The Grinch that Stole Christmas (Cheer)
 

Every year my older sister and her husband, who moved to Atlanta, send me a bottle of scotch for Christmas, along with some other goodies - usually something fraternity related. I live in NY.

Last week UPS delivered a box from them, so I just set it aside and figured I'd open it on Christmas.

Then the other day, I got an email from them saying UPS called them that the package was damaged and ultimately refunded them $100.

There was nothing wrong with the package, but I opened it and called them. Inside there were two Dewars 12 year-old glasses, some homemade food goodies, but no scotch!

It appears that UPS had removed the Christmas Cheer and re-packaged everything else, and delivered it. The outside carton was not the one my sister had sent.

Their daughter said that you can't, by law, send anyone alcohol. Is this true?

My 72 year-old sister can't send her 53 year-old brother a bottle of Dewars for Christmas???

What is this world coming to?

Jono
No Christmas Cheer this Year

Yeah, its true. The only people who can send alcohol through the mail are companies (ie- you can order someone a wine from a vineyard). I found that out the hard way this summer after the new liquid regulations came into play- I had to leave my Pineapple Wine in Maui because some terrorists decided they could blow up planes with liquids. Went to the post office and the UPS store who both said individuals can no longer ship alchohol.

Okay - that sucks! Especially since, if UPS had an inkling of what was inside, they should have just returned it to the sender versus helping themselves to the stock & repackaging it.

I had no idea this was against the law - glad that I have no one I care enough about to send them alcohol (except you, DolphinChica - I would send you the best Pineapple Wine in the world if I could - you know, 99ers privilege and all ;) )

Doesn't it depend on the states involved? I know that I've tried to send wine home from Virginia (one can only carry so much!), and PA wouldn't allow it. For some reason, I thought that some states did allow the sending of alcohol. FWIW, it's definitely illegal to send it overseas!

Yes, it does depend on state, but it still has to be from licensed shippers as I understand it.

It does indeed depend on the state -- specifically, as I recall, the state to which the alcohol is sent/delivered. It has to do with (surprise, surprise) taxes and regulation of sales -- in some states, only the state can sell certain types of alcohol (such as scotch); in other states, sales are more heavily regulated than in others. Usually, though, I have heard of the issue arising from orders, like someone living in State A ordering wine from State B.

I heard on the news the other day that currently 24 (I think) states allow alcohol to be home-delivered from another state.

Yes, but, I wonder if it was not declared as such and having talked to the person who was to get it, something was amiss here!

Now, the plot thickens, where is the Scotch Whisky? Who Got it? Where did it go?:mad:

Watson, the plot thickens!;)