Better stock up now. If the LCBO employees don't get what they demand, there will likely be a strike on the May 2-4 weekend. This strike might hasten the timeline to being able to get your alcohol at your local Korean convenience store.
LCBO Strike?
- Thread starter Rockslinger
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There are "agency" stores that probably won't be affected by any strike. They are outside the GTA though, and most of their selection is limited. And no, not all convenience stores are owned by Koreans.
You can buy your wine and some liquors from the various wineries down the road. They'll even deliver.
Illegal
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OH,...you mean by stopping deliveries with "picket lines" ,...oh,...sorry,..."information lines".
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The LCBO warehouse workers would go on strike as well, wouldn't they? That would affect deliveries.
I hope they do go on strike so we can that pressure will be brought to bear on getting rid of LCBO's monopoly. A position that has long outlived its Victorian history to protect us for ourselves.
For some fascinating info on the history of the LCBO check out http://www.puncheddrunk.ca/ - at one time they would track your purchases and cut you off if they thought you were buying too much booze - and 1962 wasn't that long ago!
Another unionised monopoly
DIdn't know that the importers are unionised !
But I do know that the union will attempt to illegally block ANY deliveries of booze.
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A little of subject,...I never have beer supply issues,...don't buy "union made".
Didn't know that the LCBO makes wine !
DIdn't know that the importers are unionised !
But I do know that the union will attempt to illegally block ANY deliveries of booze.
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A little of subject,...I never have beer supply issues,...don't buy "union made".
No but the warehouse that the LCBO owns and uses to warehouse and pick the orders for their stores and agency stores is probably unionized. All booze sold in the LCBO stores goes through these warehouses. The importers do not deliver directly to the LCBO retail outlets. They deliver to the warehouse.
Time for a change
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Question,...I see wine being sold in grocery stores and directly by Magnota Wines,...does this have to go through the LCBO warehouses ?
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If you read what I wrote then you would see that I said the alcohol that's sold in the LCBO goes through the warehouse. I never once mentioned the Wine Rack or Magnotta wines. All I said was an LCBO strike will most likely affect deliveries to the agency stores located outside the GTA. Clear enough for you?
Maybe some hope
So any alcohol that is NOT sold by the LCBO can be sold to the public,...confused ?
I thought that the LCBO had a complete lock on any alcohol sold,...so I guess only the hard stuff or,...?
Went to a winery a while back,...and bought a bottle of a liqour,...so it dosen't sound like there is a complete lock on all alcohol.
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DUDE,...lighten up,...just trying to get a handle on things.
So any alcohol that is NOT sold by the LCBO can be sold to the public,...confused ?
I thought that the LCBO had a complete lock on any alcohol sold,...so I guess only the hard stuff or,...?
Went to a winery a while back,...and bought a bottle of a liqour,...so it dosen't sound like there is a complete lock on all alcohol.
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DUDE take your own advice. No the LCBO does not have a complete lock on retail sales of alcohol in Ontario. But in order to sell alcohol, like these smaller breweries, wineries, and distilleries do, I'm pretty sure they have to be licensed by the LLBO. And of course, there's "brew your own".
So these comments weren't meant to discount what I said before? It's clearly sarcasm and a poor attempt at it to boot.
