Lcbo

[antaeus]

ok I don't drink much but you need vino tinto with your porco asado right?

Why does the LCBO have so little regard for their retail outlets? No price labels, wrong price labels, wrong in store signage. The staff I have no complaint with.

Today I'm perusing the Candian wine section in a good sized store. One side of the shelves has the infamous "cellared in Canada" signage: crap wines better avoided. On closer look half the long shelf length are all VQA wines: not crap. South African wines under the Spain sign. In the vintages section 3 times I had to get a price check as none was listed.

What other merchant has such cavalier attitude to their retail operation?

The last time the LCBO revamped their retail operation was in response to Mike Harris' privatization investigations (The old golf pro's first legislative act was changing liquor law to allow consumption on the golf course). In Alberta privatizing liquor retailing had predictable result: generally good in Calgary/Edmonton with actual differences in store's merchandise, other towns and rural liquor stores either carry several beer, wine and rye labels only or just closed shop.

 

[james t kirk]

I have no problem with the LCBO.

Sorry, if they allowed alcohol in variety stores, I have NO DOUBT that the
old Asian guy who runs the "Kit Kat" around the corner from my house who currently sells cigarettes to 12 year olds; would then be selling a 40 pounder of rye to said 12 year old.

Don't kid yourself.

If nothing else, the LCBO doesn't sell to minors.

 

[bestillmehard]

I read not long ago that some of the local LCBO have recently added certain scents to certain departments within to trigger your subconcience and in turn buying more booze. Of course now I cant find that info. I will search and post it when I do. Anyone else remember reading this?

 

[lookingforitallthetime]

I read not long ago that some of the local LCBO have recently added certain scents to certain departments within to trigger your subconcience and in turn buying more booze. Of course now I cant find that info. I will search and post it when I do. Anyone else remember reading this?

Smells fishy to me.

 

[bestillmehard]

lol...it was something like...grass scent in the beer section, leather in the whiskey, and bread in another...forget which

 

[someone]

I have no problem with the LCBO.

Sorry, if they allowed alcohol in variety stores, I have NO DOUBT that the
old Asian guy who runs the "Kit Kat" around the corner from my house who currently sells cigarettes to 12 year olds; would then be selling a 40 pounder of rye to said 12 year old.

Don't kid yourself.

If nothing else, the LCBO doesn't sell to minors.

Actually, when I was underage, the LCBO was the one place that never asked me for ID. Bars where a different matter as they could lose their liquor licences. Admittedly, that was many years ago, but I doubt if things have changed that much.

 

[gdurham]

The LCBO is, so I am told, the biggest wine/spirts buyer in the world. they have a ton of purchasing power. despite this power they continually disappoint me with thier selection. As an amateur wine collector I now buy most of my wines in the US---far better selection and prices in certain (private) US stores.

 

[Keebler Elf]

the LCBO is just a big cash cow. remember when the threat of privatization was held over the board's head? the reply of the union...

Lol. It's always the evil unions.

 

[TQM]

The LCBO is what it is.

The World's largest wine store, catering to many needs.

That there are specialty stores in the U.S. that cater to only select clientele that one might prefer is not surprising at all.

Pricing at the LCBO is generally quite good - I've bought wine in France from the producer for roughly what I could get it from the LCBO - and when I can so get such wine, I now don't buy it in France!

The Bayview Village store, the Rosedale store, the Queen's Quay store are all very nice with selections to appeal to many different kinds of people.

Of course, there is their classics catalogue, available online too - some superb stuff available to those who can afford it.