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[–]wolfy_mo 103 points104 points ago

on my 18th birthday i went to buy cigs and the cashier, after looking at my license, refused to sell them to me because he said i wasnt actually 18 until the day after my birthday.

[–]rob7030 63 points64 points ago

That is blatantly wrong and bullshit.

[–]felpz123 10 points11 points ago

I was told the same thing.

[–]rob7030 7 points8 points ago

Doesn't make it any less wrong and/or shitty of them to do.

[–]garyr_h 2 points3 points ago

They get a huge ass fine if they sell to a minor, even if it is only 1 day.

[–]sndzag1 3 points4 points ago

It's actually so wrong that it's the opposite.. You're legally 18 the day BEFORE.

[–]ThisOpenFist 33 points34 points ago

My friend couldn't get service at a local brewery-pub on his 21st birthday because, so sayeth the waitress, "I don't know what time you were born." They served me on my birthday without any issues, so I guess she was just a shitty waitress.

When my friend walked to the bar next door, they didn't even card him, so he still had his happy birthday.

[–]FireFight 11 points12 points ago

With that logic, you are -1 the day you are born.

[–]LouSpudol 10 points11 points ago

As a joke, my friend and I (both white males, about 15 at the time) found 2 ID's on the ground of overweight hispanic women. Mine's name was "Yolanda". So we thought it would be funny to go into the local convenience store and try to buy cigarettes (neither of us smoke). I asked for a pack of Marb Red's and he asked for my ID...I handed him the ID with Yolanda (very comical photo I might add) and he sat there for a couple minutes looking for a date I assume...it wasn't until he found one when he realized I was a 15 year old white boy and the ID was of a fat hipanic woman haha. He didn't sell me cigarettes, I laughed and left.

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points ago

When I worked in retail my boss did that to someone... the fucking arguments I had with that idiot were immense at the best of time.

We had a guy who threw a bit of a tantrum at the rule (as you said) and came back in the day after, asked for some smokes and then went "Oh yeah, I'll be paying you AFTER I've smoked them... because you know... everything's always the day after with you?" to my boss at the time. I just stood there, happily staking shelves with a smug grin on my face.

[–]SpleeBeans 88 points89 points ago

Condoms. I was 16. According to the man behind the counter, I needed to be 18 to buy condoms.

ಠ_ಠ

Fuck you, I'll just get pregnant, then.

[–]SharksCantSwim 39 points40 points ago

WOW! People would actually not sell condoms to a 16 year old? This is completely insane.

[–]SpleeBeans 50 points51 points ago

I won't lie, I threw a hissy fit. Got the manager and everything was sorted out. I was out $3.69 and a bit of dignity, but I got my condoms.

[–]ThisOpenFist 72 points73 points ago

I'd say you kept your dignity. Really, what 16-year-old is willing to stand up for themselves over condoms? You should have grabbed an extra box for the dick you grew that night.

[–]Feynman_NoSunglasses 6 points7 points ago

SpleeBeans:

I'll just get pregnant, then.


Are we talking metaphorical dick growth?

If not, these condom manufacturers may be on to something.

[–]ThisOpenFist 2 points3 points ago

Yes.

[–]hamsterpotpies 0 points1 point ago

dm;hs

[–]genk 11 points12 points ago

When I worked as a gas station cashier I used to have this one 15-16 year old gal come in all the time and chat to me and couple of the other guys who worked every once in a while. One day she comes in and stands up by the register to talk but is really quiet and shy. Eventually once everyone is gone she asks me if I would sell her condoms (she thought there was a minimum age for them), and I decide to play along and get whole story. After much back and forth about teasing about her being embarrassed about buying them she gives the real reason: they're for her slightly older brother who locked her out of the house unless she came back with them. It took about 10 minutes of convincing her that she had the perfect blackmail on her brother. Seriously, just take the receipt, tell him you've got proof and that you're gonna find dad. Still I doubt she ever did do it. All along she never did believe me that I'd withhold the condoms from being sold, then again I told her to tell her brother I wouldn't sell them unless he manned the fuck up and came to get them himself. She still went home with them.

[–]sandals_suck 4 points5 points ago

People do that? Just come up and chat with people? God I wish I could do that.

[–]sinisterlefty 0 points1 point ago

THEN DO IT.

[–]Zeis 8 points9 points ago

My homework in 4th grade (so I was like, 11) for Sex-Ed was buying condoms in a pharmacy with my classmates. The cashier seemed a bit overwhelmed, but was glad to answer our questions and tell us about other preventional methods. This was in Germany though.

[–]chaos_is_me 7 points8 points ago

If that was in the U.S. that would have been on the news and the teacher would've been fired! (which is bad)

[–]fysu 75 points76 points ago

On a fun "getting carded story", my friend once had his real license taken away from him at a club. They said it looked fake (he's from another state) and wouldn't give it back unless he brought them his passport. So we had to leave the club, drive back to his house, get his passport and prove to the guy he was 21.

The worst part? It was an 18+ club.

[–]phyxious 84 points85 points ago

That is theft of personal property. I would have demanded to speak to the manager of the club.

[–]fysu 52 points53 points ago

We realized the next day (after hours of googling) all the things we should've done, including calling the police. It was not legal for them to take his government issued ID by any means. I always sort of wish this would happen again so we could handle it more like badasses.

[–]ThisOpenFist 16 points17 points ago

You weren't expecting that kind of bullshit, so of course you flinched.

