Who hasn’t seen underage kids that look 75?
I always thank clerks for thinking I look that young.
Actually, I recall reading of kids “dressing up as the elderly” to get booze. Anyhow, I do believe that the establishments that card everybody is simply to protect their butts from a lawsuit. That’s all. They lawyers tell them to do it.
That was state law when I worked in Atlanta 25 years ago. EVERYBODY got carded. Nobody was discriminated agains.
I was 47 years old at the time and I always got a laugh when the 90 year old great-grannies would go “Tee-hee, young man.” to the cashier.
It makes this 76 year old man believe he is 16 and trying to pull something over on them! My local grocery store does the same.
The last time I was in Tennessee they remove all doubt and check every ID. NO EXCEPTIONS and NO DICRMINATION on the part of the store either. Probably no lawsuits either. Keeps the counter folks honest as well.