Sunday, September 1, 2013

Hello and Goodbye



I'd like to thank Lew for this opportunity and hope that I can approach his standards.  I know he'll be watching so I'll try to do my best. 

Not being shy I'll jump in with both feet and start now with some "convenient" facts about PLCB convenience.


"Dale Horst, director of retail operations for the PLCB, said the board decided to extend hours at many of its stores as part of a broad effort to meet increased customer demand."

OH - 1 Sept - stores open 5:30AM to 1AM at discretion of the owner and / or local ordinance. 2 Sept - Stores open 5:30AM to 1AM at discretion of the owner and / or local ordinance.

NY - 1 Sept - stores open noon to 4AM at discretion of the owner and / or county ordinance. 2 Sept - Stores open 8AM to 4AM at discretion of the owner and / or county ordinance.

NJ - 1 Sept - stores open according to local code, most allow Sunday sales 9AM to 10PM. 2 Sept - Stores open according to local code, most will allow normal hours on Labor day 9AM to 10PM.

MD - 1 Sept -  stores open according to county codes, no state limits on hours, most open on Sunday. 2 Sept - Stores in all but 2 counties open.

DE - 1 Sept - stores open noon - 8PM (subject to local ordinances). 2 Sept - Stores open 9AM to 1AM at discretion of the owner.

WV - 1 Sept - stores open from 1PM to 2AM at discretion of the owner for beer and wine only. 2 Sept - Stores open from 7AM to 3AM for all sales at discretion of the owner.

PA - 1 Sept - 75% of stores closed, remaining open noon to 5PM. 2 Sept. - All stores closed.

True customer convenience comes from supplying a product or service that the customer wants in a manner that they want it.  All of the states have regulatory boards but only one severely limits the customer to what THEY want and not what the customer wants.  As you can see PA is still the most inconvenient place to shop of all the surrounding states and a few extra hours does not change the system that is in place. We need to demand better. We need privatization.

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