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MightyQuin said:
Why is this such an issue??

Do your homework when shopping for Whisky. I go to all online sites and compare pricing before pulling the trigger on a purchase.

If TA has a bottle of Laga 16 for R 1800 or whatever, I just smirk and browse further.

Let's talk about Whisky/ey instead of "irritating" eCommerce practices.
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yeah. I think I've got doing my homework when purchasing whisky checked hey. But thanks for the tip anyway ;-)
but since u asked why let me regale you.

  • The issue is around TAL being a typical 'go-to' online shopping destination for me and thousands others.
  • Its a convenient way of purchasing, and hence the issue of price exploitation.
  • Further, its an institution in SA and Africa. and institutions, when left to do as they please, will exploit especially the gullible.
  • Other reasons, innate as they may be, are around trust and switching costs. I've personally used TAL since inception - pre-Kalahari merger. trusting another online with my payment details is one i rarely do.
  • in the context of lockdown, i prefer not to frequent outside, and the reason i came upon these price disparities was I happened to be running low on Laga after watching a little bit of ol' Ron Swanson :-D.
so here I go to TAL and its a R2k price. and this was a tad after the budget speech, which i did not watch. So i was like - wtf happened with the sin taxes. !! :-D

Hence the blah blah on TAL. Yeah its a b!tch and moan at something that probably wont change - but perhaps someone becomes aware that R2k isnt the price of a laga 16 presently in 2021.
Lastly, where to get whisk(e)y locally, at keen or fair price points is the subject of posts not uncommon on this thread. In fact its great that we share that kinda info here to help each other out.

take care and Cheers :cool:
 
I have found the old brown-box Peat Monster for R750, does anyone know if it is worth buying over the newer, colourful ones?
 
ands45 said:
Let us know how it is
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Spent a bit of time with the JD Single Barrel Select and it's safe to say it won't be an option for me in this price range going forward. Finish is good but there's a heavy bubble gum note on the nose and first taste that doesn't sit well with me.

If you enjoy JD in general then this would be one to try.
 
Wonder if Checkers still has this one. Was going to check but couldn't wait until 11 for them to open.

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KantSnyer said:
Spent a bit of time with the JD Single Barrel Select and it's safe to say it won't be an option for me in this price range going forward. Finish is good but there's a heavy bubble gum note on the nose and first taste that doesn't sit well with me.

If you enjoy JD in general then this would be one to try.
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From the reviews, that is why the barrel strength is rated so highly. Apparently it makes all the difference.
 
KantSnyer said:
Spent a bit of time with the JD Single Barrel Select and it's safe to say it won't be an option for me in this price range going forward. Finish is good but there's a heavy bubble gum note on the nose and first taste that doesn't sit well with me.

If you enjoy JD in general then this would be one to try.
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Will rather give something else a try, maybe that elijah craig
 
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