I’ve had this aswell.
Me - Cigs and a lighter please.
Him - Can I see some I.D?
Shows I.D
hIM - Here’s the cigs. I’m afraid I can’t sell you the lighter though. You’re too young.
WTF?
I’m 45. When carding is optional, it’s flattering. When it’s mandatory, it’s an imposition.
Just my 2¢.
–SSgtBaloo
(and now, back to work I go…)
Nope, I do (so far). It was about a month ago. I’m 48 and the cranky cashier was looking right at me. I skipped all the way home.
I’ll be 40 in May. Our state run liquor stores will card anyone who looks under 30. I get carded regularly there. It’s…somewhat flattering.
However, about once a month I get carded when purchasing cigarrettes. Legal age to purchase ciggies is 18. I mean c’mon, I can see that I MAY look under the age of 30, but under EIGHTEEN!? That, to me, is a bit of a stretch. I never get rude, just laugh and hand over my driver’s license.
Taters, get outta my head. I said EXACTLY that to my husband after getting carded for cigarettes at our local Walgreen’s. (I’ll be 40 in December.)
What always makes me chuckle is the little “you must be born on or before this date” sign, because I realized not long ago that I was already of legal cigarette-buying age on or before that date.
Dont get too offended when carded in Tennessee. Here if a bartender/server sells drink to someone underage and are caught by the police they can be taken straight to jail for a nice little wait and then fined. The establishment will also be fined and lemme tell you this, if I were working in a bar and had the prospect of a spell in the big house , a big fine and the revocation of my ABC license (and hence my livelihood) beign revoked , EVERYONE , including that Octogenarian trying to blend in and get his older friends to order at the bar , will get carded.
My favourite one was the time I got carded by the new security guy at a nightclub I was managing.
LifeOnWry:
They have “you must be born on or before this date” signs? How is that supposed to work? They’d have to change the sign every day, since every day a whole bunch of people turn 18 or 21 or whatever the age is. Do they actually bother doing that? Seems like a lot of effort to me.
Legal age where I am is 18 for everything. I’m 20, been told by people that I look anywhere from 22 to 25. I’ve never been carded for cigarettes or lighters. The first time I was ever carded for alcohol was on my 20th birthday. Don’t think I’ve been carded since, either.
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LifeOnWry:
How is that supposed to work?
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In CircleK it’s like a daily calender , so they turn over the number each day and that kinda turns over the other number.
Kinda hard to explain without a diagram.
APOC:
Oh, okay. I get it. Never seen one. shrugs
So far I am the winner. I got carded two weeks ago at a bar in Tucson, AZ. At age 49. I leaned over and kissed the bartender then left him a three dollar tip for a two dollar beer. He kissed me for leaving that tip.
Them Tucson bartenders be a friendly lot. 
WTF?
Are you telling me that in Illinois that you can drink at 18 years of age? I thought that the 21 year-old drinking age was a federal law.
Sounds more like an X rated movie to me … 
d&r
21 is the federal law for alcohol in the US. I am in Illinois, but I don’t think Madness is.
If you’re going to card me, do it right!
When I was younger, I never got carded, but when I turned 21, it was like the someone reversed the aging process or something, because I started to get carded, and continue to get carded even now (I’m 35).
I remember 2 distinct times that I got p.o.'ed for being carded, and they were very similar… I was in line at a grocery store that sells beer and wine with 2 bottles of wine. With me in the line was my husband, who is over a decade my senior. I put the bottles on the conveyor, the cashier rang it up, and announced the total. During this brief time, she and I were exchanging pleasantries… “Hello! How are you? Lovely day, isn’t it?” etc.
I handed her the money, and she proceeds to make change. Then, for some unknown reason, she stops - with her hand in mid-reach to give me my change - and then asked me for my I.D.
This is where I was busy collecting my jaw up from the counter. I asked her why in the world she would bother with carding me now, when the transaction was basically complete? I mean, she had rung me up, taken my money and was in the process of giving me my change, for pity’s sake. :smack: The other patrons in line agreed with me. The poor woman just kept stuttering about needing to see my I.D.
I gave both cashiers my I.D. I let them both know that it wasn’t the fact that they were carding me, but it was how/when they carded me that I had issue with. You don’t ring someone up, take their money and then ask for their I.D. while you have their change in hand. Goofy people.
BTW, when I get carded now (and I can’t believe I still do), I enjoy it very much!
Whenever we go to NYC, I make sure to have my ID handy. My husband, who is four years older than me, makes faces and is annoyed when I’m asked, but he isn’t.
One time, we went to a blood drive at the high school near our place. I walked in and was asked to provide a signed permission slip from my parents. I burst out laughing, as I was 31 at the time. Dave walked in five minutes later and was not asked for ID. I bet that still sticks in his craw.
No, I’m not in Illinois. I’m in Australia. My location on my profile is one of those gag locations. Shermer, Illinois does not exist. It’s a reference to Shermer, Illinois being mentioned in John Hughes films. And the 60062 bit specifically refers to the opening monologue in The Breakfast Club.
I got carded buying beer recently at Wally World. It was 10 am and I had no makeup on. It was all I could do not to french kiss the cashier. Kids at the school where I work think I am much younger than I am, too. It’s very flattering.
I was out with family last night for a St. Patrick’s dinner last night and I ordered a Guinness. The server lady tells me “no”. Not “can I see your license”, “no”. I pulled it out of my wallet and jammed it in her face. I hope she got crappy tips.
Got carded last night at the door of a bar. I showed her my ID and she asked for my real one (really am 21). She asked for either my real ID or backup, so I showed her an LSU ID that hasn’t been used in about 2 and a half years. Her theory was that if I were indeed of age, I would have been able to show her a newer LSU ID 
All of this went down in a flirtatious manner, so I guess I can’t complain…
My friend got carded once and all she had for ID was her several-year-old university student card … and the person didn’t want to believe (or care) that if someone has a university student card that old, they’re most likely 19 …