It does actually have a lot to do with liquor, beer, and wine sales. Rier, the problem with the argument of other states/counties having equally or worse liquor laws is those states/counties are generally places nobody goes. Utah wants to be at the center of tourism, conventions, innovation, etc of the country but still has a giant noggin up its dairy air.

Its got nothing to do with wine sales. That is a Utah myth. I have lived in other part of the country with more restrictive alcohol laws than Utah that have Trader Joes and where TJ's does not sell alcohol.

yeah they are never coming until they can sell their two buck chuck in the store. Fat chance, but I can dream!

I can't wait for them to come to Utah so I can look over their wonderful selection of wine. Oh wait...

I am in the industry that would be bringing them to Utah, and i guarantee that they are not coming to Utah right now. We are one of the locations that they are rumored to scouting, and we have heard the rumors as well, but no one has confronted us from Trader Joes. The best we can figure is that a agent floated the rumor and it is not true.