Its the law. Accept it. Embrace it dumbass or get the hell out!

[Mr Hero]

I got ID'd once when I was sitting on the beach minding my own business in the middle of the day.Unknown to me, I was wearing clothes which matched the school uniform of one of the local schools, and as I could not produce ID I got taken to the local police station to await the headmistress of the school, with all the other truants they had rounded up that day.

Headmistress said she did not recognise me as one of her pupils, that would be because as I had been trying to explain to the police officer, I was 25 at the time.

Maybe the cop has been watching too much TV. It isn't uncommon to have high school students played by actors of that age.

[BookstoreEscapee]

Here in the USA they made us the Sudafed police. Any time we sell something with pseudoephedrine in it, we have to take ID and write it down in a register which the customer must then sign; this is because some bright boy figured out how to make methamphetamine out of it and they want to be able to track who's buying large quantities. Surprisingly I've had very few complaints about this, I was expecting a lot more when it started. Maybe I've just been lucky so far.

I was going through some old papers last night and I came across a receipt from CVS for pseudoephedrine (I buy generic -.-). I had never noticed it before (maybe it's just a CVS thing and I don't usually buy it there) but it had in bold font at the bottom of the receipt the legal limit (3-point-something grams) and the amount I bought in that purchase (2-point-something).

Ironically, I once went to buy it at CVS (maybe it was the same transaction) because it was the only place still open on a Sunday night where I could get it, since they keep it at the front counter instead of in the pharmacy. I brought up the card for the 48-count box, and they didn't have any left, so I ended up buying twice as much as I had intended to, because they only had the 96-count or the smallest box, which would have just meant I'd have to buy more sooner.

As silly as it might be to card for it, what's the point in arguing? I get out my license before I get to the casher, give it to them with the little card for the product I want, they scan it, I sign for it (most places use the credit/debit card machine for that, too) and I go on my merry way. I'm not making meth, I buy one box every few months, probably, so what do I care who knows I'm buying it?

[C-130]

I love that you get to say things like that. Or were you embellishing?

I am now meant to say it but as the acting superviser at the time....

[Juggler]

Background: Large que and the customer is on a lunch from her work. She comes to desk with knives. Customer looks younger than 18 so challenge 21 is enforced.

I'm confused here. Is this some plan to pressure people under 21 to stay with their parents? Very few people can afford to eat out all the time at that (or any) age. If the parents thought that someone was ready to go before 21 they could give them some knives.

I imagine this touching family scene:

Mother: (crying) My baby's leaving me! Waa.
Father: Hush dear, we knew this day was coming. (turning to son) Today you are a man. Here's a paring knife.

[end scene] Shakespeare's got nothing on me.

[BookstoreEscapee]

Father: Hush dear, we knew this day was coming. (turning to son) Today you are a man. Here's a paring knife.

Hehe...what kind of momentous occasion warrants something like a chef's knife?

The only thing I ever had to card for was the occasional Playboy or Penthouse. On the rare occasions that I actually sold one, it was almost always to someone who was clearly over 18 (read: older men that I don't want to think to much about reading Playboy...)

[Jay 2K Winger]

Re: psuedophedrine ID-checks

When the wholesale club had a pharmacy, all products with psuedophedrine in them were moved to behind the counter at the pharmacy. They were kept locked up, and customers had to fill out a pick-up slip form for them.

A lot of angry customers about that whenever I was at the Express register (right by the Health & Beauty section and pharmacy), and I only shrugged and said, "It's been required by the law." They still argued about it, but there was nothing we could do about it.

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

When the clearance swamp rolled out its policy of age checks for people buying certain CDs, video games, and movies, guess whose store ended up being the test store?

If there was a lot of suck when this policy first came out, I don't remember it. This was about 10 years ago.

[fireheart]

Here in the USA they made us the Sudafed police. Any time we sell something with pseudoephedrine in it, we have to take ID and write it down in a register which the customer must then sign; this is because some bright boy figured out how to make methamphetamine out of it and they want to be able to track who's buying large quantities. Surprisingly I've had very few complaints about this, I was expecting a lot more when it started. Maybe I've just been lucky so far.

They do it here in Australia as well. a few places I know have actually stopped selling products with psuedoepidepherine in them (sp?) while the local chemist has a "Psuedo-watch" sign on their door. Basically, they log people who buy the stuff and how much of it. (My sister is the only one in my family who's actually needed the stuff-the rest of us use other products)

I'm confused here. Is this some plan to pressure people under 21 to stay with their parents? Very few people can afford to eat out all the time at that (or any) age. If the parents thought that someone was ready to go before 21 they could give them some knives.