[–]OVillanueva 9 points10 points ago

A club i used to go was taking and cutting into pieces any ID they tought were fake or if they tought it wasn't yours. Doormans were cunt and never hesitated to hit anyone they tought would be "dangerous".

[–]ThisOpenFist 22 points23 points ago

That all sounds highly illegal.

[–]KainBlackheart 10 points11 points ago

And if he didn't have a passport...? A lot of people don't. What a dick.

[–]WishiCouldRead 46 points47 points ago

Sparkling grape juice. The cashier said she couldn't sell it to me. I asked for the manager, who came over and said they couldn't sell it to me. Haven't been to Market Basket since. Fucktards.

[–]venuswasaflytrap 7 points8 points ago

You could ferment that grape juice into wine!

[–]PopeJohnPaulII 4 points5 points ago

Happened to me once with "Sparkling Cider". The cashier asked for my ID and I, confused, took the bottle, rotated it and pointed at the line that read "Non-alcoholic" and asked "Are you sure? It's non-alcoholic". Luckily this woman had more common sense than the cashier in your story as I was quickly on my way.

[–]JeremyR22 7 points8 points ago

Just postulating but could it be legally in the same territory as non-alcoholic beer? I know that in some states, it's illegal to sell non-alcoholic beer to under 21's for some stupid reason (non-alcoholic beer is obviously a gateway beverage to hard liquor...)

[–]WishiCouldRead 17 points18 points ago

I think most (as far as I'm aware) non-alcoholic beer has alcohol in it. Like .05%. Nevermind that you'd probably die of drinking too much liquid before you ever got a buzz, at least that has some sort of logic behind it: has alcohol, can't sell to kids.

This bottle was clearly marked 0.0% alcohol on the label. Plus is was grape juice, not non-alcoholic wine, if that even exists... Google tells me it does.

So if the policy makers at Market Basket said, "Can't sell juice in wine bottles to kids because it's a gateway beverage," I stand by my earlier point: fucking fucktards.

[–]balathustrius 3 points4 points ago

First of all, I understand why stores have ID policies for the sale of some items which are not legally regulated. PR is a big deal. It's cool with me if corporate doesn't want their store known for selling M-rated games to minors or meth ingredients in bulk.

But I'm not going to play nice when you card me for glue, white-out, T-rated games, PG-13 movies, root/ginger beer, a single bottle of cough syrup, condoms, or safety glasses. I will do my best to inconvenience everyone. Especially if I'm by myself with no immediate commitments. If more people kicked up a similar fuss, word would get passed along.

For instance, I used to carry my passport with me. (I've since stopped because I no longer carry a messenger bag everywhere.) I'd offer it as ID whenever I was carded for something ridiculous like white-out. Cashier usually wouldn't want to take it because, frankly, no one ever hands them a passport and they don't remember the training material for identifying fakes.

Instead of risking the trouble if it's fake or taking the time to do their job, they'd usually just refuse it as ID. I'd insist on calling a manager, who would generally give the cashier a "wtf are you, stupid" look and tell them to take it and/or sell me the non-regulated item. Even if the manager stood behind the bad cashier, I could stand firm and demand to see his boss so I could waste his time, too. I've worked retail, so I know how much other work needs to be done.

[–]missjobear 40 points41 points ago

PG-13 movie. I was 20 at the time.

[–]cranberrykitten 33 points34 points ago

Lol, what kind of card would a 13 year old whip out?

[–][deleted] 16 points17 points ago

Library?

[–]garyr_h 2 points3 points ago

Student ID.

[–]Beardicus 9 points10 points ago

you actually got carded for a PG-13 movie?

[–]ThisOpenFist 6 points7 points ago

I'd have come back with a porno out of spite.

[–]t0ny7 68 points69 points ago

I was 17 and I went to Walmart to buy some safety glasses. I did not like the big bulky ones they had so I went to the BB gun isle and picked up a Daisy brand safety glasses. I went to the checkout. And they told me I had to be 18 to buy safety glasses because I could use with with a BB gun.

ಠ_ಠ

[–]hansn 93 points94 points ago

You'll shoot your eye out.

ಠ_-

[–]MissPezerific 29 points30 points ago

No safety equipment for children!

[–]Katiepotatoes 29 points30 points ago

Welch's sparkling grape juice. Pennsylvania is weird.

[–]rob7030 5 points6 points ago

Isn't that completely alcohol free? Just carbonated?

[–]Katiepotatoes 5 points6 points ago

yep

[–]cb1234 24 points25 points ago*

I was in Vegas playing some pit games. I was 25, incredibly drunk, I had a huge stack of chips in front of me somewhere between 2-3k in $25 chips. I've been playing for something like 5 hours. Probably had a dozen rum and cokes. Near the end of the night a new shift of cocktail waitresses started, so the new waitress hasnt served me any drinks yet. At this point I was done drinking, so when she came by I handed her 2 empty drinks and ordered a water. She ID'd me. wtf?? I was visibly drunk, I was gambling (dealers ID people when they sit down), I handed her empty alcoholic beverages, and I ordered a water... even the dealer thought it was funny.

[–]girlnextdoor480 5 points6 points ago

This happened to me...not in vegas or anything, but got carded at a bar ordering water...O.o

[–]The_Jacobian 9 points10 points ago

Some bars have a no one under 21 policy. He might have been making sure you were allowed to be in there.

