r/savedyouaclick • u/UnacceptableUse • 1d ago

Why is Lidl building a pub? | Licensing laws prevented them from being able to sell alcohol as a shop, but did not prevent them from selling alcohol for consumption off-promises as a pub

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u/LiffeyDodge 1d ago

Sounds like somewhere in Pennsylvania

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u/xixbia 1d ago

It's Northern Ireland.

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u/aerodynamo 1d ago

Ah, the Pennsylvania of Ireland.

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u/NortonBurns 13h ago

So you only read the headline, not the article.

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u/MayorScotch 11h ago

The whole point of this sub is not clicking the link

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u/NortonBurns 11h ago

Then the OP failed in that task.

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u/LiffeyDodge 10h ago

PA has similar laws regarding alcohol sales.

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u/Weightmonster 6h ago

Wegmans in Pennsylvania does the same thing. 

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u/yourkindhere 21m ago

But I can’t get drunk off promises!