According to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, “Shop ‘n Save said Thursday that four of its local stores now have self-serve wine kiosks.] Supermarkets in Bethel Park, at Century Square in West Mifflin, along Route 8 in Shaler and on the Scott/Heidelberg border have the machines that dispense a variety of wines. Every kiosk has a built-in breathalyzer to ensure buyers aren’t intoxicated, plus features to prevent underage buyers from making purchases. Some Giant Eagle stores in the region also have the kiosks. Shop ‘n Save has about 70 independently owned stores in Western Pennsylvania and nearby parts of Ohio and West Virginia.”
Meanwhile the following legal notice appeared in the Intelligencer Journal – New Era:
“NOTICE OF LOCATION OF PENNSYLVANIA LIQUOR STORE FOR THE SALE OF LIQUOR – In accordance with the provisions of the Act of April 12, 1951, P.L. 90, known as the “Liquor Code”, notice is hereby given that the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board has determined upon the location of a liquor store at Walmart, 890 E. Main St., Ephrata, PA 17522, Walmart 2034 Lincoln Hwy East, Lancaster, PA 17602, Darrenkamps 106 Willow Street Square, Lancaster, PA 17602 and Musser’s Markets 3985 Columbia Ave, Columbia, PA 17512 in Lancaster County. PENNSYLVANIA LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD
We don’t even begin to approach convenience, or freedom for that matter, in the ways we can, or CANNOT, buy alcohol in our state. The system sucks!
Not only should it be privatized at the retail end, but at the wholesale end as well. My understanding is that many of the so-called privatization plans would still have the state as the liquor wholesaler. This dies not solve the problem.
Kill the system, kill all parts of it. We should have a taxable private liquor/beer/wine sales systems at all levels of the supply chain and we should be able to buy wherever we want.
License, tax, and regulate it but break the unions and get out of the way State of PA.