Miscellaneous: Today, I tried to buy a bottle of wine from the supermarket....

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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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 - 12/12/2015 04:12 - United States - Santa Clarita

Today, I tried buying alcohol for the first time. I have a baby face, so I had my ID ready. The store owner admitted that my ID looked real enough, but he wouldn't believe it wasn't just an elaborate fake. He very nearly called the cops on me. FML

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By noneoftheabove - 28/01/2009 05:21 - United Kingdom

Today, I went to buy some Ibuprofen and got asked for ID. You have to be over 16 to buy it. I'm 25. FML

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By Anonymous - 08/05/2022 10:00

Today, I was carded for trying to buy wine and was told the dates were faded, so they wouldn’t be selling it to me, since they suspected I was underage. I work at the vineyard that produces the wine, I’m the head vintner, and I made the wine in the bottle I wasn’t allowed to buy. 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 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 Anonymous - 23/07/2012 20:45 - United States - Clay City

Today, I went to buy some beer using my fake ID, when the cute cashier and I started flirting. When he asked me how old I was, I said without thinking, "Nineteen." FML

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By Anonymous - This FML is from back in 2015 but it's good stuff - 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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Company policy

By IDPlease - 07/12/2018 03:00

Today my job started requiring all transactions regarding cigarettes or alcohol to have the ID scanned before proceeding. There is no way yo bypass this function. I carded a 60 year-old man and his 40 year-old son who both yelled at me for 10 minutes. FML

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By Anonymous - 28/07/2009 17:25 - Belgium

Today, I went to see a movie. While buying tickets, the girl behind the counter asked to show my ID card to proof I'm at least 16 years old. Not wanting to make a drama, I showed it. She took a look at it and declared it as fake. That ID is real and I'm 24. FML

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shots1996 8

Friday 25 November 2011 0:52

Keep your id with you

fbi001 6

Friday 25 November 2011 0:53

Ur an idiot

Comments

DmF288 14

Friday 25 November 2011 3:10

Yeah, I'm finding OP a little difficult to sympathize with.

adventuretime98 2

Friday 25 November 2011 3:13

Don't judge dudes with acne even though I'm a girl with flawless skin

iwadasn 32

Friday 25 November 2011 3:41

Don't judge adventuretime98 even though she's clearly a conceited attention-*****.

Fenny101 1

Friday 25 November 2011 3:14

Thats a compliment !!

troof 0

Friday 25 November 2011 3:15

Who goes out without id anyway?

markmiller2023 0

Friday 25 November 2011 3:18

aw poor baby, how stupid of him tk do his job, dumbass

watson997f 0

Friday 25 November 2011 3:21

why do you have to point out he has acne. that's something he cant control and I mean he's just doing his job

BigJ389 8

Friday 25 November 2011 3:22

you are a retard...He was doing his job!

thatxgirlxthere 0

Friday 25 November 2011 3:37

That's nothing. My grandma got id'd once. Like a year or 2 ago I think..

iwadasn 32

Friday 25 November 2011 3:39

I don't know what the laws are in the UK, but in Illinois cashiers are legally required to card anyone who looks under 40. If you're caught not checking, you get fired and possibly fined, and the store could face legal action as well. It's not something a cashier would be willing to risk just so a guy without an ID can get a bottle of wine.