You call that ID?

[draggar]

A recent email conversation at work made me think of some pretty weird things people used, or tried to use, as an official form of ID (you know, state issued picture ID etc..).

When I was a technician in a store one of my sales reps had to call in a potential customer's information to the credit company. The name on the application was Cindi and the name on the ID was Charles (not the actual names but I'm sure that some people understand where this is going). As much as the sales rep tried to explain that it is understandable why there is a difference with the names, the rep he was on the phone with couldn't put two and two together. Finally he put the rep on hold and went out back to explain to them (how do you explain someone is a trans-gender / transvestite in front of them?). Not really an issue with the ID but one we chuckled over (because of the rep - not the customer).

A few months later another potential customer came in and wanted a new line of service. What did he want to use as his ID? His federal prison ID. The manager approved it - it was "current", was state issued, and was a picture ID.

The best one happened the other day to a friend of mine (that triggered this thread). A Customer came into his store and didn't have any ID. His solution? Go to his Facebook page. It had his picture on it but sadly it was rejected since it was not state issued. Welcome to the 21st century.

I'm sure we've all heard the library card and maybe even student IDs (although some places those are legal IDs). I'm wondering - what has other seen that were real IDs (no fake IDs etc.) but couldn't be used for checking ID (legally)?

[Amina516]

HAHAH!! Facebook...thats a new one.

[Sandman]

I'm sure we've all heard the library card and maybe even student IDs (although some places those are legal IDs). I'm wondering - what has other seen that were real IDs (no fake IDs etc.) but couldn't be used for checking ID (legally)?

Coast Guard Auxiliary ID. It's a real ID.. but can't be used for really checking anything except for getting into Coast Guard and DoD facilities.

[trailerparkmedic]

I've used my work ID before. I used it at the Sprint store that it a few blocks from work to prove I was the account holder, and I used it at a college that bought our old buildings as an ID for a test I took. They weren't supposed to take my ID at the college, but I'd forgotten my wallet and was desperate to take the test, so they bent the rules for me.

[lupo pazzesco]

Buybacks require very specific IDs...I think I told the story about the one guy who tried to get me to take his sexual offender ID, since it was state issued...


Um...no...

Some chick had a brilliant idea, though I still couldn't use it. She had to get a replacement license, and for some reason, couldn't keep the old picture one. So, she took a picture of it on her cell phone, to show with the temp paper ID, which we can't take because it's not a picture ID. Boss vetoed it, and she was fairly understanding, but geez, I never would have thought of that.

[MaggieTheCat]

She had to get a replacement license, and for some reason, couldn't keep the old picture one.

When I moved to Texas and went to the Department of Public Safety to get a Texas license, they made me surrender my Wisconsin license immediately, but I wouldn't get my official Texas license for 6-8 weeks. They gave me a "temporary" license instead, which was just a piece of paper with all my info on it (honestly, it looked like something anyone could have printed from any computer.) No picture, though. I was pretty nervous about what would happen if I needed a picture ID during those 6-8 weeks, but fortunately I didn't.

[MsCrankypants]

I've had people try to tell me their University of California ID is as good as state issued, because the University of California is a state entity, therefore the ID is state issued. Um, nice try, but no.

I accidentally tried to use my Disneyland annual pass as an ID a couple of weeks ago. I've been switching back and forth between my regular wallet (which is frickin' huge) and a smaller wallet which is more like a coin purse with a few extra pockets. I accidentally tucked my ID behind my annual pass when I switched back a couple of weeks ago, and, when I had to present my ID for an alcohol purchase, automatically grabbed the card that was in the front without really looking at it and handed it to the cashier. She was good-humored about it, but it was kind of embarrassing.

I hope she's not on some site about dumb customers posting about "the idiot who tried to give me her Disneyland annual pass as ID."

[Sonoma]

A long, long time ago, I worked for (big-3 auto maker) in their customer service department. If we were to process a reimbursement for a customer, we had 3 things we needed. The original repair order for the work we were reimbursing, proof of payment for the repair, and proof of ownership of the vehicle. One genius thought that for the proof of ownership, it would be sufficient to send a photo of the truck. Going on that theory, I could own any vehicle or item I saw when I had my camera handy..which is all of the time.

[wolfie]

When I went to the post office to pick up a parcel, they wouldn't accept my FAST card (ID jointly issued by Canadian and U.S. governments for pre-screened truck drivers who cross the border on a regular basis), but they said that it was something they weren't familiar with so they had no way of knowing if it was real or fake (although it would be tough to duplicate some of the security features built into it).

[MsCrankypants]

A long, long time ago, I worked for (big-3 auto maker) in their customer service department. If we were to process a reimbursement for a customer, we had 3 things we needed. The original repair order for the work we were reimbursing, proof of payment for the repair, and proof of ownership of the vehicle. One genius thought that for the proof of ownership, it would be sufficient to send a photo of the truck. Going on that theory, I could own any vehicle or item I saw when I had my camera handy..which is all of the time.

Ooh! In that case, I own...*checks cellphone full of pictures* a Shelby Cobra I saw on a trip to Gold Country a few months ago, an aquarium-sized tank full of clownfish and blue tangs, another aquarium-sized tank full of moon jellyfish, a blue poison-dart frog (also in aquarium-quality terrarium), a good portion of Seal Beach, CA, several pieces of beachfront land in Hawaii, the Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland, my two little cousins...

...I like this game! I could play for hours...

[Fufu487]

In Ontario, we are not allowed to accept a persons Health Card (gov't issued card with photo, address, date of birth) as ID. 8/10 Customers try to use their Health Card as ID. 6/8 ask me why I can't accept it as ID.

[JustaCashier]

I accidentally tried to use my Disneyland annual pass as an ID a couple of weeks ago.

Cashier: "What kind of Mickey Mouse ID is this?"



(Sorry......Somebody had to say it! )


Mike

[Tanasi]

I've presented my handgun carry permit more than a few times. I get a kick out of it especially when they do a double-take.

[Primer]

I've presented my handgun carry permit more than a few times. I get a kick out of it especially when they do a double-take.

In Texas at least, that is not to be used as a stand-alone ID. It MUST be presented with a Texas Driver's License, or a Texas State ID.

DH also has his Federal Firearms License. I've learned by osmosis.

[Chromatix]

"Hello, is that Hyvinkää Railway Museum? Yeah, about that big Alco 2-10-0 you've got..."