>There are fixed distribution costs that do not directly > relate to the quantity of product inside the container. > For this reason two half-sizes in two containers is > usually more expensive than one full-size in one container.
That depends on whether the poster was referring to tins (cans) of beer, or draught (draft) beer. In most pubs, pints of beer pumped from a keg, and that's actually what I pictured, so the argument about distribution costs doesn't really apply in that case. So, why do two half pints cost more than one whole pint? Probably to encourage you to buy one whole pint in the first place. You're only paying a premium on a half pint, if you view the price of a full pint as the "regular" price. You could just as easily say that the cost of the half pint is the "regular" price, and that they give you a discount when you buy a full pint. Stephen
