This happened to me last year but it still bothers me to this day so I decided to finally post a review about this unacceptable experience. My mother, grandmother, and I came in here one night during our vacation to pick up some drinks. All of us were of legal age and I was aware of the signs that said they do not accept vertical ID, which I had, but it should not have mattered since I was simply accompanying my mother who was the one who wanted to purchase drinks. She picked up some bottles of wine and therefore had no free hands to carry a pack of angry orchard apple ciders, which I carried for her (why would I make my grandmother carry it??) when we approached the counter the lady (who was a middle aged white lady) was extremely rude off the bat and asked for my ID. I happily obliged not thinking there would be an issue since I was only proving I was not a minor, NOT trying to purchase alcohol. The lady immediately accused me of being a minor. My mother said she was the one who would be paying but the lady kept insisting that I was underaged, despite my mother vouching for my age. I found the situation rather racist if I'll be honest because I feel that anyone in a relatively highly populated area should know that Asians tend to age much more slowly than our white counterparts. I would have understood her strictness if not for the fact that my mother and grandmother were present. I was not even the one purchasing the alcohol and I was NOT a minor. She refused to sell the alcohol to my mother because I had "handled" it. We eventually gave up arguing with her because she was just so aggressive and unreasonable. At the end, when we were on our way out, she said "I knew you were underaged, you don't look 21 at all," implying that I had a fake and both my mother and grandmother were in cahoots with me (has she ever met Asian parents??? That's not how they roll lol!) I have never encountered such a bafflingly rude and unnecessarily aggressive situation with purchasing alcohol in my life. Like I said 1) I was of age, 2) with my mother and grandmother, and 3) not even the one purchasing the alcohol. I just don't see how this is acceptable at all. read more
