Several hundred anxious alcohol consumers and tavern owners have been waiting outside Makro Silver Lakes since early in the morning to make their first purchases since lockdown started on March 26. AlcoholWillBeSold
Pretoria - Several hundred anxious alcohol consumers and tavern owners have been waiting outside Makro Silver Lakes since early in the morning to make their first purchases since lockdown started on March 26.The queues were so long that she only managed to get back to her car, armed with several dozen boxes of beer, around 10am.
“I'm excited that I can now buy my beer, which I really missed. She explained the many boxes, containing a variety of bees, by saying that she is not taking a chance. "I am not taking any chances and I am certainly not going to run dry again. My husband and I are beer drinkers. While things were a bit calmer at the smaller bottle stores, several patrons at Tops in Wapadrand said they ensured that they were in the queue before nine.
Beer seemed to be by far the drink of choice, with consumers’s trolleys loaded with bottles and cans. He questioned how one could have a braai, without a beer in the hand.Owner of Tops at Wapadrand, Henri van der Watt, cautioned consumers to stay calm as there will be enough for all.
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