From: "John Mullan"
"Package goods" is a term used in the northeast US at least for liquor. In Mass at least the law required that liquor when sold at retail must be put into a container, hence "Package". Liquor stores were called "Package Stores" and in the Boston area at least shortened colloquially to "Packie" .
I think it's technically liquor for take out. Local liquor laws allow bars with the correct license to also sell bottles for consumption off premises.
If closing time / "last call" comes and you aren't finished drinking, you can buy a bottle to take with you.
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