Bottle Depots, why is this still a thing.....

[darockwilder]

Originally Posted by Cameron Swift

I prefer to leave my toenails uncut. My son is uncut too. So he looks like me.

This is incredibly funny.

[DownhillGoat]

Originally Posted by Tacopuck

I have some suggestions for the next CP Article(s):

My vote goes for:
"The let's talk about common thread titles, , why is this still a thing? megathread"

[Tacopuck]

Originally Posted by DownhillGoat

My vote goes for:
"The let's talk about common thread titles, , why is this still a thing? megathread"

Megathreads, why is this still a thing? A Megathread

[GGG]

$75 for significant amount of garage space is definitely not worth my time. Using that space for oil changes give you way better bang for your buck.

[PepsiFree]

Originally Posted by GGG

$75 for significant amount of garage space is definitely not worth my time. Using that space for oil changes give you way better bang for your buck.

Just keep the cans in there, take them back right before you change your oil, and ta da: easy money.

[Wormius]

There was no point during the collection of $75 worth of cans and bottles when there was possibly a bottle depot on the way to running other errands? When I get to 2 garbage bags of empties, I am like, “well, we are going to T&T, I should bring the bags”.

[calumniate]

Montreal is awesome for this. Just take your empties back to the corner store and swap out for a fresh six pack!

[8 Ball]

Originally Posted by calumniate

Montreal is awesome for this. Just take your empties back to the corner store and swap out for a fresh six pack!

Liquor stores take empties there? That is brilliant.

[DownhillGoat]

Originally Posted by 8 Ball

Liquor stores take empties there? That is brilliant.

Yes and no. Sask used to do that (may still?). Beer bottles had to go back to the LB, and cans etc. when to the recycling depot. It was a huge pain.

[Robotic]

Crush the cans to save space and fit more in a bag.

[calumniate]

Originally Posted by 8 Ball

Liquor stores take empties there? That is brilliant.

Basically every corner store in Montreal sells beer and takes empties (within reason)

[Sliver]

Originally Posted by DownhillGoat

Yes and no. Sask used to do that (may still?). Beer bottles had to go back to the LB, and cans etc. when to the recycling depot. It was a huge pain.

OK liquor store in the late 90s in Calgary did, too.

[CliffFletcher]

Convenience stores here used to take bottles in exchange for the refund too.

[The Familia]

My last bottle return net me $50! That’s half a tank of gas!

[8 Ball]

Originally Posted by calumniate

Basically every corner store in Montreal sells beer and takes empties (within reason)

That's awesome. We are so far behind the times here. If you wanted to grap a case of Corona and a pack of cigars here, you would have to hit three stores. Liquor store for the beer, corner store for the cigars and a grocery store for the limes.

[jayswin]

Originally Posted by calf

And you can return for refund and get another $1.20. That's $2.40 in cash and savings- almost enough for another 12 pack of Coke

Well it's not really double savings on the $1.20 as you get the deposit back on any case of coke.

[Rubicant]

Originally Posted by DownhillGoat

Yes and no. Sask used to do that (may still?). Beer bottles had to go back to the LB, and cans etc. when to the recycling depot. It was a huge pain.

This is one area I actually think Ontario does right. There are only deposits on alcoholic beverage containers, not things like pop cans.

No matter where you get your alcoholic containers, the beer store takes them all back. One stop drop.

Everything else goes in your blue bin. I however am too lazy to even do that much collection and storage, and forego the deposit by putting everything in the blue bin.

[Minnie]

Originally Posted by GGG

$75 for significant amount of garage space is definitely not worth my time. Using that space for oil changes give you way better bang for your buck.

Until some yoink neighbour or city alderman complains and the city tells you that you have to get a business license, LOL

[savemedrzaius]

Because of this thread I've had a traumatic flashback.

I remember when I was a kid in our basement we would have a wall of empty 24 cases. Then when my dad felt it was time we would load it up and take it to the Beer Store to get the money back. We had one of those crappy vans and it would be filled with cases. I remember feeling like such a lowlife bringing in case after case of 24s into the Beer Store.

Anyways, in Ontario I don't think we had bottle depots. You would just take your empties to the Beer Store. You guys can't do that?

[PepsiFree]

Originally Posted by savemedrzaius

Anyways, in Ontario I don't think we had bottle depots. You would just take your empties to the Beer Store. You guys can't do that?

No, but we can buy a case of beer after 6 pm, so it’s a decent trade-off.