Leftover alcohol & soft drink from Wedding
Discussion
You say you bought soft drinks/beers 'sale or return' then go back to the suppliers and return what you bought from them. Used to be that you could only return 25% of original order but that might not be the case now.
The issue with trying to sell spirits is that they might have been bought duty-free and would be illegal to resell in a shop/pub. Do you still have the receipts from your purchase? Try and return them to the supplier.
The issue with trying to sell spirits is that they might have been bought duty-free and would be illegal to resell in a shop/pub. Do you still have the receipts from your purchase? Try and return them to the supplier.
condor said:
You say you bought soft drinks/beers 'sale or return' then go back to the suppliers and return what you bought from them. Used to be that you could only return 25% of original order but that might not be the case now.
The issue with trying to sell spirits is that they might have been bought duty-free and would be illegal to resell in a shop/pub. Do you still have the receipts from your purchase? Try and return them to the supplier.
I don't mean to sound ungrateful, but I clearly said "what we have left is from Sale or Return from the soft drink and beer (packets/boxes opened)." You can't return SoR items that aren't in resalable condition, do you not think we might have thought of this?!The issue with trying to sell spirits is that they might have been bought duty-free and would be illegal to resell in a shop/pub. Do you still have the receipts from your purchase? Try and return them to the supplier.
I have original proof of purchase (Sainsbury's, Waitrose, Majestics) but AFAIK I can't just return them as they're not faulty, they'll be outside any goodwill period (if they even allow you return alcohol?).
Sports clubs are a good shout, will give the local ones a call.
sparks85 said:
condor said:
You say you bought soft drinks/beers 'sale or return' then go back to the suppliers and return what you bought from them. Used to be that you could only return 25% of original order but that might not be the case now.
The issue with trying to sell spirits is that they might have been bought duty-free and would be illegal to resell in a shop/pub. Do you still have the receipts from your purchase? Try and return them to the supplier.
I don't mean to sound ungrateful, but I clearly said "what we have left is from Sale or Return from the soft drink and beer (packets/boxes opened)." You can't return SoR items that aren't in resalable condition, do you not think we might have thought of this?!The issue with trying to sell spirits is that they might have been bought duty-free and would be illegal to resell in a shop/pub. Do you still have the receipts from your purchase? Try and return them to the supplier.
I have original proof of purchase (Sainsbury's, Waitrose, Majestics) but AFAIK I can't just return them as they're not faulty, they'll be outside any goodwill period (if they even allow you return alcohol?).
Sports clubs are a good shout, will give the local ones a call.
If you have the receipts and had originally said it was for a wedding reception/party and sale or return - then Majestic should refund you quite happily - not sure about Waitrose/Sainsburys, but you can always ask at their customer service desk. If you had the free glass hire that goes with the alcohol purchase that would be good as must of mentioned you were having a party.
Hoofy said:
With the amount of times you've had to repeat your answers on here, I'm surprised you haven't resorted to drinking all 40 bottles of spirits yourself. 
It's enough to turn a man to alcoholism!foreverme said:
What do you have? Might be interested in some as we have a large party at the end of the month...
PM'ed you a list Europa1 said:
Your wedding guests were clearly amateurs.
They certainly didn't drink as much tequila as I'd like!!sc0tt said:
Sparks - Where abouts are you located? Near j29? I am having an engagement party in 3 weeks and could do with some bottles.
PM'ed you a list. We're either J3 (A20) or J2 (A2) on the south side of Dartford tunnel/bridge.ambuletz said:
keep it? you're going to need it whenever you remind yourself that you're in it FOREVERRRRRR
dun dun dunnn!
<Sobs>dun dun dunnn!
condor said:
I hadn't realised you couldn't return single items ( rather than cases of items), so presumably you bought from a cash and carry outlet rather than supermarket/off licence. I used to run off licences and often had people wanting free glass hire ( which we provided) for their partys and buying alcohol/soft drinks on sale or return. We used to take single items back so just presumed there wouldn't be a problem.
If you have the receipts and had originally said it was for a wedding reception/party and sale or return - then Majestic should refund you quite happily - not sure about Waitrose/Sainsburys, but you can always ask at their customer service desk. If you had the free glass hire that goes with the alcohol purchase that would be good as must of mentioned you were having a party.
The stuff from Majestic was SoR, we returned it all and they (understandably) refused to accept back the items we still have, as they weren't in saleable condition - bottles of soft drinks were loose instead of in the plastic 6 pack wrapping, beer bottles were in cases that didn't match the brand etc. They took back £900 of drinks and hired glasses.If you have the receipts and had originally said it was for a wedding reception/party and sale or return - then Majestic should refund you quite happily - not sure about Waitrose/Sainsburys, but you can always ask at their customer service desk. If you had the free glass hire that goes with the alcohol purchase that would be good as must of mentioned you were having a party.
I don't think Waitrose and Sainsburys will take it back given the time elapsed and the fact it's not defective but I will check.
papa3 said:
ashleyman said:
Join a local For Sale group on Facebook.
List it all with prices and it will go. Everything goes, they're like vultures!
But be prepared for endless stupid questions, time wasters and insulting offers. We gave away a perfectly good washing machine for free. Needed it gone in a hurry. First 3 enquiries asked if I would deliver and install it. fList it all with prices and it will go. Everything goes, they're like vultures!
king loonies.joshleb said:
I've got no answers, but I'm just wondering how much you bought compared to how much was drunk...?!
I was wondering that too. 40 bottles too much is quite some over-estimate.I've only just finished drinking the Christmas stuff I bought. Most of the buggers who came just wanted tea. I couldn't make it fast enough - this Christmas I'll be buying a tea-urn.
Sheepshanks said:
joshleb said:
I've got no answers, but I'm just wondering how much you bought compared to how much was drunk...?!
I was wondering that too. 40 bottles too much is quite some over-estimate.I've only just finished drinking the Christmas stuff I bought. Most of the buggers who came just wanted tea. I couldn't make it fast enough - this Christmas I'll be buying a tea-urn.
Crikey, thats a pretty major over estimate.
sparks85 said:
The stuff from Majestic was SoR, we returned it all and they (understandably) refused to accept back the items we still have, as they weren't in saleable condition - bottles of soft drinks were loose instead of in the plastic 6 pack wrapping, beer bottles were in cases that didn't match the brand etc. They took back £900 of drinks and hired glasses.
I don't think Waitrose and Sainsburys will take it back given the time elapsed and the fact it's not defective but I will check.
If your Majestic order was around £4000 then I'm not surprised they only have taken back £900 of drinks. It always used to be a maximum of 25% on sale or return to stop people over ordering and getting loads of glasses for free hire. Hope they were all returned clean!I don't think Waitrose and Sainsburys will take it back given the time elapsed and the fact it's not defective but I will check.
Depending on how many glasses you hired - and I'm guessing a lot from the amount of booze you bought, they most likely would have come from 4 or 5 different Majestic stores - which their van would have had to call round and collect from.
Off licences have a stockholding budget that they have to stick to. It's usually around 4 times their weekly turnover.
A £900 refund would have that store manager being questioned by their Area manager and possibly even Head Office if Company procedures hadn't been followed. Retail management is harsh.
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