HERE ARE EIGHT INTERESTING THINGS YOU CAN GET ON THE GO

Pawtucket’s drive-thru cannabis dispensary Mother Earth Wellness got us thinking about all the other interesting things people can get from the comforts of their cars.

Beyond fast food, coffee, and banking, there’s a world of businesses prioritizing customer convenience and helping people fit more into their busy lives. Here are some of the drive-thru services we found across the country.

Funeral

In Memphis, R Bernard Funeral Services offers a drive-thru viewing option for people to grieve from their cars. “The drive-thru viewing will not replace the traditional service,” the funeral home website said on its “what makes us unique” page. “There’s also a registry book to sign outside, and a memorial box for anyone who wants to drop off a sympathy card, so the family knows that you paid your respects,” the website said.

Liquor store

It’s not legal in every state, but the farther west you go, the more drive-thru liquor stores you’ll find. In Arizona, especially in the Phoenix area, they’re everywhere, including one that’s open 24 hours.

Polling place

In one city in Wisconsin, casting an absentee ballot via drive-thru is one way for residents to vote. The drive-thru election site in Eau Claire was open for the city’s recent spring election. They first started offering the drive-thru service during COVID-19, like many polling places during the peak of the pandemic.

Urgent care

Health care is being handled from people’s cars in Atlanta. A business called DriveThru Urgent Care launched last year, and treats time-sensitive medical needs. The business model was born from COVID-19 — remember all of those drive-thru vaccine clinics?

Wedding

The world famous Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas has a drivethru package, and people can get married in as little as 15 minutes. The “Tunnel of Love” ceremony includes a religious or civil ceremony, a witness if necessary, and two poker chips.

Daiquiri

A daiquiri to-go is a confusing notion, but in New Orleans, it’s omnipresent. New Orleans Original Daiquiris offers the frozen beverage via drive-thru at its many locations throughout the state, and has been doing so since the 1980s. According to open container laws there, as long as the alcoholic beverage has a lid, no straw protruding from the top, and has not had any contents removed, it’s fair game.

Prayer

Every Wednesday at a Baptist church in Fayetteville, Ga., those in need of a quick prayer can do so from their cars, according to local news outlet The Citizen. At Flat Creek Baptist Church, people can pull up to the front of the church and roll down their windows during designated hours for a quick prayer. “Need Prayer? Drive thru,” signs beside the church said.

Sex shop

At the adult store Pleasures in Huntsville, Ala., people can purchase sex toys from a drive-thru window. The business model was first launched in

2010, and bills itself “the sexiest drive-thru in the country.”