Blaze (he/him) @lemmy.dbzer0.com to Buy Canadian@lemmy.ca · 2 days agoLiquor store in Ontario, Canada todayi.imgur.comexternal-linkmessage-square50fedilinkarrow-up1458arrow-down14
arrow-up1454arrow-down1external-linkLiquor store in Ontario, Canada todayi.imgur.comBlaze (he/him) @lemmy.dbzer0.com to Buy Canadian@lemmy.ca · 2 days agomessage-square50fedilink
minus-squareportageinclusion@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·2 days agoI’m pretty sure the LCBO sells on consignment. They’ll just ship it all back. It’s one of the benefits of being the largest single booze purchaser in the world.
minus-squareOutlierBlue@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 day agoYep, this is it. The LCBO hasn’t bought any of it. It’s sold on consignment, so the producer only gets paid once it sells. They’re not losing any money here, and they’re not throwing it out.
I’m pretty sure the LCBO sells on consignment. They’ll just ship it all back.
It’s one of the benefits of being the largest single booze purchaser in the world.
Even better!
Yep, this is it. The LCBO hasn’t bought any of it. It’s sold on consignment, so the producer only gets paid once it sells. They’re not losing any money here, and they’re not throwing it out.