Jili
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Post by Jili on Feb 26, 2018 1:51:03 GMT
We are in Indianapolis tonight because our dd has a college visit in morning. We headed to the store to buy some wine to enjoy after our trip to the hotel hot tub. It turns out that you cannot buy alcohol in IN on Sundays (though that will no longer be a thing as of March 4, I've since learned).
So no wine for us tonight. Then we went down to the hot tub, wearing our new flip flops that we also went to the store to buy because we forgot ours at home. It turns out that the hot tub is closed.
No wine, no relaxing hot tub. Yikes.
Are there any other states where you can't buy alcohol on Sundays? I had no idea until tonight.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2018 1:57:21 GMT
Here in Texas we must wait until noon on Sundays to buy wine/alcohol. Can't tell you how many bottles I've had to pass up because I tend to shop early on Sunday morning. It's a silly outdated law.
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Feb 26, 2018 1:58:29 GMT
For the most part, that's true in South Carolina as well. Sunday sales are banned by state law, but cities and counties can pass their own referendums allowing it - and some have. The areas that allow it are the larger cities and the more tourist-oriented areas.
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Post by freecharlie on Feb 26, 2018 1:58:43 GMT
Colorado got rid of that, but only in the last decade. Up until 2008, you couldn't
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Post by librarylady on Feb 26, 2018 2:00:46 GMT
Here in Texas we must wait until noon on Sundays to buy wine/alcohol. Can't tell you how many bottles I've had to pass up because I tend to shop early on Sunday morning. It's a silly outdated law. In Texas, you also cannot purchase alcohol on election day. No drunk voters!! |
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Post by Cupcake on Feb 26, 2018 2:01:14 GMT
That’s a bummer! We couldn’t buy alcohol here in Massachusetts on Sundays for the longest time, but we can now. And DS will be heading to Indiana for college in the fall, so thanks for the warning, Jili! Where are you touring? Have fun and I hope you get your wine and hot tubbing in tomorrow! 😉
Lisa B.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2018 2:02:34 GMT
Here in Texas we must wait until noon on Sundays to buy wine/alcohol. Can't tell you how many bottles I've had to pass up because I tend to shop early on Sunday morning. It's a silly outdated law. In Texas, you also cannot purchase alcohol on election day. No drunk voters!! I didn't know that! I better stock up!  |
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Post by librarylady on Feb 26, 2018 2:04:55 GMT
In Texas, you also cannot purchase alcohol on election day. No drunk voters!! I didn't know that! I better stock up! That law may have changed, but it was the case for a long time. |
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Post by katybee on Feb 26, 2018 2:05:11 GMT
Can’t buy a car on Sundays in Texas. Seems weird to me. It’s one thing if you are a business and choose to remain closed on Sundays, like Hobby Lobby or Chick-fil-A. But it is the LAW that car dealerships cannot be open (well they actually can be open on Sundays, but then they cannot be open on Saturday. It’s one or the other). Please explain to me how a state that prides itself on small government and as little regulation as possible, won’t let me buy wine or beer before noon on Sunday, or hard liquor at any point on Sunday, and won’t let me but a car on Sunday (so I will observe the Sabbath).
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Post by pmm on Feb 26, 2018 2:14:32 GMT
Ohio has Sunday restrictions on alcohol too.
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Post by cindyupnorth on Feb 26, 2018 2:18:50 GMT
MN had that law up until this last summer...OR until they were awarded the Super Bowl. Money talks.
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Post by kernriver on Feb 26, 2018 2:19:25 GMT
Ohio was this was in the 70’s. Don’t know how it is now.
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Jili
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Post by Jili on Feb 26, 2018 2:22:01 GMT
That’s a bummer! We couldn’t buy alcohol here in Massachusetts on Sundays for the longest time, but we can now. And DS will be heading to Indiana for college in the fall, so thanks for the warning, Jili! Where are you touring? Have fun and I hope you get your wine and hot tubbing in tomorrow! 😉 Lisa B. We're touring Butler. We've been here before-- my dd is accepted and is in the process of making her final decision. I love Butler and it is probably my first choice for her, but I'm pretty sure she's leaning elsewhere. That's ok. |
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Post by Jili on Feb 26, 2018 2:22:47 GMT
Ohio was this was in the 70’s. Don’t know how it is now. You know, I vaguely remember this now. I grew up in Ohio. |
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Post by Jili on Feb 26, 2018 2:24:25 GMT
Can’t buy a car on Sundays in Texas. Seems weird to me. It’s one thing if you are a business and choose to remain closed on Sundays, like Hobby Lobby or Chick-fil-A. But it is the LAW that car dealerships cannot be open (well they actually can be open on Sundays, but then they cannot be open on Saturday. It’s one or the other). Please explain to me how a state that prides itself on small government and as little regulation as possible, won’t let me buy wine or beer before noon on Sunday, or hard liquor at any point on Sunday, and won’t let me but a car on Sunday (so I will observe the Sabbath). No way! I don't even know what to say about this. It's unbelievable. |
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Post by scrappinwithoutpeas on Feb 26, 2018 2:30:02 GMT
For the most part, that's true in South Carolina as well. Sunday sales are banned by state law, but cities and counties can pass their own referendums allowing it - and some have. The areas that allow it are the larger cities and the more tourist-oriented areas. Yeah, oldest DD went to university in SC -- guess which day of the week her 21st birthday fell on?? She and her friends ended up driving to GA for some beverages.  |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Feb 26, 2018 2:31:11 GMT
Can't buy a car in NJ on Sunday either. Not sure about liquor stores. Last I knew we had a county that still had blue laws, buy next to nothing on Sunday.
