"2010-11-20T00:00:00"^^ . "1"^^ . "4"^^ . . . . "2"^^ . "1"^^ . "Oh Alberta, I have heard countless stories over the years that your beer is as cheap as water, your vino as pricey as Welch's, and your spirits, well, they could literally lift you with price happiness...\nBut alas, it was just a nasty rumor!\n\nYou ask, \"why so glum BC boy?\"\n\nWell, I ventured all the way one province east in search of this mystical almost free booze. With tales of sales so low I figured everyone here must be a regular at AA on Wednesdays. \nSo I entered the Co-op with a smirk and wallet full of Sir John A's.\n\nHuh?\nWhat the *%&$!\n\nPrices were the same as BC, or even worse. What gives AB?\nI thought all that oil in dem-der hills subsidized your hooch?\nNot so much. \n\nWith my heart crushed I moped in the corner of the walk-in beer cooler. A tear may have rolled down my cheek. I dunno, I think it froze on the way down. Lost... disoriented... I had to soldier on. Bumping into more and more expensive beverage. I made my move to the EXIT.\n\nAnd then, as fast as you could utter the words \"rip-off\", I saw that Crown was on sale. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm\nMy night was complete. And you have mixers at the checkout! Brilliant.\n\nThank you Co-op.\n\nNo, I am not a member.\nBut Yay, I am a fan."^^ .