Caribbean Liquors

This place kinda cracks me up. I’ve been in here a handful of times and for the most part, everyone in the store stops and stares at me and whomever I’m with as we get some beer and/​or Four Loko [please note, this is before the Four Loko craziness started]. Sometimes, they’ll help you get your beer and then walk you to the register. I don’t even know if all of the people in there work there or what — all I know is it’s hilariously shady and I kind of love that I live so close to here.

I have never bought liquor here — though I will one day because I owe them some business. I just wanted to give the store and its staff a grateful shout-​out for letting me wait inside one very late, cold, rainy night. After three buses had passed me by on my way up Dudley Street, and two cabs were no-​shows after a twenty plus minute wait, and my phone died after an already rough night, the staff very kindly let me camp out with them til I safely got a ride home, which was a good while after the store closed for business. They even let me use the phone and offered to charge my cell. It also happened to be a Celtics play-​off game which they were all watching and cheering with great enthusiasm on an in-​store TV, which made for happy vibes. I just SO appreciate their being kind and helpful at a moment I really needed it and would therefore like to encourage any folks in the area to support them, amongst the many liquor stores on Dudley Street, knowing that there are kind-​hearted people behind the register. Many thanks.