"ddavidn" (ddavidn) 03/04/2014 at 15:57 • Filed to: boozelopnik

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I love Washington, but here's one of the things I hate about it...

Howdy Harrell > ddavidn 03/04/2014 at 15:59

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I work in the beverage industry in Texas... That is absolutely ridiculous.

For Sweden > ddavidn 03/04/2014 at 15:59

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CP

pdx107 > ddavidn 03/04/2014 at 15:59

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God I miss living in Nevada.

camaroboy68ss > ddavidn 03/04/2014 at 16:00

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Not surprised that Oregon is right behind Washington

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > ddavidn 03/04/2014 at 16:00

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So does that mean $35.22 tax per bottle?!?

It'd be worth it to drive to Wyoming, if you were to have a big party, if that's the case.

Edit: I just saw the numbers a per gallon

ddavidn > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 03/04/2014 at 16:03

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Yeah, I mean that's the best way to average it out, but I'll give you a real-life example:

I want a bottle of Glenfiddich 12, which is about $40. I walk out the door paying $51.03.

For Sweden > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 03/04/2014 at 16:04

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That's still almost $9 a liter.

Paul, Man of Mustangs > ddavidn 03/04/2014 at 16:04

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I guess we have to make up for the lack of an income tax. Then again, we did only recently privatize liquor sales, so we're probably stuck on those ideas. I dunno. I don't like it either.

Goshen, formerly Darkcode > ddavidn 03/04/2014 at 16:05

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Sounds like a good place to live.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > For Sweden 03/04/2014 at 16:06

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Fawwwwk!

I could buy a liter of low-grade vodka for that here in MI. Not that I would want to...

red014 > ddavidn 03/04/2014 at 16:06

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Live free or die, bitches!

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > ddavidn 03/04/2014 at 16:06

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I would Nelson Muntz at you, but I'm in NC and remember buying booze in GA in times past...

pdx107 > camaroboy68ss 03/04/2014 at 16:08

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It sucks SO bad. On top of that, can't buy at grocery stores here like you could in Nevada

Mercedes Streeter > ddavidn 03/04/2014 at 16:08

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I don't think I'll complain about IL's alcohol tax again...Sweet Jesus...

duurtlang > Goshen, formerly Darkcode 03/04/2014 at 16:09

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Assuming you're an alcoholic, yes.

/I fully admit being totally ignorant about that state.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > ddavidn 03/04/2014 at 16:10

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Damn, that's rough.

ddavidn > Paul, Man of Mustangs 03/04/2014 at 16:10

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Well, I will say that I'm one of the few people who would rather have this tax than the closed system we used to have. I don't buy very much, so it doesn't cost me a whole lot (plus I buy cheap stuff) but I got more frustrated at the limited selection we had before.

Goshen, formerly Darkcode > duurtlang 03/04/2014 at 16:11

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You don't even need to be an alcoholic, you can just buy tons of alcohol there and smuggle them elsewhere at a profit.
I don't know anything about Wyoming either so I'll just assume it's an inhabited region.

Crocket Bernet > ddavidn 03/04/2014 at 16:12

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NH is one of the best places to get drunk! Trust me!

ddavidn > Crocket Bernet 03/04/2014 at 16:12

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I bet!

ddavidn > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 03/04/2014 at 16:15

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Another example, being that I almost never buy Scotch: Safeway has a great generic bourbon. It costs about $9 a bottle. I pay $14 out the door. Therefore, it's almost not even worth buying the cheap stuff.

camaroboy68ss > pdx107 03/04/2014 at 16:17

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Eh, there's enough liquor stores by my place I've never have had the issue with not having nothing but beer in grocery stores.

pdx107 > camaroboy68ss 03/04/2014 at 16:19

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but the sales at grocery stores were a plus. Also, store brand vodka for 10 bucks or less for a half gallon to use to clean all the porcelain and tile in my bathroom

Paul, Man of Mustangs > ddavidn 03/04/2014 at 16:19

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I agree. I'd rather have it taxed rather than be sold by state-run stores. But I'd still rather not have it taxed so much.

ddavidn > Paul, Man of Mustangs 03/04/2014 at 16:20

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Totally.

lone_liberal > ddavidn 03/04/2014 at 16:22

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Hey, at least we can buy booze in regular stores now. Ones that aren't located in some obscure strip mall. You may have to take out a second mortgage to pay for the good stuff ($75 for a good bottle of Macallan!) but you don't have to talk to a meth addict on your way out.

ddavidn > lone_liberal 03/04/2014 at 16:26

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Exactly, I mentioned this in another comment. I'm still happy about closing the state stores, even with the crazy taxes. And I literally wait until I go to California to buy a decent bottle of Scotch. It's been over a year now....

Dusty Ventures > ddavidn 03/04/2014 at 16:31

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I'm less than an hour from New Hampshire. That is all.

ddavidn > Dusty Ventures 03/04/2014 at 16:34

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I know, you lucky SOB.

Dusty Ventures > ddavidn 03/04/2014 at 17:05

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The irony is I almost never drink

ddavidn > Dusty Ventures 03/04/2014 at 17:13

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Well, good for you. I don't drink that much, but that's partly because I'm a lightweight.

Dusty Ventures > ddavidn 03/04/2014 at 17:14

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You do look like a bit of a skinny hipster in your twitter profile photo :p

ddavidn > Dusty Ventures 03/04/2014 at 17:16

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Ha! I am still that skinny, but not sure where I'm at on the hipster scale. I do have more facial hair now. But much less rental dress outfits. And I still drive an M3, which is very anti-hipster. Very pro-tool.

ColoradoTaco > Goshen, formerly Darkcode 03/04/2014 at 17:18

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It basically is uninhabited. Don't think the entire state has more than 750,000 people. It does have a TON of amazing places if you're in to outdoorsy stuff. I'll be there in a few weeks for a fishing trip on the Grey Reef

Dusty Ventures > ddavidn 03/04/2014 at 17:21

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Are you suggesting hipsters aren't tools?

hethoughtofcars > Goshen, formerly Darkcode 03/04/2014 at 17:23

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If WY is $0.00 at #49, does that mean state number 50 GIVES you money to drink?

ddavidn > Dusty Ventures 03/04/2014 at 17:28

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Not as a rule, no. Maybe these terms look a little different on the other coast too, but I guess hipster could fall into a subcategory of tool? I mean, a douchebag can still drive an old Volvo wagon, and be a hipster, tool, or both. Now I've got something to ponder for the rest of the day...

Unless you were just trying to passively call me a tool, in which case, well done.

Dusty Ventures > ddavidn 03/04/2014 at 17:34

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Wasn't targeting you that time. I was under the impression that at least most hipsters were tools. Perhaps I have some pondering to do as well.

ddavidn > Dusty Ventures 03/04/2014 at 22:55

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Having pondered, I think I've known a large enough ratio of nice hipsters to tool hipsters. Therefore, I can't consider it a rule that all of them are tools.

Bear in mind that I live near Portland, and I work in the coffee industry. But if I grabbed a random hipster off the streets of Tacoma, Portland or somewhere in between, I'd bet on him being happy to give me directions to the nearest specialty coffee shop or fixed-gear bike shop. I wouldn't say the same for the kind of person I would expect to emerge from an M3.

Example: I've met this target of the "Hipster Barista" meme. He's a pretty nice guy.