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Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Asda sells beer cheaper than water


By Lucy Cockcroft
07 Oct 2008

A supermarket chain has been heavily criticised for selling cans of lager for less than 23p each - cheaper than the price of bottled water

Asda is charging just 90p for the four pack of 440ml Skol lager, at 3.2 per cent strength, which works out at 51p a litre.

In comparison, a pack of four 750ml bottles of Evian water costs £2.91, or 97p a litre.

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