tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2650609952674727820.post655300387588937121..comments2024-03-27T15:55:32.875+01:00Comments on W-wa Jeziorki: Polish State takes a welcome step backMichael Dembinskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05657728002439035765noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2650609952674727820.post-90014995634927363052011-07-04T17:08:14.745+02:002011-07-04T17:08:14.745+02:00Canada, with the exception of Quebec of course, is...Canada, with the exception of Quebec of course, is still stuck in the dark ages when it comes to alcohol purchase (consumption, not so much).<br />Practices vary with each province, but, by and large, each province has a government agency (store) which manages and administers the sale of alcohol and beer. <br /><br />With few exceptions, all beer, wine and spirits must be purchased through a government store:<br />LCBO (Liquor Control Board of Ontario: The LCBO is one of the largest single purchasers of beverage alcohol in the world and one of the largest retailers, buying wines, spirits and beers from 82 countries around the world for Ontario consumers and licensees)<br />or the "Beer Store" (original name huh?)<br /><br />When I was in Uni, I worked part-time as a cashier at the LCBO (they paid well). In those days, no alcohol could be purchased by credit card: strictly cash. The government believed that it would be fostering the sin of drinking by allowing the purchase on credit.<br />The amount of cash that flowed through our tills at Christmas was unbelievable!!! Cashiers would have to empty their tills every 20 minutes.<br /><br />I'm still waiting for the day that I can buy a nice bottle of wine at the local grocery store, like the rest fo the civilized world.<br />BasiaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2650609952674727820.post-22904451045665366662011-07-04T09:39:12.638+02:002011-07-04T09:39:12.638+02:00Hurra! This is excellent news - though LIDL as of ...Hurra! This is excellent news - though LIDL as of yesterday have yet to catch up. I assumed this was a legacy of the communist era, paying separately for things.Paddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09163232911999188637noreply@blogger.com