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Id'd for buying disposable razor blades...

13 replies

InThePurpleHaze · 14/09/2023 18:47

This happened in poundland earlier on.
I am 38 years old. Aibu to think this is absurd?

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bookworm44 · 14/09/2023 18:48

Depends how old you look i suppose.

MatthewsMumFromTikTok · 14/09/2023 18:54

It's a blade

There's laws....so no, not ridiculous at all. Unless you want the shops and staff continually fined?

A retail worker can be fined and prosecuted if they just let you off

RagamuffinCat · 14/09/2023 18:56

I had the same thing in Superdrug a couple of weeks ago and I'm 37. I was rather happy about it!

hivisalways · 14/09/2023 19:05

Yes it’s crazy! It’s always something like that, or paracetamol…. They never actually care when it’s alcohol I find!

fairyfluf · 14/09/2023 19:13

Yes yabu. Just show your ID and get over it

RyanGoslingsTan · 14/09/2023 19:18

Pleased for you

CyberCritical · 14/09/2023 19:56

Do t buy anything age locked from B&M they've recently introduced a policy where they have to get a second staff member to validate the Id check and put their code into the till. It's a right faff as they always have to call for someone, there's never a second person in the vicinity.

NewName122 · 14/09/2023 20:28

No offence but there is no way at your age that you look under 18. So that is ridiculous.

caramond · 14/09/2023 20:32

It happened to me several times in my mid 30s buying silly things like a set of cutlery for the office, a box of matches in my Ocado delivery order and once a glue stick! I'm 40 now and haven't had it for a while luckily, it always felt ridiculous because I was clearly over 16/18!

MoggyP · 14/09/2023 20:32

Yes, they're age-restricted (esp as you say blades rather than razors)

Stealth boast about how young you look?

missnevermind · 14/09/2023 20:36

I had a Tesco delivery last week and they age checked me. No alcohol. No blades. No fireworks. Even the delivery driver was confused so I asked him to check.
Large plastic food saver box!

OhcantthInkofaname · 14/09/2023 20:55

The me why the large plastic food saver box needs ID? Is it big enough to hold a body.

missnevermind · 15/09/2023 06:46

Sort of big cake size. You might get a cat in it 🤷‍♀️

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