OT; AZ Sunday liquor laws to change!

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makes it easier to buy alcohol before tailgating I guess.
 

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FINALLY! Another stupid Arizona law that makes no sense.

I was at the store on on the 4th and needed a bottle of wine to cook with. The lady told me sorry and I was like "Doh, it's Sunday"! She told me the law was going away in August.
 

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You guys have it good compared to Washington's state run liquor stores that close at 7 or 8 at night and then you are screwed. I miss going to Safeway and being able pick up a bottle of Rum
 

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FINALLY! Another stupid Arizona law that makes no sense.

I was at the store on on the 4th and needed a bottle of wine to cook with. The lady told me sorry and I was like "Doh, it's Sunday"! She told me the law was going away in August.

Dude, I grew up in CT where they held firm to their Blue Law... NO selling liquor - at all - on Sundays...
Think they might have changed it recently and you can buy liquor after 11am on Sunday now...
 

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FINALLY! Another stupid Arizona law that makes no sense.

I was at the store on on the 4th and needed a bottle of wine to cook with. The lady told me sorry and I was like "Doh, it's Sunday"! She told me the law was going away in August.


did you stand and wait or leave??
 

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Dude, I grew up in CT where they held firm to their Blue Law... NO selling liquor - at all - on Sundays...
Think they might have changed it recently and you can buy liquor after 11am on Sunday now...

Long long ago and far away (NY) grocery stores were not allowed to be open on Sundays.....but the local jandarms (french for cops) would be nice enough to go into the groceries that were open and ask for a contribution to the policemen's ball....which took place every week.
 

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Long long ago and far away (NY) grocery stores were not allowed to be open on Sundays.....but the local jandarms (french for cops) would be nice enough to go into the groceries that were open and ask for a contribution to the policemen's ball....which took place every week.

I grew up right on the NY-CT state line. When I was of age (18 back then), we would simply drive 7 minutes to our favorite Deli in Port Chester, NY and pick up our brew...
 

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I grew up right on the NY-CT state line. When I was of age (18 back then), we would simply drive 7 minutes to our favorite Deli in Port Chester, NY and pick up our brew...

OT: way back then those who lived in NYC and wanted to watch a NYG home game had to drive to a gin mill up near New Haven to watch the game.....life is good today....until the NFL decides to put all games on pay per view!!!!
 

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OT: way back then those who lived in NYC and wanted to watch a NYG home game had to drive to a gin mill up near New Haven to watch the game.....life is good today....until the NFL decides to put all games on pay per view!!!!

I heard stories of those days... My brothers' Father in Law played semi-pro football in NY with Andy Robustelli and many others. Man the stories he tells... classic days never to be seen/experienced again.
 
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I imagine Sports bars are very happy about this, especially those at Westgate and the surrounding area.

I always hated to fly on Sunday mornings and not being able to have a cocktail or two before boarding.
 

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I went to ASU after living in Vegas my entire life, and the idea of not being able to buy booze after 2 AM was foreign enough for me. The first time I slipped in to the store Sunday morning to stock up for an entire day of football and was turned away, I was just stunned.

I'm happy to see it go, but now that I live in Vegas again, it doesn't quite help me.
 

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I went to ASU after living in Vegas my entire life, and the idea of not being able to buy booze after 2 AM was foreign enough for me. The first time I slipped in to the store Sunday morning to stock up for an entire day of football and was turned away, I was just stunned.

I'm happy to see it go, but now that I live in Vegas again, it doesn't quite help me.


Lost Wages, Nevada
 

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Sweet now the bartenders that serve us all night can close up shop and head right out to get drinks.
 

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Sweet now the bartenders that serve us all night can close up shop and head right out to get drinks.

If last call is 2 A.M. wouldn't they have to wait until 6 A.M. to get drinks?

(Assuming their legs are broken and they cannot stock up a day earlier, of course...)
 

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If last call is 2 A.M. wouldn't they have to wait until 6 A.M. to get drinks?

(Assuming their legs are broken and they cannot stock up a day earlier, of course...)

Last call is 2, if you are a bartender and work at a busy bar you wont be out until closer to 5 due to cleaning and such.
 

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I heard stories of those days... My brothers' Father in Law played semi-pro football in NY with Andy Robustelli and many others. Man the stories he tells... classic days never to be seen/experienced again.


amen....good day time for work
 

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PA sucked when I was living there

All wine and liquor is sold through state owned shops .... there is an approved list of wine and liquor and that is all that can be sold in the state .... bars/restaurants must buy from the state off their approved list to sell to you

who cares about wine and liquor says you .... i'm a beer drinker

well, you can buy beer a couple of ways .... the most common is running down to the beer distributor and picking up a case or keg .... not a six pack, not a sampler pack of individual bottles, not the local grocery store

beer is sold at beer distributors and it's sold by the case - it's not sold on sundays and like the liquor stores good luck finding a distributor open past 9pm

if you want a 6 pack, a 40oz bottle or what not they can be bought ... you have to go to a bar, licensed deli or some other eating establishment that sells liquor and has the ability to sell six packs

however, be prepared to pay out of your butt for the honor and note you can only buy two six packs at a time

we'd frequently drive to relative beer & liquor nirvana known as delaware and stock up on stuff we just couldn't buy in PA .... thank god yuengling was cheap because although we enjoyed micros buying it by the case on a college budget could hurt

i even drove into camden on a sunday to by beer once .......... once
no sales on Sunday
 

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PA sucked when I was living there

All wine and liquor is sold through state owned shops .... there is an approved list of wine and liquor and that is all that can be sold in the state .... bars/restaurants must buy from the state off their approved list to sell to you

who cares about wine and liquor says you .... i'm a beer drinker

well, you can buy beer a couple of ways .... the most common is running down to the beer distributor and picking up a case or keg .... not a six pack, not a sampler pack of individual bottles, not the local grocery store

beer is sold at beer distributors and it's sold by the case - it's not sold on sundays and like the liquor stores good luck finding a distributor open past 9pm

if you want a 6 pack, a 40oz bottle or what not they can be bought ... you have to go to a bar, licensed deli or some other eating establishment that sells liquor and has the ability to sell six packs

however, be prepared to pay out of your butt for the honor and note you can only buy two six packs at a time

I remember those days. Lived in PA for about 8 months. Hated having to go to one place for beer and another for wine.

Am glad they changed the law. You can't legislate morality. I have forgotten to get beer once or twice before tailgating and got to the stadium later than I wanted to. This will make things a bit easier, and me no more sinful than I already am.
 

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makes it easier to buy alcohol before tailgating I guess.

Yep. Sucks when you're from out of town, promise to bring beer to a tailgate you've been invited to, then are forced to show up with a case of soda instead after learning about these laws from the QT clerk, then subjecting said clerk to a 5 minute rant about how we're in the 21st century now, and why do we have these stupid laws...

:)
 

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