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)
biasedshooter 24
Were you trying to buy a mega turkey earlier today?
scoop15928 4
no because she is in the UK.
scoop15928 4
no because she is in the UK.
robberry 11
If you really were 37, you'd know to carry id on you at all times.
saIty 17
So you don't like being called young? Alright you old geezer why don't you get your saggy ass home and go back to yelling at kids on your lawn.
jecarper 4
And at the idiot who keeps posting "he's from UK"... Your an idiot. Not EVERYONE reads the comments. I actually had to scroll down a shit ton on the page due to the spelling corrections bullshit conversation. I wouldn't blame people for not finding these comments "reading worthy".
jecarper 4
And at the idiot who keeps posting "he's from UK"... Your an idiot. Not EVERYONE reads the comments. I actually had to scroll down a shit ton on the page due to the spelling corrections bullshit conversation. I wouldn't blame people for not finding these comments "reading worthy".
scoop15928 4
He's just doing his job, so I don't think you have any right to get pissed at him and then whine about it to the manager because you were too good for carrying your ID around.
xxyzx 0
You alcoholic.
lilemmy55 10
Yo, get off his dick .
WinningPanda4ten 0
Hahaha xD
valleyshooter 8
it's your fault and the English people for voting for the government running your country and making your silly laws. Seriously it offends me that a serial killer or child molester has the same rights as me. Just end the parasites life.
NotAUsername 5
YDI for being dumb enough to think you won't need an ID and that the guy at the cashier is just going to let you go. It's called doing your job. Jeez.
UnicornSteak 3
Stores can get into ALOT of trouble if they are caught selling alcohol to minors. It's very common that they will ID anyone looking under 40, you probably just look young. Also why are you walking around with no ID, you should always carry it on you. You sound like a total jerk.
ElectricEffect 13
Wrong. It's usually at the discretion of the cashier, and very rarely does any blame fall on the actual place of business.
ikickgingers 15
^^^ A lot of companies pay people to come in and buy beer and cigs --- without ID. When the cashier fails to ask -- it can be cause for termination and the store gets a write up. I used to bar tend as well... Doesn't matter if I knew you and knew your age. It was a write up if I failed to ID a customer. Two occurrences and it was your Job. I don't care how bad you want your wine... ******* with A persons job, is ******* with their income. Don't **** with someone's money. That's a bitch move.
Timmeeh 17
Heh, I see a clash of culture occurring. OP is from the UK where the drinking age is 18, drinking laws are very relaxed compared with the US and pretty much every store has a policy of IDing only if someone looks under 25 (and even then it rarely happens unless someone looks really young). I am 26, haven't been ID'd in a few years and more or less look my age.
rattusrattus 19
I sometimes don't get ID'd, I'm 20 and don't dress up ever. I've been mistaken for younger, in once case significantly younger (thank-you Mr Creepy 80something who tries to pick up schoolgirls...) although I always carry some ID just in case. The most surreal incident was when I was able to buy a drink for a friend using her ID and saying "it's for my friend". They didn't even ask for mine.
xgetxbentx 13
Either way, the kid was doing his job. They shouldn't be such a bitch about it.
Elegies_fml 5
Even though it could be a clash of culture, the kid was still doing his job, perhaps he sucks at guessing age and just wants to play it safe. One would think its better to be safe than sorry. He shouldn't be getting petty over someone following procedure. Perhaps now OP will always remember his ID. Which I don't understand why anyone would ever leave home without in the first place.