Wine and beer buying habits

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Multi-response required: Please respond to one of the wine statements and one of the beer statements.

'Online' includes supermarket delivery as well as specialist suppliers.

Interested in your booze-buying habits and experiences. Have any experiences swung your opinion?

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bazking69 said:

I can't recall ever buying wine or beer online.

Is there a reason for that?

You don't want to because you pick them up when you visit a supermarket?

You feel uncomfortable ordering these products online?

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Mattt said:

Can't imagine buying beer online, unless maybe for highly specialised Breweries - but generally I only drink 'mainstream' beers.

Why? Do you order any other food products online?

Beer is 'safer' in that aspect than wine, isn't it? As you buy a known brand.

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Mr Will said:

You are missing an important option, "I have never, but would consider buying online"

Apart from the field length is too short for that

Kinda fixed it

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shirt said:

my wine knowledge isn't good enough to chance an online purchase.

This comment fascinates me.

When you buy a bottle of wine in a supemarket, you have no idea how it'll taste. (Unless you've bought it before, obviously)

So why would an online purchase be any different?

Or are you put off my having to buy a 'quantity'?