Monday, December 21, 2009

"How to Avoid Selling Wine in Pennsylvania"

Nicely done piece on the "wine kiosks" at Vinography; go have a look.

Here's how it starts:

So if you had a bunch of grocery stores, and those grocery stores sold wine, but you didn't really want people to buy any wine, what would you do?


One of the things you might consider doing would be to lock all the wine away in cabinets, so that people couldn't touch the bottles.
And it goes on in that vein, brilliantly. Seriously, folks, as the commenters to the post say: why aren't Pennsylvanians more insulted by this?
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5 comments:

  1. Michael PollackDecember 21, 2009 at 3:10 PM

    Great article. Thanks for sharing.

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  2. Sam KomlenicDecember 21, 2009 at 9:27 PM

    This whole concept is as Orwellian as it gets, and as bizarre as one can possibly imagine. All the feedback at Vinography and the Patriot-News is negative, 100%.
    What are the chances any of Rendell's boys are paying attention?

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  3. AnonymousDecember 22, 2009 at 8:05 AM

    What happens when the kiosks become self aware?

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  4. Lew BrysonDecember 22, 2009 at 8:45 AM

    I suspect the kiosks will then start drinking their own product, and shortly thereafter will become depressed by the limited selection.

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  5. BrendanJanuary 13, 2010 at 1:46 PM

    how much do each of these stupid machines, that no one will use, cost?

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