[–]girlnextdoor480 5 points6 points ago

They make everyone show them their ID when they come into the bar.

[–]halibutcrustacean 2 points3 points ago

Many establishments do not have a doorman. Also some places (like restaurants) allow anyone in the door, but you have to be 21 to sit at the bar.

[–]itsableeder 149 points150 points ago*

I got refused service on Red Bull when I was 14 because "you might go outside and mix it with vodka". My response was that I could do that with Coke, or lemonade, or orange juice, and as long as they didn't sell me the vodka it wasn't their problem.

She got the manager up, because I refused to leave without being sold my Red Bull (yeah, I was a cocky teenager. We've all been there, I'm sure). He admitted that the reason I'd been given was wrong, and said that the real reason was that I might be diabetic and not know it.

I might be diabetic. At 14. And not know it.

Again, I cited Coke, lemonade, lucozade and all of the sweets marketed at and sold to children. He told me that they wouldn't be serving me, and that I had to leave the store. I asked why, and he told me not to talk back. Then he grabbed my arm - hard enough the bruise - and marched me out of the store.

I went home and told my mum. This was our local store, where we did our weekly shopping. I have two younger brothers; my parents spent between £80-£100 in that shop every week. She told him that she would be taking her business elsewhere, and did. Twelve years later I still walk past that shop once a week when I go to visit my mum. I fully refuse to shop there.

Moral of the story? There isn't one, really. I just thought I'd share.

EDIT: As some people have pointed out, I sound like a complete douche here. That's fine. I was 14 - I probably was a complete douche, and on the flip side it's quite nice that the manager actually stood up for his employee (even though she was clearly in the wrong). It's also kind of funny -as somebody mentioned in the comments - that I was being a cocky prick, but as soon as he touched me I went home and told my mum. Just to clarify - I'm now 25, and this isn't my proudest moment. I just wanted to share.

[–]jklol 77 points78 points ago*

I was so relieved when I read the entirety of your story and saw that you weren't that tells_shitty_stories dipshit. I hate how the top post on half the threads on r/askreddit is from some shitty novelty account.

edit: fuck ObviouslyMadeUpStory as well.

[–]Pagan-za 28 points29 points ago

Starting to really piss me off too. People are forgetting what should be upvoted and what shouldnt.

[–][deleted] 9 points10 points ago

I agree fully. I've started downvoting a lot of novelty accounts out of spite. I mean really, do we honestly need 14 "reactiongif" novetly accounts?

[–]WaltzingacrosstheUS 7 points8 points ago

Just attach big red tags to their usernames. That's what I did.

[–]itsableeder 0 points1 point ago

I was tempted to go that route, then I realised I had a real story.

[–]HarmonicMinorShred 5 points6 points ago

So what did you drink your vodka with then???

[–]itsableeder 3 points4 points ago

Neat, like a boss.

[–]ArmchairPostAnalyzer 16 points17 points ago

I'm not sure why this enrages me so much, but it does. I hate getting ID'd for stupid things. Beer? Okay, I kinda get it. Cigarettes? ID away. An R rated movie? No, fuck you. Don't you dare fucking ask to see my ID. Here is the cash, get the fuck out of my way.

[–]A_Huge_Mistake 3 points4 points ago

I haven't been ID's for an R rated movie since I was like 16, and I don't even look old. Do they still do that?

[–]StickyBunz1 2 points3 points ago

My friend from the UK has talked about lucozade before, what exactly is it?

[–]DubiumGuy 2 points3 points ago

If you're from the US, its very similar to Gatorade.

[–]lepetitbruit 15 points16 points ago

A friend of mine was carded in Walmart because she wanted to buy white-out.

[–]octupie 7 points8 points ago

I got carded in Walmart for Sharpies. Kids and their school supplies these days...

[–]hansn 10 points11 points ago

Do your friend's parents know that he or she is making mistakes? Written mistakes, which he or she is hiding using whiteout? Those parents need to be kept informed.

[–]MySuperLove 31 points32 points ago

I got carded trying to buy a BIC lighter once.

The irony is that a week earlier the same cashier at the same Fastrip sold me beer with no ID check.

[–]wolfy_mo 4 points5 points ago

yeah this happened to me the other day... then again they card you for everything in nyc. you need a permit for mace.

[–]MaximusQuackhandle 1 point2 points ago*

You can be charged with possession of a firearm in the UK, minimum sentence, 5 years..

As stated,

Possession etc. of weapons "designed or adapted for the discharge of any noxious liquid, gas or other thing" contrary to section 5(1)(b) remains an either way offence and will usually be preferred where the weapon is a stun gun or CS spray. Case law suggests offences of straightforward possession of these items will normally remain in the Magistrates' Courts. Link.

[–]PileOfTrees 1 point2 points ago

I'm 15. I walked into my local Kroger, got some bics, went to self checkout. I have no ID, and then it's like "Please show your ID to the attendent." and so I was all like "Ohshit." but then he's like "You're cool, man." and let me get them. That guy was chill. I didn't even know there was an age for lighters.

[–]grindelle 2 points3 points ago

i got carded for trying to buy matches once. MATCHES.

[–]MrDelirious 19 points20 points ago

I initially read that as "machetes", and I was like, okay:

  1. That's a totally reasonable thing to card you for and

  2. How many of those things do you need?

But then I realized and I was like

  1. Oh.

  2. Oh, I see. My mistake.

[–]grindelle 7 points8 points ago

no, i get pissed when they card me for machetes too. and you always should buy two. then you have a back up, just in case one breaks down.

