Let's be honest right off the bat and admit that the biggest appeal of Riverside Liquors is that if you're a Connecticutian living in the Suffield/Enfield/Granby area, it gives you hop-skip-and-a-jump access to a package store in Massachusetts. And that means you have the privilege of purchasing alcohol until 11pm virtually every night. That is no small convenience when the state you live in has stingy laws in place around the times you can and can't purchase adult beverages. Hop over the border to Agawam, and you have a remedy for what ails you.
Outside of that, Riverside Liquors is a package store you probably wouldn't visit very often if you didn't have to. The selection of liquor, beer and leaves a lot to be desired if you're interested in anything other than macrobrews, table wine and lower-to-middle shelf booze. And the prices attached to this scarce stock? Well, to be kind, I'll just say that you'll be able to remember a lot of other times in your life when you've spent less at a package store. Hey, it's what happens when the supply and demand advantage falls in favor of the business rather than the consumer. So, unless you're a person without any other nearby options to pick up your poison (like, say, a resident of a bordering town in Connecticut just after 6pm on a Sunday), you should be passing on...
Read moreI've been shopping here for years but I can't stand the "darlin'" and "sweet pea" girl anymore. I can appreciate trying to be cordial and nice, but her "southern" hospitality is very off putting. I lived in the south for several years, between 3 states, including very deep south. No one actually talks like that, at least not EVERY OTHER WORD! I'm not even sure it's a genuine drawl. It's ruined the vibe for me for sure. I'm not suggesting she's let go over something so petty, but maybe a...
Read moreVery rude stuff all of them, They are asking for ID even if you buy a lighter I told him that there is no law to show ID for the lighter. Even though I had my cigarettes in my packet I showed him that I’m not buying cigarettes I’m buying lighter I also showed him that there is no law for this. Just because I’m brown they didn’t sell the...
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