Off sale liquor at MSP, not duty free?
Oct 13, 2016, 11:31 am
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At Syrdyk's you can/could at least buy bottles of wine, including half bottles, but they're about to vanish from MSP. They are/were located in about the middle of the main airside shopping concourse, of course in terminal 1 that DL uses. This was an outpost location of a big wine store, cheese shop, and deli located close to downtown Minneapolis. The airport has a small bar and restaurant, including some charming sidewalk tables out in the shopping concourse, limited prepared deli items, and bottles of wine for sale along one wall, plus a few half bottles and chilled whites on the other side. The airport wine selections and prices weren't great and I never saw a wine sale here, but it was a convenient way to grab a bottle to bring as a gift for someone immediately upon arrival. I don't recall ever trying to do this on a Sunday, so I don't know if they somehow had an airport exception from our normal value laws.
Some other large USA airports, including DTW for example, have Vino Volo wine bars that IIRC also sell takeaway bottles, but they're not at MSP.
MN alcohol laws allow some beer, AFAIK 3.2% only, to be sold at convenience stores, such as at gas stations, but wine, most beer, and hard alcohol can only be sold at liquor stores and farm wineries. Beer can be sold at breweries. IIRC wine can be sold at farm wineries on Sunday, but otherwise no alcohol package sales on Sundays in the state.
Some other large USA airports, including DTW for example, have Vino Volo wine bars that IIRC also sell takeaway bottles, but they're not at MSP.
MN alcohol laws allow some beer, AFAIK 3.2% only, to be sold at convenience stores, such as at gas stations, but wine, most beer, and hard alcohol can only be sold at liquor stores and farm wineries. Beer can be sold at breweries. IIRC wine can be sold at farm wineries on Sunday, but otherwise no alcohol package sales on Sundays in the state.
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However, I wonder about buying alcohol in duty free on Sunday if you're not leaving the country. I've never seen a duty free store close on Sunday, but I've never seen people use it to buy alcohol in the USA when you're not leaving the USA. OTOH I do regularly see price signs in duty free stores overseas showing taxed and untaxed levels.
Oct 13, 2016, 1:51 pm
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Terminal 2 is still in the state, so the same rules should apply. In fact, it's the expansions of Terminal 1 concourses that seem more likely to cross the expressway and eventually the border.
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FWIW I once tried to buy scotch from duty free at LAX on a domestic ticket and they wouldn't let me. Seems the sign saying "everyone can shop here" or whatever, has some caveats.
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You cannot buy alcohol at duty free on Sundays in MSP (regardless of destination).
Not that it helps at the airport, but you can also buy growlers on Sundays at breweries provided the growler is filled on-site.
Not that it helps at the airport, but you can also buy growlers on Sundays at breweries provided the growler is filled on-site.
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Except for parking there once when the ramp at terminal 1 was full, I haven't been in terminal two since it was a temporary looking structure used for international arrivals at MSP.
Terminal 2 is still in the state, so the same rules should apply. In fact, it's the expansions of Terminal 1 concourses that seem more likely to cross the expressway and eventually the border.
Terminal 2 is still in the state, so the same rules should apply. In fact, it's the expansions of Terminal 1 concourses that seem more likely to cross the expressway and eventually the border.
In regard to wine sales, something referred to as a "wine and cheese concept" will be one of the new businesses going into the mall area that was formerly occupied by the Body Shop, Everything ASAP, a MN sports store, and Gadgets to Go.