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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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Keep your id with you
fbi001 6
Ur an idiot
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Comments (234)
stevenmx86 8
Well, you ACTED like a child.. Maybe new you were going to... Seriously, how did you get there? If you drove you're supposed to have ID on you anyway.. How hard is it just to carry it? Even if you were walking you probably had your wallet to carry your money...
Mourningstar 4
How, you whiny bitch, is that an FML?!? I have worked in places where I had to I.D. my own grandma, its not the kids fault and you were kicked out, most likely, for acting like a scrawny acne-ridden dick. YDI! Take tour ID dumbass!!!!
taetay2010j 0
Your a douche bag it's policy
runawaybishop 5
Wow but you americans are retards. Learn to read - the op is from the UK where they don't have laws about carrying ID or policies about looking over 40. Nor are you required to carry your drivers license with you. If that cashier thought a 37 year old looked like he was under 18 then he's an idiot.
seraphimoctavia 8
Actually, #323, I used to work in a supermarket and there was a woman who was about 34 and she got ID'd every time she came in the store because she honestly looked like a teenager. Also in some stores here in the UK, they are told to ID every person buying alcohol, cigarettes or knives, no matter how old they look, and if they get caught on camera not asking for ID they get a disciplinary.
Glitterprincess 8
YDI. The kid was doing his job. Carry your ID with you next time.
BabyMimi00 12
The ID thing is if you look under 25 right? So be flattered. I know it's irritating, I saw a story in the paper the same thing happened to a 92y/o. It's ridiculous.
jessicadarcyd 4
Under 40 most places
sataris20 5
It's the rules!!! If the kid didn't he would have been fired.
jessicadarcyd 4
They card if you look under 40. Seeing as you're 37 I can see why they'd card. You're an asshole he was just doing his job.
yoshiyakiryu 20
Oh boo hoo, your precious pride was hurt. That's no reason to label the guy as 'scrawny' and 'acne-ridden' because it makes you sound bitter. I get asked for ID numerous times because I look under 18, but I know for a fact that sometimes, you have to ID people no matter what, especially if you're a new employee/young employee.
xrudeboyrock 29
You sound like a total douche. I know some places have "No ID, no alcohol" policies, regardless of how old you look or are. My 50 year old mother couldn't get a beer once because she had walked to the bar and didn't have her ID, and she said "oh, okay, I'll have a diet coke then."