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1 liter cointreau from another country?

  • 17-07-2009 10:25pm
    #1
    personguy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 95 ✭✭


    we drank a friend's cointreau while they were away and told him we'd replace it. trouble is, it was a liter bottle, and after asking around at dozens of off licenses, it seems liter bottles of this particular beverage are "only" available at duty-free and other countries. now, i could just do 2 70cl bottles, but that gets dear enough pretty quickly. i've found two places online in spain and france that sell liter bottles for 15.80 and 21.00, respectively. i'd prefer those prices, so was just wondering if anyone knew anyone coming from some other country or through a duty-free who would be willing to buy a liter bottle of cointreau and trust a stranger to reimberse them for their troubles. i'll be travelling to the states in a while, but not sure if they'll have cointreau, and would like to clear up the matter sooner than later. :)

    any advice or hints welcome.
    cheers.
    pg
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  • #2
    BeerNut
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 11,975 Mod ✭✭✭✭BeerNut


    personguy wrote: »
    anyone coming from some other country or through a duty-free who would be willing to buy a liter bottle of cointreau and trust a stranger to reimberse them for their troubles.
    Hint number one: selling alcohol without a licence is illegal. It's probably best not to ask people on an open forum to do it.

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  • #3
    [Deleted User]
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    Call Barry Fitzwilliam, they distribute it here and might have the litre bottles. They might be trade only sales though, but it's worth a try.
    Barry Fitz


  • #4
    kenmc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,278 ✭✭✭kenmc


    Just give him the 2x70cls by way of apology and to reimburse him for the inconvenience, and let it be a lesson to you not to go drinking what's not yours.


  • #5
    rubadub
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,386 ✭✭✭✭rubadub


    personguy wrote: »
    i'll be travelling to the states in a while, but not sure if they'll have cointreau, and would like to clear up the matter sooner than later.
    I would be shocked if you couldn't get it in the states. But anyway you can buy it duty free in dublin airport on the way out and bring it back again. Loads of people miss out on the fact you can buy duty free both ways.


  • #6
    personguy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 95 ✭✭personguy


    BeerNut wrote: »
    Hint number one: selling alcohol without a licence is illegal. It's probably best not to ask people on an open forum to do it.

    oh! didn't see all these comments here until just now. thanks for the tip, BN. i hadn't considered it 'selling' alcohol, though i see your point/perspective, but i figured it was more fair than asking someone to give it to me for free ;)

    thanks all for the tips. and yes, i've definitely learned my lesson. :o


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