1990 Birthdays

[NateTheChops]

Just curious to see how many other store cashiers are seeing the 1990 birthdays come into their lines. With the school year started I feel extra paranoid about selling tobacco to minors so the second I see someone who looks old enough to be my youngest brother I card them in heartbeat.

My coworker got two kids last week. One was 18 and the kid who was buying the cigarettes turned out to be 17 with only a month to go. I should also point out that she's a couple weeks from having her baby and also rather irritable.

A- Coworker
Brat-the 17 year-old. (This is not a generalization of all 17 year-olds, just this brat in particular.)

A: Sorry, you're not 18 yet.
Brat: Oh come on, I'll be 17 in October.
A: Nope. Sorry.

Brat turns to his friend.

Brat: Can you just buy them for me?
A: I'm not selling them to him either.

Brat: This is bullshit. (storms out with his friend)
A: Yeah well, I don't feel like getting a fine for selling to a minor.

[BrassCowboy]

I had a manager who said he would start feeling old one he hired someone born past 1990. Funny enough, at the time, we already had two such people working there. I brought that to his attention, and he immediately took a smoke break.

[Nephy]

A- Coworker
Brat-the 17 year-old. (This is not a generalization of all 17 year-olds, just this brat in particular.)

A: Sorry, you're not 18 yet.
Brat: Oh come on, I'll be 17 in October.
A: Nope. Sorry.

Brat turns to his friend.

Brat: Can you just buy them for me?
A: I'm not selling them to him either.

Brat: This is bullshit. (storms out with his friend)
A: Yeah well, I don't feel like getting a fine for selling to a minor.

Oooo, this just shouts sting.

There's been several times when I've had to come to back up my cashier for following the "Id everyone in the group" rule.

There was one group of four kids, only one was old enough, that wanted four different kinds of cigarettes. They threw an unholy fit because we wouldn't sell even a single pack to them until we saw 4 id's.

These days when I am stuck on the register I don't get any kids trying to buy without id, or an id that shows they aren't old enough. I think they see the "manager" name tag, and don't even bother.

Most of the time the people I do card are quite a bit older then they look. They just smile and hand it over.

Had one woman that looked to be in that gray area of "Hmm, early 20's, but might just look older" Turned out to be 43. Heh.

[auntiem]

Oooo, this just shouts sting.
Had one woman that looked to be in that gray area of "Hmm, early 20's, but might just look older" Turned out to be 43. Heh.

I got carded (41) and blurted out "I love you!" before I could catch myself.

[loveisuneven]

i'm 22 and definately don't mind getting carded
i usually take my ID out anyways, since they usually ask for it
only thing that ever annoys me, is sometimes i get carded for buying a game rated M
i'm pretty sure i look older than 17!!!!

[friendofjimmyk]

Oooo, this just shouts sting.

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I don't think so. Usually those who are operating a sting cannot get testy with the clerks. If they are refused and the person with them is refused, they cannot be rude or vulgar to the clerk at the store. I believe its only their job to try to purchase the cigs or alcohol and when they are refused, they are to just drop it.

On another note - the 17 year old was pregnant? Or your coworker?

[One-Fang]

Stupid kids. Everyone knows if only one person is of age, the others wait outside. Send the one peon in with all orders. One to card, cards fine, gets product.

[jedimaster91]

I got carded (41) and blurted out "I love you!" before I could catch myself.

There was a commercial on TV awhile back that had this teenaged male cashier nervously asking this bombshell blonde lady for her ID. The voiceover was something to the effect of, "Always ask for ID. You may make some 40-year-old's day."

[greensinestro]

It makes me wonder why if there are a group of kids, and say only one of them is 18 or older, why would he bring his other under age friends in? You would think they would be wise enough to say, "OK, I'll buy the smokes, and you guys have to stay out of sight." Perfect way to fool a cashier.

My, oh my! 1990, eh? I graduated high school during that year and I can't believe people I knew then that had babies now have adult children! Amazing. Now I'm feeling old. Someone ID me right away!

[Subspace_Relay]

Well, I am a 1990 birthday. One of my friends, who is a few months older than me (and was therefore a 1989, being that I am a January) bought cigarettes for some random stranger at the gas station on her b-day. Because she could.

[MadMike]

My, oh my! 1990, eh? I graduated high school during that year and I can't believe people I knew then that had babies now have adult children! Amazing. Now I'm feeling old. Someone ID me right away!

I'm feeling old too. That was the year I got mixed up with my psychotic ex, the one I would later have my son with. Can't believe it was so long ago.

[bainsidhe]

I'm still trying to understand why people act so surprised when they're carded. I mean, area stores card. This I know. So why so shocked when I card you? Really, your nicotine fix isn't worth my job or me paying a huge fine.

As far as the sting business, our store got in trouble for selling cigs to a 24-year old. That's right. Legal age is 18, but we didn't card and it was someone undercover. Not sure how the details on that work out, whether or not we are getting fined. But it's just one more reason we're always supposed to card people.

[fireheart]

Hey I fit this category of 1990!
I have been carded anywhere that I go, which I don't mind myself. I'm also the youngest in my group so there's no worries about that!
However, this caused a slight problem last year when my best mate turned 18 (he's 11 months older than me) and wanted Glen Fiddich (Glen Fiddick?) for his birthday. None of us could get it because we were all younger than him! :P
Several of us at my work are also in the 1990 age group and it's quite interesting now because now I can actually participate in the farewell drinks which I have only seen photos of.

[nomorecarts]

I never get carded(I'm 17).... I follow the rules and buy all my movies where I work and everyone knows me, or the nearby competition that doesn't check IDs except for tobacco and alcohol


i should see if I could get into trying to illegally buy stuff for stings, see if I could get some extra money. try to get rid of coworkers I don't like, policy says ID all tobacco sales, it doesn't matter if they're 19 or 119

[Jay 2K Winger]

I haven't had to card too many people at my job, since most of the people buying booze or cigarettes clearly look old enough.

When I worked at Giant nine years ago, however, I made this one woman's day. She was buying some wine, and I ask for her ID. She starts smiling, really widely, too. "You're not serious?" "Yes, ma'am." And so, beaming, she hands over her ID.

She was 45 years old -- AND it was her birthday.

I looked at the year, then did a double-take as I saw the date. "Happy birthday, ma'am!" "You just gave me the best present I could have! Thank you SO much!"