Used kegs

[jschein]

So if you have a keg, and the retailer won't take it back, what are you supposed to do with it?

Cover with a sheet, move to basement and use it for spunding. Out of sight out of mind.

 

[Qhrumphf]

So if you have a keg, and the retailer won't take it back, what are you supposed to do with it?

Don't lose the receipt?

Or take it to the brewery directly. And if they don't want it back, then yeah, I guess at that point do whatever the f*** you want with it.

As far as I'm concerned, the retailer probably jacks up the deposit from distributor probably jacks up the deposit from the brewery, so if some c*** beer shop thinks they *might* lose theirs makes sense they'll just keep yours if it leaves em ahead. But it's not their keg as much as it isn't yours.

 

[Blazinlow86]

Don't lose the receipt?

Or take it to the brewery directly. And if they don't want it back, then yeah, I guess at that point do whatever the f*** you want with it.

As far as I'm concerned, the retailer probably jacks up the deposit from distributor probably jacks up the deposit from the brewery, so if some c*** beer shop thinks they *might* lose theirs makes sense they'll just keep yours if it leaves em ahead. But it's not their keg as much as it isn't yours.

The specific question at hand is if the **brewery** and not a 3rd party distributor refuses to give the deposit back because the recipe is lost as happened to my friend therefore he kept the keg is the keg now stolen in your opinion? Cheers

 

[Qhrumphf]

The specific question at hand is if the **brewery** and not a 3rd party distributor refuses to give the deposit back because the recipe is lost as happened to my friend therefore he kept the keg is the keg now stolen in your opinion? Cheers

If the *owner* of the keg (brewery, Microstar, whoever) refuses to take it back, as far as I'm concerned you've exercised due diligence to return the keg and at that point, I wouldn't see an issue.

But a 3rd party retailer isn't the owner, and deposit doesn't mean "you bought it".

 

[bleme]

If the *owner* of the keg (brewery, Microstar, whoever) refuses to take it back, as far as I'm concerned you've exercised due diligence to return the keg and at that point, I wouldn't see an issue.

But a 3rd party retailer isn't the owner, and deposit doesn't mean "you bought it".

How about if I email the brewery and invite them to come pick it up at my house, 1600 miles away, in exchange for my deposit? Obviously a rhetorical question, but it shows how both the breweries and consumers are being victimized here. Raging at the consumers for problems with the retailers isn't going to help anything.

 

[Qhrumphf]

How about if I email the brewery and invite them to come pick it up at my house, 1600 miles away, in exchange for my deposit? Obviously a rhetorical question, but it shows how both the breweries and consumers are being victimized here. Raging at the consumers for problems with the retailers isn't going to help anything.

At that distance, betcha it's Microstar or an equivalent and not the brewery who own it, who'd still be happy to take it off your hands.