Odd place for a 51% sign

[Armybrat]

Wife & I were staying at the San Antonio Fairfield in on Bonham - behind the Alamo - for the Alamo Bowl game last week. Off to the left of the check in desk there was a little "cubby hole" called The Market that served as the vending machine spot facing the lobby. Inside on the left there was a cooler containing soft drinks, beer, & wine, while the machine under the sign dispensed razors, toothbrushes, etc.. What you see in the picture is the whole "Market", about the size of a small walk in closet.




I was rather nonplussed at the ridiculous notion that something like that would be eligible for such a sign. I've been in numerous hotel sundry shops with larger coolers containing much more extensive alcohol selections alongside the soft drinks & juices, but never have seen a 51% sign.

Wonder who the nitwit is who thought they had to put that sign up? Or am I ignorant on some tiny subsection of a clause in the CHL laws?

[katmandu]

I checked here and if I got the correct location it shows that it should be a blue sign:

https://www.tabc.state.tx.us/PublicInquiry/Status.aspx" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Here's what I entered for the search:

Trade Name: Fairfield Inn
Street Name: Bonham
City: San Antonio
County: Bexar

[RoyGBiv]

Lots of people out there that don't know the difference between those ABC signs either because they don't take the time to read them, don't have the knowledge to know which sign applies to their situation or just post up whatever sign is handed to them and don't care whether it's correct.... or all of the above.

I hear that ABC makes quick work of correcting wrong signage if you tell them about it.
They even had a smartphone app to report it.... My app quit working a while back so I deleted it.

[Pawpaw]

You can report them: https://www.tabc.state.tx.us/enforcemen ... cation.asp

[srothstein]

Can businesses be penalized for posting wrong signage? If not, then maybe they should be. Even if they do receive the correct sign, what's stopping them from posting the incorrect signs?

This is how TABC gets such good results in clearing up wrong signs. Placed licensed by TABC can have action taken against them for the wrong signs. It can range from fines to suspension of the license. An agent mentioning this usually gets the correct sign up fairly quickly.

There is no punishment available that I am aware of for places that are not covered by a TABC license.

[rvsullivan]

They are listed as being a blue sign business.