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Packie

A package store; wheah you buy beah.

A now historical photo: Until December, 2003, Boston packies legally could not open on Sundays:
Closed packie

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Out of staters are ALWAYS confused when I use this term. "Can we stop at the package store?" They always assume I mean UPS or something.

katey on August 31, 2005 07:14 PM.

After having moved to L.A. (which is like a whole 'nother culture), I asked my (Orange County native) boyfriend, "Wanna hit th'packie?"

"... the what?"

"Th'packie. We'll get some beah."

"You can't call it that. People will think you're talking about a Pakistani."

So consider yourselves forewarned. Outside of the 128 at least, "Packie," might be heard as, "Paki."

D on December 3, 2005 02:34 AM.

Packie = Beer Store is true at least out to the 495 loop. Oh, and if you need to go to one, the only place to go is your local Kappy's Liquers.. basically valhalla on earth for alkie college students such as i used to be.

Matt on February 25, 2006 07:57 PM.

We say Packie in Northern CT and Western Mass

Ryan on July 22, 2007 10:29 PM.

My extended family owned the liquor store in that picture!!! It is one of two. The other one is on the Quincy / Braintree line, hence Quintree! The shut down the original a few years ago and sold the one in the pic @2 years ago. Good times!!!

Jen on August 26, 2007 08:13 PM.

My extended family owned the liquor store in that picture!!! It is one of two. The other one is on the Quincy / Braintree line, hence Quintree! The shut down the original a few years ago and sold the one in the pic @2 years ago. Good times!!!

Jen on August 26, 2007 08:13 PM.

I just moved to San Fran, and I asked what time the packies closed - my coworker told me that the airport will ship packages 24/7.

Noelle on October 1, 2007 12:12 PM.

Pown-dahs - pounders or 40 oz be-ahs...and growl-ahs the little jugs of be-ah

-Jacqueline
The Leather District Gourmet

jacqueline on June 23, 2008 07:36 PM.

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