Go Away.

[Nick]

"Man, fuck you."

Is all I heard before I walked out of the kitchen at my gas station.

The new guy, we'll call James, carded a kid. Kid did not have an I.D., and obviously had his "white gangster" attitude with him.

I go up to James (who is only 17, and does the best he can) and ask him what is up.

"This guy wants cigs but he doesn't have his ID, is it okay to let him have them?"

Me: "Shift Lead"
SC: Wigger

Me: Do you have your ID with you?
SC: "No, I left it in my car."
Me: Then go get it, please.
SC: Dude, my birthday is xx-xx-xxxx
Me: Great, but I need your ID.
SC: I come here all the time...you remember me, I've come through your line almost everday.
Me: Do not recognize you.
SC: Just let me buy the cigarettes, I've had a bad day.
Me: THEN GO GET YOUR ID.
SC: Come the FUCK on
Me: Get it or leave. Last warning.
SC: Call the cops.
Me: I'm not going to call the cops, but I will escort you out of the building.

He started mumbling something, I step behind the counter, and sort of flex a bit (I love showing off my body sometimes..I really do)

Kid starts walking. Swearing up a storm.

I swear, if I ever see him again, and disrepects my buddy like that, I will kick his ass.

[ShinyGreenApple]

Sounds almost identical to the situation I had with the guy who wanted me to sell him cigs because he had his supposed birthday tattooed on his arm

Apparently "fuck" and "shit" are the main two words in the vocabulary of these people.

[rerant]

I'm only 22 but I love showing my ID, even though most people think I'm about 17. But it'll all work out for me when I'm older.

[aurelemsrealm]

I automatically pull my ID out for any age-restricted product like alcohol and tobacco that I buy. What's funny is half of the clerks who check me out don't bother to look at it unless it's a requirement of store policy. They just ring it up. Yeah, sure, I look old enough, but that's not the point. I figure that I led the horse to water, but it's up to the horse to drink. I really don't care either way as I always have it ready just in case. After all, you never know when the cops are going to pull you over, and I don't want to have to explain why I don't have my license with me.

[WHShit]

Me: "Shift Lead"
SC: Wigger


LOL! This tickled me for a moment!

[myswtghst]

I'm with Rerant, I'm 24, apparently look 17-18 (particularly when not made up/dressed nicely) and still have not tired of showing my ID. I'm still proud I'm old enough to buy my own booze, ya know?

[Nick]

Our policy is that we card anyone under 30 for Tobacco. We do not sell alcohol. So, if you appear under 30, you get your ID out.

There are some exceptions...

#1) You know the person.
#2) A regular
#3) A coworker says it's okay.

[MoonChild2007]

SC: I come here all the time...you remember me, I've come through your line almost everday.

When will customers realize that just because YOU see us everybody does not MEAN that WE see you everyday. Also, we see your FACE, so just because we see your face everyday does not mean that we automatically know you.
A part of me wants to be a smartass and ask them, if you come here everyday, ask me what your name is. Then that'll shut them up.

#1) You know the person.
#2) A regular
#3) A coworker says it's okay.

It will take me awhile before I am comfortable with anybody i help. I see the same people everyday but sometimes I don't trust them. Its also hard to tell who is regular and who isn't since i work only 4 hours a day so sometimes I will ask for id and they tell me that so and so knows them. For now on, I will ask for id for everybody even if THEY know them (do they really know these tellers or did they go to them once and ASSUME they know who they are? )

[ArenaBoy]

My friend works at a Gamestop and he knows my age and everything but he still has to ask me for ID whenever I buy a game that's rated M.

[MoonChild2007]

My friend works at a Gamestop and he knows my age and everything but he still has to ask me for ID whenever I buy a game that's rated M.

Better he do that despite knowing you cause some SC will complain about how you didn't card him but he carded them. You know. Can you imagine the conversation

Worker: May I see your id please?
SC: Why, you didn't ask that other customer for his
Worker: i know him, sir/ma'am
SC: That's still not fair, i have been coming here for YEARS and i don't appreciate you asking me for my id when you didn't ask that otehr kid!


And on, on, on.

[Imogene]

GameStop's sales system automatically pops up a warning, "This game is rated 'M', if the customer looks to be under thirty, card him. they must have been born before this date 18 years ago to continue with the transaction."

[DarthRetard]

Being a gamestop employee for awhile now, I can honestly say I appreciate those prompts, even though we don't need them. However, we get the same shit too.

"I'm almost 17" allows us to check ID and if they'll be over seventeen before they purchase the game, like pre-orders and such, we're allowed to.

6 months, however, does NOT allow a game purchase.

[counterjockey]

When someone buying smokes or booze gives me flack for carding them, at least I know they're not working for the cops. Every sting I've passed has gone down the same: they ask for smokes, I ask for ID, they give it, and I tell 'em it's not happening.

If I've carded them before and they don't have it, I'll *maybe* let them have the smokes after they give me their birthday and after I lay down the guilt about why they should always have their ID. I'm a lot bigger of a hardass about the booze for obvious reasons.

If they give me shit, they can piss up a rope. (New favorite expression!) The last guy who tried to play the race card lost when I told him to come back with a valid ID and I'd buy his smokes. Two packs of 'em. Never saw his ass again (God willing...)

I'm with Rerant, I'm 24, apparently look 17-18 (particularly when not made up/dressed nicely)

24 here too, don't think I've looked 17-18 since I was 14-15, if that. Count your blessings, kid.

[daleduke17]

Better he do that despite knowing you cause some SC will complain about how you didn't card him but he carded them. You know. Can you imagine the conversation

Worker: May I see your id please?
SC: Why, you didn't ask that other customer for his
Worker: i know him, sir/ma'am
SC: That's still not fair, i have been coming here for YEARS and i don't appreciate you asking me for my id when you didn't ask that otehr kid!


And on, on, on.

Imagine if the customer not carded was the clerk's twin sibling. Imagine the fun that could be had there. :-p

[JustADude]

Imagine if the customer not carded was the clerk's twin sibling. Imagine the fun that could be had there. :-p

Fraternal twin, of the opposite gender, no less.

SC: Why are you carding me? You didn't card HER!
Clerk: Because I know how old she is.
SC: :snark: Let me guess, you're banging the little tart.
Clerk: Urg. Hell no. That's my sister, dude.
SC: Um... er...