For starters, I had no idea where to put this story cause it isn't sucky so much as it is good for a laugh
So SAW 4 came out in theatres this past weekend. Naturally since its rated R here in the states we have to check for ids on any one who even remotley looks under the age of 17.
For most of the weekend, the customers did a pretty good job of this. They either had ID or were kind enough to bring or get an adult with them. Hardley got any guff from anyone.
So it's like 10 on Sat night and I'm ready to call it in for the evening. I'm taking my second shift of tickets for the night when this girl and her husband/brother/boyfriend (hell i don't know, pick one) comes through with tickets to SAW 4.
The girl looked young, or maybe I was just tired and didn't know better. Any hoo, our exchange goes somethinglike this.
Me: Bouncer Mcticket taker
H: Her
HU: Head usher
Me: Can i see an ID please.
H: (seemed a little irate/shocked) Why do you need my id?
I realize that I may have just confused a grown woman with a teen girl. This happened once before and i got my ass chewed out for it. Now begins the whole covering of my ass scenario.
Me: Uh, well we have a policy where we have to card anyone who we suspect of being under the age of 17.
H:
Me: (Okay, must have done something right)
H: I'm like 40 years old (adlibbed by me)
Oh good,this totally went in the right direction.
Me: (still not totally understanding why she keeps laughing) Okay, is this a bad thing on my part or a good thing on your part?
She just keeps laughing and walks into the theatre with her friend.
H: If you ever come to my job I'm carding you.
Me: where do you work?
H: At the mall.
so now i'm laughing it up with my coworkers and the security guards. then she comes out to use the bathroom and goes back into the theatre.
H: How old are you?
Me: Uh, 19
H: Jeez, you're like 12 compared to me. I'm like 36
okay, so i just made this woman's night apparently. I'm feeling better about the whole scenario when my head usher comes to the tickets stand. she had been talking to the woman as well and told me the little conversation that they had been having.
H: do you know that young man over at the ticket stand.
HU: *in her head* Oh crap, she's probably going to tell me he was mean or something.
H: He is the funniest guy ever!
What a night huh?!
So SAW 4 came out in theatres this past weekend. Naturally since its rated R here in the states we have to check for ids on any one who even remotley looks under the age of 17.
For most of the weekend, the customers did a pretty good job of this. They either had ID or were kind enough to bring or get an adult with them. Hardley got any guff from anyone.
So it's like 10 on Sat night and I'm ready to call it in for the evening. I'm taking my second shift of tickets for the night when this girl and her husband/brother/boyfriend (hell i don't know, pick one) comes through with tickets to SAW 4.
The girl looked young, or maybe I was just tired and didn't know better. Any hoo, our exchange goes somethinglike this.
Me: Bouncer Mcticket taker
H: Her
HU: Head usher
Me: Can i see an ID please.
H: (seemed a little irate/shocked) Why do you need my id?
I realize that I may have just confused a grown woman with a teen girl. This happened once before and i got my ass chewed out for it. Now begins the whole covering of my ass scenario.
Me: Uh, well we have a policy where we have to card anyone who we suspect of being under the age of 17.
H:
Me: (Okay, must have done something right)
H: I'm like 40 years old (adlibbed by me)
Oh good,this totally went in the right direction.
Me: (still not totally understanding why she keeps laughing) Okay, is this a bad thing on my part or a good thing on your part?
She just keeps laughing and walks into the theatre with her friend.
H: If you ever come to my job I'm carding you.
Me: where do you work?
H: At the mall.
so now i'm laughing it up with my coworkers and the security guards. then she comes out to use the bathroom and goes back into the theatre.
H: How old are you?
Me: Uh, 19
H: Jeez, you're like 12 compared to me. I'm like 36
okay, so i just made this woman's night apparently. I'm feeling better about the whole scenario when my head usher comes to the tickets stand. she had been talking to the woman as well and told me the little conversation that they had been having.
H: do you know that young man over at the ticket stand.
HU: *in her head* Oh crap, she's probably going to tell me he was mean or something.
H: He is the funniest guy ever!
What a night huh?!
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