| Other than merchandising (why is that important?) nothing you describe is an issue with the Idaho liquor stores. Prices are pretty in line with market rates. The selection is really pretty good. The shopping experience is the same as any other store (what makes a shopping experience "miserable?") > Compare them to a nice wine In Idaho, wine is allowed to be sold in grocery stores and specialty shops. The liquor stores are for hard beverages. > They also never have staff that know anything about the products Staff seems just fine with the products. But again, don't see why that's important in general. > just a shitty DMV like experience. I don't really know what you mean by this. You go in, find the booze you like, pay for it at the register, or ask a clerk a question if you have one (Do you have a lot of questions purchasing alcohol? Every time?) If you want a more expensive experience you can go to a wine shop in Idaho and let someone blow smoke up your ass about the notes. Look, Idaho might just be particularly good at running a booze shop, but I doubt it. It may be that because Idaho only has liquor stores for hard alcoholic beverages it's made for a better experience all around. It certainly doesn't suffer from selection, knowledge, or experience problems. I think the only issue you might take is that it's just sorted shelves of alcohol with little flashy theming. |