How BuzzBasket Keeps Delivery AGLC-Compliant
The specific checks BuzzBasket runs on every alcohol and cannabis order to stay within AGLC rules — from age attestations at checkout to ID verification at the door.
Liquor delivery on BuzzBasket
Store prices, delivery fee shown before you pay, optional tip. ID is checked at the door.
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Regulated delivery in Alberta isn't a single switch you flip — it's a series of checks at distinct points in the order lifecycle. Here's what BuzzBasket does, and where.
At checkout
- Age attestation. Customers confirm they are 18 or older before they can complete an alcohol or cannabis order.
- Store isolation. Each retailer has its own storefront. Carts cannot mix products across different licensed retailers, so every order is fulfilled by a single licensed seller.
- No upsell to minors. Account marketing and re-engagement emails do not push regulated products to accounts that haven't completed age confirmation.
At the store
The retailer receives and accepts the order before any fulfillment work begins. Nothing auto-advances. The store can decline an order if product is unavailable, the address is out of zone, or anything else looks off — the order stays paused at "pending" until a human at the store hits Accept.
At dispatch
Drivers see only the information needed to complete the delivery: the customer's name, the delivery address, and the items to hand over. BuzzBasket Driver–certified drivers complete training that covers ID checks, refusal scenarios, and what to do if a customer appears intoxicated.
At the door
- Photo ID check. The driver must verify a valid, government-issued photo ID before handing over the order. Names and age must check out.
- Refusal scenarios. Delivery is refused if ID can't be verified, the recipient appears intoxicated, or the recipient is clearly under the legal age.
- No leaving at the door. Alcohol and cannabis orders cannot be left unattended. If verification fails, the order returns to the store.
After delivery
The order, the driver, the recipient name match, and the ID check outcome are all logged. If AGLC requests records, they exist.
This isn't a "compliance feature." It's how the platform has to work to operate at all. We mention it here because a lot of customers reasonably ask whether ordering alcohol online really works the way ordering coffee does — it does not, and that's intentional.