Work: Today, I refused to serve a woman alcohol, as she looked underage.... - FML

By nick - 12/01/2015 08:23 - United Kingdom - Cambridge

Today, I refused to serve a woman alcohol, as she looked underage. She complained to my manager about "age racism". FML

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By Anonymous - 19/05/2015 11:43 - United States - San Francisco

Today, I was fired for not asking a senior citizen for proof that he was over 21 and legally allowed to purchase alcohol. When I told my manager he was clearly over 21, he replied, "But what if he WASN'T?" FML

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By anonymous - 29/06/2010 02:21 - United States

Today, a cute thirty-ish chick walked into the bar I work in. I asked her for her license to make her feel young. She didn't have her license on her and started yelling about how stupid it was to even ask, when she obviously was old enough to drink. She then got up and left. FML

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Humblebrag in disguise

By samantha - 23/06/2020 02:02

Today, while buying drinks, the cashier immediately refused me and said, “Don’t even bother showing me your ID, you’re obviously 12." I’m 31. FML

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By Anonymous - 07/09/2012 00:49 - United States - Colorado Springs

Today, I was refused employment at a liquor store. Their reason? I'm a regular customer and they're afraid I'll drink all their profits. FML

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I WAS RIGHT!

By goddamn idiot! - 14/06/2022 07:00 - United States

Today, I was sent home for refusing to sign a write up at my restaurant. A customer insisted that she doesn’t drink soda so she’d like a ginger ale. I calmly explained to her that ginger ale is in fact soda. She told management I was being condescending and rude, because she didn’t believe me. FML

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Sting

By gimme beer - 13/06/2023 18:00

Today, when I went to the gas station to buy beer, some underage punk outside asked me to buy him booze. I told him to get bent, but the dumbass cashier had seen me talking to him, and refused to let me buy alcohol because, "This is obviously a sting." FML

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By Anonymous - 23/12/2010 10:04 - United States

Today, I got fired from my job. My manager found Facebook pictures of me drinking underage at a party. He said he didn't want "that kind of image" associated with the business. It was his birthday party. He supplied the booze. FML

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By PerfectVision - 11/09/2014 06:49 - United States - Long Beach

Today, I had to decline the sale of alcohol to a man who reeked of booze and was practically falling asleep at my till. He tried to convince me that he wasn't drunk, he was just blind. Still refusing to sell him the beer, he started yelling at me, accusing me of "being racist against the 'blinds'". FML

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By Andrew - 24/11/2011 20:19 - United Kingdom

Today, I tried to buy a bottle of wine from the supermarket. The scrawny, acne-ridden kid at the checkout asked to see my ID. I didn't have any on me, since I'm 37 years old and didn't expect to be asked stupid questions. I complained to his manager, only to be asked to leave. FML

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Cash me?

By Anonymous - 02/09/2019 11:00 - Canada - Lakeville

Today, working in a liquor store, I had to tell a girl I couldn't sell her alcohol since she was severely intoxicated. She told me to "cash me ousside, how bow dat?" then smashed a bottle of wine and left. FML

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Top comments

MrConcise 34

Monday 12 January 2015 16:39

"Sir, I'll have you know that your employee thinks I am Younganese. This is incredibly racist, I'm clearly Boozehoundian."

devildog562 33

Monday 12 January 2015 16:36

Thank god stupidity isn't contagious.

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amansingh 8

Tuesday 13 January 2015 7:10

It's not your fault. you only tried to do what was ethical...But doesn't UK have a very low age restriction for alcohol consumption?..18 years old?

Steffi 26

Tuesday 13 January 2015 8:38

That doesn't mean she didn't look underage.

DaBlacky 31

Tuesday 13 January 2015 15:26

you call 18 "very" low? I wonder what you think about some other countries ;)

NostalgiaFreak9 41

Tuesday 13 January 2015 13:44

What the **** is "age racism"? She should just accept she's too young for alcohol.

mfxray 10

Tuesday 13 January 2015 14:40

"Age racism" you can tell something like that wouldn't work before you can finish saying it.

Colon_Man 17

Tuesday 13 January 2015 18:55

I was carded a few years ago. Funny thing was, it was after I had already received two beers and only got carded when she saw my badge when I went to pay. Funny coincidence, that.

ShitNotAgainn 13

Wednesday 14 January 2015 4:09

You mean ageism

ViviMage 38

Wednesday 14 January 2015 22:45

Just card her and make sure she's of age to have alcohol instead of a flat out refusal. Then welcome her back on her birthday!

syed121417 22

Thursday 15 January 2015 2:03

Ageism, though, is actual. But in cases like these, I imagine that you should just ask for the customer's ID. After all, some people always look much younger than they are.

Mr23 9

Thursday 15 January 2015 14:17

The OP may believe the ID to be fake. This is pretty hard to actually prove ("this picture looks nothing like you!", "Yes it does, I just got my hair done." "Well the plastic texture is also weird." "All IDs in Philadelphi are like that." "Look, you're clearly under 21" "Why, thank you. ... I'm not though.")

skylerchodrow 5

Friday 16 January 2015 5:01

Its called agism good god

LyricaSilvan 29

Sunday 18 January 2015 16:19

YDI. You shouldn 't automatically assume based on her appearance that she's underage. Ever heard of carding people?

TallMist 32

Monday 27 April 2015 2:11

Typically, the way it goes is "Hey, I'm gonna need to see your ID" "Why?" "You look underage" "AGE RACISM!" That's how all the stories I read goes.

rachilio 26

Friday 30 January 2015 15:36

Didn't you just card her?

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