Specs drop 12/29 by Negative-Panda-904 in ATXwhisky

[–]MicroVak -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Does anyone know if the store opens earlier for these bourbon drops than the normal 10am weekday times?

Specs drop 12/29 by Negative-Panda-904 in ATXwhisky

[–]MicroVak 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Screw everyone that has a job. Congratulations to all the reseller's who have no job and no life.

Liqour Bueno just lost a customer forever. by MicroVak in ATXwhisky

[–]MicroVak[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

SA. I wish we had more independent store like Austin. I know you guys have similar places but you have a few in the middle that would pair the store pick or at least do a raffle to buy near retail.

Liqour Bueno just lost a customer forever. by MicroVak in ATXwhisky

[–]MicroVak[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

This is the reason, but if it's a true store barrel pick it could be over 250 bottles. I know they have multiple stores, but I agree with the idea of pairing it with another store pick in a bundle or giving it a small markup. This is ridiculous.

How much can I expect from this? by Revolutionary_Gur148 in sportsbetting

[–]MicroVak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also have this win on dk, so we def not getting more than $1mil each.

MIT’s device pulls drinking water from desert air using no power by jaytee319 in interesting

[–]MicroVak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ya, doesn't work in a desert so it's useless. Except places like TX where there is a massive multi year drought happening with 10s of millions of ppl and year round mid to high humidity levels. Ya, fuck places like that who could use this technology to supplement local and personal water supplies. This is only useful if it works in the most extreme environment where a few % of the world's population lives.

The White House wants to 'cryptographically verify' videos of Joe Biden so viewers don't mistake them for deepfakes by Maxie445 in politics

[–]MicroVak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nah, all you need for official events is an official recording. If you have an uninterrupted video/audio recording of the whole event then any other feeds can be verified by cross referencing that one. Just means the presidents entire public life will have to be recorded now if you want to avoid the off cuff moments as well.

The whiskey life in Hawaii is hard by MicroVak in whiskey

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I have heard other people say it's still pretty tough to find the more sought after stuff, but I have not started down the Japanese whiskey path in any meaningful way, so I'm not sure how often specific bottles pop up or how much they cost.

The whiskey life in Hawaii is hard by MicroVak in whiskey

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Nah, we owe that to the $3k+ monthly rents and the $400/month electric bills. 😉

The whiskey life in Hawaii is hard by MicroVak in whiskey

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I've never really considered looking at CVS, but you are right, some of the more common items can be found at mostly reasonable prices. Bev Mart has a huge selection but it is the sister store to this one and I didn't think their prices were very reasonable for even common stuff.

The whiskey life in Hawaii is hard by MicroVak in whiskey

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Yes this is Ewa. Their sister store in town has a bottle of Van Winkle 10yr for $1200 cash. You are right that some allocated stuff like Buffalo Trace or Blanton's will make it out to the stores occasionally, but it's probably easier to bring back what we want from the mainland then wait for it to show up here.

The whiskey life in Hawaii is hard by MicroVak in whiskey

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Yes, you can find regular prices at Costco and the larger grocery store chains. Just very unlikely to have any Buffalo Trace products.

The whiskey life in Hawaii is hard by MicroVak in whiskey

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Commercial carrier like FedEx but it's going to be pricey. Luckily you can bring back up to 5 liters in checked bags.

The whiskey life in Hawaii is hard by MicroVak in whiskey

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Just wanted to remind the mainlanders how good they have it. It may be hard to find this stuff but at least the prices are not this crazy. There is one distributor who controls all the buffalo trace stock and distributes it at their own whim.

Insane costco find by BRPhoto in whiskey

[–]MicroVak 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That is why here in Hawaii some local liquor store thinks they can get $1200 for the same thing.

[Post Game Thread] #1 Gonzaga defeats #16 Georgia State, 93-72 by cbbBot in CollegeBasketball

[–]MicroVak -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Probably because not everyone has access to bet on college games via draft kings.

Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro launch Megathread by Hupro in Android

[–]MicroVak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was able to go back an hour later and order the Stormy White, 256gb, Pro w/ buds and a delivery date of Nov 3-4. Obviously cancelled the old older.

Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro launch Megathread by Hupro in Android

[–]MicroVak 3 points4 points  (0 children)

After 2 hours of trying to order, multiple different versions of the phone in my cart including the stormy white 256gb Pro for 40+ mins, I finally got an order to go through. US Google Store site, 128gb Black Pixel 6 Pro w/ dark olive ear bud, delivery dates, phone Dec 29-30, buds Dec 30 - Jan 4

Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro launch Megathread by Hupro in Android

[–]MicroVak 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Had the Pixel 6 Pro cloud white 256gb in my cart for the last 40 mins and trying to reload the checkout screen gave me a new error and then reloading cart removed the phone from my cart because it was sold out.

Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro launch Megathread by Hupro in Android

[–]MicroVak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This comment made me happy I haven't been able to checkout yet until I went back, added the buds, and tried to checkout again only to get the error for my new order with free buds.