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<blockquote data-quote="dennishoddy" data-source="post: 2918375" data-attributes="member: 5412"><p>Note the bolded part.</p><p>Because I've been handed some flyers in liquor stores in Ok with their objections to the law. I've seen their side, I've read the other side, and I've been in other states where there are liquor stores that co-exist with liquor stores and big box stores.</p><p><strong>When I say I haven't researched it, that means I haven't dug into the into the legal language of the bills for the technicality's</strong>. Okla does restrict sales of alcohol from 9am to 9pm in liquor stores, and convenience/box stores can't sell low point beer from 1am to whenever? I don't know the exact times, but I do know they have restrictions.</p><p>I'm looking at it from a consumer point of view. If the liquor stores aren't on the same playing field as the big box stores, their parent lobby organization in the legislature needs to get to work and change it.</p><p>A simple law suit from them to put them on the same field is really easy to initiate and I'm sure a ton of legal types would be glad to take it on.</p><p>The control of the liquor distribution in Okla used to be handled by two companies, and I40 separated their territories. Pioneer liquor Wholesale in Ponca controlled all distribution North of I40 and another controlled the southern territory back in the 60' through the 80's. They set the wholesale prices, and the end user set their profit margin.</p><p>I have no clue how they do it now, as that business went under after the founder died and there were a lot of stories about why a hugely successful business like that could go under, but I won't get into that, although I do have some inside information.</p><p>As a consumer, I can go to Byrons In OKC, B&B in Tulsa, and our local liquor stores and see three different prices for the same items. I can go to different states that have less restrictions on where liquor is sold, and beat all of their prices.</p><p></p><p>I'm sure the distribution system has been modified</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dennishoddy, post: 2918375, member: 5412"] Note the bolded part. Because I've been handed some flyers in liquor stores in Ok with their objections to the law. I've seen their side, I've read the other side, and I've been in other states where there are liquor stores that co-exist with liquor stores and big box stores. [B]When I say I haven't researched it, that means I haven't dug into the into the legal language of the bills for the technicality's[/B]. Okla does restrict sales of alcohol from 9am to 9pm in liquor stores, and convenience/box stores can't sell low point beer from 1am to whenever? I don't know the exact times, but I do know they have restrictions. I'm looking at it from a consumer point of view. If the liquor stores aren't on the same playing field as the big box stores, their parent lobby organization in the legislature needs to get to work and change it. A simple law suit from them to put them on the same field is really easy to initiate and I'm sure a ton of legal types would be glad to take it on. The control of the liquor distribution in Okla used to be handled by two companies, and I40 separated their territories. Pioneer liquor Wholesale in Ponca controlled all distribution North of I40 and another controlled the southern territory back in the 60' through the 80's. They set the wholesale prices, and the end user set their profit margin. I have no clue how they do it now, as that business went under after the founder died and there were a lot of stories about why a hugely successful business like that could go under, but I won't get into that, although I do have some inside information. As a consumer, I can go to Byrons In OKC, B&B in Tulsa, and our local liquor stores and see three different prices for the same items. I can go to different states that have less restrictions on where liquor is sold, and beat all of their prices. I'm sure the distribution system has been modified [/QUOTE]
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