Vernor Express Liquor Store

Very cool staff. Very customer service oriented.

All the necessities, good service, small aisles, always crowded.
I go in here sometimes because it’s relatively near where I live and, if you just need any of your familiar corporate brand names of liquor, they have a very exhaustive stock. (I don’t shop here for beer… as their selection is not great). The prices aren’t shocking, but they are notably cheaper than getting liquor in Royal Oak.
The people who run this store are no-​nonsense, but they’re relatively friendly, and they seem to know the people they’re serving somewhat well… I take it the same family’s been running it for a while. While I was there today, I watched as one of the sellers gave a free ice cream sandwich to a little 3 year old. It’s a pretty big convenience store as well, and they have the biggest collection of lotto tickets I’ve seen in this state. Usually a third of the people in this store are purchasing or playing lotto tickets.
The place is always crowded and conversational, almost always a few drunks will be in the mix. If the aisles weren’t so damned small, I wouldn’t think too much of the crowds, but, you end up in everybody’s face and brushing shoulders just trying to get anywhere in the store. I’ve never had a problem, but it’s a little intense. The politics of «looking» and walking by people in Detroit is as complex a sign-​system as they come, and being in Vernor Express always makes me very conscious of that fact.

So far, this place is my favorite liquor store in the area. They have a large selection of beer and wine, as well as a HUGE selection of liquor. There is also a small grocery towards the back with milk, juice, eggs, sandwiches, etc. The staff is also really nice and talkative, which is kind of unusual but definitely welcomed.