Originally Posted By: goharley
Originally Posted By: shawn k
The crap they are spewing is union propaganda so that they will keep their jobs. Under Prop 1100 safeway,costco, fred meyer etc will be able
to buy direct from the distiller. The volume discounts that they get will
be cheaper than anything the state gets.

I lived in California the prices and selection that costco was better than any state liquor store i have been in. And if costco didnt have it safeway or albertsons did. Not to mention bev mo and traders joes
carried hard liquor also.
Why doesn't the state get to buy direct from the distiller and get a bulk discount? And aren't there union workers at Costco, Safeway, Fred Meyers, et al?



The state most likely buys from the manufacturer or the rep ( southern wine and spirit is the big gun on the west coast). Yes safeway and fred meyer are union, costco is not. State employees have a stronger union with better benefits pay etc.