As per title. I very, very rarely drink, and I generally just want to buy a single of something for a rare treat, however most beers/ciders/etc are sold in multipacks.

The pricing on the shelf is usually per-pack only, yet sometimes I see random products with single cans/bottles missing, and sometimes random products will have a little section of unpackaged singles, despite not having a separate price showing.

Is it generally OK to split an unopened 4- or 6-pack, or is that as weird and inappropriate as doing the equivalent in a supermarket? What even are the rules around this?

  • jeffw@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    9
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    edit-2
    1 year ago

    In the US, it’s usually clear which you can split if you’re at a beer distributor. There’s usually a 6-pack price and a per bottle price (sometimes you do have to look around for the tags).

    Many grocery stores have a section specifically for singles, often with a “make your own 6 pack” that is cheaper than 6 singles.

    Often you can get larger cans (24ish oz) that are explicitly sold as singles. These are typically the cheap stuff like Bud light or Foster’s