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Alex Bailey

I got the Las of 3 bottles 🙌🏾

Alma Hernandez

Very good customer service 👍 the employees are very helpful, and making sure you have what you need😊 would definitely come back with my family 🥰Thank you 🥰💯

Sean W

Updated from two stars to one. Since my review last month, they've actually increased the price of the Hofbrau Oktoberfest 5L... again. No problem, I'll head over to BevMo and pick it up. It's cheaper over there anyway. It's also cheaper at The Market on Herndon & West. Go check them out for beer. Great selection, most of it's kept cold, and it's all the same price or even cheaper than Total Wine Fresno. ----------------------------------------- Had a bad experience a couple years ago at the Fresno, CA location returning a 6pk of beer bottles that were extremely lightstruck. The woman gave me a hard time about wanting to return it and proudly explained the “beer guy” would have to taste one to see if it really was bad. He took one to the back, tasted, and yelled out that it was “skunky but fine to put back on the shelf.” The woman gave me a look that said, “see??” I had to laugh. Skunky is lightsruck, and it’s an off-flavor in beer. I don’t know if that young man still works there, but not sure I can get rid of the impression they don’t know much about beer. Sidenote- I always take an ice chest when buying beer so it doesn’t sit hot or get direct sunlight in the car. That beer sat in the sun somewhere along the way - I don’t know if that was Total Wine’s fault. And I thought it was silly they gave me a hard time about returning one 6pk of beer (that even they admitted had issues) given how much I spend here in a year. What I’ve noticed recently is a significant increase in beer prices across the board. Some I’ve noticed are even higher than the Fresno BevMo – e.g. Weihenstephaner bottles. I always considered Total Wine cheaper than BevMo (maybe not always by much) but I guess that isn’t the case anymore. Below were the beers’ regular prices without coupons or discounts, and I went through my TW online purchase history to verify those prices. These are just a few examples. -Bought a 5L mini keg of Hofbrau Oktoberfest on 10/14/21 for $19.49, now $26.99 (38% increase) -Bought Veltins Pils 4pk cans on 09/23/21 for $5.49, now $8.49 (54% increase) -Bought Sapporo 12pk cans on 07/01/21 for $10.49, now $13.99 (33% increase) -Bought Old Speckled Hen 4pk cans on 06/23/21 for $7.49, now $11.49 (53% increase) -Bought Paulaner Pils 4pk cans on 12/30/20 for $5.49, now $8.79 (60% increase) ***and it’s not just imports*** -Bought Anchor California Lager 6pk cans on 01/05/22 for $7.99, now $9.99 (25% increase) -Abita Andygator 6pk bott. last year was $8.99, now $11.49 (28% increase) -Bear Republic Racer 5 6pk bott. last year was $7.99, now $10.99 (37% increase) You get the picture. Guessing the comeback will be they have no choice, but I believe prices are being hiked higher than necessary. Up to 60% increases in less than 2yrs is unreasonable. Total Wine- can I expect beer prices to continue skyrocketing? Wondering if I’ll need to make adjustments on where I spend.

Fernando Zavala Coronado

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