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Added a few sections. Planning to add references. Dougz1 ( talk) 18:13, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
"Young adults who are "carded" at Wine & Spirits stores have their identification data entered into the point of sale register. It is used to generate a "Declaration of Age" form to be signed by the purchaser and witnessed by the clerk."
Maybe I'm not young enough anymore.. but I am routinely carded at state stores and have never signed any such form. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.132.221.211 ( talk) 16:23, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
It looks like a standard receipt with a bit of extra wording at the bottom. They are not always given out, and I have personally visited the same establishment several times and only been asked to sign one occasionally.
I'm surprised at the lack of a "controversy" section in this article. I don't know enough about the topic to add such a section myself, but I distinctly remember reading in the news that the PLCB has been ignoring a US Supreme Court ruling that ordered it to allow direct out of state wine shipping. The only hint I see in the article that not everything is well is the quotes added to the "Benefits" to the customers section. Does anybody know more? MCSmarties ( talk) 16:55, 29 January 2009 (UTC)
"This government corporation is the largest purchaser of wine and liquor in the United States and second in the world after the Liquor Control Board of Ontario, which operates in a slightly more populous Canadian province." I would suggest a "citation needed" on this one, I have heard that both the Swedish state monopoly Systembolaget and the british chain Tesco are the worlds largest purchasers of alcohol. /Ola —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.136.121.161 ( talk) 10:24, 15 May 2010 (UTC)
If the PLCB is one of the largest single purchasers of alcoholic beverages in the world, then what exactly are the "wholesale" licenses for ? The retail sale of bottled liquor is monopolised by the Board's own chain of 609 stores. Do all of the licensed bars and restaurants also have to source all their product from the Board also ?
Is this quota system still current ? I've been to lots of towns in Pennsylvania and there seems to be lots more bars and restaurants than one per 3000 inhabitants. Eregli bob ( talk) 04:24, 26 February 2012 (UTC)
It is stated there are more than 20,000 businesses licensed by Pennsylvania to sell liquor. If this is one business per 3,000 inhabitants, then there should be 60 million Pennsylvanians, which does not appear to be the case.
It states in the introduction that the Board has powers to regulate the distribution of spirits, wines and brewed beverages. But later on, it refers to the retailing of spirits and wine only ( and doesn't mention beer ). Is beer subject to the same monopoly distribution system, or different controls ? Eregli bob ( talk) 04:30, 26 February 2012 (UTC)
"The PLCB's operating expenses over time, however, the percentage of actual profit from sales has dwindled from a 7.65% profit margin on gross sales in FY 2000–01 to less than 2.5% in FY 2009–10." Can anyone parse this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.76.59.214 ( talk) 21:32, 18 March 2012 (UTC)
It would not take much to get this article to C-class. A start would be the 8 paragraph lead. Otr500 ( talk) 23:13, 10 January 2016 (UTC)
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Added a few sections. Planning to add references. Dougz1 ( talk) 18:13, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
"Young adults who are "carded" at Wine & Spirits stores have their identification data entered into the point of sale register. It is used to generate a "Declaration of Age" form to be signed by the purchaser and witnessed by the clerk."
Maybe I'm not young enough anymore.. but I am routinely carded at state stores and have never signed any such form. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.132.221.211 ( talk) 16:23, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
It looks like a standard receipt with a bit of extra wording at the bottom. They are not always given out, and I have personally visited the same establishment several times and only been asked to sign one occasionally.
I'm surprised at the lack of a "controversy" section in this article. I don't know enough about the topic to add such a section myself, but I distinctly remember reading in the news that the PLCB has been ignoring a US Supreme Court ruling that ordered it to allow direct out of state wine shipping. The only hint I see in the article that not everything is well is the quotes added to the "Benefits" to the customers section. Does anybody know more? MCSmarties ( talk) 16:55, 29 January 2009 (UTC)
"This government corporation is the largest purchaser of wine and liquor in the United States and second in the world after the Liquor Control Board of Ontario, which operates in a slightly more populous Canadian province." I would suggest a "citation needed" on this one, I have heard that both the Swedish state monopoly Systembolaget and the british chain Tesco are the worlds largest purchasers of alcohol. /Ola —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.136.121.161 ( talk) 10:24, 15 May 2010 (UTC)
If the PLCB is one of the largest single purchasers of alcoholic beverages in the world, then what exactly are the "wholesale" licenses for ? The retail sale of bottled liquor is monopolised by the Board's own chain of 609 stores. Do all of the licensed bars and restaurants also have to source all their product from the Board also ?
Is this quota system still current ? I've been to lots of towns in Pennsylvania and there seems to be lots more bars and restaurants than one per 3000 inhabitants. Eregli bob ( talk) 04:24, 26 February 2012 (UTC)
It is stated there are more than 20,000 businesses licensed by Pennsylvania to sell liquor. If this is one business per 3,000 inhabitants, then there should be 60 million Pennsylvanians, which does not appear to be the case.
It states in the introduction that the Board has powers to regulate the distribution of spirits, wines and brewed beverages. But later on, it refers to the retailing of spirits and wine only ( and doesn't mention beer ). Is beer subject to the same monopoly distribution system, or different controls ? Eregli bob ( talk) 04:30, 26 February 2012 (UTC)
"The PLCB's operating expenses over time, however, the percentage of actual profit from sales has dwindled from a 7.65% profit margin on gross sales in FY 2000–01 to less than 2.5% in FY 2009–10." Can anyone parse this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.76.59.214 ( talk) 21:32, 18 March 2012 (UTC)
It would not take much to get this article to C-class. A start would be the 8 paragraph lead. Otr500 ( talk) 23:13, 10 January 2016 (UTC)