My search of kegs

[BetterSense]

If I buy a lead-acid car battery, and do not bring my old one back for the 'core charge', am I guilty of stealing?

Just wondering; I thought I understood theft but apparently it's more complicated than I thought...

 

[Frige]

No, but you will go to hell.

Funny isnt it no matter where you go on the internet there are always a troll or 2 in every forum. Tell you what, you go first and I will meet you there.

 

[+HopSpunge+]

Jiminey crickets. The guy just bought a couple of old crappy used kegs. He did not kill an old lady.

 

[Bulls Beers]

He did not kill an old lady.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think that would be illegal.

 

[Airborneguy]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think that would be illegal.

Only if she worked for Budweiser.

 

[jeepinjeepin]

If I buy a lead-acid car battery, and do not bring my old one back for the 'core charge', am I guilty of stealing?

Just wondering; I thought I understood theft but apparently it's more complicated than I thought...

Nope, that's the difference between a core charge and a deposit. But EPA regs are getting stiffer and because of it I think stores in my area can be audited and have to be able to show cores or recycling receipts for the number of new batteries sold.

 

[kombat]

If you derive a personal sense of honor from allegiance to commercial breweries, that's commendable I suppose. I'm certainly not going to be insulted by that, especially when what we disagree on is perfectly legal where I come from.

Adultery is also perfectly legal. You can't go to jail for adultery. Doesn't make it OK though.

As others have pointed out, we all know it costs way more than $30 in materials and labor to create a Sanke keg. Thus, keeping it for the $30 deposit, while arguably legal in some jurisdictions (as opposed to adultery, which is legal everywhere), is morally wrong. It might not legally be theft, but morally it's theft. If you can do it and still sleep well at night, well, that's your call. But it says a lot about your character, IMHO.

 

[dietz31684]

Adultery is also perfectly legal. You can't go to jail for adultery. Doesn't make it OK though.

 

[ACbrewer]

OP, I've heard that the brewers get sanke keg's back in all sorts of conditions. At some point they decide to scrap them because the valves get messed up or whatever and it isn't worth their time to fix/clean. Of course if you car just going to cut it open, then it will be much easier to clean, plus I'm guessing you can discard the broken parts (being part of the top).

Even small breweries have a portion of kegs a year that get to damaged to be worth the time to fix, and will sell them. So instead of maffia style craigslist deals, see if any brewery or distributor has some available for sale.

 

[verbhertz]

I got a keg for Halloween last year and the deposit was around $100. Just saying.

 

[Yooper]

That's enough. In my state, keeping a keg for the deposit IS considered theft. In some places, it might not be illegal. I know that in Michigan, it is illegal to keep a keg for the deposit.

I know people take milk crates that say, "Property of XXX Dairy" without qualms as well. That doesn't mean it's the right thing to do, but if someone chooses to do something like that, let's not talk about it on the internet!