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[markeee]

i was just reading about this 'Be chilled' service , where you can just reserve your lager and pickup crates of it there,

http://www.tinthepar....asp?page=s5_11

Why don't they do something similar at Glasto?

The official beer, Carlsberg would make more money & i'm sure logistically they could handle it? and perhaps it would encourage more people to use  public transport, as it is a deterrant , if you can drive you can take as much as you want, but if you chose to use public transport you're limited due to the sheer awkwardness/weight.

This is, assuming they don't charge some astronomically high price for the privilege

if a thread like this has already been posted - sorry:)

[Kyelo]

They charge over £20 a crate I think, Glasto could do it but it would be no cheaper. I personally wouldn't use it but plenty would I'm sure.

[markeee]

BenchBuddah, on Jul 11 2009, 03:17 PM, said:

They charge over £20 a crate I think, Glasto could do it but it would be no cheaper. I personally wouldn't use it but plenty would I'm sure.

im not sure how much over the normal supermarket price that is, maybe 4/5 quid max?

i mean, even if it was no cheaper, as you say i expect people would use it

i don't drive, so i had to get the train in 07 and couldn't take as much as i would have liked to ..if i could have picked up crates on site, then i would have

[Gothenburg83]

the deal at rockness this year was great!

http://www.rockness....r-warm-beer.....

trade in ur warm beer (any brand any size, 15p can on asda beer if u wish!) and get a 500ml can of carling back!

get deal, as i had crates of  tennents with me, only 440ml traded in for the carling! i seen people with crappy asda own brand beer (crates and crates!) and traded it in for there carling.

get your butts up to rockness 2010

[Davey_T]

Gothenburg83, on Jul 11 2009, 05:16 PM, said:

the deal at rockness this year was great!

http://www.rockness....ur-warm-beer.....

trade in ur warm beer (any brand any size, 15p can on asda beer if u wish!) and get a 500ml can of carling back!

get deal, as i had crates of  tennents with me, only 440ml traded in for the carling! i seen people with crappy asda own brand beer (crates and crates!) and traded it in for there carling.

get your butts up to rockness 2010

They did this at Leeds and Reading for a bit. Gutted they stopped it =(

[Rufus Gwertigan]

It's up to the bars really, although it would dramatically increase the number of empty cans.

[Kyelo]

They do that warm beer trade at loads of festivals, they wouldn't do it at Glastonbury though.

[Gothenburg83]

i didnt realise it is done at alot of festivals     i think its great but i dont understand where they are making there money when they are getting shite and giving away there cans  

[Kyelo]

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i didnt realise it is done at alot of festivals i think its great but i dont understand where they are making there money when they are getting shite and giving away there cans

It's more a PR thing than a money making one. You leave thinking 'Carling are a decent company' type thing, you may also leave with a new favourite beer so may be more inclined to buy it next time.

Edited by BenchBuddah, 12 July 2009 - 07:18 PM.

[mandypants]

BenchBuddah, on Jul 11 2009, 05:52 PM, said:

They do that warm beer trade at loads of festivals, they wouldn't do it at Glastonbury though.

No, and they never will because Carling get a shedload of blatant advertising along with the sponsorship and lager exchanging, there's no way Michael Eavis would agree to it.

It was a great success at Leeds, but now Carling aren't sponsoring the festival, they're not gonna give away free cans of lager.

As for the cans, I reckon there'd be just as many cans as there are currently paper cups, and they're just as easily recycled.

[Kyelo]

I reckon the main reason would be because the bars and festival would lose so much money. It's always done in the campsites at other festivals which obviously couldn't happen at Glastonbury because there is no arena/campsite seperation, people just wouldn't bother buying pints and would just exchange cans all day as that would be far cheaper.

[markeee]

Gothenburg83, on Jul 11 2009, 04:16 PM, said:

the deal at rockness this year was great!

http://www.rockness....ur-warm-beer.....

trade in ur warm beer (any brand any size, 15p can on asda beer if u wish!) and get a 500ml can of carling back!

get deal, as i had crates of  tennents with me, only 440ml traded in for the carling! i seen people with crappy asda own brand beer (crates and crates!) and traded it in for there carling.

get your butts up to rockness 2010

they did have this at reading/leeds

mandypants, on Jul 11 2009, 05:24 PM, said:

No, and they never will because Carling get a shedload of blatant advertising along with the sponsorship and lager exchanging, there's no way Michael Eavis would agree to it.

It was a great success at Leeds, but now Carling aren't sponsoring the festival, they're not gonna give away free cans of lager.

