From the
Santa Fe New Mexican - by Andra Cernavskis - For two hours on Friday night, two bar-hoppers visited five establishments in Santa Fe County — all jam-packed with people in town for Indian Market. While people around them drank their prickly pear margaritas and Santa Fe Brewing Co. pints, these two weren’t served a single drink. And that was a good thing. The pair are trained actors — or, as they refer to themselves, “pseudos.” On Friday night, one of them acted intoxicated, while the other observed what happened when the pseudo-intoxicant attempted to order a drink. Their trek was part of an ongoing operation known as the Santa Fe Retailing Project. Since its inception in 2008, the project has targeted what it refers to as off-premise businesses — such as grocery stores, pharmacies, liquor stores and convenience stores — that sell packaged liquors, to find out if they follow state law by refusing to serve intoxicated patrons. Friday marked the first night these “mystery shoppers” targeted on-premise locations — establishments where liquor may be bought and consumed on-site. The Santa Fe Retailing Project is an educational service and has no affiliation with law enforcement agencies. Every establishment visited will receive a letter from Giuffra regardless of whether or not its staff served the pseudo-intoxicant. All five bartenders she encountered refused to sell her any alcohol.
Read more
Santa Fe Actors test local servers
From the Santa Fe New Mexican - by Andra Cernavskis - For two hours on Friday night, two bar-hoppers visited five establishments in Santa Fe County — all jam-packed with people in town for Indian Market. While people around them drank their prickly pear margaritas and Santa Fe Brewing Co. pints, these two weren’t served a single drink. And that was a good thing. The pair are trained actors — or, as they refer to themselves, “pseudos.” On Friday night, one of them acted intoxicated, while the other observed what happened when the pseudo-intoxicant attempted to order a drink. Their trek was part of an ongoing operation known as the Santa Fe Retailing Project. Since its inception in 2008, the project has targeted what it refers to as off-premise businesses — such as grocery stores, pharmacies, liquor stores and convenience stores — that sell packaged liquors, to find out if they follow state law by refusing to serve intoxicated patrons. Friday marked the first night these “mystery shoppers” targeted on-premise locations — establishments where liquor may be bought and consumed on-site. The Santa Fe Retailing Project is an educational service and has no affiliation with law enforcement agencies. Every establishment visited will receive a letter from Giuffra regardless of whether or not its staff served the pseudo-intoxicant. All five bartenders she encountered refused to sell her any alcohol. Read more 
Posts
0 comments:
Post a Comment