scarring experience

[joeyz6]

I had an infuriating experience last night at a local wine store (Binny's, for those of you from Chicago). I spent 45 minutes meticulously picking out about 5 or 6 bottles of wine recommended to me or that looked good, with a friend of mine who is 20. In the checkout line, the woman asked us BOTH for ID, even though he was just buying a Coke, and since he's not 21, she refused to sell me the wines. That was frustrating enough. But then I came back four hours later and the same checkout woman saw me and refused me service again! I'm 21 and somewhat of a novice at wine appreciation, and this has really placed a black cloud over my love for wine. I spent last year in Europe (Paris, mainly), where they snicker when told of our liquor-selling policies.

Regardless of any technicalities in the law, this woman (and her manager) made a judgement call that I didn't appreciate. Needless to say, I'm not going to be back at Binny's for quite a while, if ever. Sam's has a much better selection anyway.