STAFF REPORTERS
Brides, bar owners and casual drinkers jammed local liquor outlets yesterday, depleting shelves as talks continued toward a strike deadline.
“Nothing brings Canadians together like shopping for booze,” Kerim Sursal said as cars circled for a parking spot at the downtown Queens Quay store.
Loading 50 bottles of wine into his trunk, Sursal said he was stocking up for his Aug. 1 wedding.
But the panic might have been premature. About 40 minutes before the 12:01 a.m. deadline at which a walkout was to begin if there was no deal, the Ontario Public Service Employees Union put a statement on its website saying the strike deadline had been delayed while talks continued.
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LCBO, the people behind their money making machine are geniuses, this is a sure fire way to push old product off the shelves, make a chunk of change and of course take advantage of folk who are trying to drink away the recession woes for the weekend.
ReplyDeletethats exactly what i thought lol. smart
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