Today's The Age has an online article titled "Ban discount coupons for alcohol"
As an OzBargainer we love coupons and discounts. Is the lazy knee jerk reaction of 'banning' discounts really going to influence how much alcohol we buy? Personally I've been swayed into buying more, such as when at the checkout they have a "$10 for a 6-pack of beer with any purchase over $x" offers. However, that doesn't necessarily mean I'd buy more - just that I would already have the beer that i was going to buy in future anyway.
Do you think you would buy less if it weren't constantly on sale? Or would you buy less but perhaps of greater quality?
I buy what I like, when I like, how I like 80% of the time. A coupon or a deal might make me buy a bit more than I intended like https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/65512, but it wouldn't be considered in excess…