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Wounded Bear

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23. Makes sense to me...

Mon Oct 6, 2025, 02:28 PM

Oct 6

Over the last few years it seems like the "make it hot" craze has replaced the "put bacon in everything" craze in food, at least in the advertising.

As one who doesn't really like hot sauce on everthing, it drives me away as much as anything. I hardly ever eat fast food, so I'm kind of immune anyway. But I did wonder what brought on the craze. Makes sense to me that this was part of it.

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How The Drop in Alcohol Consumption is Raising the Price of Entrees and Concerts [View all] GreatGazoo Oct 6 OP

Have you seen the price of beers at stadiums and concert venues? Utterly ridiculous! Initech Oct 6 #1

Travis Kelcey and Patrick Mahomes opened up a restaurant Mosby Oct 6 #7

The prices of tickets at concert venues are also utterly ridiculous. raccoon Oct 6 #12

Entirely depends on the venue / band. Initech Oct 6 #21

I have one beer when I go to hockey games. Dulcinea Oct 6 #32

That's one thing this article fails to take into account. Initech Oct 6 #36

God only knows, how much at a stadium now? I attended an Arizona Cardinals game back in 2008, Jack Valentino Oct 6 #40

Beers are like $21 at SoFi the last time I went there. Initech Oct 7 #42

I don't drink at restaurants anymore either D_Master81 Oct 6 #2

My brother one time questioned me why I don't order cocktails at restaurants. Initech Oct 6 #22

$7 for a pint of good beer is pretty reasonable nowadays. maxsolomon Oct 6 #34

LESS than seven dollars will buy me the equivalent of eight beers at Dollar General (in 24's) Jack Valentino Oct 6 #41

In a restaurant or tavern, not at a grocery. maxsolomon Oct 7 #43

Single handedly drinking more Canadian Club. Prairie_Seagull Oct 6 #3

They pushed hot sauce to increase drink sales? newdeal2 Oct 6 #4

Makes sense to me... Wounded Bear Oct 6 #23

It is greater appreciation of the health effects WSHazel Oct 6 #5

Everything is bad for the body. maxsolomon Oct 6 #17

While true, alcohol has a reputation EYESORE 9001 Oct 6 #19

Alcohol is a solvent, after all... Wounded Bear Oct 6 #24

More turning to cannabis. republianmushroom Oct 6 #6

The availability of "edibles". FalloutShelter Oct 6 #10

I was going to say the can vape anything NCDem47 Oct 6 #14

Michigan just passed their budget bill (finally!)... WestMichRad Oct 6 #28

States tax themselves right out of the business. republianmushroom Oct 6 #29

I'm pretty sure... WestMichRad Oct 6 #39

Last time I bought a drink at an entertainment venue it cost $12 for a can of lukewarm Budweiser. Midnight Writer Oct 6 #8

It's dropped to the lowest level since prohibition Coldwater Oct 6 #9

I am shocked, shocked I tell you, that in these ridiculous times, people don't consume as much alcohol. raccoon Oct 6 #11

People have less money to spend. pandr32 Oct 6 #13

The stigma associated with not drinking alcohol. DFW Oct 6 #15

You were ahead of your time GreatGazoo Oct 6 #18

I don't know if I was ahead of my time. DFW Oct 6 #25

I can't stand most beer and wine. I'm OK with sweet German whites like Spatlese... 3catwoman3 Oct 6 #26

Gen Zyn -- more data GreatGazoo Oct 6 #16

LOL, a $14 can of water. flvegan Oct 6 #20

The Knee-Jerk Response To Less Alcohol Being Used Is To Raise Prices On The Drinks........ global1 Oct 6 #27

Personally, I think the decline is due to the ongoing decriminalization of weed. Wednesdays Oct 6 #30

Link, please, for the source of your OP, the five paragraphs there? highplainsdem Oct 6 #31

the link is the highlighted sentence. maxsolomon Oct 6 #35

No, that isn't it. I'm wondering where GreatGazoo found this first paragraph highplainsdem Oct 6 #37

I did more digging, answered one of my questions but found another problem with how the OP was written. highplainsdem Oct 6 #38

Buried in the report: "they have replaced alcohol with nicotine pouches such as Zyn." Aristus Oct 6 #33

Bottle of Dogfish 60 Min IPA was 9.75 at a place near me. Nope. 617Blue Oct 7 #44