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I was sold a multipack can separately.
- Thread starter Kingpin Rogers
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My local Italian restaurant carries both Coke and Pepsi. The fucking monsters.
SJurgenson
Banned
I would imagine there could be two reasons for this.
1. Legally\technically required labels (nutrition info, UPC codes) are only printed on the original multi-can packaging, making the individual cans harder/illegal to sell to a end customer.
2. Middle-man bars/restaurants buy the multi-packs contractually under a discount for their use, and the soda maker doesn't want them to split up the cans and sell them at retail and compete with the licensed bottlers.
1. Legally\technically required labels (nutrition info, UPC codes) are only printed on the original multi-can packaging, making the individual cans harder/illegal to sell to a end customer.
2. Middle-man bars/restaurants buy the multi-packs contractually under a discount for their use, and the soda maker doesn't want them to split up the cans and sell them at retail and compete with the licensed bottlers.
Maybe? It could be that the restaurant counts as the final 'customer' (and not a retailer) for the soda cans, and it is OK to give you one of those.
You could call up the soda manufacturer, but I don't see why you would. I think the prohibition is so that retailers don't buy the multipacks and sell individually, not restaurants fulfilling their drink orders.
You'd have wasted a phone call? I don't think the soda company cares about this case.
See my theories above.
skullmuffins
Banned
One reason those labels exist is that the individual items in a multipack may not contain all the legally required info like full nutrition information, etc. because it's shifted to the outer packaging. Or it may be lacking a barcode, or the barcode printed on it belongs to the full package size and not an individual can, etc. Or the manufacturer just doesn't want stores buying packs and splitting them up instead of buying higher-priced individual items to sell. Seems like it would mainly be a thing for retail stores, not restaurants.
Prophaniti
Banned
But..why? Why don't you take the time you would spend reporting them and spend it interacting with the other human beings around you so you can learn on your own why this is bizarre
this is the actual reason. once someone buys a multipack of something it's 100% legal to sell the items in the multipack itself separately.
chrisPjelly
Member
Ask the clerk for an invitation into the underground world of selling multipack pop drinks separately. After investing in several bulk purchases from your local Walmart, you can be his supplier and demand a royalty of 10cents per can sold. You'll be the real life Godfather in no time!
PJV3
Member
Exactly, it's not a serious matter like a multi-pack of monster munch.
"OP has a moral imperative to complain about the soda can" -Kant
excelsiorlef
Member
Is this a Turing Test?
Neverforget
Member
Of all the things that needs reporting I don't think this one is worth the hassle, unless somehow you feel ripped off and want revenge for making you pay 10 bucks... And you hated the food and service so much that you would rather people lose their jobs.
In any case OP, if you can channel this sense of justice for something better that actually benefit other human beings than corporations, you will be hero.
In any case OP, if you can channel this sense of justice for something better that actually benefit other human beings than corporations, you will be hero.
Is this the same thing as "not labelled for individual sale"? I interpreted it as the nutrition information wasn't on each little package but rather the box it came in so therefore it "can't" be for individual sale.
Come on OP, make america great again and bring back the multipack jobs.
Come on OP, make america great again and bring back the multipack jobs.
People say they don't care but when we don't have a sale item because the local convenience store owners cleared us out, suddenly it's our fault for letting it happen. Coke is a bit different since they own their stock and just rent shelf space but otherwise it's one of your local groceries eating the cost for these people.
Tezzeractor
Member
Reptars Revenge
Member
Holy shit if they are doing this out in the open then who knows what else they are doing.
Steve Youngblood
Member
I think part of the reason they might be marked that way is just because if they are sold at retail, the UPC needs to be able to register that this is a six pack and not an individual. Some of these are sold in the six pack plastic ring holders where you (if it's self checkout) or the clerk are going to be scanning an individual bottle and not some sort of cardboard case SKU wherein it would be clear that there's a difference between scanning the 12 pack box or an individual can/bottle.
You really gonna narc on a can-reselling ring?
Well, if they only sell you the license for a can...
Well, if they only sell you the license for a can...
Diprosalic
Banned
yes. this has happened to me, cashier accidently scanned the individual can instead of the whole 6 pack.
good times.
i told her
Forearm Star
Member
Steve Youngblood
Member
Right. But what I'm saying is that some of these things are explicitly marked where all six UPCs all register as "6 pack Pepsi cans." So that if I was a wise guy and pulled one off the plastic ring holder it'd still ring up differently than an individual can being sold in the refrigerator next to the checkout aisle.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Did you consider the FBI
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Deleted member 325805
Unconfirmed Member
Just the drink soda lol, what the hell.
WhiteRabbitEXE
Member
It's not enforceable. It's not intended for individual sale aaaand, that's it. Intended.
Pretty much, the absolute worst case thing I can imagine happening is the restaurant loses their purchasing agreement with that particular beverage company, but even that seems like quite a stretch.
If the OP is really that worried about soda pricing, he / she should probably just considering purchasing their own case of Coke.....
How does it make you feel if I sold this, OP?
snitch on them all
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=sonic+the+hedgehog+2+not+for+resale
snitch on them all
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=sonic+the+hedgehog+2+not+for+resale
I live in Massachusetts, and I've often run into shops selling drinks marked with big red "not for sale in MA" notices. I think it's because they're from non-bottle-deposit states (either NH or RI). Bugs me slightly since that takes away money that would go towards recycling. Doesn't seem like the police have any interest in cracking down, given how blatant / obvious the notices are.
Opus Angelorum
Member
I'm actually with the OP on this one.
In Northern Ireland at least, take-away services frequently sell a tin of Coke Cola for ÂŁ1.
Now if it's​ from a multi pack it usually works out to be ÂŁ0.25 - 0.30p.
Why is it acceptable that they should make such a profit?
In Northern Ireland at least, take-away services frequently sell a tin of Coke Cola for ÂŁ1.
Now if it's​ from a multi pack it usually works out to be ÂŁ0.25 - 0.30p.
Why is it acceptable that they should make such a profit?
Because you want to pay for it. Same reason Apple has $250bn in cash under the mattress.
Even if they don't buy cans from a multipack, they can buy them from Makro for the same price and not have that restriction anyway.
StrangeRoboMemory
Member
GAF has a weird defensiveness over anything restaurant/fast food related.
Also from a cultural point of view I think in the UK we are just much more used to certain consumer standards being enforced. I'm not sure this counts as one but the food place shouldn't be making a habit of this.
I actually reported a restaurant for doing this once. No idea what the outcome was but OP you can go to the FSIS government website (https://www.fsis.usda.gov) and go to the section to report regulations and compliance failures.
When I submitted mine about a year ago I just got a confirmation email but never heard back from them.
When I submitted mine about a year ago I just got a confirmation email but never heard back from them.
Opus Angelorum
Member
That's not a great comparison.
Someone sells you something for a price you're willing to pay.
The only difference is that this shop is selling a can that they aren't supposed to resell, but that hey could buy at a wholesaler without such a restriction.
Is your problem that they make that much profit (which is what you said in your post) or that they are being naughty?
That capitalism for ya.
There are some people who buy humble bundle games and resell them seperately.
Some retailers are guilty of this too when they received promotion bundle of items to be sold together during the limited timed event but after the event they sell them separately if they have leftovers.
There are some people who buy humble bundle games and resell them seperately.
Some retailers are guilty of this too when they received promotion bundle of items to be sold together during the limited timed event but after the event they sell them separately if they have leftovers.