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has anyone else noticed cvs & grocery stores marketing ping pong balls with alchohol?

I know beer pong is popular, but to see sixpacks of ping pong balls hanging in the middle of the hard liquor at cvs, safeway, and raley's/belair grocery stores seems a little tacky.

by kamikazeken
asked a year ago

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Tacky? I don't drink but that sounds like good marketing to me.

korvis
a year ago

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I love it, when you're buying beer you always see them and go, oh, do I need some more? Also, they should start putting the Solo cups there too.

twerp02
a year ago

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Your CVS sells alcohol? Weird.

gregorylikescheaps…
a year ago

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You mean ping pong balls FILLED with alcohol? That sounds pretty cool!

benyust2
a year ago

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Just Saying http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer_pong

I am glad that they are trying to keep themselves relevant and keeping their marketing hip.

xarous
a year ago

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Spring break!!! Or something like that.

gut funk
a year ago

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@gregorylikescheapstu: Where do you live? Some only sell beer and wine, some are full liquor...

journeyloaded
a year ago

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@journeyloaded: Massachusetts. I've never seen them sell any alcohol whatsoever. MA has stringent regulations on who can sell alcohol. A few years back I recall voting on a question to increase the number of non-liquor stores aloud to sell liquor. It wasn't until after that (it passed) I saw the first grocery store with beer and wine.

...But I never imagined CVS. I could pick up cigarettes, beer, inhalers, mood-stabilizers and blood-pressure pills all in the same place! How convenient. :p

gregorylikescheaps…
a year ago

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Beruit.

packman711
a year ago

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Our CVS has several rows of alcohol...beer, wine and hard liquor. It's my favorite place to buy booze, always something on sale and within walking distance. I haven't noticed ping pong balls but it's a great marketing strategy.

ohcheri
a year ago

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@gregorylikescheapstu: riteaid and cvs in California sell hard liquor beer & wine. GREAT deals, too. Got 10 bottles of bacardi for new years for about $9 after rebates.

kamikazeken
a year ago

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It would be fun to watch drunks try to play ping pong, tho.

gidgaf
8 months ago

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