Pa. begins ‘curbside’ booze sales at state stores
Spirits – and spirit sales – are expected to get a boost today as the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board begins filling curbside orders at a limited number of stores across the commonwealth.
The PLCB began taking orders by phone at 176 locations Monday and will begin filling those orders today, according to a spokesperson for the board.
“We believe offering curbside pickup service in a controlled, limited manner will allow us to maintain public health best practices while growing our ability to serve customers who want access to wines and spirits,” said PLCB Chairman Tim Holden in a release.
A list of the participating stores, including nine in Delaware County, can be found at lcb. pa.gov/Consumers/Documents/
Curbside%20Pickup%20Store%20
List%2004182020.pdf.
Stores will take orders over the phone Mondays through Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., or until they reach a maximum number of orders it can fulfill each day. Each store will initially accept the first
50 to 100 orders placed each day on a first-come, first-served basis, according to the release, though fulfillment capacity is expected to grow as time goes on.
No orders will be accepted by email or voicemail and callers should have their credit cards ready when placing an order, as that is currently the only accepted form of payment.
Orders are limited to one per caller, per store, per day, with a sixbottle limit. Pickups will be scheduled between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. within a few days of order placement. At pickup, customers will be required to present valid identification to receive their order.
“We ask customers to remain patient as we embark on this new process, since we expect many who call may not get through right away,” said Holden. “We are aware we aren’t meeting the daily volume our network of almost 600 stores provided before this public health crisis, but we are hopeful that the more e-commerce and curbside pickup orders we can process, over time, the better we’ll be able to serve more and more Pennsylvanians through this pandemic.”
The PLCB is not currently considering reopening stores to the public, according to the release, although it did remind customers that there are still other ways to obtain alcohol in the state.
Nearly 1,000 licensed producers in Pennsylvania – such as breweries, wineries and distilleries – may still sell their own products for offpremises consumption, and restaurant and eating place licensees such as bars and supermarkets can sell up to 192 ounces of beer to go per transaction.
Restaurant licensees that also have wine expanded permits – including grocery stores and convenience stores – may also sell up to three liters of wine to go, per transaction, and beer distributors can continue sales for off-premises consumption.
Delco locations:
Fine Wine & Good Spirits Premium Collection #2305
315 W. Baltimore Avenue Media, PA 19063
610-480-5155
Fine Wine & Good Spirits Premium Collection #2310
149 Baltimore Pike Springfield, PA 19064
610-938-9540
Fine Wine & Good Spirits Premium Collection #2327
789 E. Lancaster Avenue Villanova, PA 19085
610-525-1972
Fine Wine & Good Spirits Premium Collection #2331
5035 Township Line Road Drexel Hill, PA 19026
610-860-9405
Fine Wine & Good Spirits Premium Collection #2332
Lawrence Park Shopping Center
1991 Sproul Road
Broomall, PA 19008
610-325-5248
Fine Wine & Good Spirits Premium Collection #2334 Brandywine Mills
1751 Wilmington Pike Glen Mills, PA 19342
484-840-1241
Fine Wine & Good Spirits Premium Collection #2341 Ellis Preserve Town Center
3735 West Chester Pike Newtown Square, PA 19073
610-325-2360
Fine Wine & Good Spirits Premium Collection #2342 Promenade at Granite Run
1083 W. Baltimore Pike Media, PA 19063
610-566-1549
Fine Wine & Good Spirits Premium Collection #2343
127 W. Lancaster Avenue Wayne, PA 19087
610-688-6154