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I support this 100% I actually think more housing, and options for businesses would definitely benefit the town since I've noticed so many new faces in the region and many have no place to really go to.
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1 minute ago, mj2002 said:
Oh you're right. Liquor stores definitely are not a cash cow. However, the $4000/hour is helpful and makes these stores a great way to attract new characters and new players.
To be honest, I debated getting rid of it because of the fact I am paying out of pocket to keep this thing going, but if I give it up, it'll likely go to someone who won't give a shit and that's not okay. I just really hope they allow a pawn-shop like menu so I can like add brewery items in there easier and not have to skip through hoops. It would be nice to have a distributor type of relationship rp with my store because I have no way to add it to the menu without taking a crap ton of storage in my inventory, walking away a distance to get said product and halting rp when people are usually impatient as it is when they go into the stores. It just makes sense to me to allow us the capability of adjusting my menu or offering a way for liquor stores to earn more because otherwise? They are a waste of time and money.
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2 minutes ago, mj2002 said:
Its something that's used to sell cigarettes or other stuff beyond whats normally available in a 24/7 as well.
You should consider it! A few extra steps to grab a special item can already help you sell a wide variety of branded liquor. Just have to find a brewery to supply you.
I would consider it if I actually made money in a liquor store instead of paying out of pocket trying to keep it. I don't make anything at all to run this business, tbh and seems honestly like more of a waste to have it.
Liquor stores dont get gov bonuses, and the amount of money that is earned from sales, half go to components, and there is a percentage (Which i got mine set to only 15%) to pay out to employees. So the 4k an hour being the only real income, isn't a lot to keep it going. Plus deliveries basically don't happen if I have components set to 250$ so I HAVE to put them higher to make sure I have components in the store. So that eats up a lot of my earnings as well (which are little to none).
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14 minutes ago, mj2002 said:
Most script stores have a /pinv next door, or above. Maybe you can work something out with Property Management?
I got a back room but its a bit far from the interior and honestly more of a pain in the ass to go back there and forth when you're trying to RP cause people that come into the liquor stores are always in a rush, i find.
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On 12/3/2021 at 2:04 AM, Ink said:
Seeing your breakdown, @dontblink you literally could buy liquor from breweries and sell it manually to people who come in and make more money as a result. It would cost you a little bit more than the component cost, but you get a custom item and can charge a commiserate amount from your customers for the extra RP.
The challenge is entirely in the sales. It's nice when customers come in and just buy stuff through the script, come up and say "I want 6 whiskey, here is the automatic payment of $1,020, confirm my purchase." But where the fun of liquor RP is talking with customers and sharing knowledge. When you have a customer come in, you guide them instead as a realistic liquor store would: "What are you looking for? What can I help you find?" And then you sell the products the brewery sold you as much as you can. If people don't care, let them buy the script stuff.
This is the same lesson breweries have been trying to teach bars/night clubs on this server, but most of them are not interested in dealing with the extra roleplay and portrayal. They just want to get booze and to rename it whatever they want rather than treat liquor as a consistent object in the game world. That's why most "brewery" RPers on this server were just selling generic "liquor" for bottom dollar so that bars/night clubs could RP that it's anything from a well gin to Don Julio 1942.
We've spent the last two years trying to encourage a higher level of liquor roleplay, and honestly, I think the effects have been seen across the server. People have been more and more following our example. If you're reading this and you're roleplaying a liquor store owner, a bar owner, a club owner, or just a liquor enthusiast, hit me up in my DMs, and let's work together. Liquor's a huge side-character in many of the stories told on GTA:W, it deserves to be fleshed out.
The only issue is my liquor store doesnt have a PINV like most do, I dont have keys or anything for the building so it'd have to sit in my personal inventory and that is a lot of space. I am not saying I am against this, it is just not possible for me currently to do this.
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7 hours ago, mj2002 said:
They can sell as normal, but there is no script support such as the script that a pawnshop has.
As far as the liquor store script is, they have a set "menu" and are unable to buy from people and resell because there is no way to add it into said store. I would love to be able to do this though.