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Post by Just Beth on Feb 26, 2018 2:36:12 GMT
I love California. We can buy all the alcohol on all the days at grocery stores, gas stations, etc. Bars close and no alcohol can be sold between 2am and 6am. That’s it. I was just on vacation and in Key West the server asked me if I wanted my beer in a to go cup. I was like, uh if that’s a thing here then yes! The only other place I have been able to do that is the Vegas Strip.
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Post by scrappyesq on Feb 26, 2018 2:37:49 GMT
Can’t buy a car on Sundays in Texas. Seems weird to me. It’s one thing if you are a business and choose to remain closed on Sundays, like Hobby Lobby or Chick-fil-A. But it is the LAW that car dealerships cannot be open (well they actually can be open on Sundays, but then they cannot be open on Saturday. It’s one or the other). Please explain to me how a state that prides itself on small government and as little regulation as possible, won’t let me buy wine or beer before noon on Sunday, or hard liquor at any point on Sunday, and won’t let me but a car on Sunday (so I will observe the Sabbath). You can't buy a car in New Jersey on Sundays either. |
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Post by AmandaA on Feb 26, 2018 2:38:19 GMT
Well Jili you can't buy a car here either on a Sunday. It has yet to ever make it through the legislature, but they also want to ban you from buying a car from the mall as well.... Because "it isn't fair" that Tesla sells their cars without the overhead of a dealership. You can buy liquor on Sundays from wineries and microbreweries, but once the governor signs it we will be able to buy any liquor on a Sunday. 🎉 No liquor on Election Day either until after the polls close. And no cold beer from a convenience store... because that makes it too accessible for underage drinkers (like the temperature of the beer matters to a teenager). I am pretty sure any sort of marijuana, medical or recreational, wouldn't happen here until years after hell freezes over. Welcome to the heartland. |
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Post by ~summer~ on Feb 26, 2018 2:41:29 GMT
I remember way back when I was in college, I visited my boyfriend in New Jersey and was shocked you couldn't buy alcohol on Sunday -- I had never even heard of that! Not sure if those laws still exist, but I totally feel for you -- who goes in a hot tub with no wine??? |
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Post by PolarGreen12 on Feb 26, 2018 2:45:28 GMT
No booze on Sundays in Oklahoma either. And it also can’t be sold after 2am at bars or in stores. Some of our laws were changed in a vote this past fall but I’m not sure when they go into effect.
One that was finally changed was that beer can be stored in coolers at liquor stores now. You couldn’t buy cold beer except at grocery and convenience stores and that is only 3.2 point. Beer that is 6 point and above is only legal in liquor stores and can’t be domestic. Can you believe that was even a law.
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Post by Zee on Feb 26, 2018 2:47:06 GMT
I was completely shocked to learn that you actually CAN purchase wine on Sundays in PA, though you'll have to find a wine store that's open to do it. And it will NOT be at the store where you buy groceries, and most definitely not where you buy beer. My local wine and spirits store is closed on Sundays but I know where others that are open are located. Our beer store is open Sundays, again shocking with the puritannical laws they have about alcohol here.
It was only recently we were allowed to purchase 6 packs anywhere besides a bar. I don't get it. I come from a state where you can pick up a 6 pack at the gas station but no bar sells beer unless it's also an official liquor store. I came to PA to find that I would be required to purchase a case at a time, unless I wanted to go to the bar and buy an overpriced 6 pack. They forced you to buy a case at a time. But only from an official beer store. Why? Tax profits, they said, though they could simply charge everyone a liquor license and the usual taxes on purchases and it would work just fine, I've seen it in action.
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Post by Jili on Feb 26, 2018 2:52:03 GMT
This is all so fascinating. I had no idea. I grew up in Ohio where you had to buy all hard liquor at a State store. I remember feeling something like shock when I moved to IL as a young adult and saw that vodka, whiskey, etc on the shelves at the grocery store.
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Post by tincin on Feb 26, 2018 2:53:48 GMT
No booze in Michigan before noon on Sunday either. Crazy law but since I buy booze seldom to never I don’t usually think about it.
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Post by tiffanyr on Feb 26, 2018 2:59:21 GMT
In Texas, you can buy beer and wine after noon on Sundays but you can’t buy hard liquor.
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Post by alexa11 on Feb 26, 2018 3:21:31 GMT
For the most part, that's true in South Carolina as well. Sunday sales are banned by state law, but cities and counties can pass their own referendums allowing it - and some have. The areas that allow it are the larger cities and the more tourist-oriented areas. Restaurants here can serve alcohol as long as they're within the city limits. No buying in stores though. I think it's absurd and sooooo outdated! |
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Post by PolarGreen12 on Feb 26, 2018 3:22:52 GMT
For the most part, that's true in South Carolina as well. Sunday sales are banned by state law, but cities and counties can pass their own referendums allowing it - and some have. The areas that allow it are the larger cities and the more tourist-oriented areas. Restaurants here can serve alcohol as long as they're within the city limits. No buying in stores though. I think it's absurd and sooooo outdated! Same here. Which is good because I love a Bloody Mary with Sunday brunch. |
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Post by brina on Feb 26, 2018 3:24:37 GMT
In NY liquor stores closed on Sunday, so no spirits or wine, which are only sold in liquor stores. Beer cannot be sold until after noon on Sunday (sold in convenience stores, grocery stores or distributors). Bars cannot open until noon on Sunday and restaurants cannot serve alcohol until noon.
These were the laws when I was growing up - to sure if they have changed in the 20 years since I left.
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Post by brynn on Feb 26, 2018 3:26:50 GMT
No shopping on Sundays (except for grocery stores)until noon in North Dakota with alcohol sold in separate liquor stores because of "blue laws." During the latest oil boom, I had to smirk when a man in the grocery store asked where the beer was.
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