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Message: <blockquote data-quote="vvvvvvv" data-source="post: 2902548" data-attributes="member: 5151">It probably has to do with wholesale volume in Oklahoma and liquor stores being restricted to buying from Oklahoma wholesalers. Wholesalers who do enough volume of a product will usually get allocation status, meaning they are entitled to first dibs on X number of whatever product within a certain period. If those can't move that product within that period, then whatever is left is available to other wholesalers. Because the product itself is a fairly limited run, either the manufacturer or the distributors above the wholesalers hold back inventory for the money season (Christmas). A market with a relatively small amount of customers (like Oklahoma) is going to get the short end of that stick. Some wholesalers will run the same game with retailers, too.99% of liquor that is produced is available at any time in Oklahoma. Of the remaining 1%, 90% of that is available during a money season. What a lot of stores mean by "You can't get that in Oklahoma" (with liquor) is "we don't want to do a special order for you". Some will want you to buy the entire case (fair enough), but the ones run by salespeople who know their customers won't mind ordering a case even if you're buying a single.The same thing happens in the cigar world (though twice a year - Fathers' Day and Christmas). The cigar shops are more straight up about saying "check back closer to X".</blockquote>