On July 3, my husband and I went to Auburn to run an errand and we stopped at a convenience store. I went inside to buy some ice and pick up some Twisted Tea beverage. I was asked to produce an ID. Mind you, I am pushing 50 years of age and, believe me, it’s pushing back.

I didn’t have any ID on me at the time, so my husband, who is more than 50 years old, went into the store. The clerk still refused to sell the beverage to him, stating that since I was with him and I could not provide an ID to prove I was of age, she could not sell it. My husband stated that he was of age and produced his driver’s license. The clerk still refused to sell the beverage.

I am concerned that people have gone too far in the attempt to prevent underage drinking. I am clearly of age, and it just seems ridiculous that I could not buy hard iced tea.

I went a quarter-mile down the road and purchased the tea at a different store, and from now on that’s where I will be going.

Common sense … where has it gone?

Kathy Kimball, Sumner

Editor’s note: Many stores have adopted policies that require cashiers to ask all customers to provide proof of age when purchasing alcoholic beverages. A growing number of states have passed mandatory ID laws for anyone purchasing alcohol, easing cashiers of the responsibility of deciding who to card based on physical appearance of legal age.