No Superstore Challenge

[k15n1]

Costco has pretty good knock-off crown whiskey. And their vodka prices are great.

 

[Mini Horses]

Well -- I live in VA where the STATE owns & operates ALL liquor stores. Only wine & beer can be sold outside of the ABC stores. It took years to get a law passed to allow any alcohol sold in a store other than ABC ones.

Every few years someone comes up with an attempt to get the stores sold to private enterprise. NO WAY with VA allow that "goose who lays golden eggs" be other than their ownership.

Believe we are one of the few left that does not have "open" sales. Obviously, we have NO sales!!! Buy & shut up or do without. The commissary portion of military bases does have liquor stores, with better pricing.

 

[NH Homesteader]

Yup we also have to visit a state liquor store for hard alcohol. Beer and wine are everywhere though. Walmart, gas stations, grocery stores...

Living in CT was weird, coming from NH. All alcohol was sold in what they call "the packy" lol. And no alcohol sales on Sundays.

 

[NH Homesteader]

Pretty much! It works out great for them. Our bordering states, VT and MA have sales tax and we do not. So they put liquor stores on the highway just on our side of the border. Busy places!

 

[lcertuche]

Liquor laws are funny. You can't buy liquor on Sundays in Arkansas unless it's in a restaurant by the glass (?). When I lived in Louisiana there was a liquor store with a drive through window that advertised mixed drinks to go but I never went there. I still can't believe it. When I lived in Florida they would give samples of booze away in liquor stores and grocery stores.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

I like Trade Days too. Most of the time it's just fun to walk around and see what others have and get ideas. We found a guy making art out of used license plates....so we (meaning DH) picked up one in the shape of a longhorn head and hung it on our backyard fence. Because it's reflective, if a light hits it at night it looks really cool!

 

[NH Homesteader]

Trade Days huh... I like it. We don't have that here.

 

[MoonShadows]

When I lived in the city and then the burbs, I used to love walking around the neighborhood on trash days...amazing the good things people throw out, and the nicer the neighborhood, the nicer the trash. Since moving to a rural area over 2 decades ago, I don't have that, but there are yards sales.

 

[Mini Horses]

I think the idea of trade days is great!! Often people have a few things to dispose and they don't want a yard sale day...many live where no traffic to support. A once a month "thing" would be a good deal with an established site.

 

[baymule]

We live 20 minutes from the largest flea market in America. First Monday in Canton, Texas covers over 100 acres. There are outdoor booths and many pavilions containing permanent booths. My sister comes up a few times a year with her best friend and we rent the electric scooters for the day and cruise through in style. LOL There are two locations in town for the trade days, one is the original site and the one with all the nice pavilions is the newer site.

http://firstmondaycanton.com/first-monday-trade-days

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Monday_Trade_Days

We also live 9 miles from Highway 80. Twice a year, there is a 5 state Hi-Way sale. I haven't gone yet, but I plan on going to the next one.

http://fleamarket.about.com/od/highwayyardsales/p/Historic-U-S-80-Hi-Way-Sale.htm