BeBopALouie@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 month agoCarney asks provinces to return U.S. alcohol to storeswww.castanet.netexternal-linkmessage-square80linkfedilinkarrow-up186arrow-down11
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minus-squareNarrativeBear@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·edit-21 month agoHonestly I never understood why the product was removed/put in storage in the first place? Would it not have been substantially cheaper for businesses not to purchase any more stock instead? People then could have choosen not to buy what’s left on the shelfs. And governments would not have to pay storage fees using taxpayer funds.
minus-squarenon_burglar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 month agoThat is what’s happening. “On the shelves” means “for sale”, it’s not literal.
Honestly I never understood why the product was removed/put in storage in the first place?
Would it not have been substantially cheaper for businesses not to purchase any more stock instead?
People then could have choosen not to buy what’s left on the shelfs. And governments would not have to pay storage fees using taxpayer funds.
That is what’s happening. “On the shelves” means “for sale”, it’s not literal.