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Yes, Iowa had that law as well. It was an inconvenience for convenience store owners because they actually had to have a separate entrance (not accessible from inside the normal store) with a separate cash register, etc. That law was done away with during the last congressional session, I believe. Works for me.
Are you sure? I grew up in Iowa City and I know the liquor section of our grocery store was right in the middle of the store. I remember there being separate entrances back in the mid 1990's when they were loosening up the rules (my parents said back in the 70's in Iowa you actually had to go to a totally separate store that was run by the state to buy your alcohol -wtf?!).
I'm just use to buying beer/wine/liquor anywhere being from Iowa and living in Illinois. Illinois seems to be about the most lax of places I've visited, at least Chicago. There are over 1,000 establishments in the city alone that are licensed to sell packaged liquor. Thousands more bars and restaurants that sell it opened.
I was walking in the Loop last Saturday along Wacker Drive and noticed little carts that were set up with guys manning stations lined with beer and liquor bottles. You could just grab one there and drink it at the tables lined up along the riverfront. The only law here you have to watch is no walking around on the streets with open alcohol. You can easily get away with it, especially along the lakefront and parks though if you just don't act stupid and put it in another container. I wouldn't sit at the beach with a glass bottle of beer right out in the open.
We always drink on the street though or at the beach. Even though they obviously sell alcohol at many areas along the lakefront and on the beaches.
My new favorite place is The Dock that just opened a few minutes walk from my condo:
Are you sure? I grew up in Iowa City and I know the liquor section of our grocery store was right in the middle of the store. I remember there being separate entrances back in the mid 1990's when they were loosening up the rules (my parents said back in the 70's in Iowa you actually had to go to a totally separate store that was run by the state to buy your alcohol -wtf?!).
I'm just use to buying beer/wine/liquor anywhere being from Iowa and living in Illinois. Illinois seems to be about the most lax of places I've visited, at least Chicago. There are over 1,000 establishments in the city alone that are licensed to sell packaged liquor. Thousands more bars and restaurants that sell it opened.
I was walking in the Loop last Saturday along Wacker Drive and noticed little carts that were set up with guys manning stations lined with beer and liquor bottles. You could just grab one there and drink it at the tables lined up along the riverfront. The only law here you have to watch is no walking around on the streets with open alcohol. You can easily get away with it, especially along the lakefront and parks though if you just don't act stupid and put it in another container. I wouldn't sit at the beach with a glass bottle of beer right out in the open.
We always drink on the street though or at the beach. Even though they obviously sell alcohol at many areas along the lakefront and on the beaches.
My new favorite place is The Dock that just opened a few minutes walk from my condo:
I know of no such law in Iowa. The only thing I can thing of is now convenience stores can sell hard liquor where as I think they only sold beer and wine before. Someone correct me if I am wrong, but I seem to remember being in a QT station and hearing someone say (they were buying Jack Daniels) they were happy they could buy it there now.
No separate entrances have ever been required to my knowledge. HyVee stores have a separate door for the liquor store on some of their larger stores, but it is for convenience, not because of a law. You can pay for anything in the liquor section and purchase liquor at any register in the rest of the store. It's the same concept as a garden center added on to a WalMart or Lowes store. Separate door for ease of shopping but not restricted from the rest of the store.
I live in PA where they have state stores. I can't imagine buying alcohol from a grocery store. I don't really mind at all I guess I'm used to it. I think it might be more annoying to buy beer. I don't think you can get a six pack at a beer distributor only at certain bars maybe I'm wrong. I think also that the prices are the same at PA Wine/Spirits I read. Is there a certain check out for alcohol or can you scan wine at a self serve checkout without getting carded? I don't know I never gotten alcohol from out of state so I wonder.
Nope. If you DO use the self checkout, it puts on some light or something and tell you you have to wait for an "associate". Then you have to wait for a cashier to come over anyway. This is why I NEVER use the self serve checkout at the grocery. 'cuz there's ALWAYS booze of some sort in my grocery cart!!
Someone correct me if I am wrong, but I seem to remember being in a QT station and hearing someone say (they were buying Jack Daniels) they were happy they could buy it there now.
You're right.
This reminds me, do you know why Jack Daniels is the most popular whiskey in the Southern and Western states of the US?
Because the square bottle keeps it from rolling off the seat of a pickup truck.
Nope. If you DO use the self checkout, it puts on some light or something and tell you you have to wait for an "associate". Then you have to wait for a cashier to come over anyway. This is why I NEVER use the self serve checkout at the grocery. 'cuz there's ALWAYS booze of some sort in my grocery cart!!
That's true. The UPC codes of booze are flagged for the cashiers to check IDs anyway, and that sets off the light on self check-outs.
A select few supermarkets in Central PA such as Wegmans and a few Giants are selling beer. A Giant near us has, I must say a pretty impressive selection.
Is there a certain check out for alcohol or can you scan wine at a self serve checkout without getting carded?
No separate checkouts, you just pile the booze on the conveyor belt with the breakfast cereal and celery. In Ohio, if the cashier is under 21, s/he has to have another clerk scan the wine or beer. Stupid law, but at least the stuff is in the stores and you don't have to traipse all over the universe to get what you want.
It's weird to think about the different liquor laws in various places. I'm just used to CA and going wherever I want, grocery stores, Bevmo, CVS or any drug store really. Plus all the little indy places. No restrictions, no times or days, if the store is open I can buy whatever I want. What's fascinating is that I know there would be a bunch of drama and hand wringing if some of someone in these other states proposed getting rid of restrictions, or if someone wanted to place restrictions in CA. It highlights how silly some of our big controversial issues really are. Pot laws...I'm talking about you specifically.
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