A funny ID story

[Slave to the Phone]

I stopped at the local quick-mart and was in line behind someone buying beer. He looked to me to be in his early 30s, but I'm terrible with age. The cashier carded him. He looked shocked and said "Are you really carding me?" The cashier got that look on her face that showed she expected him to fly off the handle but repeated that she needed to see his ID. I mentally prepared myself to defend her but he surprised us both!

He pulled out his ID and handed it to her while saying "I can't believe you are actually carding ME! I guess leaning over the counter and giving you a big kiss would be out of line, but can I give you this?" and handed her a 20. When she refused the money, he told her that she had made his day. No, she had made his week. No, she had made his whole year! He almost skipped out the door with his beer and all we heard as he left was him saying in a sing song voice "I got carded for be-er! I got carded for be-er!"

The cashier and I watched him skip out in silence then gave each other a flabbergasted look and burst out laughing.

[Bright_Star]

Well, that's how being carded should be reacted to. Treat it like a compliment!

[MadMike]

I'm old enough that I never get carded anymore, unless they're carding everyone. I think the last time I got carded was when I was 37 or so, and even that was a surprise. I'm sure the bartender thought I was going to flip out when she saw the look of confusion on my face, but I just said, "OK", and got out my ID.

She looked at it, looked at me, looked at it again, and looked at me again. Then she handed it back and apologized. I told her, "Don't apologize, you just made my night!"

[rose_metal_nz]

LOL I have had the exact same reaction to being carded as the guy in the OP did

[Lace Neil Singer]

Lol, I once IDed a woman for cigarettes. She gave me a huge grin, then handed over her driving license. I checked it and almost dropped it in shock; she was forty years old. I said, "I'm really sorry, it's just that you look under twenty five."

She replied, "Don't apologise, that's fantastic! I can't wait to tell my husband!"

[raudf]

Seriously, being carded is a great thing, unless you're under the age of 21. I expect to be carded every time I buy something that is age restricted, but... nope.

[KuariKaydrith]

I'm 42 and still get carded when I buy age restricted items. Hell, I remember when I was in university I had a prof that was convinced I was way younger than I am - she thought I was at most 25, and when I spoke about my son that I was referring to a toddler. When I told her that she went to the same university she was convinced that I was referring to the on-site daycare center...until she met him for the first time. That is when she finally believed I was as old as I was telling her I was!

It's funny really because when my mother was my age she looked way older. But then she also smoked like a chimney until she was 45.

[An Haddock]

Can't remember if I ever posted this but around 19 years ago I was working with a guy who did lightbulb replacements, flags and streamers for car dealerships. I was around 24 but looked younger when fresh-shaven.

We stopped into a liquor store one morning to pick up some drinks. I was buying a 12-pack of root beer. The girl behind the counter asked me for ID.

It took me by surprise. I said, "Err... really? For this?"
"I have to ask for everyone's ID?"
"Even for this?"
"I have to ask, it's the law."

She still hadn't bothered to take a close look at my purchase.

"You're IDing me for buying root beer?"

Finally she realized why I was confused and she apologized. We both laughed it off.

I don't mind giving my ID but if it's for a silly reason I'm going to at least question it.

[Dizazter]

I don't mind giving my ID but if it's for a silly reason I'm going to at least question it.

Same here. The place I buy most of my cigarettes was recently sold to a different company. They kept the same employees, most of whom recognized me because I am there several times a week. When they asked me for ID, I showed it without a fuss but looked at the clerk and said "Really?" She told me that she had to card EVERYONE now, and that her manager had made her ID a 90 year old woman for a tobacco purchase.

The only time being asked for ID made me angry was at a Mart of Wall. It's extremely obvious that I am well past 18, and had my (at the time) 17 year old carbon copy with me, and they made me show ID for an R rated movie. I griped to a friend of mine who was one of the head cashiers in that store and she said " You don't even have to tell me who, we get complaints all day long on her for that very same thing."

[Lace Neil Singer]

The problem is that if a cashier is done for selling to an underage person, they are the ones who get punished, not the underage customer. So perhaps an overzealous cashier has been reprimanded before.

[Lovecats]

I used to work at Target. One time we had a glitch in the system and it was asking us for ID for Pepsi. Our supervisors just told us to put in any bd. We joked that it was a plot by Coke.

[registerrodeo]

Twice now in the last month I have been carded for cigs at Wally World. Both times I went with the surprised "say wha??" which made the cashiers get the uh oh look, but I gladly handed it over, giggling and thanking them. I do look younger than my age, but not THAT young!


BTW..I am on the extreme dark side of 48..yeah, happy dance all day after that!

[NorthernZel]

I used to work at Target. One time we had a glitch in the system and it was asking us for ID for Pepsi. Our supervisors just told us to put in any bd. We joked that it was a plot by Coke.

Sometimes it depends on how the SKU is programmed.

I once got carded right before New Year's Eve for buying - wait for it - a bottle of "kiddy bubbly" (basically carbonated apple juice in a champagne bottle) that had a big "ZERO ALCOHOL" label on it.
I handed over ID, no biggie, but I asked the manager (as I was just curious), and he grinned and answered that since it was kept in the wine aisle, the system rang it up as an alcoholic item. Normally they just override the prompt, but the cashier was new and didn't know how to.

[Lace Neil Singer]

Back when I was on checkouts, the ID prompt came up for... {drum roll} ... teaspoons. Yes, that's right; teaspoons. Basically, every single cutlery item scanned would have the prompt come up. Tho I don't recall a single customer who made a fuss about it; they all thought it hilarious.

[dalesys]

... the ID prompt came up for... {drum roll} ... teaspoons...

Ya gotta cook yer heroin...