Getting carded never was much of a hassle for me. Even though Ohio was one of the states that had 3.2% beer, which you could legally buy at age 18, we knew of a couple of places where they would sell us whatever we wanted no questions asked. Of course, you had to go to a State Liquor Agency store for the "good stuff" (carry-outs could sell only the watered-down versions) but that was no problem for a Mad Dog and Ripple connoisseur such as myself. I rarely get carded in Iowa. A few stores have to scan your DL before you can purchase alcohol, but most don't. And I don't remember the last time I was carded at a bar or a restaurant. (I also don't remember what I had for lunch yesterday, so there's that. )
They sell alcohol at your Dollar General?! Is no one else surprised by this? Anyone else outside of Idaho? And how is the selection?
Complaining about being carded for buying booze? Okay, flip side -- a couple days after I turned 21 I went into one of the liquor stores in my college town to buy a couple cases of beer for my friend and me. Plunked the cases on the counter, placed hand on wallet -- ready to "comply". Guy just totaled and told me what I owed! WTH? I could have been buying here all along and missed the opportunity?!
When I was a cashier, policy was to card everyone. I caught a lot of grief and even got screamed at a few times. Between your ass being annoyed and the pittance of an income I was getting, you can get bent.
It's certainly not all establishments that card. Never at a bar or restaurants, but all the Bevmos out here card every time.
My favorite was a liquor store that had a sign at The register that read something like “We card under 40” and then I got carded when I was over 40…
It varies state to state, store to store. Wal-Mart here doesn’t card very often, but Wal-Marts elsewhere always card. Fred Myer is usually pretty strict. Grocery Outlet has to scan your ID for the cash register to work. The oldest grocery store here in town (which got bought out by a larger regional chain a few years back) NEVER checks anyone’s ID. Liquor stores don’t seem to card very often, restaurants never do.
Haha similar story. When I turned 21 I went to like 3 different places and did not get carded once....I think it was the newly found confidence
It is in my county. The sheriff often sets up "stings" to catch establishments who are lax in carding. Most places have a pre-printed placard on the register counter that says something like, "We Card Everyone." Has it become a big deal to show your ID? I know some places want to scan the barcode on the back of my license, but I ask them not to or I walk away without buying from them if they insist. No idea where that info is going.
I did maybe 30 years ago. Now, not so much. They do here as well. The selection isn't as good as what you'd find at the gas station. Macros and low-end wines are about it.
I went to a rock show with an older friend years ago, this guy was an old hippie that didn’t like authority figures telling him what to do. When the bouncer at the door asked for my friend’s ID, my friend took off his hat to show his bald head, the bouncer told him he needed ID, they bickered for a minute until, people behind us were starting to complain until I said “just show him your fucking license” and he agreed. I went to another rock show a couple of months ago and forgot my wallet, I was genuinely surprised when they gave me an alcohol wristband without checking my ID, maybe because my 17 year old son was with me.
I agree that carding everyone is tedious and silly, but if an establishment wants to have zero tolerance on the matter, that's their prerogative. Something tells me it's not enough of an issue for you to stop patronizing said establishment. "I stopped going to BevMo" "Why?" "They insist on carding me every time time!"
Plenty of folks in industry here past and present that would know better than I would, but I know there's both massive fines (5 figure+) to the business and sometimes even to the person serving/charging for these things, varies by state, county, etc. I completely understand why anyone wouldn't want to F with that, especially when you're making $10-20 per hour at best.
A game I like to play during these events is to ask them who was president when I was born. The under 30ish folks never get it right.
