I rotated shops too if I was too sloshed to get to the supermarket, but I doubt I fooled anyone.
I popped into my local corner shop this afternoon to buy some vape liquid and he asked "No wine or beer today?" Ditto the little offie by my work when I went into buy a bottle of pop yesterday: "No beer today?"
I cringed inwardly because they all knew I was a total pisshead.
But it felt SO GOOD to say "No thank you!" and mean it