Selling Under The Influence

(I’m stopping at a liquor store with a couple friends to get drinks for the evening. There’s a woman handing out samples as we enter.)

Sample Woman: “Would you like to try some [Brand] vodka?”

Me: “No, thanks, I still have to drive home.”

Sample Woman: “It’s only a little bit…”

(I was taken aback by this, as it didn’t seem to fit the idea of responsible drinking. I realized that it wouldn’t be enough to get me drunk but the thought that someone would still offer alcohol to someone who just said they were driving astounds me. I spoke to the manager and he brushed it off as not a big deal. In hindsight it may have been an overreaction on my part but something still wasn’t right about it.)