parkerlewis31007 t1_iuhl8p6 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 12:05 PM

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I have a friend who is full time with ABC, it’s a surprisingly good job. I had never considered that liquor store employees worked for the state.

whitemanwhocantjump t1_iuhpv97 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 12:49 PM

In Virginia, all liquor is sold by VABC. We have no independent liquor stores in this state. Prices are a little higher in Virginia for the consumer compared to other states but it's a great gig if you can land it. Especially considering VABC stores are pretty much everywhere.

parkerlewis31007 t1_iui5w8k wrote on October 31, 2022 at 2:52 PM

I definitely thought that a state owned liquor monopoly was an interesting quirk when I moved to Virginia, but imagine my confusion the first time I went to Pennsylvania.

whitemanwhocantjump t1_iuialxa wrote on October 31, 2022 at 3:24 PM

I know when I was in college they still had that stupid law where you can only buy beer from distribution centers rather than grocery stores or something like that. Before yeungling was sold in WV we had to drive to Maryland if we wanted to buy it despite the fact there were stores in PA that were literally the next exit up the interstate.

zyax21 t1_iuj224x wrote on October 31, 2022 at 6:27 PM

Right now you can buy beer from grocery stores BUT there's a totally separate check out line you have to use to do so. It's sort of a second business operating inside the grocery store and you aren't allowed to mingle groceries/alcohol when checking out.

You can also get them to-go from bars, bottle shops (which I think are technically bars but they're designed to feel like stores), beer distributers, and some delivery apps. It's pretty wacky that you can't buy beer and groceries in the same line at a store but you can order a double whiskey shot at 2 AM for last call and get a six pack to walk out with.

Liquor is still entirely state run. Wine is sold via both liquor and grocery stores (which makes no sense to me unless there's a rule saying wine can be sold outside of state stores if it's below a certain BAC).