Hot damn! I love Wegmans. Somehow everytime I end up doing my grocery shopping in that store, I end up with a very empty wallet. The decision to sell liquor there won’t help me out anytime soon.

Apparently it was costly for them, too - a liquor license in New Jersey costs $500,000. Although, if you’ve ever been in that store on a weekend, I’m sure that’s hardly a dent in their revenue.

Pennsylvania, of course, has state operated liquor sales. That’s why stores are littered with "Purchasing Power of Pennsylvania" signs and any beer other than Yuengling costs as much as a bottle of Johnny Blue.

In Pennsylvania, supermarkets cannot be licensed to sell alcoholic beverages, as the state operates the liquor business. Nationwide, 46 states permit some beer, wine or liquor sales in grocery stores. Only Pennsylvania, Delaware, Rhode Island and Alaska have outright prohibitions.