I'd guess they'd be given some knives as a housewarming present perhaps?

[Chromatix]

Usually the limit age for "might be younger than this, better check" is higher than the limit age for actually buying something. It's very difficult to tell whether somebody has just turned 16 or 18 just from looking at them. It's much easier to see if they *might* be under 21 or 25.

[ditchdj]

You gotta be 18 in the UK just to buy knives???

Uuuuhmmmm, okay I guess.

Well it seems like she was ready to go off the deep end anyway.

[Pagan]

It's amazing how these geniuses can't figure out that they are complaining to entirely the wrong person.

When they get complaining too much with pseudoephedrine, I have told a couple to take it up with Congress.

I'm not going to have that song stuck. I was just watching the Nostalgia Critic's review of Judge Dread, so instead I keep picturing Stallone shouting "I am the LAW!"

And I'm thinking of Rob Schneider's character doing his impersonation!

Here in the USA they made us the Sudafed police. Any time we sell something with pseudoephedrine in it, we have to take ID and write it down in a register which the customer must then sign; this is because some bright boy figured out how to make methamphetamine out of it and they want to be able to track who's buying large quantities. Surprisingly I've had very few complaints about this, I was expecting a lot more when it started. Maybe I've just been lucky so far.

Oh, you should come here! Bitch, moan, piss, whine complain. And a clearly delusional person who proclaimed that they don't have to do that in Mississippi because nobody makes meth there....which was a swipe at New Mexico at the same time.

(maybe it's just a CVS thing and I don't usually buy it there) but it had in bold font at the bottom of the receipt the legal limit (3-point-something grams) and the amount I bought in that purchase (2-point-something).

Nope, that's federal law. You can't buy more than 3.6g in one day and no more than 9g in 30 days.

[mattm04]

I saw a lady flip out at a cashier for carding her for beer. the cashier got a manager involved. Eventually she showed her ID, was over 21 and promised to never shop at the store again because she got carded.

[Dasota]

I had to go get smokes and a phone card today. I had forgotten to grab my id as it was in my purse and I just stuck my cash and my keys in my pocket. The guy at the store was someone who didn't know me, and he asked for id. I said I was sorry and that I didn't have it, so no worries and that I understood he was just doing his job. He gave a visible sigh of relief and told me he got a ton of irate people in earlier that tried to buy beer and smokes without their id.

Wasn't able to get my phone card either as the MOD had begun their closing duties and the machine for the phone cards was one of the first things shut down. Oh well, life goes on.

[XCashier]

I saw a lady flip out at a cashier for carding her for beer. the cashier got a manager involved. Eventually she showed her ID, was over 21 and promised to never shop at the store again because she got carded.

Gosh, it's just sooo difficult to pull out that little plastic ID card, isn't it? Sorry to make your life such a hassle, Princess.

I once carded a woman for an alcohol purchase. Turned out she was over 40! She got this big grin on her face and said, "I've got to tell my husband about this!"

See, that's the right attitude about being carded. In this youth-obsessed society, if the salesperson thinks you look too young to be buying alcohol, you should take it as a compliment!

[C-130]

In reply to people confused by challenge 21 it is essentially the age you must look or above so I wont ID you. In my work we have over 3000 items which require me to ID a person. Our sign informaing customers reads:

"If you look under 21 and buying any of the following: Knives. aerosols, alcohol products and paracetamal products we will ask for ID. Its the law!"

Essentially the following limits apply to products:

Inclduing knives, crossbows (we don't sell them), air arms (don't sell them)

Age 12, 15, 18

Video Recordings and DVD's

Age 16 and Over

Liquor Chocolates
Lottery Tickets and Scratchcards
Party Poppers and Caps
Petrol
Age 17 and over

Crossbows
Age 18 and over

Alcohol
Butane Gas Lighter Fuel
Cigarettes and Tobacco
Fireworks (excluding Party Poppers)
Intoxicating Substances (Solvents)
Offensive Weapons (including Knives)

Volatile Substances

It is an offence for a retailer to supply any volatile substance (glue, solvents, aerosols etc) to a person under 18 years of age if it is known that, or there is reasonable cause to believe that, it is likely to be abused by that person.



Some of that is superseded by store policies or new laws.

There are far more on this list. However those are the general pulled from company intranet.