http://blog.newsok.com/scissortales/2012/11/21/oklahoma-liquor-store-data-hurts-sales-restriction-arguments/ Commentary and insight on the issues of the day Sun, 19 May 2013 15:06:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 http://blog.newsok.com/scissortales/2012/11/21/oklahoma-liquor-store-data-hurts-sales-restriction-arguments/comment-page-1/#comment-7228 Liquor Store Edminton Fri, 07 Dec 2012 07:49:49 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/scissortales/?p=4298#comment-7228 It is a nice blog.I really glad to read it.

]]> http://blog.newsok.com/scissortales/2012/11/21/oklahoma-liquor-store-data-hurts-sales-restriction-arguments/comment-page-1/#comment-7165 Mike Barnett Thu, 22 Nov 2012 18:24:12 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/scissortales/?p=4298#comment-7165 Not sure I follow your logic… First, because of population growth the per capita growth of liquor outlets over the past decade has not been as great as the absolute numbers suggest. Second, I think the classic supply vs. demand argument flies in the face of consumer behavior in this instance. Convenience trumps price. If Joe Cabernet can get his bottle of wine at Walmart while he’s already there buying macaroni and cheese, he will, even if it’s slightly MORE expensive, because it saves him a trip to the liquor store. It’s like gasoline… Yeah, it might be a few cents a gallon cheaper across town, but what’s it cost you to go get it? Liquor store owners know that, and that’s why they fight liberalization of Oklahoma’s liquor laws. And I’m not even going to touch the ‘high-point’ beer deal. I once had a major brewery brewmaster tell me they brew for taste, not alcohol content, and the only difference between ‘low’- and ‘high’-point beer is what’s printed on the can to satisfy regulators.

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