03.12.24
OUR NAME
Our name ‘ALLOCATED’ has always been a subject that we have always wanted to publicly address, for better or for worse. Those of you who are reading this and have frequented our shop know this story, but for those of you who don’t, it’s pretty simple. We despise the allocated whiskey game.
For those of you who don’t know what ‘allocated whiskey’ is, applaud yourself, as you are living a better life than those who do. Allocated products, simply put, are those ‘hard to find’ and ‘rare’ products that everyone and their mother is seeking for purchase. We can publish a list, but those of you who know, know what they are. With the Alaskan market already getting a bit less than what they do down in the states, we are left to devise plans on how to share the small piece of the pie that we get, to our Alaskan patrons.
While our store does indeed get allocated products here and there, our namesake is to have you come in and entertain something new, something similar but different. In the world of scarce name brand products out there, there are only few that deserve the clout. So, we are writing this blog post now to clarify, if it is a highly allocated product that you are looking for, the chances are slim we have it readily available for sale. How do we go about allocated products? We raffle them in various different manners. We also despise lines. You will never have to stand outside or be the ‘first’ to anything in order to obtain allocated products at our shop. We give a fair chance to those who are patrons of our shop, and we plan on continually doing so until the end of time.
OUR LOYALTY PROGRAM
Those who have been in the shop knows how it goes. $1 = 1 point. At various different thresholds, you can redeem your points for discounts. Your cumulative points also put you in a separate threshold when it comes to raffles. Points do not ever expire and you can only redeem one reward per visit. All products purchased inside the store below the $1,000 threshold qualifies for points. Other items, such as; tasting admissions, special bulk orders and those products above the forementioned threshold, do not qualify for points.
Why did we do it this way? With a few larger stores allotting discounts with the purchase of XYZ bottles, we didn’t love the idea of putting our patrons in a position to foot a large sum of dollars all at once just to get a marginal discount. We also don’t believe in the promotion of alcohol, i.e. picking up 20 bottles at a time. We believe that over the span of your purchasing lifetime with our store, you will be rewarded with the best discount program in the nation. If you do the math, you know how much of a percentage-back is built into our loyalty program.
OUR TEAM
Aside from Ylli and Long gabbing everyone’s ear off about the latest and greatest things. We are excited to belatedly announce the rest of our team, which includes: Chris F. and Matt C.
It has been a blessing getting these young bucks on board to the ALCTD Crew. Chris, whom you may recognize from La Bodega, comes out of retail retirement to make sure Ylli and Long never carry lackluster beer in their fridge ever again. Coined ‘The King’ in some circles, he is Allocated’s official Bottle Shop Manager and resident Beer Guy. He will never lead you astray by always giving you his unfiltered honest opinion. Just ask him how he feels about the new Glendronach 18 Year expression or Heaven Hill 7 Year BIB. You will be entertained.
Matt C. comes to Allocated by unorthodox means. Some of you may recognize him from certain brewery circles, or may have seen him wrenching on cars downtown at an undisclosed top secret agency. But, when he’s not at his day job, you can find him mastering the art of whiskies from all across the world. He’s the in-house humor and lead salesman. While some identify as a malt man, rye guy or corn boi, he is everything. He is also from Ohio. Ask him about his time in the military and you’ll be sure to get a kick out of some of the stories he has to tell.
~Written by Long L.~