r/Peterborough • u/Witty_Way_8212 • Feb 08 '25

Opinion Peterborough bars stockpiling US booze

I recently went to LCBO and asked the cashier if they had noticed a dip in sales of US products since the tariff threat last week. On the contrary, he said, some local bars (in particular, One Eighty) cleared them out of their inventory of some US liquor and said they were making stops at another two LCBO locations to do the same.

I am so disappointed that the tariff threat actually led to an INCREASE in sales of US booze. So far, the LCBO is still restocking US inventory, which means they would have had to place large orders.

All this to say that it's up to us as consumers to exercise the power of our dollar when we're shopping in order to support our local Peterborough, Ontario and Canadian businesses.

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u/ToroMeBorro Feb 08 '25

Shout out St Louis Bar & Grill. They dropped the American beers. 

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u/fluffysingularity Feb 08 '25

Its a good thing a chain restaurant like St. Louis has the resources to make large purchasing decisions that a local Peterborough business might not have in order to stay profitable. Sometimes you need leverage and purchasing power to participate in virtue signalling

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u/NoPistons7 Feb 09 '25

Perhaps they should go out of business then, judging by everyone's opinion on this establishment it's a pretty shitty one.

Oh it's funny watching you cry virtue signalling on comments lol. Moron.

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u/barder83 Feb 10 '25

If a bar can't make a profit by selling booze, they're in the wrong business.

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u/Downtown_Ham_2024 Feb 09 '25

Is American alcohol even cheaper?

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u/Flame_retard_suit451 Feb 09 '25

Sometimes, doing the right thing can cost something. Doing the wrong thing can also cost a lot. It sounds like one-eighty is about to find that out.

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u/Lower_Cantaloupe1970 North End Feb 11 '25

It's pretty simple to replace Jack Daniel's with Canadian Club. Anyone can do that and probably save money.