I bet they use those fancy ball point pens, instead of writing your stuff down honestly with quill and ink well.
In the UK a 90yo woman was denied a liquor purchase because she couldn’t prove her age as over 21, she had no ID but her OAP ID, not a drivers license. Don’t feel too badly.
A sling is an age-restricted purchase? How do you kill or maim with a sling? WTH is going on in this country?
you also have to provide phone, drivers license & phone just for a fishing license. wayyyyyyyyy to much info collected.
I recently passed the Ruger Standard .22 pistol on to my step daughter that I bought for $37.95 of paper route money at age 14 with no I. D. and no waiting period.
Maybe some lazy slobs in the systems programming don’t want to have to code for brand of ammo so they make everything in the gun dept. age restricted?
This is the reason I save up and pay cash at the local swap meet or gun show.
I hate “rewards cards” and “club cards” and try to shop at stores that don’t use them.
How else can they demonstrate compliance to the overlords?
In California I believe you have to give your thumbprint to buy ammo, as well as have your license recorded.
You get your birthdate recorded for buying food.
Not too long ago I bought a few air gun pellets from Wal-Mart.
The girl asked me if I was over 18. I said yes and that was all she needed. The funny thing is I am 65. I suppose her register prompted her to ask.
The odd thing is I don’t think there is any law requiring you to be 18 for pellets. Probably just a Wal-Mart requirement just to be safe.
I have a running joke with one of the cashiers at the local Corner Mart about being old enough to be his mother (actually found out I’m older than she is) every time he asks me for ID for a beer purchase. The manager thinks it’s hilarious, but we all know the transaction is being recorded and if the employee does not follow procedure - the employee quickly becomes an EX employee.
ABout ten years ago, a K-Mart cashier did not want me to finish my purchase of ordinary merchandise with providing a zip code. I waited her out, but she thought I was obliged. As far as I can tell, the K-Mart states a price on sale items, not a price and free marketing information.
The Farm & Fleet always asks for zip code as well. I do not oblige them.
Many years ago, I went to American TV and Appliances to purchase a $130 MP3-CD player. They wanted my phone #. I said I don’t provide that. They suggested I make one up. I told the salesman that HE should make one up. I wasn’t going to lie. He wouldn’t budge. I walked out the door, never to return.
This is about more than IDing ammo and gun accessory purchases.
Bandera, Texas.
About 1 year ago, I was shopping at the local Super S foods and had, amongst other things, a dozen Coors Light. As a silver-haired 66 year old man, I didn’t expect to be challenged.
I was asked for proof of age and produced a State issued wallet-sized Birth Certificate but was told that was not satisfactory and that I needed to produce a State Drivers License. I extended my wallet with my Drivers License very visible and was told that was not sufficient as they MUST scan it. I did so reluctantly and asked what the militancy was about and was told it was a TABC (Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission) requirement.
That night, I checked out TABC online and found that they specifically state that they have no requirements for ID to be produced and that there is no specific ID that must be produced but that a store MAY require ID as a STORE POLICY.
I printed copies and the next time I ATTEMPTED to purchase Coors Light, I produce the printed copy when asked for ID. Remember, I’m 66 years old.
Well, we ended up with 2 Store (under) Managers and I was referred to the Store Manager who conceded that it wasn’t TABC policy and promised to correct the posted statements regarding ID requirements by TABC.
He NEVER DID and I have not shopped there since.
I’m 66 years old and you would never have reason to doubt my age but scanning my drivers license allows them to record and track my purchases and I draw the line in the sand there.
Enough.
When you buy alcohol at Target, they ask for your driver’s license, then swipe it into their computer. I don’t like that they track me. There is a lot of info on that metal strip that I don’t think is Targets business.
I give them my military ID (Retired) that has no metal strip with information. I had one check out girl tell me she needed a valid CA license. I told her, no, you need a valid ID. The military ID is a valid federal ID. She had to get her manager to over ride the computer.
I apologized and told her it was my policy and there was nothing I could do.
My wife LOL’s every time and tells me I’m an a**.
Don’t you know that when you attach a sling to something, it automatically becomes an assault-something.
Put it to a gun, it is an assault-weapon. Put it to a spoon, it is an assault-silverware. Put it to a pen, it is an assault-writing instrument. Put it to a block of cheddar and it is an assault-fromage.
You hit the right answer the second time, just make up a date. I do that with all those annoying check inquired. Random phone number, random zip, random birthday. The questions are silly, but getting all indignant about it takes time, random answers get me on my with my product which is what I want, and gives them crap info for the demographics.
I would have done the exact same thing. I flat out refuse to show ID for so called “Age restricted” purchases, since I am 46 and look old enough to buy anything I please.
No, they cant see my id, or swipe my id, NO I don’t care if some 17 year old buys a pack of smokes, its my privacy and I don’t like being databased.
A while back I remember reading an article that stated how easy it was to track down an exact person with only a zip code and birthday, now stores get neither.
You shoulda filmed it and put it on youtube like that Chick-fil-a guy.