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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Some of the previous posters are seriously unhinged. You think a cashier making minimum wage likes to pester people for ID? That the cashier is making up requirements for fun? The way the system is set up is they have to mark they have checked ID or a birthdate because it is a law.

§ 131.03 SALE AND POSSESSION OF AEROSOL SPRAY PAINT CANS BY JUVENILES.
   It is unlawful for any person to sell, exchange, give or loan, or cause or permit to be sold, exchanged, given, or loaned, any pressurized can or other container commonly known as an aerosol spray paint can or container which contains paint or dye to anyone under the age of 18 years. It is unlawful for anyone under the age of 18 years to purchase or otherwise obtain any aerosol spray paint can or for a juvenile to possess an aerosol spray paint can in a public place unless the juvenile is in the presence of his or her parent or guardian.
('83 Code, § 9.20.030) (Ord. 1048, passed - -91) Penalty, see § 10.99

So they program the registers to ask the question about birthdate or check ID. The cashier is just told- don't discriminate based on looks, check everyone's ID who wants to buy spray paint. [/quote]

+1,000 to the above.

It's simply mean and self-centered to blame the individual employees, who simply want to keep their jobs FFS!, for doing things they are told they MUST do for every transaction. Try to be civilized, all of you who proclaim such fury at the cashiers. Those cashiers hate it all as much as you do -- more, in fact, because for you it's just one transaction, but for them it's potentially many transactions each shift where they have to be the "bad guy" asking for IDs or denying sales, all based on polices entirely out of their individual control.

Making the cashier's life hell -- yeah, even for a few minutes -- gets you nothing, and makes that person's day a little sh**tier. If doing that to some random cashier makes you feel better, you need a serious attitude adjustment. [/quote]

NP - I'm sorry.  I try not to get upset at employees, but I will definitely express my unhappiness with store policies to the employee who is literally the only face of the corporation that I am allowed to interact with.  If we all just suck it up because it's not the fault of the employee, the store/company will never understand why their business is declining and will not change.

Speak up, be polite, and ask the employee to pass along your concerns to the manager (or do it yourself).  I went through a hellish experience in the Immigration line at Dulles, asked to speak to a manager and the CBP guy told me that the only way to effectuate change was to complain to my Congressman.  He sympathized.  I also contacted Dulles and they were really responsive re: the part that they controlled.  Don't give up and live in a crap world.[/quote]

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