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)
jackassiddy 8
I love how not only did you insult the clerk in your description on fml, but you also tried to get him in trouble by getting the manager involved. You're a DICK. (in caps to emphasise the large amount of dickness you are)
Okayitwasme 0
Ya, my hubby had a receding hair line at age 14/16 he could get into most bars and drove without a valid license, because he look way older. You should be grateful you appear so young!
yzf250rider88 2
Who travels without an id? You know it's illegal to drve without it right? You deserved to be kicked out
raphanne_fml 33
Not everyone drives to go grocery shopping... But still, I agree OP should have had his ID.
plasticspoon 0
Ydi
21jason 9
Don't get mad at him his just doing his job
dadof2 4
i think its funny that this person told their story thinking everyone would be on their side and that the supermarket was wrong only to relize how stupid they are for not haveing their id on them fyl idiot you go pimply kid
baller1993 0
I work at a gas station and we're suppose to ID anyone that look younger than 30 years old. If not, then we go to jail. So it's really FYL for looking young and driving without a drivers license, a perfect ID form (assuming that the supermarket isn't walking distance for you).
miZscrZee 0
Uhmm..that's there job. It's the law fool.
davek 36
To everyone hating on the OP: he's British. It is not normal here to ID every single customer even if they are obviously an adult.
MrsLaferriere 0
I hope OP realizes that it's the law to carry around identification if you're 18 and over. Besides, why did you drive to the store without your license?
DelphiCat 17
in what country? Communist Russia? Nazi Germany? We don't have ID cards and we're unlikely to ever let the government pass that particular law. breach of privacy much? In the UK id constitutes drivers licence or passport, only an idiot would have their passport on them 24/7, and for similar lost/cost related reasons 99% of people over 25 wouldn't be carrying their drivers licence around either...
DelphiCat 17
totally took too long to type that and was beaten to the punch with the nazi joke... DAMN!
Babushka_Homyak 10
You can replace Communist Russia with just Russia. Maybe it's different with natives, but I as a foreign student had to carry ID with me at all times. You could probably add to that list Arizona and Alabama.
NullPointer 20
Are you living in a free country? I'm Canadian, and I most certainly do not need to carry ID on me, and if such a law was passed I'd start a rebellion and make this country free again.