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On 12/1/2021 at 6:25 PM, Selu said:
The strength of a liquor store is that we don't have to RP? It's basically a 24/7 store, except rather than anybody being able to come and push our product or try to create roleplay we have to try to hire people to work for the government's $4K an hour. Liquor Stores don't open because there's no reason to. Profit is so low and the script stuff sells itself if anybody ACTUALLY wants it. Liquor Stores generate no Roleplay. The point of this update is to create more immersion and Roleplay for Liquor Stores which in turn should also help to drive more play to Breweries since we can, in turn, afford their items.
My Liquor store doesn't have this capability. SOMEONE HAS to be working to purchase.
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Item Cost Components Component Cost Profit Beer $ 80.00 8 $ 48.00 $ 32.00 Cider $ 100.00 10 $ 60.00 $ 40.00 Wine $ 250.00 25 $ 150.00 $ 100.00 Whiskey $ 170.00 17 $ 102.00 $ 68.00 Tequila $ 160.00 16 $ 96.00 $ 64.00 Rum $ 190.00 19 $ 114.00 $ 76.00 Champagne $ 470.00 47 $ 282.00 $ 188.00 Vodka $ 150.00 15 $ 90.00 $ 60.00 Absinthe $ 150.00 15 $ 90.00 $ 60.00 Sake $ 140.00 14 $ 84.00 $ 56.00 Brandy $ 170.00 17 $ 102.00 $ 68.00 Gin $ 160.00 16 $ 96.00 $ 64.00 Owning a liquor store myself, I will tell you I make LITTLE to no profit owning it and spend MORE MONEY OUT OF POCKET to keep it going. I WISH I could buy product from brewers and resell it, I wish I could sell specific products but the fact of the matter is, no one can buy anything from my store unless I am working there. How the current breakdown of the liquor store is as the picture shows...
HALF of each purchase goes to component costs, and profit alone is only 32$ , if you're paying your staff out a percentage, it literally is nothing.
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On 12/1/2021 at 5:47 PM, Ink said:
Liquor stores have refused time and time again over the course of the last two years to purchase products to sell from breweries (unless it's generic crafted liquor which turns into the generic liquor they sell). Every liquor store I have ever approached (about 8 different liquor stores) has been entirely unwilling to engage in the roleplay of purchasing actual branded products from breweries to resell--why would they? It just cuts into their margins and creates more work for them to sell from their script.
In response to this, liquor stores dont have the capability of re-selling the product they buy...
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I support this idea 100%. Especially in places with set menus, it makes it a chore trying to ensure everyone is typing the same thing for the items.
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I would love to be able to add to my menu. I have had people wanting to sell their brewed stuff at the liquor store, but I have no access obviously to add it to the menu. It'd be nice to be able to create an opportunity for this. I have also had people come in asking for specific types of bottles, and IRL they'd be MUCH more expensive then a regular bottle, but we have to charge the same amount.
On another note, it'd also be nice that the "beer" we sell in the liquor stores be able to be used for 'renaming in bars', for example I sell 24 beer to a bar, but if they wanna sell it as Modelo or patriot, we are unable to re-name them.
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L&A This has been sold.
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Bids on hold, pending buy-out
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1 minute ago, Dama said:
200
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1 minute ago, Leone Pasello said:
180
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2 minutes ago, dollar said:
100
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0708 ALTA STREET - FLOOR 2 ROOM 1
1 Bedroom 1 Bathroom Studio Style Apartment
Located in Downtown Vinewood, easy access to amenities
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Market Value: $110,000
Furniture Value: $42,989
BUYOUT: $220,000
STARTING BID: $100,000
BID INCREMENTS: $10,000
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14 hours ago, RoadTrain_ said:
So selecting other locations like, your apartment do work? Interesting. Which version of the game are you using? I have epic myself. Just trying to work out if there's any patterns here.
I am on Steam, and recently -- like past day it has been okay? But it was a huuuugggee problem before.. I am gonna try it out, alting often to see if I still have this issue
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It just crashed on that specific character I have issues alting to.
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53 minutes ago, RoadTrain_ said:
I have the same issue but ONLY if I select 'last location'. Can you confirm if it's the same for you?
Its when I log into a specific character and yes "Last Location"
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I do support this to an extent, but as an owner of a liquor store, selling booze at a 24/7 would likely hurt my own business which gets limited as it is. There needs to be a balance placed, especially with the costs of components basically eating all the profits I would get from liquor sales.