I'm gonna call your company about this!

[Nijiero]

So, I'm working in a Convenience Store, formerly known as Girls-Best-Friend-Shapped-Like-A-Lucky-Plant, and like most Corner Stores in the world, we sell Beer and Cigarettes. Both of which are continually in high demand. And as everyone should be familiar, obtaining these coveted vices requires that you present a piece of Identification if you dont look like you're pushing 40 and up.

So I got a woman the other day in line with a Six pack of Dos Equis (however you spell that) and asking for a couple packs of cigs. She looks like she just barely might be twenty. I ask her for ID, and lo and behold, she has none. But tells me her birthday, claiming she's 28.

Well, she was just not happy to hear that we don't get to take her WORD for it, and I would require that ID if she wanted any of these things. She looks at me with the ol' Stink Eye, and says 'This is absurd. I'm old enough. Do I have to call your company about this?' I choke back a laugh, and tell her that it's just not gonna happen. She hold up my line repeating over and over again that she's old enough, I need to sell it to her, this is ridiculous, and she's going to call my company and tell them about me. Finally, she turns and storms out, much to the delight of the line that had been building behind her.

The kicker... she actually DID call the corporate office and complain that I wouldn't give her beer and cigs JUST BECAUSE she didn't have her ID! The store's area manager came in looking for me next day to tell me she'd requested I be fired, and good job for standing my ground on Company Policy and THE LAW.

[camjuniper]

Awesome! I love that her suckiness got you some good notice from the area manager!

[South Texan]

The store's area manager came in looking for me next day to tell me she'd requested I be fired, and good job for standing my ground on Company Policy and THE LAW.

That made me happy down to the lowest depths of my jaded soul.

[bainsidhe]

In my state, both the company and myself could be fined 10 grand for selling to a minor. Guess whose side the company is going to take?

[Merriweather]

I'm going to call the company and complain about you for upholding the law and saving the store thousands of dollars in fines.

Yep, that's a complaint they'll listen to, LOL

[Pixilated]

I seriously hope the company rep laughed in her face (so to speak). As Hermione would say, "What ... an ... idiot!"

[Kristev]

I keep my passport in my bag at all times (unless I'm using it as I. D.) for a reason. Why can't everyone else?

[MoonCat]

I keep my passport in my bag at all times (unless I'm using it as I. D.) for a reason. Why can't everyone else?

Some of them do....but it's just such a huge inconvenience to expect them to actually take it out and show it to you!

[KatherineB]

Kristev, ever had your bag lost/stolen? A passport is much more expensive to replace than a driver's license or other forms of id (at least in my neck of the woods).

[Teefies2]

I had a female person come in the other night (I refuse to call her a lady). She looked to be, oh about 25 or so, but definately UNDER 40. She wants cigs, I ask for ID. cue the CBF ....

"I left here last night! Don't remember me?" Umm, no as I wasn't working last night. But I give her the benefit of the doubt and call management to see if we have any IDs that were left last night. What a shock - none were.


"Well I KNOW I left it here last night! You HAVE to give it back to me! I just need (whatever cigs it was)"

Ummm no. You just told me you don't have ID and we don't have YOUR ID, so you ain't getting any cigs hon. Buh bye. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[BrenDAnn]

*sigh* Obviously, she (the SC in the OP) has never been on the working side of a counter that sells age restricted products...or just doesn't give a rat's ass. Well too bad. ID or GTFO, as I've said time and time again. I'd have said "Oh sure, go ahead, tell my company I'm following the law! They'll love it!" just to see her reaction, really! Ha! Good for you for doing the right thing!

[PepperElf]

Is it bad that I'm picturing her coming back to try it again... and the Cat-butt-face she'll have if she finds out that corporate THANKED you instead of firing you? Followed by a request to see her ID card for the alcohol purchase of course

[blas]

I always have my ID ready. It takes a whole 5 seconds to whip out of my wallet, which is such a chore, considering all I gotta do is open my purse

I once worked at a gas station. I made many, many threads about idiots and their ID woes.

The worst offenders seem to be the youngest looking ones. They believe that the magic day they turn 18 (for smokes) or 21 (for booze), that just means no more carding, right? WRONG.

[cashierbex]

Only real place I buy such substances from is my job. But then again I have been there for like 5.5 years. I only got like carded twice there. I try to have some form of ID, if not, I don't bother.

[CarcinogenCrunchies]

I had a guy threaten to call the police on me once because I card him every time he comes in, and I should know how old he is by now. After I picked up the phone and offered to dial for him, he assured me multiple times that he was just kidding. I also get a surprising number of people who tell me that I card them every day, even though I don't recall ever seeing them before in my life.

The worst offenders seem to be the youngest looking ones. They believe that the magic day they turn 18 (for smokes) or 21 (for booze), that just means no more carding, right? WRONG.

I had a kid start getting an attitude about being carded less than a month after he turned 18. I informed him that under current federal law, he will be carded for almost ten more years, so he should either get over it or stop smoking.