Thursday, November 16, 2006

Wegmans Approved for Liquor License

According to a report in the Express-Times (read it here), Lower Nazareth Supervisors approved Wegmans request to sell alcohol in a specific cafe eating area and allow take-out of up to two six packs per person.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Not sure how beer drinking and grocery shopping go hand in hand, however, the ability to buy the bottle of wine called for in a recipe at the same place/time you are purchasing the other ingredients would be helpful! I guess this is a step in the right direction, perhaps we will catch up to the other states eventually!

Anonymous said...

Wow! Progressive movement in PA? No way!

Actually, this is long overdue. In other states, you can purchase wine/beer in grocery stores. Spirits are sold separately in "liquor stores". I've heard that in California, you can buy most anything (alcoholic) in grocery stores...

RossRN said...

I'm not sure how far the sales will go considering the State Liquor Superstore is across the street.

Right now it seems its six pack take-out like you'd find at a pizza place.

Regarding other states, in Arizona I was always amazed that you could pull into a Circle K, fill the car with gas, go inside grab a small bottle of Jack Daniels, a case of beer, a pack of cigarettes, and hit the road again - everyday of the week from 6am to 1am.

Of course they also had open handgun laws where it was legal to carry a gun anywhere provided people could see it. Not sure if you could get ammo at the cirlce K too, but I wouldn't be surprised;-)

Anonymous said...

No wonder retired people like to move to AZ!!! And we thought it was the weather!

Anonymous said...

I grew up in WA (been in PA for the last 12+ years). Anyway, in Washington, you could purchase beer/wine (up to a certain alchol content) in just about any store (grocery, convienience, etc) between the hours of 6AM to 2AM. Liquor was sold in state stores. As for guns, you could get a CWP (concealed weapons permit) fairly easily.

I travel a fair bit for my job, so I can see how the different states do things. Most of the states I've been to allow beer/wine to be sold in grocery/7-11 type stores. Of course, there's always the odd "dry county" where you can't get anything, unless you're a member of the local "club" (wink, wink).

As for guns, one of my favorite recollections was walking into an Applebee's in TX and seeing the big sign on the door that stated "NO FIREARMS BEYOND THIS POINT". Made me laugh, thinking I'm not in PA anymore.

As for the beer/wine sales, I'll be nice... PA is a bit behind the times, IMHO.

RossRN said...

In the interest of sharing law and gun stories, I was told in class by a professor that in one of the smaller towns outside tucson there remained a law REQUIRING the possession of a firearm when on a specific street to ensure civilian safety.

Must have been a tough neighborhood.

In seriousness, the state has put itself in a tough position because I'm sure it doesn't want to give up its monopoly on the sales of wine and liquor. A case of doing what's right vs. what benefits me most. Odds are the politicians as a whole will keep the benefit.