Catalogue in stores now!
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You would think they could post it online at the same time.
This lack of PDF or other format being posted online is complete BS. For both Vintages and Classics programs. I suggest everyone call the LCBO and lodge complaints. Hell, save the trees and stop the print catalogue. Regardless, there needs to be some digital footprint of what's on sale in advance.
Found this info in a FB group regarding no PDF's
“As PDFs of Vintages print catalogues do not meet the standards of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), we will no longer be publishing them online"
Yeah, that same information is up on the LCBO website. But simply removing the PDFs without replacing them in an appropriate, accessible format is dumb. And inconsistent, as I mentioned in the DRC thread. The special offers still publish their product lists in PDF format.
I get mail service sporadically whenever the mailman decides to show up for work, so I don't count on getting the print catalogue. And I never get the braille edition at all. I go online to find out what is available.
The logic at the LCBO is truly perverse. They keep justifying why they should do less until they do nothing at all. And management is either absent or lacking any brains.
@otw posted:The logic at the LCBO is truly perverse. They keep justifying why they should do less until they do nothing at all. And management is either absent or lacking any brains.
Or both.
@otw posted:I get mail service sporadically whenever the mailman decides to show up for work, so I don't count on getting the print catalogue. And I never get the braille edition at all. I go online to find out what is available.
The logic at the LCBO is truly perverse. They keep justifying why they should do less until they do nothing at all. And management is either absent or lacking any brains.
I hate to defend the KGBO, but I don't think this one is their fault. AODA requirements came in 1/1/21, and I don't think there is a way to make the pdfs comply. If it doesn't comply for everyone, it cant be available for anyone. That's the rule, as silly as it is.
@csm posted:I hate to defend the KGBO, but I don't think this one is their fault. AODA requirements came in 1/1/21, and I don't think there is a way to make the pdfs comply. If it doesn't comply for everyone, it cant be available for anyone. That's the rule, as silly as it is.
According to Ontario.ca, "Beginning January 1, 2021, all public websites and web content posted after January 1, 2012 [nb: I suspect a typo here and it s/b 2021] must meet WCAB 2.0 Level AA." According to Adobe website, "PDF documents can be made to meet WCAG 2.0 to the Priority AA level."
It would appear then that LCBO simply doesn't care and took the easy way out eliminating the problem by making the PDF's disappear.
@stevey posted:According to Ontario.ca, "Beginning January 1, 2021, all public websites and web content posted after January 1, 2012 [nb: I suspect a typo here and it s/b 2021] must meet WCAB 2.0 Level AA." According to Adobe website, "PDF documents can be made to meet WCAG 2.0 to the Priority AA level."
It would appear then that LCBO simply doesn't care and took the easy way out eliminating the problem by making the PDF's disappear.
We could eliminate lot of problems by making the LCBO disappear .
@stevey posted:According to Ontario.ca, "Beginning January 1, 2021, all public websites and web content posted after January 1, 2012 [nb: I suspect a typo here and it s/b 2021] must meet WCAB 2.0 Level AA." According to Adobe website, "PDF documents can be made to meet WCAG 2.0 to the Priority AA level."
It would appear then that LCBO simply doesn't care and took the easy way out eliminating the problem by making the PDF's disappear.
Exactly. When my company creates PDFs for our clients, we are required to make them WCAG 2.0 Level AA compliant. It’s a PITA and time-consuming (Adobe’s automated tools don’t really work so it takes quite a bit of manual labour), but it can be done.
Good to know re PDF. Our marketing people just tell us it can't be done, but they don't like doing anything that involves actual work aside from annoying me.
don't worry, the issue blows... none of the wines that were delayed in dec are being released in feb... i imagine march/april will be great.
That's not necessarily the case. Product add/drops are only published online, and never added to the subsequent catalogues themselves. This was traditionally listed in the PDF version of the product list a week before, but we'll see how that information is presented without for that format available in the coming week.
@futronic posted:That's not necessarily the case. Product add/drops are only published online, and never added to the subsequent catalogues themselves. This was traditionally listed in the PDF version of the product list a week before, but we'll see how that information is presented without for that format available in the coming week.
oh good! thanks for that!
still haven't got mine in the mail! haven't been into a store in at least a month.
Canada Post delays likely mean you won't receive the catalogue until after the release. Your better bet is to hope that they release the list online tomorrow.
FYI ... product list is online with Adds/Drops - and it's in PDF format to boot! 
February 2021 Classics Product List
The catalogue link redirects you to VSO where it says the offer isn't available for sale yet. Unless something is updated tomorrow, the online versions will have no reviews of the products, and therefore you'll need to do your own research (or get a copy of the print version).
@futronic posted:FYI ... product list is online with Adds/Drops - and it's in PDF format to boot!
February 2021 Classics Product List
The catalogue link redirects you to VSO where it says the offer isn't available for sale yet. Unless something is updated tomorrow, the online versions will have no reviews of the products, and therefore you'll need to do your own research (or get a copy of the print version).
Per the existing Classics links (currently available like Dec Classics), the PDF is gone but it goes to VSO where if you hover your cursor over the "i" under the Product Name column for each product, you get the review notes and other details.
@futronic posted:FYI ... product list is online with Adds/Drops - and it's in PDF format to boot!
February 2021 Classics Product List
The catalogue link redirects you to VSO where it says the offer isn't available for sale yet. Unless something is updated tomorrow, the online versions will have no reviews of the products, and therefore you'll need to do your own research (or get a copy of the print version).
To misquote the last line from a favourite film: “Forget it, Fut. It’s the KGBO.”
But to add to Futronic’s post:
- It’s still a PDF
- There are no pop up tasting notes (prior to the live listing on VSO once products go on sale)
- The PDF listing at first appears to be in some weird random order, but it’s actually in order by LCBO Product number, which isn’t useful to anyone
Yup, it's yet another dumpster fire of "technology" from the LCBO. An absolute joke.
I picked up a handful of bottles including a couple of the poor man's Masseto
@chard posted:I picked up a handful of bottles including a couple of the poor man's Masseto
nice! i picked up 3 or the castello romitorio... wanted some Musso but it sold out fast... the Massetino also sold out quickly