i.d.? i don't carry no stinking id

[fireheart]

One of the funnier ones I've heard (which is actually in our training video) is this:

"I left it in my other pants."

Of course, that would imply that you managed to somehow get here without getting pulled over for speeding, breath testing etc.

Australian law is that we card anyone who looks under the age of 25, and it's a strict no ID, no sale policy, which has to be drivers license, passport or proof of age card. I prefer the latter

*sigh* this is why I want to work the cigarette counter at work, so I can use ballsy responses at people.

[Lace Neil Singer]

Best one I heard was:

"I'll ring my best friend up and she can tell you I'm 18."

Lulz.

[Nyoibo]

Australian law is that we card anyone who looks under the age of 25, and it's a strict no ID, no sale policy, which has to be drivers license, passport or proof of age card. I prefer the latter

Interestingly, when I was looking up those laws I discovered that technically a drivers license is not valid as ID, but it's accepted as such anyway.

[KhirasHY]

That's when you call in a retired Jedi to start the arm slicing.

"He doesn't like you. I don't like you either..."

One of my favorite quotes, actually...since it's usually true with SCs.

[pyxee]

Funny thing about Missouri: there is absolutely no law here that requires a person to card anyone for the purchase of alcohol. Just that it is illegal to sell the products to underage buyers.
I think the most common, and stupid thing I here is: "Well my birthday is........" Well good for you, but I still need to see proof.

[Jester]

Funny thing about Missouri: there is absolutely no law here that requires a person to card anyone for the purchase of alcohol. Just that it is illegal to sell the products to underage buyers.

I know I don't live in Missouri, so I may be out of line by saying this, but somehow, I just doubt that there is no law requiring people to show proof of age for purchases of controlled substances such as cigarettes and alcohol. I just don't believe it.

[Fenrus]

*coughcough* Hate to be devils advocate here, but it there IS law that requires people in Missouri to show proper identification when purchasing alcohol...

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Also, I never understood the people "I don't have ID, sell to me anyway!" when you've watched them drive up... Bonus points if when they pull out their wallets to pay, you SEE the ID.

[Broomjockey]

I just don't believe it.

From a legislative stand point, I can see it. There's a law saying "you cannot sell to underage persons" meaning that the burden's on the store to get proof. They can then request whatever they want, using the standard "we reserve the right to refuse service" line for people who refuse to comply. Since stores need proof so they don't sell to underage, the legislators probably never thought it was needed to make an extra law to show ID. Why make an extra law if the system's working? *shrug*

ETA: And Fenrus has now posted otherwise, thus rendering the thought experiment moot.

[pyxee]

Hard to believe, and I could be wrong. The company I work for is not really the best with honesty.....But when I started with them there were a lot of problems with failed stings. Essentially because there was absolutely no training on tobacco or alcohol sales what so ever, just one form in the employee packet. So the company decided to make every employee take an online course, which pointed out that flaw in the law. It could be false, or just outdated I am not sure. The way I see it is even if the law does not say they have to show ID they still have to prove they are of age, which means I need some ID .

ETA: Sorry I took too long to write my original reply to Jester and missed these replies.
@ Fenrus- Thanks for posting that, like I said the info that I had was most likely very outdated.......or most likely all out false. Bleh I hate the idiots I work for, because they actually fired anyone who did not get a 100% on the quiz they had to take based on that course.

[Kogarashi]

I, too, never understood the people who insisted I should sell to them anyway when they didn't have valid proof of age (government-issued ID with photo and birthdate on it, basically). I'm sorry, I could get fired for that. No ID, no sale, end of story. Stop whining.

And I really loved it whenever the store I worked in instituted, albeit temporarily, the "Card EVERYONE" rule in place of the "Card anyone who looks under 40" rule. Much easier when you can tell the irate old guy (always old men, never old women) that it's store policy to card even them.

And yes, I've had the worst griping from people who look way too young, some of them even just barely over 18 (cigarettes) or 21 (alcohol). Yes, you may be old enough now, but you've only been old enough for two weeks. Your birthday isn't a magical "buy cigs/booze without ID" pass. Fork over that ID.

I think my favorite dumb excuse ever was, "Oh, I walked here from [apartment complex half a block away]. I don't have my ID."

[Jester]

I think my favorite dumb excuse ever was, "Oh, I walked here from [apartment complex half a block away]. I don't have my ID."

Guess what? You're walking back there without your twelve-back!

[taxguykarl]

Actually, I've lived in a couple of states that would authorize police officers to take the drivers license away for even a speeding ticket and people were forced to use the ticket as their license until they paid the fine.

In Illinois, when ticketed, a driver has to post some kind of bond. The license is the most common. At the tax office we only accept ID's with a photo from a gov't agency (just like boarding an airplane). I have seen a few who tried to get their file with a ticket and I balked at that needless to say.

[Dasota]

I hate to say this, but as a a smoker who doesn't have ID (my parents were very irresponsible with my important documents) My Senior hoodie works wonders in our small town.

When I do get IDed, I tell them sorry, I don't have ID, but thanks anyways and leave calmly.

[Kogarashi]

When I do get IDed, I tell them sorry, I don't have ID, but thanks anyways and leave calmly.

And that is why cashiers love you (or at least should).

I'm curious how your parents were irresponsible. You should be able to get a replacement birth certificate from the government of the state where you were born. Hubby and I got one for me for going on a cruise to Mexico (just before they changed the rules to require passports). I'll be honest and say, though, that I don't remember all the requirements.

[Jester]

I know that, myself, I have had to get a copy of my original birth certificate a number of times for a number of reasons, and while it isn't fun, it is doable. Just call the appropriate office in the state you were born.