A few years back I went to go see an R rated movie with a friend. My friend drove, so I didn't have my drivers license on me. I was shocked when they tried to ID me to get in to the movie. Embarassingly enough, one of my students was working at the theater so he vouched for my age and I got in.
This memory came flooding back to me when last weekend, while shopping for groceries, I picked up a case of beer. My ID wouldn't scan, so I spent 15 minutes with the manager trying to convince him that I was of age and that the baby on my hip was actually my third child. I quickly realized that doesn't mean much these days...
Then, last week, I met up with some friends to catch up, so I stopped off at the convenience store to grab a bottle of wine. Figuring that a convenience store would scrutinize someone buying alcohol the most, I was shocked when they didn't ID me. Just asked for my birthday (which I was tempted to falsify) and out the door I went. Really? No ID? Am I that old? Since when does a movie theater do a better job upholding age restrictions than a convenience store? I realize I am in the years where "growing older" is slowly changing itself over to "aging" and perhaps my appearance portrays me closer to Depends than diapers, but, I firmly believe that if the sign says we card anyone under 40...you'd better be carding me.
Do you get ID'd for age restricted purchases or is the system getting lax in who they allow to have these products?
2 comments:
First of all, you are not old- nor do you look or act old!!! (act young in a good way- you're a mature young lady!) ;-) I definitely think some people just get lazy. I think they figure you're coming in to get it, you must be good for it. Midwest honesty! Plus, if it is a sting, they have to say their correct birthdate, so he knew you weren't part of that! :)
My parents were 18/19 when they got married. As we were driving through DSM last weekend, my mom pointed out the hotel where they spent their honeymoon and laughed that she couldn't get in the bar (my older brother was 4 months old by this point). When they returned home, she never got carded grocery shopping because when she purchased beer, she was purchasing diapers too. I thought that was funny.
I have not been carded at restaurants since having Zach- and I've ordered beer out 3 times this week!
On the same evening last year I was carded at a movie theatre but not for my beer after. It shocked me!
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