[–]KuFuTA 2 points3 points ago

Got carded for buying a lighter the day before my 18th birthday which is when it would have been legal.

Kept me from smoking a cigarette for about 15 minutes.

[–]ay23j 13 points14 points ago

The other day I was sitting in a massage chair at a Brookstone. I got carded...

[–]Xenochrist 2 points3 points ago

That's my favorite, they enforce that shit

[–]FFEMT39 42 points43 points ago

I'm 23 and was sporting a nice beard the day I was carded for buying air duster.

[–]BCBUDDHA 42 points43 points ago

were you gonna go walk on sunshine?

[–]Pyroman230 12 points13 points ago

Okay. I fucking hate how they card people for canned air. My thought is that if someone wants to off themselves or get high on a can of goddamned dust-off. Be my guest.

The only reason I'm ranting / pissed about this, is because all the cans of compressed air that I can buy near me, "contains a bittering agent to help discourage inhalant abuse." Since I clean my computer / electronics with compress air about twice a month, its get annoying. When I spray it, the shit gets in my mouth and lungs and I can't swallow or talk, or it tastes like shit. That stuff makes me gag for 30-45 minutes.

[–]InfintySquared 10 points11 points ago

The best part about huffing duster pre-bittering agent was that it's heavier than air, so you speak with the voice of Satan.

[–]cobra342 13 points14 points ago

In Texas you have to be 21 to buy plumbers putty, but at 18 you can buy a gun.

[–]WishiCouldRead 8 points9 points ago

To be fair, you can caulk the shit out of something with putty. The shit out of it.

[–]miss_j_bean 12 points13 points ago

I was carded at Christmas while trying to buy a leatherman. The cashier said she needed to make sure I was older than 16. My son was with me and said "I'm 10 and that's my mom."
On a funny side, I'm 6 years older than my husband and when we go out I frequently get carded and he never does. I don't mind.
On halloween when I take the kids trick or treating I can't count the number of times someone has said something like "Oh, you're out with your brothers, how cute, have some candy." :) I'm 32 and easily pass for 17.

Almost forgot - went to Red Lobster a couple years ago and they gave me a children's menu. I got chicken fingers.

[–]Photovoltaic 2 points3 points ago

Dammit, when I'm feeling like eating a small amount of food and want to order small food they won't let me do it, but you get a children's menu!

[–]SmmnthaMrie 12 points13 points ago

Red Bull, hair dye and eyelash glue.

[–]KainBlackheart 38 points39 points ago

Worst. Cocktail. Ever.

[–]gimmesomefries 22 points23 points ago

I got carded at a bookstore for flipping through a book on Kama Sutra

[–]kaot 19 points20 points ago

got asked for ID buying a beer, and if i needed to validate a parking ticket in the same sentence.

Why is this funny?

Because I'm from Germany,where the (beer) drinking age is 16 and driving age is 18.

[–]PurpleSfinx 7 points8 points ago

Okay, I get "Why do you need to see my ID if I'm driving?" ALL THE TIME at work, and I'm going to explain why you're a dumbass if you get mad over it: Being physically behind the wheel of a car does not mean you are 18. There's no intrinsic law of the universe that stops you from driving when you're underage. It's just a law.

You could be from interstate. You could be from overseas. You could be driving without a licence. And it'll still be me who loses their job, gets fined, and has a criminal record if I forget to ask you and you were underage. And don't say it won't happen - exactly one person has been caught buying underage at my shop, and they were driving.

Also, I don't give a shit if someone looks sixty, getting your ID out of your wallet is not difficult. Our shop, our rules.

[–]Beardicus 3 points4 points ago

general beer is 16, hard liquor is 18 (i think)

[–]staplesgowhere 10 points11 points ago

Baby formula. Apparently the powder can be used for cutting cocaine so they track the IDs of all of the buyers. So having an overly hungry kid can put you under scrutiny of the drug enforcement officials. That's nice...

[–]kindly_seoul 28 points29 points ago

I was carded for vanilla essence when I was 17. I had planned to make christmas cake. Needless to say christmas was ruined.

[–]redjelly3 1 point2 points ago

It's usually 35% alcohol and tastes like shitty vodka. Freshman year I saw people take shots out of a bottle their parents had gifted for some reason...

[–]Charli_Manson 18 points19 points ago

I got carded by a mall security worker for walking into the "adult" section of Spencer's Gifts... Here's the kicker... I worked there. -_-

[–]thatwasntababyruth 3 points4 points ago

I find that interesting mainly because the Spencer's at my local mall is a rectangular area, with the entrance being an entire side of the store. You can check out the dildo selection without even stepping foot inside the store, if you have okay vision.

[–]rca_cha 24 points25 points ago

my family is from India, since the age of 14 i have a beard. I never been carded. reminds me i need to shave EVERYTHING TONIGHT

[–]GreenStrong 18 points19 points ago

I'm 34, I got carded for tobacco (legal age 18) a few months ago. My beard is three inches past my chin.

A few years ago, I had long curly hair, and a handlebar mustache, which I used wax to curl like villain from the silent movies. Cashiers would still occasionally address me as "ma'am"

[–]BurstMountain 8 points9 points ago

They would address you as "ma'am" when you had a villainous mustache? Can you explain why? Am I missing something?

