[detaro]

> The 99-cent bottles are sold in 170,000 stores, including gas stations and grocery stores, prompting some customers to wonder what products they presumed to contain liquor were doing there

Is it many US states where such places can't sell liquor? (I know there's some areas with quite strict rules, but was surprised that wasn't explicitly referenced in the article)

[fallowkevin]

>Is it many US states where such places can't sell liquor? (I know there's some areas with quite strict rules, but was surprised that wasn't explicitly referenced in the article)

[extremely Ron Swanson voice]

Not everyplace can you buy a handle of hard liquor in the CVS like it's Bloomington.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_laws_of_the_United_Sta...

[wildzzz]

My state only sells liquor at state-run stores. Imagine my surprise when I saw Fireball in airplane bottles at the grocery store. I probably would have bought some if I had been in the market for something awful without a second glance. Turns out its just like cinnamon whiskey flavored malt beverage, I guess like maddog but smaller? Good thing the liquor store is nextdoor.

[StanislavPetrov]

Here in New York you can only buy liquor & wine (unless it is under a certain alcohol %) at a liquor store. Beer you can buy pretty much anywhere, except, ironically, at liquor stores, which aren't allowed to sell beer.