Sobeys opens a private liquor store in Saskatoon

[blackpowder]

Interesting.

[mustardman]

Why in your Right mind would you Give up all the profits that gov't owned stores bring in to general revenue ???
This decision to privatize is based in IDEOLOGY not ECONOMICS

[BFW]

why should gov't be in business??

[SASKFARMER3]

Rather simple mustard the govt owns the right to the booze so all comes sask liqueur were the supplier!

[rockpile]

Mustard, if Sask is following the Alberta model, the Govt hasn't given up anything except retailing. They still control wholesale and taxes, the private vendors compete for market share. What the Govt gave up was paying unionized store employees and maintenance on retail locations. After the dust settled, it worked out pretty good. My town has 13,000 people and there are 6 retail stores. And if you get thirsty late at night, well, a couple of them stay open until 2:00 AM seven nights a week.

[fjlip]

All Gov liquor stores have top do is sell LARGER bottles and LARGER cases of beer MUCH cheaper per unit than smaller sizes. That's what the US has, and it works great. Here, a 24 case is sometimes MORE per can than 18,WTF? 1.75L bottles are more per OZ than 750, WTF?
And discount non premium beer, Boxer,& Brewhouse Pilsner is less than $1 per can in AB.
30 Miller High life in ND was $22 CAN. 1.75L Karkov vodka, $12 CAN.

[Klause]

Hey I'll say one thing... sask's Public system is way better than Manitoba. Cheaper and way more selection.

[cottonpicken]

The government could own and sell everything give us all gravy jobs and we could all be rich.

[ALLFARMER]

One should not make to many assumptions about the people who work slinging booze is Saskatchewan. My cousin works there and has for a long long time. She has seniority (very flexible hours), good pay, hangs out with her girlfriends there, gets a little exercise moving product (sense of accomplishment)

I stopped into see her last summer and she was kind of embarrassed to show me where she works.....older run down building.

She is college educated. She has land her dad left her, she farms some and rents some out. She's worth at least 7 million.

[ALLFARMER]

O ya and when its slow she hangs out on facebook all day lol