[–]Geminii27 2 points3 points ago

A few streaks of grey hair dye in the beard, a sleepless night to get the right eyes and attitude, and wearing ten-year-old fashions = no-one EVER cards.

[–]BCBUDDHA 3 points4 points ago

I trim my nose hair with those scissors!

[–]foreverburning 13 points14 points ago

Once I was boarding a plane (about age 16?) and the flight attendant stopped me and asked how old I was. I think you have to be 13 to sit in an emergency exit row, where I was seated. I told him my age and he said "really?!!?". Kicker: did not card my younger brother, who WAS 13 at the time.

[–]twistedfork 9 points10 points ago

I was getting my passport made when I was 20 and the woman at the post office said, "You know, you should wait until you're 16 before getting a passport because that is when the Child one expires." I stared at her (she had my form in front of her to see my age) and said, "Yeah...I'm almost 21" Her response? "Oh you just look so young because you don't wear makeup"

[–]CaterpillarKillr 4 points5 points ago

I'm almost 21 and this happens to me all time when I fly (you need to be 15-16ish now to sit in exit rows). Some flight attendants are often rude enough to give me the "really?!!?" response as well.

[–]bluefeesh 14 points15 points ago

I was carded buying requiem for a dream on dvd.

[–]123sb 23 points24 points ago

Good call on their part, I watched that movie when I was underage and immediately got the urge to start using heroin, fucked my life up real good, if only I was of the age to make smarter decisions...

[–]miscsubbin 10 points11 points ago

I'm pretty positive I suffered from PTSD after viewing that movie.

[–]ThisOpenFist 6 points7 points ago

I watched that movie when I was 14. It wrecked me.

[–]RULESONEANDTWO 12 points13 points ago

One time. I was at a Wal-mart to get some vidya games. I remeber walking up to the checkout line and a guy in front of me wanted to buy some smokes. Then for some reason, the cashier wanted to see MY ID along with the other guys because she said, "i saw you two guys come in together and you are probably trying to buy cigs for him" (keep in mind i have never see thi guy in my life before) The guy flipped out and demanded to see the manager. I just sat there and laughed about it. Eventually the manager showed up and rung us both up for our items. The look of hate that was in his eyes when he was looking at the employee was priceless.

Also, sorry for any typos. I am currently on my phone.

[–]hiimbrooke 16 points17 points ago

I work at Best Buy and the computer prompts me to check ID for age on multiple things. Rated R movies and rated M games are understandable, but I just can't fathom asking ID for a canister of air for dusting keyboards. Luckily I haven't had anyone that looks younger than 30 buy some...

[–]WiseManZero 17 points18 points ago*

People 'huff' air dusters to get high. I've had some junkie walk into my store and grab two cans of air, pass our liquor aisle, and lock himself in our bathroom long enough for the cops to be outside the door waiting for him.

[–]hiimbrooke 9 points10 points ago

Wow... I knew that's why they put the age limit, but I thought it was just one of those things the news says all the kids are doing, but not many of them actually are.

[–]WiseManZero 30 points31 points ago

Honestly, I'd bet that a lot more people started doing it once the news reports came out.

[–]hiimbrooke 18 points19 points ago

I would bet on it. I know that most people wouldn't have thought drinking cough syrup was a good idea if the media didn't tell them about it.

[–]Friedchickenisha 3 points4 points ago

The local Canadian tire locked up and started IDing for ici whip cream maker refills because so many people were huffing them. Not teenagers either, mostly people 18-30ish. Yah that town sucked.

[–]gfuller23 4 points5 points ago

When I was 17 and in vegas, I once had to show my ID to prove that I was underage so that I could get a children's discount. Made me seriously consider trying my luck at the strip clubs.

[–]atriley26 3 points4 points ago

I got carded for buying white-out at walmart..

[–]GideonPF 25 points26 points ago

carded at Gamestop for BioShock... didn't have my ID the guy refused to ring it up telling me that I looked over 18 but he "had to make sure" - made me leave the mall- go back into my car to get my ID to walk back and buy it. walk back into the store and a girl is at the counter, and she doesn't ask me for my ID

[–]NotoriousFIG 30 points31 points ago

Well they can get into trouble (I.E. fines or fired) if they are caught selling to anyone underage.

[–]blahblahblah5038 10 points11 points ago

Are you sure? I thought the ratings system was voluntarily enforced. Edit: I supposed this might depend on what country the sale is taking place in.

[–]Joker_Da_Man 7 points8 points ago

In the USA it is voluntary.

[–]GideonPF 3 points4 points ago

yeah that's understandable but i was well over 18 at the time and looked it- i think he was just being a douche

[–]NotoriousFIG 9 points10 points ago

Maybe, but I work at gas station and I've carded plenty of 18 year olds that look like they're in their mid-twenties.

[–]Xenochrist 4 points5 points ago

Former gamestop employee here, they actually had secret shoppers that came in and tried to buy M games without id. If you got caught selling, you were fired.

[–]DragonRaptor 6 points7 points ago

Case in point I could buy liquer at 14 because I looked old enough, looks mean nothing, ID is everything. It's not hard to carry it. And when I worked at EB games, I carded anyone who looked remotely young for M games.

[–]Billwood92 8 points9 points ago*

As a gamestop employee: If my manager sees me sell you the game with no ID I get fired. If you are a secret shopper and it I am the lucky winner, I get a $10,000 fine, as I am legally (company policy, but as far as I know the fine still stands, at least it did when I started with the company.) obligated to see your ID, just like for beer and smokes. Sorry you had to walk to your car, take it up with the ESRB.

