TPS Line

[whiskeyagonzo]

I found this picture on twitter. Retweeted by @pappyvqnwinkle.

Edited October 12, 2013 by whiskeyagonzo

[BFerguson]

That's completely insane.

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[HP12]

Hope the last 150+ in line will be happy with AAA...if that! Geez, that is insane!

[MtnDew]

Where was lostbottle? He said he was in line, I wonder how close to the front?

And there is no way their allocation is that big, right? I mean they must know ahead of time about how much they are getting, shouldn't they at least tell people to go home?

[Phil T]

I mean they must know ahead of time about how much they are getting, shouldn't they at least tell people to go home?

They have a vastly large selection of spirits, beer, wine, and party supplies...I'm guessing that telling people to go home is never an option

[Phil T]

Hope the last 150+ in line will be happy with AAA...if that! Geez, that is insane!

You nailed it HP. Throw in some WT Forgiven for good measure

[NRCardinal88]

With the abundance of readily-available and delicious bourbons on the shelves of most liquor stores in KY, these people are absolutely crazy.

[smokinjoe]

Anyone know if there is buying and selling of line positions?

[bllygthrd]

LOL ... guess there is an advantage to living in WV ...

[Josh]

Anyone know if there is buying and selling of line positions?

Yes, there's a Line Exchange group on Facebook for that sort of thing.

[DogfaceSoldier]

That's unreal. Wonder how many walk out of TPS and sell it to someone else in line for 3x the price. Disgusting.

[PaulO]

When I read "TPS Line" I thought they had started selling whiskey from their own distillery.

[T Comp]

That's unreal. Wonder how many walk out of TPS and sell it to someone else in line for 3x the price. Disgusting.

Wow...these are some cynical times. I'm not on any flipping sites but my intuition is that what is being flipped is still a small fraction. Somebody could probably do a quick statistical analysis on the 4R 125th LE which had 12,468 bottles released.

[theglobalguy]

Wow...these are some cynical times. I'm not on any flipping sites but my intuition is that what is being flipped is still a small fraction. Somebody could probably do a quick statistical analysis on the 4R 125th LE which had 12,468 bottles released.

The sense i get from most shop owners is that allocations are being spread wider to more accounts this year (retail or on premise) so those who used to get lots, get little. Not to sound cynical, but it now only takes a small few folks to clean out a city like Louisville (as noticed by surge in BTAC flipping the day of and after it released this year).

Now to the TPS line....i'm shocked they wouldn't have at least broken the news to the folks at >100 spots back. But as noted above, they'd be mad to fully turn customers away without at least trying to sell them some wine or balloons.

[Josh]

The balloons is where they make their money.

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[sutton]

What if you just want to shop normally? Can you even get in?

[LostBottle]

Where was lostbottle? He said he was in line, I wonder how close to the front?

And there is no way their allocation is that big, right? I mean they must know ahead of time about how much they are getting, shouldn't they at least tell people to go home?

Not close enough to get a Pappy 23. Don't worry though, I'm already camped out for the 2014 allocation and I have my release day gold iPhone 5s to keep me occupied.

[MyOldKyDram]

Good luck LB! Can we bring you anything? Snacks? Good on blankets?

Going to be really funny when everyone figures out they gotta do this again in a few weeks

[DogfaceSoldier]

Wow...these are some cynical times. I'm not on any flipping sites but my intuition is that what is being flipped is still a small fraction. Somebody could probably do a quick statistical analysis on the 4R 125th LE which had 12,468 bottles released.

Guess I'm a little skeptical after seeing an individual in a liquor store today looking at one of the flipping sites while going through the store. I hope you're right about those flipping whiskey is only a fraction of those purchasing.

[LostBottle]

Anyone know if there is buying and selling of line positions?

Looking at that line, I only see one position - I believe it is called 'bent over'.

[brettckeen]

Wow...these are some cynical times. I'm not on any flipping sites but my intuition is that what is being flipped is still a small fraction. Somebody could probably do a quick statistical analysis on the 4R 125th LE which had 12,468 bottles released.

In Chicago I think its more for bragging rights than drinkin I base this on a lot of gents I meet who bought the pappy, then come to me to learn about Bourbon. Cart before the horse? I don't judge, I'm happy to spread the passion.

[HP12]

What if you just want to shop normally? Can you even get in?

Come back tomorrow or better yet, wait 'till Monday after the weekend.

[portwood]

In a related story JVWIV posted a photo showing how those people in line would be greeted at the door by 4 generations of his family:

[MyOldKyDram]

LOL seems legit.

Comment thread on TPS fb page must have gotten ugly as its been deleted.

[Old Dusty]

Bucky1 and I were so close to going. Was going to be a fun road trip. But neither of us wanted to be "that guy" in line who was so desperate for booze that we prostituted ourselves. It's seriously just not worth the stress and bother. Just wait for the bubble to burst and then enjoy the best KY has to offer.