This reminds me ...
If ya want to buy a few beers for an afternoon get together on Sunday Tuscaloosa IS NOT for you. Archaic and a bit assinine when you consider "you can go out and drink Sunday but you can't go to the store, grab some brews, and watch TV at home." Now, Sunday sales are around Tuscaloosa.
That said, there was another option besides buying M-Sat. If I took Hwy. 82 towards Gordo there was an old, brick convenience store on the right side of the road. 10 minute out of Northport, maybe. Bud and Bud Light were available on Sunday's. No other brands. (Of course, they only carried one brand of just about everything.)
Not a lot of this weighs in with the Sark conversation considering ... just a dynamic difference in Tuscaloosa.