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I just got ID'd for buying beer in the shop over the road.
"Got any ID?"
"You what?"
"I need to see your ID"
I looked at him.
"You serious? I'm old enough to be your dad"
"Yes, I've got to see your ID or I can't sell you the beer"
I showed him my driving licence. It doesn't have a photo, he accepted it. I'm still not sure if he was taking the piss or what.
Please tell me, do I look under 21?
A lot of shops have switched to a no ID no service policy now, stops arguments. No messing around with how old people look, or people taking offence at getting IDd etc.
Everyone needs ID, simple as that.
Also a much safer approach to getting caught out, that way the shop carries virtually no liability and nor do its staff, so next time the police send in a 17 year old who looks about 25, they're still fine because they just ask everyone.
You'll more often encounter this at places on their 'last strike' so to speak before they loose their license to sell alcohol.
No Feek you dont but i think the assistant there was having a jobsworth day or he had so many people to id during the week so was being silly.
semi-pro waster
10-07-2009, 18:32
I can't say you looked under 25 to me either, not old by any means but I wouldn't have confused you for a juvenile at any point based on looks alone.
I haven't been ID'd all that much buying alcohol but when I do it's usually for something rather improbable that you'd never expect to see kids drinking down the park like a bottle of a decent red wine or a rather fine selection of ales along with the rest of my weeks shopping.
A lot of shops have switched to a no ID no service policy now, stops arguments. No messing around with how old people look, or people taking offence at getting IDd etc.
What a stupid, idiotic policy. I'll have to warn my 64 year old father to keep his driving license with him in future.
I'm all for checking ID but why can there not be some common sense? Feek is obviously old enough to buy alcohol so to say that he needs ID to prove that fact is a complete waste of time.
SidewinderINC
10-07-2009, 19:13
A lot of shops have switched to a no ID no service policy now, stops arguments. No messing around with how old people look, or people taking offence at getting IDd etc.
Everyone needs ID, simple as that.
Also a much safer approach to getting caught out, that way the shop carries virtually no liability and nor do its staff, so next time the police send in a 17 year old who looks about 25, they're still fine because they just ask everyone.
You'll more often encounter this at places on their 'last strike' so to speak before they loose their license to sell alcohol.
Yes, but when we did that for a while a few years ago we responded to the customers with "sorry for the inconvenience, at the moment we are running a no ID no service policy" no just "I need to see your ID"
Feek, the face of "Man Olay"
I had never been IDed until I started loosing weight; the more I lost the more frequent it became, I've now even been IDed for cigarettes several times, my theory currently is that if I ever hit my target weight I'll look about 10 :p
leowyatt
10-07-2009, 21:27
Kitten here! :)
In the States seems the policy isn't whether or not the person is over 21, it's whether or not you asked them to PROVE that they were over 21. We were in a bar in Cali when a group of uniforms came in and asked us all to show our ID to prove we were over 21. Everyone had it, because they were asking everyone to show it when they bought a pint, it was a normal as flashing your pass to get into the gym. You had no ID, you got no alcohol.
Seems like a lot of places are employing the same thing over here. You could look like the pervy old man off Family Guy, but if the person who gave you your alcohol hasn't got PROOF that you're over 21, then they're shut down!
Seems a bit crazy. Feeky - you don't look under 21 :) You do look younger for your age but not under 21 :)
Picky was ID'd last night, but then he always is ;D
Oh weird thing at the place last night - they had an outside bit which was a large area on the second floor. We all walked out there and immediately were told to sit down or get out by the bouncers. I was like... erm... okay... erm... seat... where's there a seat. Eventually we all squished onto a couple of seats about, but as soon as anyone walked out/stood up he immediately told them to sit back down again or leave!
When we got up to go I was saying goodbye to a girl who was due to go off travelling and said we'd meet up soon and as I went to give her a hug he tapped me on the shoulder and told me to sit down or leave because I was blocking the passage way and stopping people getting passed! I looked around and there was no one there and said to him "DUDE! Seriously! THere's no one here and I'm saying good bye! Take it easy, I am leaving! Blimey!"
I don't normally get wound up over things like that but he was on a power trip and it annoyed the pants off me. I was sober and am generally a nice person (certainly very respectful to bouncers) but could you imagine if he was like that to a drunken person who's a bit gobby?! He was asking for a fight!
Stupid man.
/closes off topic rant
I started going out in town when I was 15 and didn't get ID'd once until I was over 18, now I get it all the time! But as every year passes I start to realise it's almost complimentary now :p
Pheebs - I know what you mean about bouncers - some of them have a serious inferiority complex / zero power control / roid rage!
3rd on the bouncer thing, I was shocked by a lot of them when I went out couple of weeks ago.
One could have been done for sexual harassment as well as being a complete gob****e. He wouldn't leave my friend alone until we had a few blokes with us, weird he was.
LeperousDust
11-07-2009, 16:47
Think it depends, i see it all the time, i'm not a bouncer so i have no reason to be on a proverbial high horse. But people are total ****s to them at times for no reason. It's part of their job and its all about give and take, one of our bouncers was a knob and was told to leave for that reason so they don't last long ating like that, others are amazing yet get harassed and argued with for little reason all the time.
Everywhere I go around here they're doing "If you look under 40, we'll ask for ID".
I guess the idea is that if you're over 40 and get asked you'll definitely take it as a compliment?
