Submitted by WetNetBet t3_10qg97p in providence
and sold WINE!!! Instead it’s like the Warwick one. One can only dream.
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Proof-Variation7005 t1_j6pya7f wrote
Liquor stores go to war every time that blue law is threatened. I’m still surprised it partially succeeded in MA.
jeffgolenski t1_j6qiiaw wrote
All I’m going to say is that some Job Lots in MA sell wine and weird brands of hard seltzer. It’s both confusing and remarkable.
sailri t1_j9uftni wrote
Which towns in Mass?
Jerkeyjoe t1_j6s3mgz wrote
The Providence trader Joe's is one block away from one of the best liquor stores in town, campus fine wine. Take a teeny tiny detour and support a local business!
Pure_Net6410 t1_j6tzu51 wrote
Overpriced. That place sucks and so do the owners.
halamahtata t1_j6xi2o5 wrote
Campus Fine Wines might not sell your bud lite 6 pack for $2 but they do sell AMAZING wine for the best prices probably anywhere across the states for that matter. take your personal vendetta elsewhere
FunLife64 t1_j6sw0mm wrote
But there’s no parking! Lol @ RIers
fiskeybusiness t1_j6qdqyu wrote
It allows for small businesses to emerge and cash in on the liquor and beer sales rather than the big corps like Walmart and Stop and shop
IMO it’s a good thing—even if all the liquor stores in RI are owned by like 5 family’s lol
Proof-Variation7005 t1_j6t3suq wrote
Ive had the argument with people from other parts of the country about this and I'm with you. The minor convenience gain of consolidating stores visited not going to really impact my life in any way.
Grocery stores are overwhelmingly large chains owned by some large corporate entity. Why would anyone want to help them over a smaller business?
Does anyone think for one second that Whole Foods in University Heights would've undercut and eliminate High Spirits if they had the chance? Cause plazas with "big grocery store + small independent liquor store" are all over the place.
FunLife64 t1_j6zcvgw wrote
Some places only allow grocery stores to sell beer and wine - no hard alcohol. I think that’s a good balance.
Most grocery stores aren’t going to sell a very unique/good selection of beer or wine.
Proof-Variation7005 t1_j6zebhj wrote
i think there was a ballot measure in colorado this year about it? idk.
to me, the expanded access benefits national and international chains more than the consumer and it hurts smaller businesses that are more likely to be independent. there is no universe where "i need to procure alcohol and get groceries" was some impossible task because a second store was involved.
FunLife64 t1_j6zfagb wrote
Well it’s the anti-2023 mindset of convenience. It’s like insisting on not having tap and pay because we were functioning fine with paying cash.
Most wine/beer are large/national brands with significant backing and distributed whether you go to a liquor store or a grocery store. I’ve seen Whole Foods and even major chain grocery stores have local beers because that’s what is popular.
It’s not like all of the PVD liquor stores are selling wines that were shipped directly to to them by the middle class family who owns a little grape farm in Tuscany.
Wonderful_Ad_7235 t1_j6zmn21 wrote
There’s very little profit on liquor, that’s one reason why grocery stores don’t want it. Grocery stores tend to be chains and have way more buying power than independent retailers. They’ll squeeze the little guys where the profit is: wine. Anyway eventually that plaza will be a corporate copycat of all the cool shops that already exist on and around wickenden, and then when those little shops are gone everyone will pretend to be sad when telling tales of where “so & so used to be.”
FunLife64 t1_j6sw637 wrote
Remember when this Trader Joe’s was going to bring down Providence by creating chaos and gridlock?
According to this Reddit…
walkskylurker t1_j6wr5ok wrote
For real - It’s almost like putting a grocery store in a walkable area reduces car traffic to it 🤷
WetNetBet OP t1_j6t5o0y wrote
Yes, I remember more than a couple posts about it
Creativeusername962 t1_j6yyexh wrote
Have gone maybe once a week since it opened lol. Zero issues parking or getting in and out. It's a great location.
Tbear369 t1_j6q40ds wrote
I moved to RI over 20 years ago. My husband and I went to stop and shop to pick up wine for a party soon after we moved here. Couldn't find the liquor aisle.. asked an employee and they told me to check aisle 10. Found another employee who told us we needed to go to the liquor store. Was complete culture shock.. hey at least you can buy alcohol on Sunday now lol..maybe the blue laws will change one day 😂
bungocheese t1_j6rjmfa wrote
90% of grocery store wine is garbage anyway, we have awesome wine and beer stores and independent breweries
tv4837 t1_j6sfyyk wrote
There’s a Trader Joe’s in prov? Ffs that’s awesome, yeah Rhode Island liquor only sold at liquor stores, I don’t mind it, there’s better selection anyway and less impulsive buying
Wilkey88 t1_j6tlq9q wrote
Try Bin312 down the street. They have a great selection!
werewolfmanjack t1_j6qhfhb wrote
booze is great but the blue laws of the northeast are part of the unique character. Booze is just poison, I don’t mind that there’s this slightest inconvenience passed down by some ancient puritanical morality. When I go to places where booze is available everywhere it’s… kinda less fun. Packie 4 life.
gameplayuh t1_j6pwoi5 wrote
It's a RI thing where grocery stores aren't allowed to sell alcohol