As for the cans, I reckon there'd be just as many cans as there are currently paper cups, and they're just as easily recycled.

totally agree

BenchBuddah, on Jul 11 2009, 05:30 PM, said:

I reckon the main reason would be because the bars and festival would lose so much money. It's always done in the campsites at other festivals which obviously couldn't happen at Glastonbury because there is no arena/campsite seperation, people just wouldn't bother buying pints and would just exchange cans all day as that would be far cheaper.

good point mate, i didnt even think about that

but yea at reading/leeds its outside the arena, and you cant take your own into the arena, so if you want a drink its the bars..meaning bar sales are unlikely to be affected

but no arena at glasto, so it possibly (probably??) would affect sales

[benissright]

Reading still sells crates of beer on the campsite though. Why cant glasto do this?

[markeee]

benissright, on Jul 11 2009, 07:30 PM, said:

Reading still sells crates of beer on the campsite though. Why cant glasto do this?

because it could affect bar sales i guess they would say

as you can walk round and see bands with your own alcohol - whereas you can't at reading/leeds!

[glastofreak]

In October last year I contacted carlsberg and GF to ask about selling trays of beer here are the responces I got.


Thank you for your emails sent to the Carlsberg website.

As sponsors of the event, Carlsberg UK co-operate fully with Glastonbury
on all environmental and safety matters.  A 'canned' bar would prove
difficult for Glastonbury from a collection and a safety perspective.
As a result of this, Glastonbury only allows cans in the camping fields,
and draught in the main arena.

Kind regards

The Lagers Team

It is a deliberate policy not to have a can bar. There are two main reasons;

Firstly, it is a health and safety concern that full cans can and often are used as missiles in crowds. If the licencing authority had their way ideally we would have no cans on site at all. We strike this compromise that you can bring in some alcohol in cans for your own consumption on the premise that most people leave them in their tents.

Secondly we have, in past years, had deaths amongst the cattle that graze on Worthy Farm caused by ingesting ring-pulls from beer cans, so Michael is unlikely to ever agree to a Can Bar for that reason.

Best Wishes

Glastonbury Festival Office

[markeee]

glastofreak, on Jul 12 2009, 01:53 AM, said:

In October last year I contacted carlsberg and GF to ask about selling trays of beer here are the responces I got.


Thank you for your emails sent to the Carlsberg website.

As sponsors of the event, Carlsberg UK co-operate fully with Glastonbury
on all environmental and safety matters.  A 'canned' bar would prove
difficult for Glastonbury from a collection and a safety perspective.
As a result of this, Glastonbury only allows cans in the camping fields,
and draught in the main arena.

Kind regards

The Lagers Team

It is a deliberate policy not to have a can bar. There are two main reasons;

Firstly, it is a health and safety concern that full cans can and often are used as missiles in crowds. If the licencing authority had their way ideally we would have no cans on site at all. We strike this compromise that you can bring in some alcohol in cans for your own consumption on the premise that most people leave them in their tents.

Secondly we have, in past years, had deaths amongst the cattle that graze on Worthy Farm caused by ingesting ring-pulls from beer cans, so Michael is unlikely to ever agree to a Can Bar for that reason.

Best Wishes

Glastonbury Festival Office

that makes sense now, thanks for this

[Gothenburg83]

that makes sense...but the trade is done in the camp area of rockness...as bottles and cans cant be takin into the main arena

[ailslie]

T in the Park is waaay overrated and actually a lot more corporate than it seems at a first glance. It's just so tennants can make a shitload on overpriced cans, on top of the shitload the are already making by the rest of the festival. I can't see Glasto doing it that way tbh.

Edited by ailslie, 12 July 2009 - 09:58 PM.

[Kyelo]

ailslie, on Jul 12 2009, 10:57 PM, said:

T in the Park is waaay overrated and actually a lot more corporate than it seems at a first glance. It's just so tennants can make a shitload on overpriced cans, on top of the shitload the are already making by the rest of the festival. I can't see Glasto doing it that way tbh.

lol are you serious? You didn't realise TITP was as corporate as it is? I would have thought the very first punters in 1994 walking into Strathclyde Park would have noticed that big badass T. Surely that gives it away without even thinking about it? lol

All the big festivals  do it though, it's just that at T the main sponsor is also a beer company. They all charge the same prices. The only reason Glastonbury doesn't is because it doesn't have an arena and campsite. If it did, Carlsberg or somebody would muscle in with £20+ crates for the campsite.

Edited by BenchBuddah, 13 July 2009 - 01:45 PM.