Another socialist experiment fails

[SeattleUte]

Next week state run liquor stores in Washington are kaput. The state of Washington was losing $700 million per annum on this little socialist venture, and consumers were suffering with crappy service, crappy selection, monopolistic prices, and uniformly drab outlets. Woo hoo. A great victory for humankind.

Give me liberty or give me death!

[Indy Coug]

Next week state run liquor stores in Washington are kaput. The state of Washington was losing $700 million per annum on this little socialist venture, and consumers were suffering with crappy service, crappy selection, monopolistic prices, and uniformly drab outlets. Woo hoo. A great victory for humankind.

Give me liberty or give me death!

:yikes:

[WashingtonCoug]

There's the money for the new basketball arena!

[ERCougar]

Every drinker I know in Utah loves the state liquor store system. Great selection and prices, from what I'm told. I was in there the other day to get some wine for cooking and it's amazing how huge it is. No way do you find something that big in a town outside of Utah that has only 30k people.

[SeattleUte]

:yikes:

The number is accuarate. Economic genocide.

[TalkyTina]

Every drinker I know in Utah loves the state liquor store system. Great selection and prices, from what I'm told. I was in there the other day to get some wine for cooking and it's amazing how huge it is. No way do you find something that big in a town outside of Utah that has only 30k people.

The institutional atmosphere of the state liquor store makes me feel like a sad, degenerate alcoholic. Especially if I have to use the squeaky cart. Nobody makes eye contact in there except the cop who stares you down like you're already breaking the law. It leaves me with a hangover of regret for having gone in at all.

[scottie]

Every drinker I know in Utah loves the state liquor store system. Great selection and prices, from what I'm told. I was in there the other day to get some wine for cooking and it's amazing how huge it is. No way do you find something that big in a town outside of Utah that has only 30k people.

Not sure how you're defining "system" but not being able to buy wine in grocery stores and the liquor stores not offering refrigerated beer are big complaints I hear from every drinker I know in Utah.

[ERCougar]

The institutional atmosphere of the state liquor store makes me feel like a sad, degenerate alcoholic. Especially if I have to use the squeaky cart. Nobody makes eye contact in there except the cop who stares you down like you're already breaking the law. It leaves me with a hangover of regret for having gone in at all.

Really?
I guess it would depend on the particular store, but the one in Cedar City is super nice. As were the people, in helping a clueless Mormon pick out an appropriate wine from four long rows of them to use for cooking. I did feel a little embarrassed at my cluelessness.

[TalkyTina]

Really?
I guess it would depend on the particular store, but the one in Cedar City is super nice. As were the people, in helping a clueless Mormon pick out an appropriate wine from four long rows of them to use for cooking. I did feel a little embarrassed at my cluelessness.

Yes, I'm sure it depends on the store. I'm glad you had a positive experience and were able to find some good wine. Don't forget - a little for the dish, a little for the cook.

[smokymountainrain]

Yes, I'm sure it depends on the store. I'm glad you had a positive experience and were able to find some good wine. Don't forget - a little for the dish, a little for the cook.

Hey, we're Mormons here! Stop trying to tempt us!!!

[UtahDan]

Here it is beer and wine in the grocery stories, ABC for the hard stuff. Seems to work fine.

[UtahDan]

Not sure how you're defining "system" but not being able to buy wine in grocery stores and the liquor stores not offering refrigerated beer are big complaints I hear from every drinker I know in Utah.

People in Utah have to drink warm beer?

[Clark Addison]

Here it is beer and wine in the grocery stories, ABC for the hard stuff. Seems to work fine.

Same way here, and I don't like it, as the nearest ABC store is over 15 minutes away. Makes it hard for those impulse Bananas Foster desserts.

Are there many states that allow hard liquor in the grocery stores?

[Katy Lied]

Im really curious about how Washington is planning on distributing liquor licenses.

[FMCoug]

Same way here, and I don't like it, as the nearest ABC store is over 15 minutes away. Makes it hard for those impulse Bananas Foster desserts.

Are there many states that allow hard liquor in the grocery stores?

CA for one.