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The government has released the first draft of the liquor & tobacco sales regulations under level 3 lock-down:
- People with surnames starting with the letters A-M and C-G, but not double-barreled surnames, will be able to shop on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 09h07 - 09h54
- People with surnames starting with the letters N-Z and P-Q but excluding those surnames starting with "Van" will be able to shop on Wednesdays and Fridays between 11h27 - 12h14
- People with surnames starting with "Van" or any other 3-letter type of pre-name will be able to shop on Sundays between 09h44 - 09h57, except when the bottle stores are closed
- All bottle stores will be closed on Sundays and Public holidays, and at any time that they are not open
- Queues at bottle stores should ideally run east to west, unless the bottle store owners' ancestors have given indication that alternative queuing is acceptable
- Beer may be bought in a single tray of 3 six-packs only, and must be carried on the head, providing enough space is allowed between bottles for virus mitigation air-flow
- A six-pack of beer may be substituted with a bottle of wine, providing it was harvested prior to 2018, or two packets of Simba chips; Fruit Chutney ONLY, no Lays whatsoever but Salt & Vinegar may be substituted for Fruit Chutney 250 gram packets, on Sundays only.
- Beer may not be mixed, unless it was on display together. If one beer was on a higher shelf than the other, only one pack may be allowed, providing you can reach it without assistance or touching your face mask. Under no circumstances may beer in green and brown bottles be sold together, not even on a Sunday.
- Only one bottle of dark spirits will be allowed per person. No 'summer-time' mixer type drinks will be sold at all. The sale of mint, sugar, and small toothpick-type umbrellas is strictly prohibited, unless it is overcast, or a Sunday
- Tobacco may only be sold to minors who are purchasing on behalf of an adult. Cigarettes with green or purple in their logos will be sold on Tuesdays and filter-less or 'zol' type tobacco will be sold on Thursdays. No cigarettes with black or yellow in their logo's may be sold at all, except on Sunday's. Pipe tobacco will be sold in cities whose postal codes end in an even number only but not in any DA or non-ANC ruled provinces.
These rules are for the protection of all our citizens and we ask you to abide by them in an effort to 'flatten the curve'.
I thank you.
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