Mini-Bottle Controversy

The Mini-Bottle Controversy

South Carolina, there is so much about our state that we can be proud of. However, our best attribute, our mini-bottle liquor sales law, is in question and our lawmakers in Columbia are trying to amend our state constitution. I do not believe that the highly original, 32 year old law, all hard liquor must be sold in mini-bottles, should be amended. The law hardly counts as a law anymore; it is more of a tradition. The tourists love it, and they have been known to "ooh" and "ahh" over the little bottles of liquor. Not only are these little bottles a tradition and a tourist attraction, but they serve as souvenirs and collectable items. A senator said that his mother would be extremely distraught if she could not collect new editions of the mini-bottles. If you are a collector of mini-bottles, as I am, then you know that after you collect enough, you can create your own unique chess set. I just recently completed my chess set, with my favorite, Bailey's, as my Queen.

Besides being a tradition, collectable and re-useable, the bottles are so little that they are easy to hide. Just recently I was pulled over by a police officer as I was drinking a little vodka, but thanks to the convenient size, I was able to slide the bottle in the sleeve of my jacket and he never knew. The small size also makes it possible to drink in public places where it might be rude. Not to mention, the mini-bottles contain 1.7 ounces of liquor, compared to the measly size of a regular shot, 1 to 1.25 ounces of liquor, you are getting more bang for your buck. I just don't see where the controversy is. It is obvious that these little bottles serve a much better purpose then the regular sized bottles.

People may argue that the bottles clog land fills and take up too much space. They say that hard liquor sold in regular sized bottles takes up half the space in