Money, Alcohol and Teenagers: Congratulations, you played yourself

Congratulations, you played yourself

By danielle - 23/04/2009 07:16 - United States

Today, my friend and I wanted to get some alcohol (we're under 21). We went to a liquor store and asked a random guy to go in and buy us some vodka. After giving him $20, he said he had to go turn off his car, then he'd get us the drinks. He got in his car and drove off, with my $20. FML

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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 Joe - 04/08/2011 18:28 - United States

Today, I asked a guy if he could buy me a pack of cigarettes, since I'm still under 18. He took my money, went into the supermarket, and must have slipped out a side-entrance, because he never came back. FML

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Let em in

By Kerrilyn - This FML is from back in 2009 but it's good stuff - United States

Today, I was waiting in the car while my mom went into a store to get beer. A few minutes later, some guy was knocking on my window, telling me to open the door. I started cursing him out, thinking I was getting attacked. Turns out he worked there and was putting the beer in the car. FML

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By Marty - 10/10/2017 13:00 - United States - Irving

Today, I bought a small bottle of liquor to share with my husband to celebrate our move. It took three hours at the store as the cashier, manager, GM, and a police officer checked my ID believing it was fake. I'm 25. FML

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By darn it. - 20/02/2009 16:16 - United States

Today, I was at a bar with a friend. A guy came up to me, took my drink and drank it. I laughed and jokingly said "now, you have to buy me a drink." He said "I would rather buy your friend a drink." FML

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He's a good man

By no booze, no boyfriend - 04/06/2013 20:31 - United States

Today, my now ex-boyfriend called me from jail, expecting me to bail him out. He'd tried to buy a load of booze at the liquor store and came up short by ten cents. The cashier refused to be short-changed, and he figured the only reasonable reaction was to punch her in the face. FML

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Drink up

By whyme - 31/05/2013 18:47 - United States - Crescent

Today, my friends and I went out for drinks. I'm the only one who's actually 21 or over, and they have fake IDs. Not only was I the only one to be carded, the bartender thought that my actual ID was fake. I got kicked out while my friends kept drinking. FML

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By Anonymous - 13/09/2009 08:12 - United States

Today, I went out drinking with my friends. At the end of the night I got a cab ride home. I must have passed out because when I woke up I wasn’t at my place, but my parent’s house, which is the address on my license…120 miles away. The fare was $220. FML

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Smart move

By Triedtobecool - 06/04/2009 02:22 - Canada

Today, I went to buy beer underage for a party to impress a girl. I picked up the case of beer and went to the cashier, he ran it through without asking for ID. I left the store with a smirk on my face, I arrived at the party and showed the case to the girl. It was non-alcoholic. FML

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Reality check

By DerrickUhl - This FML is from back in 2012 but it's good stuff - United States - Napa

Today, I finally turned 21, so my friends and I decided to go to a club. There, I met this hot waitress and we were really hitting it off. I ordered a drink. She replied, "No problem, kiddo." FML

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aego56 0

Thursday 23 April 2009 16:06

Today, my friend and I wanted to get some alcohol (we're under 21)...*YDI*

ShayDee313 3

Thursday 23 April 2009 16:03

that's what you get!!!!

Comments

boatiebanter 0

Thursday 23 April 2009 19:18

It's not so much that the drinking age is 21 that's ridiculous, it's the fact that they're allowed to drive and vote before they're allowed to drink...

Jaina_APO 0

Thursday 23 April 2009 19:19

As much as this sucks ( and YDI) this could have turned out a lot worse. Honestly, when I was reading it I got to the point when OP gave the money to the stranger and I became worried that OP was going to say that it was an undercover cop.

MaiLouIsLegend 0

Thursday 23 April 2009 19:22

Awww its like stealing candy from a baby :) Lesson of the day-DON'T trust sketchy strangers, dah PWND you kids!

goode48 0

Thursday 23 April 2009 19:26

YDI that guy was smart

regalarius 0

Thursday 23 April 2009 19:34

I read a neat post from a German citizen somewhere on the Internet. To paraphrase: "In Germany, we learn to drink, *then* we learn to drive. In America, you learn to drink when driving is already a part of your everyday life." IMHO -- and I don't drink but most of my friends do -- the drinking age should be 13 or so. That being said, OP definitely asked for that one. "Hey, little boy, do you want to be a model? Take off your pants and get in the back of my van, I have some blue jeans for you to model!"

actonthat 0

Thursday 23 April 2009 19:36

The drinking age is 21 (and should be) because the average brain isn't fully developed until the early twenties. It makes sense, even though of course underage kids are still going to do it.

mattmag 0

Thursday 23 April 2009 19:36

Just go to a sketchy store that doesn't ID. Or move to a better country.

magicoilyoctopi 0

Thursday 23 April 2009 19:51

#76. This.

XDNLxtlz99 0

Thursday 23 April 2009 19:56

Uh, i don't know if this has been said, but, can't you steal it from your parents fridge like all the other Under 21 people who want to drink alcahol? ydi though. Alcahol messes with da brain.

RUNKESS 0

Thursday 23 April 2009 19:56

Move to Canada, the drinking age here is 19, unless your in Quebec which is 18 ;) I hope you learned your lesson, never trust random sketchies with your money AND STOP SHOULDER TAPPING...tool.