"I've been shopping here for TWENTY years!!!"

[Becks]

After three months and four days, I finally got my first real SC at the grocery store.

Yaaaaaay?

A woman comes to my register with a decent amount of groceries, waits until I scanned the first item, then says to me "I'm writing a check, but I don't have my driver's license with me. I've been shopping here for twenty years. Can you still ring me up?"

I answered that I didn't know, which is true. We have *some* leeway about getting DL #s from customers, if we know they're regulars. This woman, however, I didn't recognize.

And so I call G, the MOD. Well, try to. The phone at my register doesn't work so well. So the SD girl goes to page him for me, but since he happens to be passing by at the time, all is well.

For the moment.

He comes up to my register, and for some reason, the woman is IRATE. Maybe because...oh, I don't know...I have to clear this with a manager???

I explain what she told me (minus the "shopping here for twenty years" part) and she repeats all that after/WITH me, then says, "This is the ONLY store that EVER asks for my dl when I write a check!! {Store I've barely heard of} doesn't ask for my DL. {Store soon to be closing} doesn't ask for my DL. {Yet ANOTHER store} doesn't ask for my DL. Only THIS store does, and it makes me feel like a criminal!!! I've been shopping here for twenty years (!!!eleventy!!!111!!!), and after this I'll NEVER shop here AGAIN!!!!"

G (who doesn't appear to recognize this woman) explains that it's policy, but he's willing to let her write the check anyway. (I'm so glad HIS name is going on the check, and not mine, in case it's a bad one.)

And so I start ringing up the rest of her order. The whole time she's muttering about driver's licenses and criminals and I'm NEVER coming back and twenty years don't even know what. G stands nearby...still trying to explain to this woman.

After everything's rung up, I give her the receipt, thank her and she storms off with a parting "I've been shopping here for TWENTY YEARS and I'm NEVER shopping here AGAIN!!!"


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I really hope I remember her name when she comes back in a few days.

[Bella_Vixen]

Oh my damn I am soooooooooooooooooo glad I missed this where was I??

[Mike Taylor]

I usually tell them. "YOU may be the most honest person in the world, but the person before you and the person after you might not be so honest."

Failing that there's always, "Go yell at the frauds and cheats that make this policy necessary in the first place."

[Anakah]

I don't care who they are ID is required, get over it. I hate the "I've been coming here for XXX years" thing. Nobody cares. And my favorite is when they say that and the place hasn't been open that long lol Idiots.

[Becks]

I almost want someone to take her checkbook and go shopping at one of the stores that doesn't ask for ID.

Maybe she'd learn her lesson then.

And Lizziebeff, you were around the store somewhere. Or something.

[Munkie]

hahaha i remember that policy...

working at {Big Brand Grocery Chain} i once ID'd this guy. Guy immediately flips and says "I'm 43! Don't I look it!???!!!" i backed up a half-step, looked innocent and truthfully stated that he didn't.

and at the airport, EVERYONE buying alcohol or cigs gets ID'd. Except me. Pretty much the entire Food and Beverage and Retail staffs know who I am. If not by name, then by face.

[derangedperson]

"I've been shopping here for TWENTY YEARS and I'm NEVER shopping here AGAIN!!!"

"We've only been here fifteen years. See you next week."

[Snowbird]

I don't care who they are ID is required, get over it. I hate the "I've been coming here for XXX years" thing. Nobody cares.

Not only that, but even if they've been going to the store for 20 years, who's to say this isn't the day that they've decided to go from legit to not so legit? Even smart people make stupid choices and just because someone is familiar doesn't mean they won't pull a doozy and stun everyone that knows them.

And it continually raises the question: Why -don't- you have your ID on you when you know you're going to write a check that might require it? (and if you left it in your car... why?? so someone can steal it? that's smurt!)

This isn't a new thing, it's not going to go away either. Just. Bring. ID. Duh!

[Mongo Skruddgemire]

(!!!eleventy!!!111!!!)

SLight aside and forgive my lack of knowledge. I know that the term Eleventy is used by Bilbo Baggins at his party, and I can assume that used in the context of all the exclamation marks that it has something to SC;s foaming at the mouth...but I'm not getting the reference as to why it's used.

Help a poor confused Computer Technical Support dude out? Anyone?

M

[Reyneth]

SLight aside and forgive my lack of knowledge. I know that the term Eleventy is used by Bilbo Baggins at his party, and I can assume that used in the context of all the exclamation marks that it has something to SC;s foaming at the mouth...but I'm not getting the reference as to why it's used.

Help a poor confused Computer Technical Support dude out? Anyone?

M

From my understanding, it came about from over-excited people who used exclamation marks excessively. Sometimes the "shift" key wouldn't hold and then they end up with !!!1!!!11!!!!!! - so people used that "eleven" to signify this phenomenon where excitement or indignation were so strong that the person went overboard on their punctuation or reaction.

[Voldine]

From my understanding, it came about from over-excited people who used exclamation marks excessively. Sometimes the "shift" key wouldn't hold and then they end up with !!!1!!!11!!!!!! - so people used that "eleven" to signify this phenomenon where excitement or indignation were so strong that the person went overboard on their punctuation or reaction.

Not only that, it can also be seen as a Spinal Tap reference. "Looks like his excitement was set to 11."

[PepperElf]

After everything's rung up, I give her the receipt, thank her and she storms off with a parting "I've been shopping here for TWENTY YEARS and I'm NEVER shopping here AGAIN!!!"

wait.... they were nice to her and let her write the check without a DL?

so why the F is she bitching again? she got what she wanted for crying out loud.... what a bitch

[Voldine]

wait.... they were nice to her and let her write the check without a DL?

so why the F is she bitching again? she got what she wanted for crying out loud.... what a bitch

Sorry, but calling people like that a bitch is an insult to female canines. Asshole fits much better with the crap she's spitting out.

[Mordecai]

Sorry, but calling people like that a bitch is an insult to female canines. Asshole fits much better with the crap she's spitting out.

"Cum-guzzling thunder cunt" sounds more suitable to me.

[wraiths_crono]

This reminds me of the same thing I had happen many moons ago when I worked for the green-wall store.

Customer with 1, Beer 2. Cigs 3. A check went ape-shit when I requested ID
thankfully my fav manager was there and told her 1. no id no restricted items, and 2. NO CHECK ANY WAY 3. if she didn't like it... GET OUT!

Side note: At least in AZ, Maricopa country area not having your ID on you can be a detainable offense last i checked, if a cop asks for yours and you do not have one, they can detain you until someone can bring it or they can take you home to retrieve it.