# alcohol delivery service. why not?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcohol-delivery-service-why-not/78658>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 29, 2001, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcohol-delivery-service-why-not/78658 "2001-08-29T05:50:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![gtzaskar00](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e9c0ed/32.png) [@gtzaskar00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gtzaskar00)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2001, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcohol-delivery-service-why-not/78658/21 "2001-08-29T19:29:56Z")

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Here in Chicago I know for a fact that one liquor store will deliver anything you can find on its shelves. From half-barrels to 5ths to six-packs, if you have 45 minutes to wait for your booze, it will be there. For a fee of course.

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**Author:** ![Elvis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/958977/32.png) [@Elvis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elvis)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2001, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcohol-delivery-service-why-not/78658/22 "2001-08-29T20:20:10Z")

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As you are undoubtedly aware, every state has its own arcane rules and laws dealing with the sale of alcohol. I am certain that delivery of alcoholic beverages would be regulated quite carefully.

That being said, I went to college in Maine, and there was one pizza place that would deliver a six pack with your pizza and were rather lackadaisical about checking ID. Whether the delivery of beer was even legal in the first place was another issue. A final issue is that no one in the state of Maine knows how to make a decent pizza, and they probably never will. They should really stick to lobsters and “birdmen.”

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**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2001, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcohol-delivery-service-why-not/78658/23 "2001-08-29T22:26:04Z")

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You can get all you want if you order it on the Internet, they mail it to ya.

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**Author:** ![peepthis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9d8465/32.png) [@peepthis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peepthis)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2001, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcohol-delivery-service-why-not/78658/24 "2001-08-29T22:30:42Z")

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There’s a place in College Park, Maryland, (right next to the Univ. of Maryland) called “#1 Liquors” that delivers. Believe me, it’s a god-send for all lazy drunkards and those whose party is about to run dry. It used to be next door to a McDonald’s, so they would also hook you up with an Extra Value Meal or whatever else for just a small extra fee (the McDonald’s has recently re-located, so no more Big Macs with the booze). Only drawbacks: they carded, and weren’t allowed to deliver on-campus…

So it sounds like your business plan, though not novel, could rake in the dough if local laws allow – especially if you’re located near a college campus.

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