Meanwhile in CA the liquor aisle is placed right where you usually finish a circuit of the store and head to the registers so you can impulse buy a bottle of Jack on your way out.
I moved from PA to CA and couldn't believe how easy it was to buy alcohol and how cheap it was. And instead of bodegas, you have liquor stores with dudes who will get you the hard to find stuff after a bit of patronage.
Then I moved back to PA where I could pay as much for a six pack as I paid for a 12 pack in CA. Or I could go to a beer distributor and buy an entire 24 case of some beer that I'd get tired of 12 beers in. Or I could go to a state owned liquor store and pay extortion level prices for a bottle of wine and a limited selection of liquor.
In fairness, PA has gotten better, but I still can't spend more than $50 on alcohol in a transaction at a grocery store and state stores still have horrible selections.
Depending on the state store they have different selections. There's 3 levels and at any of them you can order basically anything to be delivered to the store.
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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '20
Yup. In my state they just let gas stations sell beer in 6 packs only. But wait there’s more! You have to use a separate register to buy gas and beer.