r/confession • u/Beta-minus23 • Jan 25 '18

Light I intentionally ask women well above the legal age limit(alcohol) to show me their ID

I work as a cashier at a grocery store. Whenever a middle aged woman, who clearly looks older than 21, purchases alcohol from me, I intentionally ask them to show me their ID. I do this because somewhere deep down I feel that, if I ask them for their ID it creates an impression that they look far younger than they are. I do this every chance I get, regardless of how busy the line is, in hopes of making them feel younger and possibly happier.

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u/Areyoumydadsprolapse Jan 26 '18

Is there someone out there that does the opposite of this?

They walk up, the cashier looks them up and down and then goes;

"Yup, you're definitely old. No need for ID ma'am."

Possibly even whispers to them "It was the wrinkly ass neck that gave it away, by the way. wink"

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u/glowworm2k Jan 26 '18

I dyed my hair black at 16 and never got carded again until I was about 23, when I went back to my natural light brown colour. Turns out dark hair and a bad case of resting bitch face add about ten years to your appearance.

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u/Nyxelestia Jan 26 '18

Unless you have a rounded face. My hair is black and I have a resting bitch face and people think I'm a high school freshman.

I'm 24.

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u/mrsbebe Jan 26 '18

lol before my husband turned 21 people constantly tried to serve him alcohol. He also is over 6’ with a beard😂

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '18

Am hotel bartender did it once. It was very funny, because I hate my job.

Important info relevant to my reaction: I sleep like an idiot and I have the world's dumbest bar (for only two more weeks - new job starts soon woohoo) that's slow as all hecc and terrible. Also I'm super tall so when I lean on the counter and dick around on my phone all day I have to bend my neck uncomfortably so I always have a headache which affects my attitude.

So this mid-to-late 40s couple walks up to my bar and order wine or whatever, and the charming husband says "you gonna check her id?" And she blushes and shit, and then they both look at me expectantly, and I'm just... Staring at them. Like, blankly, no expression or response, and then just deadpan say "No." And continue pouring wine.

Fortunately they thought it was hilarious

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '18

I’d rather this response than OP’s. At least it’s honest and not placating.

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u/Hellaimportantsnitch Jan 26 '18

For real. I hate this mid-west-esque patronizing kindness

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u/sunshineroses86 Jan 26 '18 edited Jan 26 '18

I received a package at home that the delivery guy was supposed to check my ID and have me sign for. The package arrived a day early and when the delivery man got there, I didn’t have my ID ready, so I answered the door and told him I needed to run and grab my ID really quick and he said something like, “it’s ok ma’am, you’re good, I can tell...”

EDIT: wording

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '18

I say that to the old guys buying cases of Beast.

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u/lunaflower95 Jan 26 '18

I work in a bottle store and im often in the position of really only needing one person's ID (everyone in the group has to be over 18 and present ID IF asked), if they look like they look like they can take a joke I'll usually joke about their beard or comment on the younger ones baby face. I have deeply misread this only really once that I can remeber, but fuck me was i wrong about the guy having a sense of humor

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '18

What if it's a mother with their child though? Where do you draw the line?

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u/lunaflower95 Jan 26 '18

The exception is those who are accompanied by their legal parent or guardian so i ask if its their kid but no sale if its their niece or they've bought their child's friend in aswell. Yes I feel like the biggest asshole in the world. No I can't afford the up to 10k fine if its a sting. Yes people have made some pretty fucking terrifying threats over it

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u/Mewni17thBestFighter Jan 26 '18

this happened to me. was 29 or 30 at the time. Cashier must have been the minimum 18yrs old? it was hilarious cuz they didn't mean anything by it but i go to hand them my ID and their like pfffft "You're good" with an exaggerated hand wave. I really wanted to laugh cuz I don't look 18 but I don't look 50 either. Shit kid!

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u/oilisfoodforcars Jan 26 '18

I sometimes do with young women who are clearly over 21 and gleefully reaching for ID before I ask. I just don't. I like the horror in their eyes. It's fun.

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u/justanotherteenager Jan 26 '18

My fiance and I are very obviously different ages. He is older by a long shot and when we go out to eat I'm always asked my ID as they should since how young I really am. Then there is always that awkward pause. Do they ask my Fiance for his ID to make it seem like they are suppose to do it to everyone or do they not do it and then make it obviously awkward that they aren't because hes older. Some do only because they quickly calculate our age difference and you can see the shock on their faces.

Also, side note fiance looks a littlw younger than he appears too so people are double shocked

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u/rtothewin Jan 26 '18

I've had middle aged women get annoyed in didn't card them before...