Just visited Dan Murphys Launceston. I was surprised to see yet another notice plastered over the…read moretop of all the other 'Restrictions' notices. The check out operator informed me that they now had a new restriction which limits the number of categories of alcohol you can purchase. I was not exceeding the number of items of the one product. I had in my trolley, a small bottle of brandy, one wine cask, and one six pack of beer. I was told to put one item back. For the life of me, I cannot see the logic in this move. OK..I accept the logic of not allowing people to walk out with 50 cases of beer. under their arm...to stop hoarding and keep stock levels up, but this 'Only 2 Categories' one defeats me. I had another thought too. Maybe Dan Murphys would be better served to have one staff member at the entrance checking everyone's temperature as they came into the store. Then they would know there was no one in the store with Corona Virus and they could dispense with all the plastic shields, crosses on the floor, litres of hand sanitiser and hopefully category limits. Too much Uncle Dan. I'll spend my money elsewhere.

I am in Launceston Tasmania. I was given a gift card from my grandson for Christmas and as it was…read moremy husbands birthday I thought I would use it for our favourite wine (Kallesky) which we can't usually afford to drink often. I was so excited to get two bottles of really good wine for the $50 gift, I was at Dan Murphy's for three quarters of an hour because they would not honour their gift card! It seems whoever my young grandson bought the card from at Dan Murphy's they did not activate the card!! So we have to pay because the staff made a mistake?? This is unconscionable and very bad business. It was only $50 - not a lot to Dan Murphy's but that is a lot to my grandson. I am very disappointed in Dan Murphy's, I was kept waiting while feeling like some kind of criminal, wondering if I would have been treated better if I wasn't an aged person. I was a member too. But now it looks like I will be shopping at BWS instead, at least I won't be embarrassed and treated like I wasn't worth anything. And my poor grandson won't be losing his money.