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)
astack1 0
he's doing his job. they have to see it whether you're underage or 103. besides, you should always have your ID on you
jecarper 4
Your a fucktard. The kid behind the counter is not the idiot, you are. ANYTIME you purchase tobacco product or alcohol at a store... They have the right to id you. Perhaps you shouldn't be drinking...you need all the brain cells you have...
ladydeathanji 0
You kind of uh...need it to drive.
Crenchy 4
It's illegal to sell to someone who can't present valid id! ******* people! How hard is it to have id on you?! Take it as a compliment!
MdmLibrarian 3
Stuff like this drives me batty. I work in a liquor store that requires us to card EVERYONE. Here are the penalties for failing to check and ID/selling to a minor/to an adult buying for a minor etc. For the individual who sold: -~$10,000 in fines -Potential jail time -Immediate termination -Felony charges staining your record For the company (store/store owners) -Potential Termination of liquor license -Definite suspension of liquor license for 3-7 days (of the states choosing) ----(Normally this is at least a few of the busiest days of the year, which can total up to/around $400,000 in losses) So tl;dr? Don't harass the employees for wanting to avoid all this. We get yelled at/cussed at etc every single day by ornery people who don't understand this.
kate3101 15
It was interesting to read this, but none of it applies to this post. OP is in the UK where the law is totally different. Legal age to buy alcohol here is 18. It is a matter for the person selling to decide whether to card someone. To help them, many major stores have a "challenge 21" or "challenge 25" policy, where they require staff to card anyone who looks under this age. You also can't sell alcohol to anyone if you're under 18. This usually translates as "someone older supervises the sale", to prevent big hold ups. Shops can only be prosecuted here for selling to someone who is actually underage - not for failing to check id. The OP here is 37. At that age it would be reasonable to expect not to be refused service. It's happened to me once or twice and yes, it's annoying.
GreenLightGrl 0
Ur the dumb ass who forgot ur Id, don't get mad at the kid for doing his job retard!
Nhk_fml 4
Ummm he was doing his job??? He could get in deep shit for selling alcohol to a minor..... And why wouldn't you carry ID anyway?
nikijcchz 10
You should be honored he thought you were so young!!
BaconBoy75 2
Andrew, you should always carry your ID on you. Tisk tisk.
black_martin 1
I work at a gas station and I have to card everyone under 40, just imagine how many death glares I get...when I first started I had to card a 60+ year old woman with silver hair!