Your CVS sells liquor? That doesn't fly down here, only liquor stores can sell the hard stuff. And they're closed on Sunday. :rolleyes

As best as I can recall working at a convience store a few years back, this isn't such a big hit to their pockets. Cigarettes are not that big a money maker for stores, the overhead is expensive. They're there more to get people into the stores, like lottery tickets and beer, in hopes that the customer will spend money on other things that have a higher profit margin.