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Wal-Mart wants $98 a year to tell me they are out of stock, don’t ship to my area code, and I need to come to them? Prime Video alone is worth the cost of Prime

Wal-Mart wants $98 a year to tell me they are out of stock, don’t ship to my area code, and I need to come to them? Prime Video alone is worth the cost of Prime, never mind that Amazon sells everything I want and need, and ship it to my home next day for free. I did my first Amazon Fresh order recently, loved that they used frozen water bottles to cool perishables, got fresh bread for the first time since the pandemic started. Now if the liquor stores will just deliver - there are 19 liquor stores within a three mile radius of me, only three have web sites, only one delivers (and only through Drizly), selection is limited. Amazon UK ships alcohol, hopefully US will too one day.

donw 6y ago
> Amazon UK ships alcohol, hopefully US will too one day. You can thank the Progressive Era[1] for giving the US Prohibition[2], the legacy of which is the insanity of present-day US drug and alcohol laws. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_Era https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_Era [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prohibition_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prohibition_in_the_United_Stat...
- zxcvbn4038 6y ago
  Yes, that is a whole topic in itself. My sister-in-law lives in Utah where not only do you have to buy all alcohol from the state owned stores, the state waters down all alcohol over a certain ABV. It makes her very easy to shop for on the holidays - grab some bottles of the good stuff from another state on the drive over, but still crazy stuff like that still happens in this age.
  - exclusiv 6y ago
    Yeah I saw some dumb laws in Colorado when visiting. I think it was just the grocery stores with the 3% stuff. So ridiculous. Looks like Colorado allowed > 3.2% in grocery stores starting in 2019. [1] Not too long ago you couldn't buy beer in Indiana on Sunday. Archaic. [1] https://www.5280.com/2019/10/are-grocery-store-beer-sales-killing-colorados-liquor-stores/ https://www.5280.com/2019/10/are-grocery-store-beer-sales-ki...
  - donw 6y ago
    Yup, I spend a lot of time in Utah. And what your sister is doing is actually illegal in Utah, but also largely unenforced. Which is also another topic -- too many laws, most of which aren't enforced, and need to go away.
doktorhladnjak 6y ago
Must be state by state. I've ordered booze through Amazon before. The white wine even came chilled!

donw 6y ago

> Amazon UK ships alcohol, hopefully US will too one day. You can thank the Progressive Era[1] for giving the US Prohibition[2], the legacy of which is the insanity of present-day US drug and alcohol laws. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_Era https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_Era [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prohibition_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prohibition_in_the_United_Stat...

zxcvbn4038 6y ago
Yes, that is a whole topic in itself. My sister-in-law lives in Utah where not only do you have to buy all alcohol from the state owned stores, the state waters down all alcohol over a certain ABV. It makes her very easy to shop for on the holidays - grab some bottles of the good stuff from another state on the drive over, but still crazy stuff like that still happens in this age.
- exclusiv 6y ago
  Yeah I saw some dumb laws in Colorado when visiting. I think it was just the grocery stores with the 3% stuff. So ridiculous. Looks like Colorado allowed > 3.2% in grocery stores starting in 2019. [1] Not too long ago you couldn't buy beer in Indiana on Sunday. Archaic. [1] https://www.5280.com/2019/10/are-grocery-store-beer-sales-killing-colorados-liquor-stores/ https://www.5280.com/2019/10/are-grocery-store-beer-sales-ki...
- donw 6y ago
  Yup, I spend a lot of time in Utah. And what your sister is doing is actually illegal in Utah, but also largely unenforced. Which is also another topic -- too many laws, most of which aren't enforced, and need to go away.

doktorhladnjak 6y ago

Must be state by state. I've ordered booze through Amazon before. The white wine even came chilled!