[–]rankao 6 points7 points ago

That's absolute bullshit. There has yet been a state that can get a law to pass that legally forces people to card for non-pornographic video games. Shit California's attempt at that got taken down by the supreme court.

[–]BangThatShit 2 points3 points ago

Where? In Nazi Germany?

[–]DerpMatt 18 points19 points ago

Why the fuck are you leaving your ID in a car? Put it in your fucking wallet.

[–]StaticSabre 6 points7 points ago

It's soooo heavy, though....

[–]joannchilada 8 points9 points ago

When I was younger, I always looked older than my age. I went to R-rated movies from the age of 12 and never got carded. On my 17th birthday I went to see the South Park movie and got carded for the first time. At least it was the first time I could actually see an R rated movie.

[–]Fritzguyes 0 points1 point ago

Probably a mix of people not caring, and then people actually doing their job. And being 17, you're really close to being 16. Again, someone doing their job.

[–]djspacebunny 4 points5 points ago

Nail Polish remover :/ I'm 27, and this happened three months ago.

[–]ladymumbleton 2 points3 points ago

I got carded for buying lottery scratch tickets... I'm 22. My 18 year old sister however did not get carded for the cigarettes she bought right after me.

[–]monty20python 2 points3 points ago

Not really ridiculous, but buying things with pseudoephedrine in my state is a bit tedious, because I could make meth with it. Also, apparently owning some types of laboratory glassware without the proper permits in Texas is illegal because you could make drugs with it.

[–]JeremyR22 2 points3 points ago

The pseudoephedrine thing is a federal law so it's all states:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combat_Methamphetamine_Epidemic_Act_of_2005

[–]lightbreaksthrough 3 points4 points ago

I never had a problem getting carded. At 17 I would buy my moms wine and never have an issue. Not until I was 23 and trying to get into this place that was 18+. I showed my ID and that wasn't enough. The guy scanned it, fiddled with it, called someone and rattled off the number, asked me where I lived, birthday, last name, and ID number. Finally, after 30 minutes of that he let me in with a huge scowl on his face. When I bought a pitcher of beer he asked me to sit in the corner to check my ID again. I just left at that point.

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Beer. I was of age too but my license was set to expire in 3 months. Apparently the store had a policy to not sell to people when the license was going to expire in three months. Stupid, but I get it, so I call the manage over. She okays it but the cashier still refuses to ring me up as she is afraid corporate will punish her. The manager then has to ring me up.

[–]JeremyR22 2 points3 points ago

That makes absolutely no sense at all. Do you suddenly become 20 again when your license expires?

[–]GhostShogun 2 points3 points ago

Yes. It's magic.

Seriously though it's so people can't sell their old id's. And the state gets money by making you renew every few years.

[–]killerpi 11 points12 points ago

I've gotten carded at gamestop before, but mostly it's just in liquor stores. What bugs me most is that a lot of shit that is carded for is not illegal to sell to minors, it's just companies bowing to parental and political pressure. If you're one of the people who support this bullshit FUCK YOU.

[–]rwizo 16 points17 points ago

If you're one of the people who support this bullshit FUCK YOU.

I'm gonna need to check your ID to see if you are old enough to swear.

[–]neoblackdragon 9 points10 points ago

Look folks if you got carded, doesn't it mostly mean you look young your age? But the logic being that its a drink mixer is just stupid. If I already got the booze, do they think I'm not going to drink it because I don't have a mixer?

[–]effieokay 15 points16 points ago

Matches. I was like 20 and buying them with a bunch of other groceries.

I refused and made her get a sup just to be an asshole. :/

[–]GodMadePigs4Bacon 16 points17 points ago

I thought you said machetes.

And all I could think was, why's he pissed? That's a plausible thing to get carded for.

[–]dragoneye 2 points3 points ago

I worked at a retailer that sold a variety of things, such as tools, gardening, automotive, tools, kitchen, and sports. I worked in the sporting good department, and we had a set of glass cabinets where we kept airsoft, bullets, knives, compasses and that sort of thing. The company policy was that anything in that cabinet you had to be 18 or older to purchase.

Yet, anyone could walk two aisles over, to the camping supplies, and grab a machete and go buy it. Also, tools had box cutters and stuff, which anyone could buy, but the equivalent knife in our department was age restricted. You theoretically couldn't even buy a compass if you were less than 18. The arbitrary nature of it was ridiculous.

[–]qpalzmkjsh 4 points5 points ago

Buying some of that non-alcoholic sparkling grape juice. It was sold from the liquor section so it needed an ID check even though there was no booze in it.

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[–]SusieFoo 1 point2 points ago

I got carded at Walmart for buying spray paint.

And I'm old enough to have taken it as a compliment!

It was awesome!

[–]StickyBunz1 4 points5 points ago

A cookie sample at a food store, just a plain cookie.

[–]Geminii27 1 point2 points ago

The sample providers were collecting identity data for their marketing campaign.

[–]reallybigc 2 points3 points ago

I once got carded for a bottle of Perrier at a WalMart in Utah. Apparently the cashier had never seen it before and assumed it was alcoholic. I was tempted to make her call a manager so they could all tease her, but I was tired and thirsty.

[–]JeremyR22 3 points4 points ago

Similar thing happened to me back when GA prohibited all Sunday sales (i.e. about 6 months ago).

