Originally Posted by Hoyaheel

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!)