Submitted by september-sun t3_zjtbfm in RhodeIsland
Are there any liquor stores open at 6am/7am in RI or nearby MA? Google says some are open that early, but I don't always believe Google.
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september-sun OP t1_izwd45q wrote
I would love to know why there needs to be a law for this.
Capecole t1_izwfrdb wrote
Morality based laws from a long time ago. Liquor stores weren’t allowed to be open on Sundays in MA 15 years ago.
fishythepete t1_izwonl7 wrote
18 years. RI and MA both first allowed Sunday sales in 2004.
Capecole t1_izwoxdo wrote
I didn’t know that. I just assumed RI allowed alcohol because it was where everyone went to get tattooed.
AleutianMegaThrust t1_izwsa9b wrote
And legally bang prostitutes
Proof-Variation7005 t1_izxt87p wrote
And that was a relatively easy thing to justify repealing since it was a holdover from virtually nothing being open on a Sunday.
Even though there's a valid reason to remove restrictions on liquor store hours, it is a bit of a tougher sell because of the presumption that it'd just be used by alcoholics or people who've been up partying all night. That and nobody really cares enough to want to change it.
bill-nye-finance-guy t1_izx0mr3 wrote
In Massachusetts it goes all the way back to the Puritans, and I think RI is similar
ThirdHandTyping t1_izydlsd wrote
Keeping liquor stores closed a couple hours before the morning commute significantly lowers car crashes and fatalities.
Even places that have been allowing bars/clubs to be open all night often go back to closing them from around 5-8am to get less drunk drivers during peak driving hours.
ratdad t1_izwv044 wrote
You can’t drink all day unless you start early.
jznuj t1_izwog4l wrote
My therapist has a 24 hour line if you need it..
september-sun OP t1_izwscz7 wrote
Only if he has beer to share
jznuj t1_izwse7j wrote
Touché
netwirk t1_izwn858 wrote
Getting an earlier start?
september-sun OP t1_izws9uu wrote
Just got out of work, want a beer before bed.
FunnyFilmFan t1_izwzrcx wrote
As a person who used to work an overnight shift, I feel your pain. The world is not set up for people whose work day ends at 6am.
MosEisleyXingGuard t1_izwyuac wrote
If you're in Providence, Louis Family Restaurant on Brook St (over by Brown) does beer and wine. Pretty sure I've seen residents just off their shift at the hospital with an omelette and a beer in the mornings
netwirk t1_izx71hl wrote
Yep it’s the blue laws, but right over the RI/Mass line there is a convenience store that sells beer. I think it’s called Flaming Mrkt in Attleboro.
Unique-Public-8594 t1_izwt833 wrote
Update from our night shift OP? Did you get your beer?
september-sun OP t1_izwxzgt wrote
On my way now! Just finished some leftover Buffalo Wild Wings, so I'm ready for a cold one.
Lizzifer1230 t1_izx5zud wrote
Back in 2017 when I lived in providence there was a liquor store that opened at 8 am on academy Ave. That’s the earliest I’ve ever seen a liquor store open in RI.
Sweaty_Judge_3117 t1_izzayu0 wrote
Rippeys in Charlestown RI opens quite early (7?) IIRC. Been a bit since I’ve gone so I’d check.
zhelives2001 t1_j006c5f wrote
When I lived in woonsocket a couple years back J&D Liquors would open at 7:30, and google says this is still the case
GossamerGlenn t1_izykjbu wrote
God I hope so!
saucyB52 t1_izznfaz wrote
fireball
its magic, for realzz
BingBong022 t1_izwrpau wrote
You should probably start going to AA meetings
september-sun OP t1_izws8n9 wrote
Too religious for me
BingBong022 t1_izwtrz2 wrote
Drinking at 5 am...everything is fine
Touchysaucer t1_izwzt57 wrote
There is a thing called third shift…
BingBong022 t1_izx5by8 wrote
I shift my car into third gear all the time
Jmac3366 t1_izx4o7z wrote
I work nights I’ve dealt with far too many aa preachers just enjoying a beer after my shift
BingBong022 t1_izx5ir7 wrote
Smoke weed it's better
september-sun OP t1_izx8u2t wrote
How early are the weed stores open? I saw one opened at 6am on the first day but I assumed it was a one-time deal.
BingBong022 t1_izxlcbq wrote
8 or 9 am
SoftballisLifeRI t1_izx53wn wrote
You’ve obviously never worked 3rd shift, nothing wrong with a beer after work. Come on down off that high horse
BingBong022 t1_izx5g2a wrote
It's actually a giraffe ya alcoholic
SufficientZucchini21 t1_izx69ef wrote
Comments like this do not help anyone. AA doesn’t stand for Arrogant Assholes but you are certainly making a strong case for it.
BingBong022 t1_izx6g1d wrote
Why so tense? Go have a drink pal
catman1761 t1_izxb0ts wrote
LOL
Jmac3366 t1_izyt2a6 wrote
Talking a lot for a guy with a profile full of dick pics lol
BingBong022 t1_j006cut wrote
You wanna go for a ride zadddyy?
FunnyFilmFan t1_izwc4zw wrote
I’m almost positive that the hours are set by law and they are something like 8 or 9am.