Today I bought some Bacardi (remember my mojitos?) at our neighborhood drugstore, and I heard a question I hadn't heard in about 20 years.
"May I see your identification?"
I laughed, thinking she was joking, but she said no, she needed it; the policy was to card anyone who looked 40 or under.
What the heck?? What kind of policy is that??
I gave her my id, but instead of checking the date, she ran it through the card reader before I knew what she was doing. That really ticked me off! What an invasion of privacy!
And anyway! Just a quick look at the card would tell her I was over 21. It is slightly obvious! Photo on right=under 21; Photo on left=over 21. Big red bar across front = under 21.
My wrinkles may have given her another clue!
The whole thing is very weird. So I had to write a poison pen letter. {evil grin} I'll keep you posted!
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I tried to buy a pocket knife at a Sports Authority a few years ago. They wouldn't sell it to me unless I proved to them I was over 21. And the proof they demanded was that I run a credit card through their reader.
I didn't get a pocket knife that day.
Questions: Are under-21s not allowed to have pocket knives? Are under-21s not allowed to have credit cards?
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