Delaware Joins Heathens

[Craig Camp]

Sellers of beer, wine, and other alcohol products in the state of Delaware will soon be allowed to open their doors on Sundays between the hours of noon and 8 p.m.

[vengroff]

A huge percentage of the Delaware population lives within easy driving range of Maryland, which as the article points out. has Sunday sales. Many regularly shop across the border for all kinds of things. I'm shocked that it took them so long to realize that they are losing out on tax revenue. This from a state that collects a toll on every vehicle that passes through its tiny stretch of I-95.

[Chef/Writer Spencer]

A huge percentage of the Delaware population lives within easy driving range of Maryland, which as the article points out. has Sunday sales.  Many regularly shop across the border for all kinds of things.  I'm shocked that it took them so long to realize that they are losing out on tax revenue.  This from a state that collects a toll on every vehicle that passes through its tiny stretch of I-95.

University of Delaware non-grad here 1987-1989...Sundays we'd pack into the one car in the frat house and run for the border. Fun memories.

[Jason Perlow]

A huge percentage of the Delaware population lives within easy driving range of Maryland, which as the article points out. has Sunday sales.  Many regularly shop across the border for all kinds of things.  I'm shocked that it took them so long to realize that they are losing out on tax revenue.  This from a state that collects a toll on every vehicle that passes through its tiny stretch of I-95.

University of Delaware non-grad here 1987-1989...Sundays we'd pack into the one car in the frat house and run for the border. Fun memories.

Shit Spencer, you didnt know my wife then, did you?

[Chef/Writer Spencer]

A huge percentage of the Delaware population lives within easy driving range of Maryland, which as the article points out. has Sunday sales.  Many regularly shop across the border for all kinds of things.  I'm shocked that it took them so long to realize that they are losing out on tax revenue.  This from a state that collects a toll on every vehicle that passes through its tiny stretch of I-95.

University of Delaware non-grad here 1987-1989...Sundays we'd pack into the one car in the frat house and run for the border. Fun memories.

Shit Spencer, you didnt know my wife then, did you?

Uh....could have...was she in a sorority, where did she live?

[Rachel Perlow]

Nope. Stuck in the boonies of being an RA over in Rodney. There's at least one other U of D grad on eGullet too, but I knew her.

[Chef/Writer Spencer]

ahhhh the good old days...i was a dishwasher at kent dining hall...lambda chi brother (long dred locks) lived at the house at 163 W. Main. I miss newark de.

[KatieLoeb]

I'm shocked that it took them so long to realize that they are losing out on tax revenue.  This from a state that collects a toll on every vehicle that passes through its tiny stretch of I-95.

Except there's NO sales tax in Delaware!

That's why a lot of Pennsylvanians will buy large purchases like appliances and automobiles just down the road in Delaware.

[SWoodyWhite]

All right, I've read the article, and it's fairly clear that liquor stores will be able to open on Sundays, which should be good for business. How does this affect area bars and restaurants?

And you're absolutely right, Katie, about Delaware not having a sales tax. That simple difference has helped fuel the state's economy for some time, from what I understand. The outlet malls in Rehoboth Beach regularly have charter busses driving in, filled with customers looking for bargains made even better by the lack of a sales tax. Some of those passengers seem to think it's a more fun-filled trip than one to Atlantic City! (And I tend to agree with them!)

[vengroff]

I'm shocked that it took them so long to realize that they are losing out on tax revenue.  This from a state that collects a toll on every vehicle that passes through its tiny stretch of I-95.

Except there's NO sales tax in Delaware!

But there is an excise tax of $3.75 per gallon built into the price of liquor. See here for details.