Liquor Store Pet Peeves

The closest bottle shop to me has their coolers filled with Bud, Miller, Coors, etc. , but the craft beers are in the corner under the heating duct where they sit at 80 degrees or more. Geesh, at least put the IPA's in the cooler.

 

Almost all craft breweries want their items shelved together. I recently had 2 craft beer companies set my cooler doors. First by region, then by size, then by brewery i.e. all california craft 6 packs in one door then by brewery.

It's tough for a store to sell singles unless they keep them seperate.

That's just dumb lol. The cashier should be scolded.

 

I hate bottle shops holding beers for ransom. I should be able to buy a beer without any auctions or purchasing beers I don't want just have opportunity to purchase a beer want or have to be in a so called beer club. Utterly Bull Shit.

 

I know! I was in a place this summer that was trying to sell me a bottle of Odell Woodcut #3, bottled way back in 2009! And a clearly dated 2007 bottle of GI Matilda. Can you believe the nerve? Or how about the same stores selling bottles of The Dissident even though the label says I shouldn't drink them for a whole year?

 

Expired beer. That's the biggest one for me.

 

I'm not really picky. I realize people might work at a bottle shop because it was available work not because they are beer, wine, or liquor fanatics. Same goes for a bar. Sure, it's better business to have knowledgeable employees but if you're paying them $8/hr they will only care so much.

What does bother me, and it really goes for both bars and shops, is when there's a list of current releases that isn't current. It doesn't have to be updated to the minute but if you're serving something or putting out new releases, I don't want to see the list from two months ago. Just don't put one up and waste my time driving out to find out you don't have what I wanted. Wasting my time for your laziness is the easiest way to lose my business.

I'm also sort of annoyed by the hidden beers at shops. If you are going to limit/hide beers, just tell me what they are so I can ask for one. The Central Market by my house usually has something hidden away but it's always questionable whether the beer/wine attendant knows its there and will share. Sometimes it's like I have to sit and have a ten minute conversation before they will disclose what's in back. I don't mind talking beer (obviously) but sometimes I'm in a hurry. Just let me know what's there. I understand the policy of limiting access but I'd probably buy more beer if you'd let me know what the good stuff is.

I generally hate pushy salespeople so it also bugs me when I'm checking out the selection and somebody tries to force their shitty recommendations on me. I do not care that you think Shocktop Wheat IPA is "not bad" or only want to recommend the highest ABV beers in the shop.

 

My biggest pet peeve about buying beer in a liquor store is the fact that I run into more of my exes buying wine in liquor stores than I do at my local beer joint. And the fact that they're always more beautiful than the last time I saw them.

 

My biggest pet peeve is telling stupid customers we don't carry Bud, Miller, or Coors products, by law, and they go "SO ALL YOU HAVE ARE IMPORTS?!?"

My next is that guy buying Guinness or something German and says all American beers suck to look cool to his tag-along buddies. You thusly get told at our store.

We can't sell anything cold, so they turn around and walk out. Your funeral. That stuff that's cold is glorified water here. Not my fault.

Dude screaming at you from three aisles down "DO YOU HAVE DELIRUM?! DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHAT THAT IS?!" Yes, douchebag, and just because I have a vagina doesn't mean I'm stupid. Then don't take the suggestion for other Belgians that are better than yours. You just heard the name somewhere, now you're throwing it around and acting cocky for your buddies. We carry every beer that we can get in OK. F*&# off.

I have more...

Both sides of the counter can suck big time.

 

The same goddamn thing happens at my TW. They also seem to be stocking the shelves every time I go in there, so I have to battle workers for aisle space.

 

WTF we gots tons of that shit on the shelfs! I prefer cherry lemonade though!

 

Man I need that to happen. I would be like "let me go back and get a few more bottles..."

 

"behavior"? i think what you're refering to is someone doing their job. i suggest you stop being such a hose job.

 

Silly me for thinking that the customer should take precedence on the retail floor during retail hours, rather than employees moving bulk stock around (something that can be done when the store is closed).

 

I read your entire post in Randy's voice, with emphasis, and laughed my ass off.

 

I once found Blanche De Chambly 10 years past its best buy date at a local liquor store. Ridiculous.

 

What really bugs me about liquor stores is when the beer guy tries to prove his superior beer knowledge instead of answering my questions. Recently I went to a local store where the beer guy was trying to prove how over-rated Pliny was when I asked him if they had it in stock. Somewhere in the conversation he felt it was prudent to tell me he cellars 400 beers. A simple "yes" or "no" would have been appreciated.

 

There is no way a store with 2500 types of beer can keep all of their IPA's refrigerated.

There is also no way that the employees can go through all of those beers to pick out the expired ones. Expired beer happens... Bring it to an employee and I'm sure it will be taken care of.

Edit: If we're in your way on the sales floor just ask us to move and we'll do so immediately. If we don't get into the overheads the beer you want to buy won't be on the shelf... The store does not have a night shift.

 

That kind of stuff leads me to actually change my mind and leave the store. If they want to insult me for my purchase, they don't need my money. Nothing like a simple "You know what? Never mind." after they've gotten through most of the transaction and now have to go through the hassle of voiding it.

 

I suppose not. I've never seen a store that had anywhere near 2500 types of beer. How could you ever manage such an inventory?