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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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
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)
nelliednt 6
It's the law you jackass
Rach227 8
to all Americans, the UK is different, its not over 21 its over 18 and its not carded under 40 its carded under 25. Although on the other hand OP take it as a compliment, you can always go back later with ID, it happens all the time especially when adults bring their teens shopping
elementalz 2
They are starting to check everywhere even if u look like ur 60ish I went with my gpa and he wanted some beer and they asked him so always keep ur ID with u
Beckysittner 0
My mom was just fired because of someone like u... It's the law. Get over yourself and grow the hell up! Walk your lazy ass back to your car(probably a suv) and get your id.
kate3101 15
No it's not. It's a store policy. OP is in the UK where the laws are apparently less draconian. It's likely that here a cashier would only be fired if they'd been caught selling age-restricted products to minors. In this case, OP is 37, so the kid would have been fine.
MrBobby_fml 7
Yeah it's the law, I work behind a checkout, it's amazing how many people feel they can be incredibly rude to you just because you're doing your job. No one forced you to shop there- if you don't like it, go somewhere else. I'm sure the staff at that shop will be delighted to lose your custom.
johncrb 6
The kid was just doing his job and the manager was defending his employee since he was just doing what he was supposed to.
Beckysittner 0
The uk law says that u must have an id. Plain and simple.
sharkbait23 2
Im a teenage cashier Nd you have to check ids of people who "look " under 35 otherwise youre in trouble
PAPERCLIPv2 4
He can't complete the order until he puts a birthdate in and he needs to know you are over 21. It's his job, calm your ****
isaiahbryant 1
I am assuming that you DROVE to the supermarket, so you SHOULD have had your driver's license on you anyway and should not have had any trouble verifying your age. Thus, it's your fault.
kate3101 15
People in the UK are not required by law to carry their driving license with them, even when driving - although it's a good idea. And also, why do you assume that the OP drove? I live a 2 minute walk away from my local supermarket - OP may be the same