roughbarked said:

Witty Rejoinder said:

roughbarked said:

Ha ha. :) the original bottle of wine you purchased for $20 did cost roughly something less than $2 to produce and ship.
The customer is being ripped off ant both ends. This is capitalism unchecked.

You don’t think there is competition in the wine industry? The markup on most food and beverage products from the farm to the consumer is similar and is simply a reflection on how value-adding works in the economy.

I understand all of that. But I do need it explained to me how the cost of washing and recycling the bottles can’t be worn by the wineries. It is a substantially smaller cost than cleaning up the wastes costs the rest of the taxpayers.

no but profit margins are non negotiable