Cashier: I can't sell you this.

Me: Why not?

Cashier: You can't buy alcohol on Sunday.

Me: It's cream soda. (a 4 pack of 12oz bottles...)

Cashier: It's uh.. um.... oh... (apologises, feels stupid and bags my not-at-all illicit soft drink)

I guess he just wasn't concentrating or something...

[–]weeniemonster 4 points5 points ago

As a cashier, when you're tired or just not paying well enough attention, sometimes you slip. I have asked for people's IDs a couple of time when they roll up to my register with these 4-6 packs of soda not realizing what they are. Worst part is that there is a local brew company here that makes sodas and beer. I get plenty of looks when I ask for ID because the packaging says Abita

[–]adogwhoiskool 3 points4 points ago

DayQuil. I thought the whole point of DayQuil was that you couldn't get messed up over it? I'm sick, just give it to me.

[–]autumnus 4 points5 points ago

Matches.

Related story: I also had some guy in line in front of me yell at me as I was minding my own business with a six pack, claiming he was an undercover cop, and that I needed to show him my I.D or I'd get the store in deep shit for selling booze to an underage kid. I laughed in his face and said I'll show the clerk, but not him. Showed the clerk, stared him in the face and said "Oh, do you want to see it now?" He mumbled, said he just wanted to make sure, and I sauntered out like the of-age bitch I am.

[–]FakeCrash 5 points6 points ago

As a former cashier, don't get offended for being carded if you're in your thirties. It's difficult for some people to guess people's ages and you get stressed about not carding an old-looking seventeen-year-old... (however lame that seems)

[–]maltese_banana 6 points7 points ago

I'm 24. I've been carded a total of like, 10 times since my 21st birthday. And last summer, I got carded buying spray paint from Home Depot.

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32 here. I got carded for spray paint and buying a rated r movie.

[–]twistedfork 2 points3 points ago

When I was 23 I got carded when trying to go to a rated R movie. It isn't that weird I guess (you have to be with a parent if you are under 17) but I was going to a "serious" Focus film (its practically an art film in Oklahoma). What kind of teenager is sneaking into Sideways (or other similar movie)? Maybe if I were going to Saw15 I would have carded me.

Later the same day I went to a liquor store and bought my booze with no problems.

[–]ddfreedom 1 point2 points ago

buying fuel stabilizer....

[–]skaterfan93 1 point2 points ago

I was refused a movie ticket for Horrible Bosses because I didn't have my I.D. with me. This happened even after they sold tickets to the huge group of friends I went with. I ended up buying a ticket for Winnie the Pooh and sneaking in.

[–]tekno45 1 point2 points ago

The Grenadine syrup totally makes sense....

[–]N_Denial 4 points5 points ago

I remember my sister getting carded for a shirley temple once. She was like 12, lol.

[–]JMV290 0 points1 point ago

I've only been carded for alcohol (duh) and various cough syrups (Where they need to scan your license to make sure you're not buying too much because of meth.)

I havent been carded when buying cigarettes though.

[–]Vercingetorixxx 6 points7 points ago

You don't make meth out of cough syrup... It's the DXM that is the concern.

[–]InfintySquared 3 points4 points ago

Pseudoephedrine-based cold medicines are used as precursors in meth manufacturing. Though DXM is quite nice of its own accord, yes.

[–]Vercingetorixxx 3 points4 points ago

Yes, pseudoephedrine cold medicines are used for meth, but not cough syrups. Pseudoephedrine is not a cough suppressant and syrups that contain it contain too many other chemicals to make it useful for meth manufacturing.

[–]EyeOfAugra 2 points3 points ago

Got carded buying a bong. The guy selling it used phrases like "this bitch makes kindbud fuck itself down your throat" but gets all John Q. Citizen when I try to buy it.

Because a 17 year old buying a bong is more illegal than smoking pot.

[–]BCBUDDHA 17 points18 points ago

but its technically a tobacco instrument and how old would you need to be in order to buy smokes?

[–]Speedkillsvr4rt 7 points8 points ago

I don't know about where you live but here the penalties for smoking pot are a lot less then selling tobacco products to minors, and thats just for him not the store.

[–]RustisMaximus 4 points5 points ago*

Toilet bowl cleaner. Not only was I carded, but I had to sign a form stating that I had bought said cleaner from such and such place. This is from a place where I buy my groceries/alcohol pretty much all the time, and I'm on first name basis with everyone. They hated it as much as I did.

I hate how the US treats its citizens like criminals. I want to clean my toilet, not build a meth lab, morons.

[–]hopelessfail 2 points3 points ago

Kombucha. Turns out that it is very slightly alcoholic, and I caught a buzz at work. Oops.

[–]shufflingmulligan 1 point2 points ago

Not technically getting carded, but I started smoking regularly when I was 17. I lived in a small town where you would see the same people over and over. There was an eccentric artist guy who would bum cigarettes from me quite regularly. He had already probably bummed a couple of packs from me when one day I was too broke to buy a pack. So when I saw him on the street smoking I asked if I could bum one off him. He laughed at me and said no. When I asked why not he said, "Cause you're under 18." When I brought up the fact that he had bummed dozens of cigs from me he said "Yeah, but I'm an adult. It's legal for me to smoke."

I've had a grudge against that guy ever since.

[–]InsomniaFire 0 points1 point ago

That's the highest level of scumbag steve.

[–]lewildthing 0 points1 point ago

Rated-R movie. Twice.

