Tree coming to LCBO

hops are your friend · Thu Mar 03, 2011 2:32 pm

notdan wrote:I hope this isn't the full release; not a single bottle in Ottawa still? I know I'm not there right now but I always hate to see Ottawa left out from special releases when random small towns in southern Ontario can get them.

Starting to hit Ottawa today. I just got some at Bank & Walkley.

Belgian · Post by **Belgian** » Thu Mar 03, 2011 6:00 pm

BooBoo wrote:Perhaps calling first would have helped? The LCBO inventory position is not in real time, if that helps you for the future.

True. This often works for you when stock has just been put on the shelf before anybody (including inventory) has a clue. It's random luck.

biegaman · Post by **biegaman** » Thu Mar 03, 2011 6:32 pm

The Hwy 2 and Brock store was showing 24 last night when I went to bed and 5 this morning when I woke up. When I went in this afternoon the beer guy there saw me staring desperately at the shelf, said "are you looking for something?" and before I could finish my sentence, "I'm hoping you still have some...", he goes, "yup, come with me to the back". He knew exactly what I was talking about. He said he got in two full cases of the stuff and it never even made it onto the shelves. There were only 3 bottles left when I got there.

SteelbackGuy · Post by **SteelbackGuy** » Thu Mar 03, 2011 7:15 pm

I've said this dozens of time before but I'll say it again. Please call the store before you make the trip. It takes a couple minutes and can save frustration. Better yet, call first, and if they have the stock, please reserve some. You never know when some hoarder will show up and clean all the stock out.

Torontoblue · Post by **Torontoblue** » Thu Mar 03, 2011 7:42 pm

SteelbackGuy wrote:I've said this dozens of time before but I'll say it again. Please call the store before you make the trip. It takes a couple minutes and can save frustration. Better yet, call first, and if they have the stock, please reserve some. You never know when some hoarder will show up and clean all the stock out.

But if people used common sense they'd have nothing to bitch 'n moan about

Belgian · Post by **Belgian** » Thu Mar 03, 2011 8:32 pm

I like just dropping in at stores. "Surprise me."

I keep an eye on Vintages anyway. It's a program that offers the consumer several new and interesting alcoholic beverages every few weeks.

Yeah, I know!!

SteelbackGuy · Post by **SteelbackGuy** » Thu Mar 03, 2011 8:35 pm

Belgian wrote:I like just dropping in at stores. "Surprise me."

I keep an eye on Vintages anyway. It's a program that offers people with more money than most, several new and interesting alcoholic beverages every few weeks.

Yeah, I know!!

Fixed that for you.

sprague11 · Post by **sprague11** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 3:25 pm

Hoping to grab a couple tonight - they've been moving prety fast at my 2 local LCBO's

EDIT: Both my local stores ran out before I got there. I'll grab a couple downtown tomorrow.