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Ask Uncle Buck

 

Q. What's your take on drive thrus? To Drive Thru or Not? I was thinking about putting one in. Maybe I could corner the market in this town?

 

Q. FYI: It is time again to raise your beer prices.

 

Q. Where do you find your employee’s? I was at your store last weekend and they sure knew what was happening! I get such odd balls coming in off the street asking for work. Even when I’m desperate I wouldn’t bring some of them on board!“

 

Q. Whats your advice on how to navigate the crowds at a wine festival or tasting event? I was totally lost in the crowd, my employees got distracted and I didn’t know which one to try next and what tables had what. Reds, whites, bubbly’s and spirits...arrgh! What order? Not to mention, my guests got totally blotto’d and I had to waste my time to find them a ride home!

 

Q. Every month I need to pay my 8 percent Liquor Enforcement Tax. Sometimes I’ve spent a part of it on buy-ins, rent, and payroll. Then when I write the check to the state, I have to go without several items I need to make my bridges. How can I get off this merry-go-round?

 

Q. Why do I have to buy these Christmas packages so early? Everything looks great but what I need and what I can afford are two different things. Why do I have to buy everything in October when I won’t sell it until December?

 

Q. I always miss sales. I can't figure out what is going on sale and when it goes off fast enough to buy it right. What do you do?

 

Q. Shoplifters are having a field day in my store! Short of having everything behind the counter, how can I stop people from stealing me blind?

 

Q. Every year the new president of the KABR spouts off about joining and contacting legislators. Why all the fuss? - Wondering in Wamego

 

Q. Now that all the dust has settled around the "Uniformity Laws" and Sunday sales are OK in Kansas, where does that leave me? I'm just down the highway from another city that has Sunday sales. - T.J. in Wichita

 

Q. My wife and I are planning a trip to San Francisco. Napa Valley is close and we were thinking of a visit to a couple. How do we go about tours?

 

Q. I want to start selling kegs. What do I do to get started with the State?

 

Q. You told us a bit about kegs last month. I already sell them and wondered why some are so hard to get. What is the lead time to order some common beers? Then, a customer asked me what else is available out there? - Suds

 

Q. I’m the manager of a club that does a pretty good bar business and we even go through some fine wines. Why is it that my retailer supplier always has trouble getting what I need when I want it? We went with them because they offered next day delivery and sometimes they short us several items.

 

Q. The last few months I’ve seen some interesting ABC Actions. What do some of them mean?