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By *olarfox OP Man
over a year ago
North Cambs |
I was discussing a business idea with a mate the other day - late night booze deliveries (basically like ordering in a take away).
I reckon there would be quite a demand for a service whereby alcohol could be ordered in at unsocial hours or when people have already been drinking and don't wish to go out/drive to buy more themselves.
Are there any licensing laws to prevent this? Would people be prepared to pay the kind of mark up in price required to make this service viable?
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over a year ago
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Where I used to live some one set this up, the booze van. Also sold bread, milk, cigarettes etc. It was really good. Loads of people used it but then it suddenly closed down.- skittles |
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I've seen this advertised locally on Facebook (can't remember the name).
It's an in demand service for late night people who fancy a drink.
The thing is, how much markup are you going to put on drinks?
The service I've seen is pretty much a rip off. There's profit then there's taking the piss!
This service does 'packages' so for example, a bottle of vodka and 2 bottles of for a stupid amount of money.
You have to think of safety too, what's stopping someone from ordering loads then jumping the delivery person? |
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By *olarfox OP Man
over a year ago
North Cambs |
"I've seen this advertised locally on Facebook (can't remember the name).
It's an in demand service for late night people who fancy a drink.
The thing is, how much markup are you going to put on drinks?
The service I've seen is pretty much a rip off. There's profit then there's taking the piss!
This service does 'packages' so for example, a bottle of vodka and 2 bottles of for a stupid amount of money.
You have to think of safety too, what's stopping someone from ordering loads then jumping the delivery person?"
I think safety would necessarily be a concern - especially when dealing with people who might well be half cut already. This said, payment by card up front, would eliminate the need to carry cash and also would mean that you have a record of an individuals details - pretty unlikely they will try anything in this situation.
I think most people who order anything in these days tend to pay by card, so I don't foresee a problem with this ... |
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By *olarfox OP Man
over a year ago
North Cambs |
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The thing is, how much markup are you going to put on drinks?
The service I've seen is pretty much a rip off. There's profit then there's taking the piss!
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Obviously it needs to be a price which the market will bear...I guess somewhere between local shop and pub prices....or perhaps a minimum order price; if not a delivery charge on top....
I would imagine that most people would pay an extra £5 on top of a bottle of vodka or perhaps an extra £3 on a four pack of beer or a bottle of wine.....something in that oder?? |
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By *olarfox OP Man
over a year ago
North Cambs |
"A lot of cities have a dial-a-drink company"
  I wasn't aware of this...perhaps because I live in a relatively small town...however I need to investigate whether there is anything like this available in Cambridge...probably big enough and very affluent |
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Legally speaking, doesn’t it depend on whether you are simply delivering the alcohol that has already been purchased by the customer from a licensed seller.
Even if you are buying on their behalf and then delivering, then you are “selling” the booze, and would need to be licensed to do so
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