Just got asked for ID.....
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So any 15 year old says "it's in my car" whilst dangling any sort of key they get sold it?
EDIT: Unless this was at a kiosk petrol station or anything!
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Nope - got ID'd at a club last year after the bouncers watched me pull up and park outside in my 530. I was hardly going to be under 18
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EDIT: Unless this was at a kiosk petrol station or anything!
I thought all Tesco Expresses were.
Pretty much says it all I guess, lol.[TW]Fox;11065790 said:Nope - got ID'd at a club last year after the bouncers watched me pull up and park outside in my 530. I was hardly going to be under 18
No thats not the case.
Dont try and twist it to something it isnt.
Student by any chance?
No, I get on, I just say what i said, they either ring the people to fetch their stuff, I send it back, or they let me on.
You know why I am an Arse when i get to RAF bases and such?
Its the complete stupidity of what they do, If i go to a new base, they let me on with a bit of arguing.
Thats all it takes to get on with a plain white van, that they never check. I could have it stuffed full of jihadists and TNT and thats all it takes to get on.
They even take home made ID's as proof of id, any official looking ID with a picture will get you on.
Its like the TV show "supernatural" you could literally walk on their with your picture on a piece of card from a cornflake packet and you would get on.
The alert status is great as well "bikini state black" means we put the word "black" on the Bikini state board, instead of the word "red".
Thats it.
It amuses me that i can do this.
That's just a ridiculous waste of time let's ID the OAPs, I vote you for PM
Perhaps it takes another 5-10 seconds to show some ID, but then you wouldn't be "omg someone ID'd me, I'm 30!" because you'd be used to it. It just eliminates the possibility of serving an underage person, for another 5-10 seconds of your time.
And thank you, your vote is much appreciated.
I got ID'd for a lottery ticket when I was your age, I shook my car keys at her and said "Well heres my car keys so im 17 at least!"
She still made me drive home (she saw me drive away as well) and get my passport before I could buy the ticket.
Reminds me of the time I pulled up outside a petrol station (right outside the cashiers window), went inside and asked for some cigs - not for me though!
I have a stutter, so naturally, got a bit stuck on one of the words. The woman looked at me like I was an alien and proceeded to ask me for ID.
I looked at her back, waved my car keys in the air and said "you've just watched me park up and get out of the car". She just asked me for ID again.
This peeved me off a bit and so asked her if she was asking me for ID because I stuttered. She didn't answer
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Reminds me of the time I pulled up outside a petrol station (right outside the cashiers window), went inside and asked for some cigs - not for me though!
I have a stutter, so naturally, got a bit stuck on one of the words. The woman looked at me like I was an alien and proceeded to ask me for ID.
I looked at her back, waved my car keys in the air and said "you've just watched me park up and get out of the car". She just asked me for ID again.
This peeved me off a bit and so asked her if she was asking me for ID because I stuttered. She didn't answer
shoulda just hit her.
I mean there is doing your job and taking the ****.
actually its not, while we are serving the customers infront we acknowledge the customers coming, if we see alcohol being put up we glance at them to do a quick physical check, and see how they get the alcohol out if we are suspicious. generally people react differently but in each occasion a cashier can usually tell, should look for tell tale signs of an over 18 such as car keys, dress sense, facial hair, wrinkles, tone of voice, how they act and communicate with a friend, where they are looking. Its the same process as assessing if they are drunk as we arent allowed to sell them alcohol neither. I always look the customer in the eye as I greet them, you can read a lot from eye contact. although as stated already I have already used different methods of assesing the situation. I'll ask if they are up to 23 regardless because you simply cant tell in many cases who is and isnt. In many cases its obvious but in some it is is very hard especially if they are short, full head of hair/wearing a cap/wearing gym clothes. So as previously stated - its better to spend 5 seconds of your paid time asking for ID than paying a £1000 fine for not.
no if it is a kid they get asked ID regardless. "kids" (under 18's) are easy to distinguish from someone that is over 21. they act much differently, usually in groups, nervous on their own, dress like a young person would dress, their voice isnt as developed, their language and communication isnt as good, the goods they buy is very light and will only ever contain sweets, alcohol and food that isnt used for cooking with. and even then they will still be asked ID because they simply dont look 21. and even if they did look 21, they get asked. as soon as they cant provide valid ID they are refused. simple as.
the system works. so just because there's a chance of you getting ID'd is no reason to complain about it - think about that the next time you walk past a group of sober youths.