[–]lisette23 1 point2 points ago

Buying a sharpie

[–]googlelover42 0 points1 point ago

spray paint

[–]Alien_Prober 0 points1 point ago

My mum was 47, but got carded for wanting to a watch a 18 movie with me my sister.

[–]crankerpants 0 points1 point ago

I was carded for an Abercrombie & Fitch catalogue when I was 19 or so. I'm almost 30 and get carded for everything...the day people stop asking will be a sad day indeed.

[–]InkedNurse 1 point2 points ago

Vanilla extract, nutmeg and dayquil.

[–]zyguy 0 points1 point ago

I look young, but what i hate is if I have my card ready to prove it when i buy rated R movies or something, no questions asked. Only when I'm buying some movie ticket from the same person I see almost weekly, I'll randomly get carded. They remember I see pg-13's but not that I have repeatedly seen R's

[–]zorton213 -1 points0 points ago

Bawls

[–]rob7030 0 points1 point ago

About a year ago (I'm currently 22), I got carded going into an R rated movie. Then I went to a liquor store and got three types of alcohol, not a card was asked for.

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[–]downwithmoonlight 0 points1 point ago*

Just this past summer I was in Europe for a study abroad trip (I'm 21) and we were taking a bus all over, so naturally that meant long bus trips, which naturally meant at each of our stops for gas/ bus driver to rest we bought alcohol to make the trip more entertaining. We stopped somewhere in the middle of France, and some friends and I went to the nearby Aldi to buy some cheap wine. The woman said something in French and with my limited French I asked if she spoke English. She just said "uhh sixteen? old?" and I realized she was carding me. I am constantly told I look at least 23 so I laughed and stumbled for my passport. She couldn't find the date and had to get someone else to look at it to make sure it was ok to sell it to me...hokay

granted as a server I have to card people if they are obviously under 30, but I'm pretty sure I look much much older than 16

[–]NotFromMars 1 point2 points ago

Got carded for a rated R movie with my boyfriend and a friend, on a weekday during school hours. I was 18, my boyfriend was 21ish and the friend was over 30. Another time, I got carded for Sculpey clay at Walmart. SCULPEY!!!

[–]KICKERMAN360 1 point2 points ago

Not a ridiculous story, but how to confuse the card-er. When I was in a bar, I met up with friends. I arrived some time later (and wasn't drinking anyway since I was driving) but they had indulged. We get approached by a security guard asking for ID. As I am pulling my drivers license out I exclaim "Makes me feel young again" and the guy has a look at the card. Several double takes later he laughs. I was 18 at the time. Note: Doesn't always work.

[–]mellmill 0 points1 point ago

I was visiting my mother and while we were out together she got carded at the grocery store for a bottle of wine... doesn't sound ridiculous, but I'm 28 and she is 51. 51!!!!!!!!!

[–]genk 0 points1 point ago

I just moved to New York from Minnesota and I had to have a manager check my out of state ID because of company policy for a beer sale. |: Wegmans, I'm starting to like you but I am now going to avoid the cheery cute girl cashiers.

[–]Elmostan 0 points1 point ago

I'm 6'3" and whenever I fly I try to get the emergency exit row for the extra legroom. When I was 21 the flight attendant asked me if I was 15, I said yes. He gave me a look of disbelief, so I handed him my ID and ordered a beer just to rub it in.

[–]F33N3Y 0 points1 point ago

At the resort that my mother has a beach house in everyone drives around golf carts to go to and from the beach and the bar and shops at the center of the place. Now you have to be 15 to drive the carts. I was going to the bar to grab a beer with a friend and got pulled over by security because he didnt think I was 15... I was 21. Needless to say I was pissed.

[–]kaett 1 point2 points ago

i got carded in wal-mart for buying a rated R movie. i was tired enough that i had my ID out and about to hand to the checker (an old biddy who couldn't have been a day over 97) when i realized what she'd said. i stopped and said "do i REALLY look under 17 to you?" she just gave me this sneering snotty look and said "well, yeah." i was 31.

[–]ilovememore 0 points1 point ago

The 5-hour energy shit doesn't work.

[–]cranberrykitten -1 points0 points ago

One time I went with my boyfriend to go see Bruno. He was 22 at the time, but didn't have his license on him. He also had a full mustache and beard ad looked like he was thirty. I didn't get carded, he did. Apparently you needed to be 17 to see this movie. He pulled out his birth certificate but the lady said it didn't count because it didn't have a picture. Fucking ridiculous.

[–]XRotNRollX 0 points1 point ago

a 4-pack of soda in glass bottles, might have been Virgil's

they asked for my ID, i said it was soda, so they said never mind

not really carded, but meh

[–]greenskyx 0 points1 point ago

I got carded buying a paper airplane at Walmart a few years back. I tried to point out how dumb that was but since it was in the computer the checker insisted in seeing my ID.

[–]diamondsnrubies 0 points1 point ago

I was like 16 and needed matches or a lighter for our old stove. Went to the parmacy, guy down right refused to sell them to me because "I might go smoke cigarettes and thats illegal" I just wanted to make some soup.

[–]dragoneye 1 point2 points ago

My favourite one of these was that I was in a liquor store with a friend who was looking for something specific. We can't find it, even with the help of an employee. On our way out, walking towards the exit, one of the cashiers stops us, and demands to see our IDs, even though we are clearly on our way out of the store, and the worst they could do is kick us out.