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Online Beer Sales – Customer Service Comparison

September 17th, 2012 | 1 Comment | Written by Bob Pack

Online Beer Sales – Customer Service Comparison

I have reviewed a number of stores that do online sales: Beverages 4 Less, Bine & Vine, Bruisin’ Ales, Kahn’s Fine Wines, and Luekens Liquors. I will only be talking about stores that I have directly ordered from. What I’ve realized is that the different retailers all treat their online customers differently. Some of the retailers treat all of their customers the same while others will only make certain rare releases available to their in-store … Read entire article »

Filed under: Beverages 4 Less, Bine and Vine, Bruisin Ales, Kahn's Fine Wines, Online Stores, Opinion

Bine & Vine – Online Store Review

July 23rd, 2012 | Add a Comment | Written by Bob Pack

Bine & Vine Bottle Shop, located in San Diego, California, has a large selection of western US and international beers that beer lovers in other parts of the US are always trying to get a hold of. Some of you may remember B&V when it used to be called South Bay Drugs, but around approximately a year or two ago they were forced out of their previous location in the South Bay. Geoi Bachoua, the … Read entire article »

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