You have to buy it at a special store or something? Yeah that sucks.

The idea of not being able to pull into a gas station and not get beer confounds me.

It always amazes me that the DPRK (Democratic People's Republic of Kalifornia) is so liberal when it comes to booze compared to other states.

I'm usually very against the State Stores, but this Costco thing doesn't look right. Only big-box 10,000 ft stores can sell booze now. OK, I know where to go for Monarch or Crown, but where do I get high end scotch? Costco isnt going to carry those, neither's Wal-Mart or Safeway.

The State Stores, bad as they are, do have a nice variety, and they do carry high end liquor.

Also there's the little matter of that 27% tax they snuck into the Costco law. According to at least one impartial review, liquor prices in Wa State will actually go UP if this passes. Which to me sort of blows the whole point of rolling the dice on distribution and going ahead and doing it.

Costco wins big though. And we get to fire some union employees at the state stores. But variety seems like it'll drop, maybe a lot. Costco isn't going to carry over 200 whiskey brands, like the State system does now.

And they will wind up taxing us as much or more than they do now. So I just don't see it.

Generation_D: I'm usually very against the State Stores, but this Costco thing doesn't look right. Only big-box 10,000 ft stores can sell booze now. OK, I know where to go for Monarch or Crown, but where do I get high end scotch? Costco isnt going to carry those, neither's Wal-Mart or Safeway.

The State Stores, bad as they are, do have a nice variety, and they do carry high end liquor.

Also there's the little matter of that 27% tax they snuck into the Costco law. According to at least one impartial review, liquor prices in Wa State will actually go UP if this passes. Which to me sort of blows the whole point of rolling the dice on distribution and going ahead and doing it.

Costco wins big though. And we get to fire some union employees at the state stores. But variety seems like it'll drop, maybe a lot. Costco isn't going to carry over 200 whiskey brands, like the State system does now.

And they will wind up taxing us as much or more than they do now. So I just don't see it.

Utah DABC stores have arbitrary selection with a distribution that seems to emphasize the upper middle to high end and the low end.

If ever there is a reasonably priced liquor on the shelves in Utah that can compete with something that costs $5 more for the same quantity, they will simply stop selling it. I've seen this happen over and over again.

The high end is also restricted to main-stream brands. I can get Hendricks gin, but i can't get any of the crazy stuff i see farkers recommend. They just don't sell it here.

And fark you if you like rye. You can have jim beam or you can have something that costs $30-$40 for a 750ml bottle.

And then there's the prices.

R.A.Danny: The idea of not being able to pull into a gas station and not get beer confounds me.

Shopping at Wal-Mart wouldn't be the same without the old Mexican vaquero with the gun strapped to his hip buying a handle of tequila and a 30-pack of bud at 6am every Sunday.

I think the overly restrictive liquor laws are ridiculous.

Here in Florida I have six liquor stores within walking distance. And they stay open till 3 AM. This is how life should be. I find these states with "state stores" and odd laws frightening and upsetting. And don't even get me started on Pennsylvania.

Confabulat: Here in Florida I have six liquor stores within walking distance. And they stay open till 3 AM. This is how life should be. I find these states with "state stores" and odd laws frightening and upsetting. And don't even get me started on Pennsylvania.

Virginia is a state run store state. No Sundays or Holidays, stores close at 10 PM.

There was some talk a while back of privatizing the liquor stores, to save the state some money. But, nothing ever came of it.

Confabulat: And don't even get me started on Pennsylvania.

Ugh, seriously. Not only is liquor only from state-owned stores, but beer can only be bought by a distributor by the case (or from a restaurant at full menu prices). That really sucks when you want a decent or nice beer (Guinness? $50/case. Chimay, $75 a case!)

I love that the Costco in Arizona has liquor and beer. A case of Spaten Oktoberfest? $22.99. A bottle of 12yr Glenlivet is just under $30. Now, if only they would get Yuengling from their east coast distributors, and sell it nationwide....

fusillade762: You can still get beer and whine pretty much anywhere.

"Well they have Sam Adams Boston Lager....but they never have the Boston Ale....and it's sooo over priced....and why can't they get some Great Lakes?!"

Welcome to Costco. I love you.

This is the only thing* keeping me in the state of Louisiana (city of New Orleans).


* Also, lack of sufficient funds to move, a true marketable skill to take with me outside waiting tables, and a car older than one of my siblings

They voted this down once. I can see it going down again as well. Too many "Won't someone think of the children?" misinformation in the campaign.

Still, our laws are far far far better than Utah's any day.

harm dealer: lol Americans. Land of the free and you can't even buy a drink where you want when you want.

This is true where I live. It's a moist county meaning you can only drink at restaurants that serve at least 100 people and get 75 percent of their profit from food. It's farking stupid but there is a petition going around to make the county wet.

/Hopefully it gets on the ballot.

violentsalvation: R.A.Danny: The idea of not being able to pull into a gas station and not get beer confounds me.

Shopping at Wal-Mart wouldn't be the same without the old Mexican vaquero with the gun strapped to his hip buying a handle of tequila and a 30-pack of bud at 6am every Sunday.

I think the overly restrictive liquor laws are ridiculous.

My friend once saw two Mexican guys at Meijer returning a shopping cart piled over the top with only Bud cans.

For the next year he bought one bottle of decent scotch a month, and other than that, just drank Bud.

/inspiration

I like Japan. I can buy booze damn near anywhere. Any time.

And drink it in public.

jingks: Here's to hoping it works, though I've never found petitions to be all that arousing.

According to Brandon Kilburn with the Laurel County Clerk's Office, approximately 516 signatures are needed to put the issue on the ballot.

I really hope it gets enough signatures and then gets on the ballot.

/Going to add my signature tomorrow.

This country is f*cked up today because it has always been f*cked up.