To wonder why I've never been ID'd?

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Okay, not entirely true. I've been ID'd a few times, by the same person, same shop, sat next to her in school for 5 years and she knows who I am hates my guts

Anyway, why has no one actually questioned me and asked for ID before?

Never. I buy alcohol regularly. Not usually for me, for DH.

But the odd WKD is often purchased, a known 'young person's' drink.

Am I really that haggard? I must be.

It sounds ridiculous but I've been to many shops, all over the country. Wales, South East, Essex, London, Liverpool.

Does it also go by persona sometimes?

"The individual staff member can get a hefty fine if they sell to someone under age so I understand the policy"

Depends.

If you're 21 and you look like you could be any age from 17 to 23, then yeah- it makes sense.

But if you're 33 and you look like you might pass for 24 yrs 11 months (on a good day, with the right lighting)- then no, it doesn't make sense to refuse a sale. There's no way someone in their 30s looks under the legal drinking age.

It achieves nothing other than losing business- as most of us don't take a passport/driving licence with us when we pop to the local co-op.

Not the same but I was at a checkout with my dad in my twenties and the lady serving us referred to me as his wife...

"If you are lucky enough to look under 25 you will be asked to prove you are 18 or over"

I'm thirty-pissing-two. How long am I going to have to carry ID around on the off chance that some eejit can't tell I'm not a teenager?

SayNoToCarrots stealth boast. My tiny violin is playing for your youthful looks.

Someone stared at me for 10 second before asking for ID and taking my license for a good minute the other day. It's so embarrassing. I'm over 25 too.

So many stealth boasts however my cousin looks really young, she's 30 this year and could easily pass for 20.. I look my age (same age!) but because I always make an effort with hair and make up etc I'm.hopeful I'll look younger as i get older iyswim.

I was chuffed with my midwife referred to me as a "young mum" when i had DS1 tho... I was 28 so not young imo!

It is annoying when you're in your 30s. I don't believe even a "younger looking" 30 something could just happen to be 17 but look 25.

Most checkout staff are just shitting it, probably hate having to make the judgment call and probably don't even look at you really and just ask "to be on the safe side."

I find younger check out staff don't tend to ask as much, it's usually older women who ask, probably because they have got to a point where everyone under 40 looks like a teenager to them.

I usually just buy alcohol at my local co-op now because I can't be arsed with the silliness that buying it has become in supermarkets and I hate the intense stare whilst they are trying to establish if you are an adult because it makes me feel uncomfortable. Since when did it become acceptable to stare at a woman in her 30s to guess her age and then ask her age?

Nor I, not even when I was 18. However, I don't think 'challenge 25' existed in those days; also, I am a geeky, sensible-looking person so probably looked a law-abiding type back in the days when I was young enough for my majority to be in question.

I don't drink, so don't often get ID'd. But recently I have been asked for ID to buy plastic knifes - plastic ones! I didn't have any ID on me so I couldn't buy the knifes.

I was also asked for ID to buy a 12 rated DVD. I didn't have any ID. "I'm clearly over the age of 12" I told her. She replied that the check out machine was asking her if I looked over 25 and I didn't. I repeated that I may not look over 25 but I clearly look over 12. I was getting quite annoyed by this point so asked to speak to her manager. She explained to the manager that I didn't look over 25. The manager told her she was expected to apply a certain amount of common sense.

I'm actually over 30.

I was id 'd buying lottery tickets. I am nearly 60 and look in my 70s. Because I couldn't prove I was over 16 (Assistant kept flashing her think over 25 badge) I never carry anything other my phone and a credit card on me. I was refused

I was in Tesco yesterday and I noticed a sign saying "If you look under 25 you will need to prove you are over over 16" to buy energy drinks. I asked the lad on the till about it and he said it's not law it's just what the supermarket are doing now. He said it was silly that it's still Think 25 for it though.

I don't not agree about energy drinks being sold to under 16s because of the sugar in them etc but is this going to be yet another thing 30 year olds will have to prove they are old enough to buy?

I was walking into a pub in Blackpool a couple of weeks ago, wearing sunglasses (it was daytime). The bouncer stopped me and said I need to see your ID. I took my sunglasses off and he said "oh no you're fine, go on in" 😂😂

I was once refused to buy chocolate liqueurs in Waitrose when I was 18. Ridiculous but staff have to follow rules and I could have been a 17yo for all they knew.

However, my dad then went to buy the chocolates and he was also refused as we had been seen together in the shop! Did they think we were a police bust? Or that the plan was for me to get trollied on one box of chocolate liqueurs(!) supplied by my what, pimp? Maybe try thought we might go around lots of shops buying lots of chocolate liqueurs and if I ate about 100 I might feel tipsy. On many other occasions my parents had bought wine, beer, gin whilst underage me had tagged along with them on their shopping trip (that's normal right?) so the fuss was simply because I had tried to buy the chocolates first.

Reminds me of a trip to Florida when 20, all week I had been trying to buy but got refused (just thought I'd try my luck) I turned 21 whilst there, went out, passport in bag ready.... got served without being asked for I.d

Personally I ID anyone who looks younger than myself (20) or anyone who is behaving impolite or impatiently whatever there age.
I don't get ID'd in my local area because people know who I am but tend to be asked elsewhere.

I'm 59 and a young man (possibly around 20) called me "Miss" at a cafe the other day. I thanked him for doing so.

The friend I was with reckoned he was just so young and I'm so obviously an ex-teacher that he did it out of habit. There was no need to rain on my parade, was there?

I was id'd in the US in my early 30's but had no id with me. I was delighted, as I had been persuaded by my American colleagues to go for a few drinks after dinner whereas I really just wanted to go back to the hotel and go to bed.

Unfortunately, the bouncer decided to let me go in as everyone else had id and was well over 21. I was gutted.

God ID'd other week age 34 only get IDd when I buy alcopop drinks. They're fine when it's wine or spirits

I alwAys get id. Even with my 4 kid s when I pointed out to someone I have 4 kids how can she be asking me for id she said you can be 15 and have 4 kids