Would you be ticked off if a restaurant refused to serve you a cocktail for no ID?

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Anonymous wrote:No, it’s what they are supposed to do.

+1 Your ID could have been slipped into your pockets, or your husband’s. Not carrying a purse isn’t an excuse.

+2 Exactly.

Would you say this about a male bartender?

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Anonymous wrote:They could lose their liquor license. Take it as a compliment.

That is not true. There are no such thing as stings with 40-something people, who ordered $100 in takeout no less. Stings are teenagers.

Who said anything about "stings"?

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I would be pissed, and annoyed about the theatrics, but accept that it was my bad. I'm 37 and there is a grocery store in town where 9 out of 10 times they don't card me. When I get a 1 in 10 when I've forgotten my ID I get very annoyed but it is what it is. I don't take it out on the person doing their job. Did your DH also not have an ID? Sometimes this happens when I'm out with DH and he just orders and I share.

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I would be ticked at myself for forgetting my ID

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Anonymous wrote:All the "it's the LAW" people here are too much. Let me guess, none of you ever drive over the speed limit either, right?

If we get pulled over and get a ticket, we pay it without complaining to the officer. See how that works?

No, no you all don't. Come on. Are you going to pretend you all thank him for reminding you of the law also and teaching you a lesson?

I do thank the officer (note that not all law enforcement officers are “him”), unless they are confrontational and rude. But if I was speeding, I usually know it, and I don’t fight them on it, because I’m not stupid.

Do you also offer up your ID at the bar if the bartender forgot to check it? To make sure it's all on the up and up?

I provide ID at bars and restaurants when asked for it. What with that being the law and all. How entitled and bratty would it be to act like I am somehow above laws and policies? If you don’t like the restaurant or bar’s policy, you are free to ease on down, ease on down the road. You will not be missed.

But it wasn't the bar's policy in this case. They didn't check all IDs.

Here's one more thing going on: we can pick and choose who we card based on their age. Once we ask and you don't have on you, we cannot serve you. She could have served you if she hadn't asked.

That's also a policy, not a law. It is not illegal to serve soemone who is actually over 21. But you might get fired for violating your bar's policy.

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Anonymous wrote:It is quite literally the law.

We’ve been in the same restaurant and not been carded. Even the elderly couple next to us quipped they weren’t carded.

Like PP said, it's the law. What a self-centered dimwit. They can lose license. Literally!

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No because they are supposed to card people and I didn't have my ID. If you decided to be mad about this that's on you.

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Anonymous wrote:I would be pissed, and annoyed about the theatrics, but accept that it was my bad. I'm 37 and there is a grocery store in town where 9 out of 10 times they don't card me. When I get a 1 in 10 when I've forgotten my ID I get very annoyed but it is what it is. I don't take it out on the person doing their job. Did your DH also not have an ID? Sometimes this happens when I'm out with DH and he just orders and I share.

My guess is that OP left out that she complained and insisted that she should be able to order a drink, so the waitress told the bartender not to serve her because it was clear that the OP was going to try again after being told no.

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Anonymous wrote:No because they are supposed to card people and I didn't have my ID. If you decided to be mad about this that's on you.

Exactly.. You are a Karen OP.

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Anonymous wrote:No because they are supposed to card people and I didn't have my ID. If you decided to be mad about this that's on you.

Exactly.. You are a Karen OP.

+1 I wouldn't get mad b.c I'm not a Karen despite being a middle aged white woman. Don't get mad at people for doing their job. She could get fired for serving without seeing ID.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm 41 and look about 26, objectively speaking. Not in a like OMG you're so hot kind of way. My whole life I've had that younger than I am look about me. I get carded all the time and it's fine. No this would not make me mad, at all.

Lol.

Right? Classic DCUM

I’m surprised it took them 9 pages to show up.

Huh? PP you are mocking here. I'm also not White, if that helps you make sense of this. Are we not allowed here??

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Anonymous wrote:I'm 41 and look about 26, objectively speaking. Not in a like OMG you're so hot kind of way. My whole life I've had that younger than I am look about me. I get carded all the time and it's fine. No this would not make me mad, at all.

Lol.

Right? Classic DCUM

I’m surprised it took them 9 pages to show up.

Huh? PP you are mocking here. I'm also not White, if that helps you make sense of this. Are we not allowed here??

???????

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Anonymous wrote:Happened to my husband and I last night. No kids. Beachfront restaurant. I didn’t want to carry my purse and we were getting to-go food. While on the way, husband recommends a classic margarita. Great idea and I actually look forward to it. Female bartender who was probably just as old as us cards me! Implying we just graduated from high school two years ago? Our own kids are in middle and high school. She refuses to serve me, then when she goes to the back to get our food loudly tells the other bartender I don’t have ID and to not serve me alcohol.

No, that's not what was happening. Lol.


And no I would not be "ticked off". The potential liabilities and/or consequences for the restaurant are not worth it to them. It's not personal. You need to be prepared to show a ( valid/not expired) ID for any alcohol purchase.

Please cite a source that state, commonwealth, and/local bureaucrats are doing sting operations on bars using age 21+ decoys with expired licenses or old timers who left their ID at home. This simply does not happen. They use 20 year olds and teenagers with valid teenager IDs.[/quote
Lol. I'll pass on your invitation to "cite a source" as if I'm on the clock and you're my boss. Thanks though!

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Anonymous wrote:Happened to my husband and I last night. No kids. Beachfront restaurant. I didn’t want to carry my purse and we were getting to-go food. While on the way, husband recommends a classic margarita. Great idea and I actually look forward to it. Female bartender who was probably just as old as us cards me! Implying we just graduated from high school two years ago? Our own kids are in middle and high school. She refuses to serve me, then when she goes to the back to get our food loudly tells the other bartender I don’t have ID and to not serve me alcohol.

No, that's not what was happening. Lol.


And no I would not be "ticked off". The potential liabilities and/or consequences for the restaurant are not worth it to them. It's not personal. You need to be prepared to show a ( valid/not expired) ID for any alcohol purchase.

Please cite a source that state, commonwealth, and/local bureaucrats are doing sting operations on bars using age 21+ decoys with expired licenses or old timers who left their ID at home. This simply does not happen. They use 20 year olds and teenagers with valid teenager IDs.

Lol. I'll pass on your invitation to "cite a source" as if I'm on the clock and you're my boss. Thanks though.!

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No, I wouldn't. You chose to go without your ID, so you got no drink. I'm amused that you are mad at this woman for doing her job. For all you know, she has to ask every X person for their ID and your number was up. Bring your ID next time.