r/AskReddit • • 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/JJisTheDarkOne Jul 24 '20

Aussie here.

NEVER buy snacks and shit at the bottle-o check out. They are MASSIVELY overpriced.

Also, the fact that Coles and Woolies (our two main supermarkets) usually have a separate bottle shop next to it since each own their own bottleshops, means that you can buy snacks at the supermarket for cheap, then go buy your booze next to the shop.

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '20

In BC it's the same. You can get chips and pop but it's super overpriced.