[WA] what will happen with the state owned liquor stores?

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aurgathor join:2002-12-01 Lynnwood, WA kudos:1	[WA] what will happen with the state owned liquor stores? Are they going to have a going out of business sale, or what?
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DanHo Premium join:2002-05-20 Seattle, WA	They are not going out of business. Ownership (liquore license) has been auctioned. My understanding is new ownership has to buy the existing inventory.
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tshirt Premium,MVM join:2004-07-11 Snohomish, WA kudos:3 Reviews: ·Comcast	said by DanHo: They are not going out of business. Ownership (liquore license) has been auctioned. My understanding is new ownership has to buy the existing inventory. I don't think they have to buy it, but it appears it would be cheaper than the new distribution scheme (at last for the single store/sole business group. The big players (costco, grocery stores, etc.) have a buying advantage but need to cut pricing and advertise to gain market share, while "beverage stores" can draw on existing customer, and speciality markets. I don't see buy the rights to neogotiate a new lease or find another nearby location is being that geat but some people really bid high (quite a few failed to pay for their bid so they re-auctioned those stores) The way the law ended up, with retailers liable for the next couple years if the state does get X dollars (25% more than the used to) means liqour will probably cost MORE other than the big boys who MIGHT see it is a loss leader and shift the cost to other goods (not good for grocery stores which are already suffering, costco/sams club can probably do it.) Not the cheap alcohol mecca that was sold to the voters.
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W7PSK Just Me Premium join:2000-12-04 Everett, WA	reply to aurgathor The state is mad at the Voters so they are going to TAX it so bad that it will look like the greedy retailers are jacking prices so they can say SEE SEE it was a bad law and get their monopoly back. Hopefully we can get someone to see reason. The other states that have privatized liqueur stores the prices are 1/2 what they are here. The only reason it would go up is the state jacking the taxes. -- Rick Scott Everett, Washington
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tshirt Premium,MVM join:2004-07-11 Snohomish, WA kudos:3	It's because we don't have an income tax, so washington State must tax everything else very heavily.
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W7PSK Just Me Premium join:2000-12-04 Everett, WA	Taxing is fine. Its the uncontrolled spending Id like to see reeled in first.
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drew Automatic Premium join:2002-07-10 Port Orchard, WA kudos:6	reply to aurgathor All I know is that Safeway is advertising a fifth of smirnoff for ten bucks. Really, even if prices are higher, this is a net positive for the state (as in a community, not a business): private industry is private industry once again. -- flickr \| 'Cause I've been waiting, all my life just waiting For you to shine, shine your light on me
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W7PSK Just Me Premium join:2000-12-04 Everett, WA	said by drew: All I know is that Safeway is advertising a fifth of smirnoff for ten bucks. Really, even if prices are higher, this is a net positive for the state (as in a community, not a business): private industry is private industry once again. DING -- Rick Scott Everett, Washington
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DanHo Premium join:2002-05-20 Seattle, WA	reply to drew said by drew: All I know is that Safeway is advertising a fifth of smirnoff for ten bucks. Really, even if prices are higher, this is a net positive for the state (as in a community, not a business): private industry is private industry once again. Yeah, but what they aren't showing are the additional taxes that you'll get nailed with at the register. »blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepoliti···pensive/ At first glance, the 750-ml. bottle of Absolut vodka for $20 at Fred Meyer in Seattle looks like a good deal. It’s $3 less than the day before, when the only place you could get a bottle of booze was in a government-run liquor store. But tack on some hefty taxes, and that bottle of vodka is actually almost $27. That’s 17 percent more than what the state had charged, before Initiative 1183 takes effect Friday. ... One noticeable change is advertising. Before, in Washington’s no-frills liquor stores, the shelf price was the cash register price. All taxes and fees were rolled into that price. Now, retailers are free to advertise alluringly low prices, get you in their stores and then hit you with the sting of a $3.77 liter tax and 20.5 percent spirits tax at checkout.
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tshirt Premium,MVM join:2004-07-11 Snohomish, WA kudos:3 Reviews: ·Comcast 1 edit	So you should drink something really expensive, say $75-100 a liter, then the $3.77 is a minor portion, and at that price a single drink or 2 is the most many would be will to pay for. I'm hoping the liquior control board will at least require them to post the "with tax" price at the store, some people will be suprised at the register as the tax rate is so much higher than sales tax which doesn't apply to most "food" items (the description of what food is keeps changing )
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drew Automatic Premium join:2002-07-10 Port Orchard, WA kudos:6	reply to DanHo That's BS. I really dislike deceptive pricing.
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DanHo Premium join:2002-05-20 Seattle, WA 1 edit	Hell, cell & cable companies have been doing it for years.
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drew Automatic Premium join:2002-07-10 Port Orchard, WA kudos:6	Yep.
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aurgathor join:2002-12-01 Lynnwood, WA kudos:1	reply to DanHo said by DanHo: Now, retailers are free to advertise alluringly low prices, get you in their stores and then hit you with the sting of a $3.77 liter tax and 20.5 percent spirits tax at checkout Well, I have that gut feeling this is not what "yes" voters had in mind, but they sure got what they wished for. -- Wacky Races 2012!
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state stress magnet Premium,Mod join:2002-02-08 Purgatory kudos:6 Host: Webhosting Android Sonic.net Washington & Balti.. UK Chat	reply to W7PSK said by W7PSK: The state is mad at the Voters Wrong. I'm not mad at anyone.
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drew Automatic Premium join:2002-07-10 Port Orchard, WA kudos:6	reply to aurgathor Bought a bottle of Glenlivet 12 at Albertson's yesterday. Total was $47.99. How does that compare to ye-olde days?
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DanHo Premium join:2002-05-20 Seattle, WA	According to the search I just did a 750 mL bottle sold for $39.95 total.
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drew Automatic Premium join:2002-07-10 Port Orchard, WA kudos:6	Welp, that sucks.
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DanHo Premium join:2002-05-20 Seattle, WA	What I find that sucks even more: I had to use a web cached version of the price book on the LCB page to find the info. I can't get directly to it. Use to be able to use it with no issues.
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tshirt Premium,MVM join:2004-07-11 Snohomish, WA kudos:3	do you have a link? I tried to find a working one but the LCB seems to be shredding all consumer friendly sites as fast as they can.
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