Justsomebloke
11-07-2009, 18:12
Having had dinner with you only the other week can I say, ;D;D;D;D;D;D;D;D;D;D;D
Mmmmmm No. ;D
It's a better way of doing it, stops the underage idiots round here buying booze. Should be one rule for all, as 16/17yr old girls in particular can easily look over 20 when all tarted up.
Works well in America. It also puts the onus on the bar staff/server to ensure as they can easily get done for it as already mentioned police occasionally stop in to check.
I don't see why people have a problem with it, I hardly know anybody who doesn't carry some form of photographic ID around with them (Normally driving license).
"You serious? I'm old enough to be your dad"
ROFL, that's an excellent line. My last one went along the lines of 'but I'm going grey and bald, I must be over 18...' :D
LeperousDust
11-07-2009, 19:14
ROFL, that's an excellent line. My last one went along the lines of 'but I'm going grey and bald, I must be over 18...' :D
Nah you defo can't count on people going bald to ID them, yeah in most case, but in most cases you know who to and not to ID, but most cases isn't water-tight enough. There comes a point where it seems silly though i agree ;D:D
I hardly know anybody who doesn't carry some form of photographic ID around with them (Normally driving license).
The only legally recognised ID I have is my passport. I've learned from past experience to take it with me if I'm likely to end up in a club (very rare), but otherwise I don't unless I'm on holiday. Carrying a passport around everywhere is just a tad inconvenient. :)
I carried my passport around with me until I finally got round to re-newing my Driving License for a photo one. I never got ID'd when I was younger, but when I lost a load of weight, people seemed to think I looked younger. It's quite flattering to get ID'd nowadays :D
Piggymon
11-07-2009, 20:41
I get ID'd all the time... I'm nearly 30 ffs ;D
leowyatt
11-07-2009, 21:44
I get ID'd all the time... I'm nearly 30 ffs ;D
But that is because you tiny :p
LeperousDust
11-07-2009, 22:40
The only legally recognised ID I have is my passport. I've learned from past experience to take it with me if I'm likely to end up in a club (very rare), but otherwise I don't unless I'm on holiday. Carrying a passport around everywhere is just a tad inconvenient. :)
A good reason for ID cards then :p
Driving License ftw, great as ID.
I got ID'ed buying de-icer a few months back. Not been ID'ed for booze in several years now though.
Wasn't there a thing on the BBC News a few months / year back about a 64 or so guy who got ID'ed by Morrisons? (Could have the age and store wrong).
SidewinderINC
12-07-2009, 07:37
I got ID'd yesterday in the TPA bar on denmark street.
Asked for my beer, she looks at me and starts pouring the pint.
Halfway through pouring it, she looks at me again and then asks for ID.
Greenlizard0
12-07-2009, 21:14
I've never been asked for ID, not sure why. However instead I get turned away because I wear combats out. :/
Blighter
12-07-2009, 22:11
I was highly embarrassed the other day when I had to decline selling a plastic Spork to a 14 year old due to company policy :/
People ask me for ID when I'm buying smokes and my response is, "Bless you." :)
It's been over 20 years since I've needed to worry about it legally. It's nice to be thought of as "underage", even if it's because they ID everyone under 40.
I'm over 40, so still nice
The only time in the past 11 years I've ever been asked for ID was in the States a total of 3 times in a dozen visits.
I'd be slightly surprised if I were asked for ID though - there's clearly a bit of common sense missing if someone asks someone like Feekles if he's under 21!
However instead I get turned away because I wear combats out. :/
It's not 1995 any more :p
there's clearly a bit of common sense missing if someone asks someone like Feekles if he's under 21!
Ah, but as a wise man once said, "Common sense ain't so common anymore"!!
Nobody ever said our wonderful politicians (on either side of the pond) had a lick of common sense. They're all a bunch of brainless twits. From the country leader down to town mayor. And everyone in between.
Anyways, I'm turning this political, so I'll :lipsrsealed:
Somthing to do with age sales is happening at my local Sainsburys on July 15th or something. Not sure exactly what as I didn't hear the entire annoucement and can't find anything online about it but I think it's something along the lines that everyone will be ID'ed.
My local Sainsburys have notices up saying that they will now ask for ID for age restricted items for 'anyone that is lucky enough to look under 25' How patronising is that?
Holy thread revival batman!
Marie and I were nearly not served in Sainsburys because they're "not supposed to serve people in drink".
We haven't been drinking at all! What's that about then eh?! :p
SidewinderINC
14-09-2009, 19:19
Holy thread revival batman!
Marie and I were nearly not served in Sainsburys because they're "not supposed to serve people in drink".
We haven't been drinking at all! What's that about then eh?! :p
Excuse me?
Are you sure you haven't been drinking?
Well I've had half a glass now! And it's a widely used expression! To be "in drink"!
SidewinderINC
14-09-2009, 19:25
Well I've had half a glass now! And it's a widely used expression! To be "in drink"!
Can't say I've heard it before :o
But I don't get out much :(
Me neither, and I don't get out much either. :o
I've heard 'in the drink', but that's more nautical than alcoholical.
If someone said to me 'We don't serve people in drink", I'd wonder what they did serve people.
I think it might be a copper thing?! Maybe?
COPPERS IN 'ERE!!
Maybe it's just a local term...never heard it myself :)
alcoholical
That has to be a word, surely ;D
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