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The article ends with:
Either way, Drizly is gone, but Uber seems to intend to continue delivering alcohol to its customers.
Which makes this feel more like consolidation than a shut down
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Yeah I'm looking at the app (Uber Eats) right now. Alcohol delivery is an option.
At least in my area.
DoorDash still has alcohol deliveries.
You would be amazed at how many people place a delivery order, then either leave home, pass out, or won't answer the door.
The one time I've had an alcohol delivery come up, it was a case of beer from Walgreens at like 9 pm. I got there and the store was uncharactrtistically closed. I can only imagine how pissed they were finding that out.
I get them all the time for Meijers and a local bar/liquor store. One restaurant still sells margaritas in plastic cups, "sealed" with just a paper tape. I'm not completely sure that's legal, but I look forward to the GoFundMe for my legal fees and living expenses if and when I get arrested for it.
I've been left with 4 bottles of champagne, a bottle of prosecco, 3 cases of beer, and a box of wine in the past year, where the customer just didn't want to answer the door.
NAL, but it would appear in most places in the great nation of America, any tape on a lidded plastic cup is a sufficient seal to defeat an open container citation (appears to be similarly treated as wine bottles that have paper/label seals) and it appears more than half the union offers drive up liquor sales in additions to NOLA’s famous drive thru margaritas source: (https://www.motorbiscuit.com/margarita-madness-states-offer-drive-through-alcohol/). If you are still worried you can check out here and click on your states law to get more in depth https://www.findlaw.com/dui/laws-resources/open-container-laws-by-state.html
Michigan's laws only very recently (during the pandemic) changed to allow this.
I mention Michigan specifically because they mentioned Meijer and Michigan is one of the states you can find those.
I'm not worried about it at all. I figure that if there is an issue with the packaging, the restaurant and DD would be liable.
Considering how many people order McDonald's and Taco Bell through DoorDash, no, I wouldn't.
Here in Australia Uber and doordash both have alcohol deliveries and grocery deliveries. The core business is food. Recently I’ve noticed doordash offering alcohol too, before you’ve completed a food order. A second order for free, made at the same time. They had already offered a top up double dash, after you ordered. They’re cutting one step.
I took off work today because I feel like death. (strep throat, aching body). I just had DD deliver me a pint of alcohol so I don't have to drag my sick ass out in this weather and risk getting other ppl sick.
I'm gonna make a hot toddy after dinner, lay down and hopefully feel better tomorrow for work. Point is, alcohol delivery is a great service imo. One I'm willing to pay for. It's also one that has stopped my buddy from driving his already drunk ass to the store for more booze.
That alone possibly saved a few lives. Just sayin.
This seems like a legal minefield to even attempt. Liquor is often treated differently than beer and wine legally, and the laws are absurdly convoluted and different for each state. I wouldn't be surprised if the plan was just hoping that state agencies didn't ask questions.
I wouldn't be surprised if this is partially a response to some states asking if drivers were properly licensed to deliver alcohol.