K and L shipping to certain states

[Karl_K]

Dang, there goes my idea of opening a wine and spirits store.

[Ian_Dorin]

kl won’t ship to me in NC now, and it’s funny they don’t seem to care. i’ve just taken my business elsewhere.

Steve, with all do respect, that’s a false assertion. I promise, THEY CARE. No one in the wine business is looking to do less business. Most likely they haven’t found a viable shipping solution for NC yet.

[Michael_S_Monie]

Louisiana was recently opened up for shipping but not in clear language that retailers may ship there without collecting taxes for Louisiana. K&L may just be keeping it simple and avoid government entanglements. With the amount of shipping they do now, they probably have as much as they handle already.

Makes one wonder whether or not they are collecting sales tax for the states for which they are using third party shippers.

[Bob_Davis]

Keep in mind, the liquor lobby, nationwide, is the largest contributor by industry to state legislators. They pay big bribes to keep liquor laws the way they want them.

[Steve_Crawford]

kl won’t ship to me in NC now, and it’s funny they don’t seem to care. i’ve just taken my business elsewhere.

Steve, with all do respect, that’s a false assertion. I promise, THEY CARE. No one in the wine business is looking to do less business. Most likely they haven’t found a viable shipping solution for NC yet.

i am sure on some levels they do. but when there is a will there is a way. benchmark shipped direct to me last week.
i guess it’s like the old adage, if you aren’t cheating, you aren’t trying.

[Ian_Dorin]

Keep in mind, the liquor lobby, nationwide, is the largest contributor by industry to state legislators. They pay big bribes to keep liquor laws the way they want them.

Bingo. What they contribute in NY is