# Is there any way to legally ship liquor?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-legally-ship-liquor/87771>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 16, 2001, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-legally-ship-liquor/87771 "2001-10-16T18:21:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jimbrowski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9a140/32.png) [@Jimbrowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimbrowski)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2001, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-legally-ship-liquor/87771/21 "2001-10-17T18:01:34Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Athena \*  
> All I did was point out that your post did not really give me the answer I was looking for.

Thank you so much for your stunning insight, although I think most Dopers figured that one out on their own.

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> And before ya flame me again, note:  
> **Athena** registered May 1999, post count 1842  
> **Jimbrowksi** registered June 2001, post count 49

Oh silly me… I wasn’t aware we were keeping score, nor that quantity = quality in this board.

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> I know how the $#@^#! board works.

Do ya now? Which is why both your replies to me in this thread are devoid of any content whatsoever pertinent to the OP? On that basis alone, I suggest you don’t.

Take your own advice and go play in the Pit, **Athena**.

And to all the other Dopers who have been subjected to this little spat, my apologies. In the future I will restrain myself. Likewise, don’t bother flaming me anymore in this thread, as I won’t be coming back to read it. \<collective sigh of relief from the Millions\>

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**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2001, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-legally-ship-liquor/87771/22 "2001-10-17T18:23:23Z")

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??? - this is definitely the weirdest flame subject matter I’ve ever been involved with.

/ignore Jimbrowksi

Anyways, to get back to the OP, these statements are true:

Some shipping places will sometimes ship beer and wine to some places, but those places are extremely limited. Hard Liquor is never shipped.

My WAG is:

The real legalities of this depends on the two states involved. As each state has its own separate liquor laws, it’s next to impossible to get an answer to the question “Can I legally ship a gift bottle of X from State A to State B.” As such, the majority of shipping companies have decided to punt, and except in rare cases, just say “Nope, we won’t do it.”

Bummer.

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