As usual I'm behind the customer service desk when some 12 year old girl comes up and starts telling me what lotto tickets her mom wants her to get, reading it off a list. Not that it matters, but just to clarify its the actual lotto draw tickets not the scratch and win.
Of course I have to give the standard line.
Me: "I'm sorry. We can't sell to people under 19."
Girl: "But my mom's just over there *points*"
Me: "I'm sorry but it's the law. I can't go to jail, I'm too pretty." *referance completely lost on kid. Probably a good thing*
Mom: *who has finished paying for groceries at actual till* "Why haven't you printed the tickets yet. My daughter has the list, I wrote it down so she wouldn't forget *que bitchy tone*. I know she must have told you what I am getting. We were supposed to be done by now. *breath*
Me: "I'm sorry ma'am, but legally I cannot hand your underage daughter lotto tickets. It's against the law."
Mom: "But I was right there! You know the tickets were for me anyway!"
Me: "It doesn't matter legally what I know. Only what physically happens. Passing a minor lotto tickets after allowing a minor to buy them is against the federal laws in this country. Because your daughter is so young I would likely face jail time, a large fine, and I would definitely lose my job."
Mom: "But they're for me!? Me!"
Me: *points at very obviously placed camera.* "But the cameras would only see a lotto retailer selling lotto tickets to a very obvious minor."
Mom: "Well, who really checks those things anyway."
Me: *Page, WIC to FE CS desk*
The stupid it overwhelms me. I can't even grasp how she thought that I would just cave.
Of course I have to give the standard line.
Me: "I'm sorry. We can't sell to people under 19."
Girl: "But my mom's just over there *points*"
Me: "I'm sorry but it's the law. I can't go to jail, I'm too pretty." *referance completely lost on kid. Probably a good thing*
Mom: *who has finished paying for groceries at actual till* "Why haven't you printed the tickets yet. My daughter has the list, I wrote it down so she wouldn't forget *que bitchy tone*. I know she must have told you what I am getting. We were supposed to be done by now. *breath*
Me: "I'm sorry ma'am, but legally I cannot hand your underage daughter lotto tickets. It's against the law."
Mom: "But I was right there! You know the tickets were for me anyway!"
Me: "It doesn't matter legally what I know. Only what physically happens. Passing a minor lotto tickets after allowing a minor to buy them is against the federal laws in this country. Because your daughter is so young I would likely face jail time, a large fine, and I would definitely lose my job."
Mom: "But they're for me!? Me!"
Me: *points at very obviously placed camera.* "But the cameras would only see a lotto retailer selling lotto tickets to a very obvious minor."
Mom: "Well, who really checks those things anyway."
Me: *Page, WIC to FE CS desk*
The stupid it overwhelms me. I can't even grasp how she thought that I would just cave.
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