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[TW]Fox;11065790 said:Nope - got ID'd at a club last year after the bouncers watched me pull up and park outside in my 530. I was hardly going to be under 18
Haha
Plymouth sucks. Unfortunately I live there too.
Pulling up outside - Oceania I guess?
Jesters is right on the street, as is all the clubs on Union Street. Won't be Academy cause they closed it down
Reminds me of the time I pulled up outside a petrol station (right outside the cashiers window), went inside and asked for some cigs - not for me though!
I have a stutter, so naturally, got a bit stuck on one of the words. The woman looked at me like I was an alien and proceeded to ask me for ID.
I looked at her back, waved my car keys in the air and said "you've just watched me park up and get out of the car". She just asked me for ID again.
This peeved me off a bit and so asked her if she was asking me for ID because I stuttered. She didn't answer
Just because you drove up in a car does not mean that you were of legal age to buy cigarettes.
You obviously cannot do the following experiment to prove this, but:
Take a 15 year old and place him in the driving seat of a car
Ask him to turn the key until the car starts
Now ask him to drive the car
He is 15 - what I can 100% guarantee will not happen is that the car will refuse to start or be driven just because he is under age.
Just because he is driving a car it does not mean that he is of legal age to do so.
Next you'll be telling me that if somebody goes up to a cigarette kiosk carrying an open bottle of Vodka and having a swig that he should immediately be sold the cigarettes.
He is drinking alcohol, has to be 18 to buy said alcohol so automatically must be old enough to buy cigarettes.
To the poster who remarked something along the lines of "People just love the power of asking for ID".
No - it is not like that at all.
People ask for ID because if they don't and it is a sting operation then it is them who end up getting fined.
Some people seem to think it is just the store who end up getting into trouble - it isn't.
I've never worked in a position where ages need to be checked, however I tell you now that if I did I'd check the ID of anyone who even remotely looked like they might be below age because at the end of the day I don't want to be out of pocket on the deal.
No - it is not like that at all.
People ask for ID because if they don't and it is a sting operation then it is them who end up getting fined.
Some people seem to think it is just the store who end up getting into trouble - it isn't.
I've never worked in a position where ages need to be checked, however I tell you now that if I did I'd check the ID of anyone who even remotely looked like they might be below age because at the end of the day I don't want to be out of pocket on the deal.
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I'm not risking my job just because you look young and you can't be bothered to carry ID on you.The whole if you look under 21 we have to ID you thing I get, just about, but this was just plain stupid. Are people becoming so brainwashed that they are not allowed to use any common sense? I don't look 26 granted, but I look over 20 without doubt.
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Jesters is right on the street, as is all the clubs on Union Street. Won't be Academy cause they closed it down
no way, how longs that been closed down for then, I used to love going there when I were a lad
, I really don't mind Plymouth that much, when I was staying there I used to keep in and around Mutley Plain, I quite liked it, perhaps it's was because of being brought up on dodgy council estates that I thought it was allright 
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People in the UK can't stand being asked for ID. In Canada (certainly in Ontario) you are ALWAYS asked for ID when buying booze, going into clubs etc.
My partner used to work in a local convenience store and the amount of abuse she had from people when asked for ID is unreal.
We need to ID more here to ensure that people carry ID.
My partner used to work in a local convenience store and the amount of abuse she had from people when asked for ID is unreal.
We need to ID more here to ensure that people carry ID.