“I need to see everyone’s ID...”

NTTAWWT

 

In this case it is actually dimwits arguing with dimwits.

 

I get it, but where is the line? A father goes grocery shopping with is 15 year old daughter? Me with my 3 year old son? Its not like me and a young looking girl were buying a case of beer, a bottle of 99 Bananas and some rubbers....

 

Glad it wasn't just me. I lost it.

 

I went to Wally World to buy a box of .223. The counter chick asked for ID, I refused. She got a manager who also asked for ID. I told him nope you can't see my ID because you don't need it. I asked him one last time if he was sure he wanted to do this. His smug ass said no sale. No problem for me. I left and started emails.

Sent email to corporate, local, global Walmart. 2 days later I got a call from the regional manager apologizing profusely saying the store manager was reprimanded and offering me a box of whatever ammo I wanted. Know the rules and don't take shit from these people. That was several years ago and at the time Walmart only required id for handgun ammo, not rifle or shotgun. Which I knew, but their own dipshit manager didn't. I win. Nowadays they prolly want a blood sample and finger prints. I'm too well stocked to need to find out.

 

No. I don’t purposely act like a dick and give people shitty looks when they are trying to be nice to me.

I just don’t talk at all. I am happy to just stand there and handle whatever business needs to be handled. But if they make an effort to greet me, I will respond accordingly.

 

Possibly. At the same time I think you are ignoring the reality that some people are incapable or unwilling to have any rational thought. If Walmart or any store that sells alcohol for that matter was truly concerned about any possible legal ramifications caused in part by them selling alcohol they wouldn’t sell it to begin with.

I understand there are process and procedure that address these laws but requiring everyone present in the check out line to provide an ID when alcohol is being purchased along with $100 or more other stuff, is the checkout person simply refusing to be objective. And I’m sure the store policy doesn’t require it beyond using discretion.

 

The whole thing is fucking stupid to me. It is getting outside the realm of their business, or what exactly they are supposed to police.

I can understand them being concerned about selling alcohol to a minor, hence the need to show ID.

What someone does with it after that isnt their responsibility.

When you buy a gun, they don’t require a background check on everyone in the car.
When you get your motorcycle endorsement, they don’t make your brother and sister take the test also.
If someone buys cigarettes, they don’t card everyone else also.
When you pick up a prescription, they don’t ID the other people in the car.
So on and so forth.....

Trying to police everyone for what they (might) do with something after they acquire it is absurd.

 

I would much prefer to just stand there in silence. But if some sweet little girl makes an effort to be nice to me, I don’t cut my eyes at her with this “fuck off” look.

...and that is just in normal everyday life, where I am not obligated to be nice to anyone. It is actually in his job description to be cordial to customers.

 

Yes .. pushback stuff was mine , I thought the

 

Let’s cut to the chase. So did the wife enjoy the wine later that night?

 

Anything that causes a hassle or inconvenience for Chaotic is Steeltoe Approved.

 

My issue was with stupid ID-everyone-standing-there thing.

However, it was the shittiness towards the wife that prompted my response. He was shitty towards her, then was a dick about the ID thing, so fuck him.

Had he been different from the beginning, I wouldn’t have said anything. I would have just told her to put it back and we will get it somewhere else.

I didnt have my ID on me, so I couldn’t show it to him.