Originally Posted by
cfisher6
Not the bomber bottles, these are the 330ml ones. It's more than I've ever paid in the US outside of a bar, but the more relevant issue was the Taobao price at the time of around 25 RMB. Now Taobao can even go as low as 18-20 RMB, and bars in the area are more likely to charge 32-35 RMB.
I can now enjoy more imported, quality beers in China for less than in the US, but they're still a bit expensive for my Chinese or foreign teacher friends.
OK, given those comparisons with other local options, I agree that's high. To be fair- that happens everywhere, though. You pay for convenience, as already noted.
My husband (a home brewer and avid craft beer fan) was amazed that he could walk into any convenience store on every street in Shanghai and get a beer at any time of day and walk around drinking it. Even if he didn't enjoy the flavor of those beers much
(the first time he asked someone if it was ok to drink the beer on the street/in the open- oh, the blank looks he received!)