ -- nm - Meg Aug 25, 12:40 6
- Seems like the cardboard would rip out, for sure. -- nm - Spawn Aug 25, 12:45 2
  - if it were the flimsy paperboard they usually use, sure, but looks like this is heavy duty corrugated cardboard. -- nm - znufrii Aug 25, 12:48 1
    - Seems like you would be fine lifting it as it sits but if you flipped it on it's side it might still have problems. - Spawn Aug 25, 13:34
- *head tilt* -- nm - groiny Aug 25, 12:42 2
  - I have trouble with a 24-pack of Snapple or 42lbs of kitty litter - that thing weighs 82 lb !! -- nm - Meg Aug 25, 12:47 1
    - bring a friend -- nm - znufrii Aug 25, 12:47
For a Texas brewery, they don't know drinkers or Texans very well. -- nm - Reagen Aug 25, 12:38 1
- Austin loves a gimmick. -- nm - colin Aug 25, 12:52

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the brewery said they tried to make it so ridiculous nobody would carry it, but that backfired and now it's in high demand.

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