Would you like some cheese to go with that WHINE, girl?
As you might expect, this is yet another ID-related tale, which I saw not an hour prior to the time of this post - I had ducked down to the local Slave 'n Pack to pick up some last minute groceries while I had the chance, when going through the self-service aisles I saw a group of girls of questionable age at two of the scanners, talking among themselves, obviously they were one group. One scanned a bottle of alcohol, which alerted the staff member on duty for an ID check (background: This supermarket has a rule that if any single person in the group looks underage, the whole group must provide ID or the sale is denied)
Staff: I need to see ID from each of you, please.
EG: I'm buying it for myself, here is my ID
Staff: I'm sorry, but since you are buying groceries in a group, I need to see ID from everyone or I can not authorise the sale
EG: But I'm going to be the only one drinking iiiiiit!
Staff: Doesn't matter. Our 'party rule' states that if any single person is suspected to be underage, the whole group must provide ID.
*this back and forth goes on for a couple of minutes, I could tell the staff member was getting a little flustered*
Me: Let the man do his job, girls. 1. If the cops got wind of it and one of you WAS underage, the supermarket would get a very heavy fine and he would lose his job. 2. For all he knows, you could be part of a sting operation, though the only thing at the moment that shows me otherwise is the fact that you are insisting on him authorising it, which if you WERE part of a sting, it would be classed as entrapment. That being said, is it THAT hard to carry your drivers license?
EG: We didn't think we'd ALL need one...
Me: Well now you know (thinking: and knowing's half the battle!)
They eventually took the hint and settled for what groceries they had, realising they would be going boozeless at this point since it was 5 minutes away from the time most supermarkets in the district close (99% of supermarkets in auckland close at 10pm)
As you might expect, this is yet another ID-related tale, which I saw not an hour prior to the time of this post - I had ducked down to the local Slave 'n Pack to pick up some last minute groceries while I had the chance, when going through the self-service aisles I saw a group of girls of questionable age at two of the scanners, talking among themselves, obviously they were one group. One scanned a bottle of alcohol, which alerted the staff member on duty for an ID check (background: This supermarket has a rule that if any single person in the group looks underage, the whole group must provide ID or the sale is denied)
Staff: I need to see ID from each of you, please.
EG: I'm buying it for myself, here is my ID
Staff: I'm sorry, but since you are buying groceries in a group, I need to see ID from everyone or I can not authorise the sale
EG: But I'm going to be the only one drinking iiiiiit!
Staff: Doesn't matter. Our 'party rule' states that if any single person is suspected to be underage, the whole group must provide ID.
*this back and forth goes on for a couple of minutes, I could tell the staff member was getting a little flustered*
Me: Let the man do his job, girls. 1. If the cops got wind of it and one of you WAS underage, the supermarket would get a very heavy fine and he would lose his job. 2. For all he knows, you could be part of a sting operation, though the only thing at the moment that shows me otherwise is the fact that you are insisting on him authorising it, which if you WERE part of a sting, it would be classed as entrapment. That being said, is it THAT hard to carry your drivers license?
EG: We didn't think we'd ALL need one...
Me: Well now you know (thinking: and knowing's half the battle!)
They eventually took the hint and settled for what groceries they had, realising they would be going boozeless at this point since it was 5 minutes away from the time most supermarkets in the district close (99% of supermarkets in auckland close at 10pm)
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