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New Briefly, though.
Here in Ohio, liquor stores are not considered essential and are shuttered indefinitely. Can still get beer and wine at a grocery store.
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New That was one thing I found odd in the US.
When I visited Austin a number of months ago it felt odd that the Whole Foods near my hotel had a couple of aisles of wine and beer basically in the middle of the supermarket. That's doesn't happen in Australia. I'm not sure of the exact legislation but the effect is that all liquor is in a separate store.

Wade.
New It's state-by-state in the U.S.
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Drew
New IIRC, you can buy whiskey in the food stores in CA.
bcnu,
Mikem

It's mourning in America again.
New Yes - in fact . . .
. . one of my two most visited markets, Super King, remodeled, moving their liquor section into a confined sub-store with only one narrow, carefully guarded entrance, to reduce "shrinkage". Items selected are paid for in that sub-store and tagged as "Approved".

This sub-store is the size of many liquor stores, and has an incredible number of selections that are over US $100 per bottle. I buy the Armenian brandy I use as throat sterilizer there.

My other most visited market also has a vast liquor section with plenty of expensive bottles. Theirs is all in a wall long, glazed cabinet under lock and key.
New In Florida, even some Walmarts do that.
Alex

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New in louisiana as well. Also there they have drive thru daquiri shops
"Science is the belief in the ignorance of the experts" – Richard Feynman
New do you guys still sell almost liqour in the gas stations?.
"Science is the belief in the ignorance of the experts" – Richard Feynman
New our gas stations sell beer and cheap wine
24/7 so the rednecks can drink and drive as they have been doing since forever




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New VT liqour stores closed but they can now make home deliveries :-/
https://liquorcontrol.vermont.gov/post-type/covid-19
RETAIL DELIVERY of ALCOHOL to CUSTOMERS 1st, 2nd and 4th Class Licensees

5.c.iii has been Amended 3/25/2020 – as part of the delivery process

5. For deliveries, the licensee shall be able to travel from town to town or from place to place carrying orders for delivery of any alcohol product they are licensed to sell and authorized to deliver hereunder without a delivery permit,
New VT: smarter/quicker than even Presidents*, nice.
New Re: Briefly, though.
Here in the UK, off-licences have been designated as essential.

Because they are.

You can't say to people "ha! months of no going out or socialising or none of that shit for YUO!" and then also say "also, no drinking". At least, you can't say that to British people, without consequences.
New Oh, to be an Englishman.
bcnu,
Mikem

It's mourning in America again.
     booze buys up - (boxley) - (15)
         Briefly, though. - (hnick) - (12)
             That was one thing I found odd in the US. - (static) - (5)
                 It's state-by-state in the U.S. -NT - (drook)
                 IIRC, you can buy whiskey in the food stores in CA. -NT - (mmoffitt) - (3)
                     Yes - in fact . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (1)
                         In Florida, even some Walmarts do that. -NT - (a6l6e6x)
                     in louisiana as well. Also there they have drive thru daquiri shops -NT - (boxley)
             do you guys still sell almost liqour in the gas stations?. -NT - (boxley) - (1)
                 our gas stations sell beer and cheap wine - (lincoln)
             VT liqour stores closed but they can now make home deliveries :-/ - (scoenye) - (1)
                 VT: smarter/quicker than even Presidents*, nice. -NT - (Ashton)
             Re: Briefly, though. - (pwhysall) - (1)
                 Oh, to be an Englishman. -NT - (mmoffitt)
         Re: booze buys up - (rcareaga) - (1)
             Hmmm... that last mightn't be Off the Wall, y'know? (depending on how, too-near? was a passer-by..) -NT - (Ashton)

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