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March 24, 2020

VINO Update: Plan B, 2.0!

Going to keep this short so your working-from-home day doesn’t suffer. I know it’s only week two, but is anyone feeling this cartoon by Michael Shaw (Weekly Humorist twitter feed) I found on the interwebs.
Here’s the latest, and it seems to have turned out as I’d hoped it would…
1-) Looks like we’ll still be able to do curbside pick ups and deliveries under the Governor’s new guidelines. So that means no one should go without.
ON ORDERS ALREADY PLACED: There are a couple of supplier issues, so orders you placed last week and over the weekend will not, with a few exceptions, be available for pick up/delivery until Wednesday or Thursday morning. Today and tomorrow we’re getting a whole bunch of wine in, and I’ll notify you individually when your wine is available. I appreciate your patience and apologize of the delays.
2-) Our hours going forward for the foreseeable future are:
Tuesday-Saturday: 12:00-5:00 …this is when you can come by the store for curbside pick ups. If you need to be here earlier I the morning let me know and I’m sure I can arrange to meet you.
Sunday-Monday: Closed
3-) As I said last week we’ll be doing deliveries for those who requested between 8:30-11:30am, Tue-Sat. I’ll let you know an approximate time when you can expect your wine to be dropped off.
4-) ORDERING WINE: we’re adhering to a strict “no shopping in the store” policy, so feel free to email or call me and we can discuss what you’re looking for to brighten these strange days. We’ll take care of payments when your orders are ready and figure out the best way to get your wine to you.
Wow, what a world we’re in right now.😬 Please be well, be safe, stay positive, be kind, and remember we’re all in this together. Except for the selfish idiots on spring break crowding the beaches. WTF?? Maybe hire a ship from Carnival, put them all on it, and let nature take its course. Just a (admittedly not-so-kind) thought.
A santé!!

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