On 11/5/2021 at 4:21 PM, Moonlover said:

 In fact, it's quite unusual for such an outlet to even serve the retail market.

A widely spread misinterpretation.

The majority of customers at our site are private. Of course you see the resellers with there five digit purchases too. I avoid alcohol selling times. Quiet in the afternoon.

They have a 10 item max/cash only checkout.

You neither need to have some card nor do they sell anything before tax. I have a card from daughters (long gone) shop operation. The only difference is that I get a detailed bill instead of a slip.

We buy there regularly and in every desired quantity.

For many products they are cheapest and for some the only source nearby.

I don't care about beer but from hearsay you can get it cheaper elsewhere.

There is little left of the wholesale idea when they bundle some single items into one package.

Where I by my beer they have learned to know me well enough so as soon as I stop outside their shop they carry two cases of beer and put in my trunk and I pay them through the window. No need to get out of the car.