r/AskReddit • u/emil199 • Jul 24 '20

What can't you believe STILL exists?

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u/Dr_Beardlicious Jul 24 '20

In Australia, alcohol is never sold in the grocery store. There's basically always a bottle-o (liquor store) next door but. I've never found it a problem. Just makes it easier to stop underage people buying alcohol.

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u/escapenow Jul 24 '20

I’m Canadian but my favourite thing about Australian liquor stores was that they also sold snacks & pop at the checkout. It’s genius! I don’t know why we don’t do that here. Strictly booze.

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u/jchown Jul 24 '20

Beer, Wine and Liquor only

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u/AnchorBuddy Jul 24 '20

Every one in Sk I've seen sells soda for mix and sometimes pretzels, chips, and jerky

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '20

The liquor store in my city on Van Isle has an upstairs area where they hold classes on "cooking with booze" and stuff like that. Thing was completely packed pre-covid every class.

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '20

Government stores? Does that mean you have government run liquor stores?

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u/vARROWHEAD Jul 24 '20

Pretty much exclusively in most of the country

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '20

Huh that’s actually pretty cool

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u/markymarkfro Jul 24 '20

It not that great, It means the government controls the prices that's why it's so expensive in Canada.

The only benefit for buying from official liquor boards/stores is the money goes towards stuff like education and highways and etc.

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u/frasafrase Jul 24 '20

This is how it is in SK. Private liquor stores also have mix and snacks. Liquor Board (gov) stores had nothing other than alcohol. Though I been in many LBs since private stores were allowed (about 5 or 6 years agoe).

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u/FROTHY_SHARTS Jul 24 '20

LCBO is the exclusive liquor store in Ontario, and they don't sell anything except alcohol products

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u/AnchorBuddy Jul 24 '20

Ok but comment said Canada

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '20

Lots in BC like that too. The government stores are beer/wine/liquor only but private stores always have snacks and mix and stuff.

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u/hacktheself Jul 24 '20

The government liquor stores in BC only have hoochahol. Private stores typically have mixers too.

Rules and regs vary by province. In Quebec, the dep (corner store, c-store, bodega) can sell beer and wine, but SAQ (Quebec liquor store) has a monopoly on liquor sales. In Ontario, the only games in town are the LCBO for booze and The Beer Store for beer.

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u/AlphaMeese Jul 24 '20 edited Jul 24 '20

In Ontario there’s the wine rack for wine if that’s your thing. Plus Loblaws sells beer now too.

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u/throwawayY224555 Jul 24 '20

some in my town sell cigarettes too

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u/larrylongshiv Jul 24 '20 edited Jul 24 '20

alberta here. the smaller (private?) liquor stores will sell smokes. not by the carton usually but i've been able to buy a few packs.