Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Drink up!

In Minnesota, where I'm from, grocery stores can't sell beer, wine, or liquor, you must go to a liquor store.

Then I moved to Seattle, where beer and wine are available in grocery stores, but liquor is relegated to state-run liquor stores that all look the same.

Now Costco is leading a charge to get liquor more readily available in regular stores here in Washington state. Dude, why not? It seems to work just fine in California.

5 comments:

Maria Hayward said...

The giant Kirkland bottle of vodka is awesome. I think it's made by Grey Goose? Anyway, you look like a total boozehound with it on your bar/counter becasue it really is giant but it is perfect for summer drinks and parties.

Average Jane said...

I grew up in Missouri where they happily sold liquor in the grocery stores. Then I moved across the state line to Kansas, where only liquor stores sell beer and wine. It's annoying as can be.

Anonymous said...

It's annoying in NJ too. I grew up in NY, where they sell beer in every deli, gas station, grocery store, supermarket and 7-11 in the state. When I moved to NJ I couldn't believe that we have to go to a liquor store for beer and wine, but we do. At least there's a liquor store NEXT to most of the supermarkets here. We're not allowed to pump our own gas, either. Very bizarre!


Laurie :)

Nikki said...

Ugh, try living in CT-you can't get alcohol after 8 or 9 (stores individually decide here what time, but state law used to be 8 pm), you can't get alcohol on Sundays, only beer is sold in grocery stores, and for wine and liquor, we have to go to the package store. Good thing I live 5 minutes from the border of NY where the sale laws are nowhere near as strict!

PC said...

You honestly suprise me by using California as a positive example. You must have figured outI love it here, but in terms of morals, ethics,lifestyle, etc. I still am a Michigander at heart.

Pop (Gael's father-in-law)