Can you Pre-order BCBS with Binny’s online?

Discussion in 'Great Lakes' started by TheMiddleTeton, Sep 17, 2018.

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  1. TheMiddleTeton

    TheMiddleTeton Initiate (0) Aug 10, 2017 Illinois

    I think I may have heard about people doing this. Can anybody confirm? I’m going back to my homeland in MN for Thanksgiving so I won’t be able to wait in line at Binny’s :slight_frown:
     
  2. Jplachy

    Jplachy Pooh-Bah (1,848) Feb 12, 2012 Illinois
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  3. SeanBond

    SeanBond Pooh-Bah (2,904) Jul 30, 2013 Illinois
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    If you could, none of us would be freezing our asses off right after T-Gives dinner.
     
  4. TheMiddleTeton

    TheMiddleTeton Initiate (0) Aug 10, 2017 Illinois

    Good point :slight_smile: ANOTHER QUESTION!!! Are the variants going to be at liquor stores in MN on Black Friday? Maybe I can super-freeze further north in Minneapolis!
     
  5. Jplachy

    Jplachy Pooh-Bah (1,848) Feb 12, 2012 Illinois
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    You'll probably have better luck in MN than we will in Chicago. You just can't get Prop. That's Chicago only.
     
  6. TheMiddleTeton

    TheMiddleTeton Initiate (0) Aug 10, 2017 Illinois

    Ok, thank you Jplachy :slight_smile:
     
  7. SudsSavant

    SudsSavant Savant (1,038) Jan 9, 2007 Minnesota
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    Variants in stores? Yes.

    Are you going to get them all? Don't count on it. Typically most stores that get them either dole them out one variant per person or sit on them for cellar sales later on. At that's assuming the store got them before they open for business on Friday. It's easier in Chicago to get them then Minneapolis that day.

    Happy reading, you're welcome.
     
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  8. Jplachy

    Jplachy Pooh-Bah (1,848) Feb 12, 2012 Illinois
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    A friend of mine is from Minneapolis and did Black Friday at a store there a couple years ago (2015?) and got at least 1 bottle of everything.
     
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  9. SudsSavant

    SudsSavant Savant (1,038) Jan 9, 2007 Minnesota
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    ...and I've lined up at a Binny's for the past few years yet seem to end up further back each time. Word's out on the stuff.
     
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  10. stevegoz

    stevegoz Savant (1,122) May 5, 2008 Illinois
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    If you know the right guy at the right store and spend enough there throughout the year they'll save you all kinds of stuff, including mass quantities of BCBS and variants!
     
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  11. TheMiddleTeton

    TheMiddleTeton Initiate (0) Aug 10, 2017 Illinois

    Sounds sweet! If only Bottles and Cans was the place to go lol
     
  12. Bbear

    Bbear Zealot (721) Oct 26, 2016 Illinois
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    I personally love the way B&C's does their BCS release. They're all about family and letting you enjoy your holidays.
     
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  13. macewank

    macewank Zealot (666) Aug 28, 2010 Illinois

    Variants will be hit or miss. Some see wide distro, others (like Reserve last year) see far more limited distro.

    No clue what the plan for them this year is but assuming a similar setup. Not every store is getting all of the non-Prop.
     
  14. HouseofWortship

    HouseofWortship Pooh-Bah (2,735) May 3, 2016 Illinois
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    I love BCBS Black Friday or as it should be called "Supply Does Not Equal Demand Day". The most anti-American, non-consumer friendly holiday out there. I want to spend loads of money on a product, but industry just cannot make enough of it for me to find any.
     
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  15. TheMiddleTeton

    TheMiddleTeton Initiate (0) Aug 10, 2017 Illinois

    Do they even do a release? If so that’d be sweet
     
  16. Quilentro

    Quilentro Maven (1,398) May 12, 2017 Illinois
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    Old news, but i think they still do it this way:

    https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dn...-bourbon-beers-bottles-cans-has-em-Sunday.amp

    I know of a couple other bottle shops that hold back barrel aged stuff and release it at “holiday parties,” typically in a draft (not on draft, but people taking turns selecting single bottles) or lottery system (and sometimes with bottle shares).
     
  17. TheMiddleTeton

    TheMiddleTeton Initiate (0) Aug 10, 2017 Illinois

    Awesome, thank you!
     
  18. kylenabilcy

    kylenabilcy Crusader (411) Aug 10, 2010 Wisconsin

    Me whenever I read the title of this thread
     
  19. Thrillhouse82

    Thrillhouse82 Zealot (548) Sep 14, 2014 Wisconsin
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    Can’t beat a good Simpsons reference.
     
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