Asked for ID to by paper!

jaffa20 · 2009-12-07 16:52:35

So, i was in supervalu today getting some stuff. I went to the express counter cos i had to buy some rizla. The girl serving me actually asked me for ID. I repeated tobacco PAPERS. She kept asking for ID. I was getting frustrated as i didn't have any on me and wasn't going to go out to the car to get my license over this.…

07-12-2009 05:52PM

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So, i was in supervalu today getting some stuff. I went to the express counter cos i had to buy some rizla. The girl serving me actually asked me for ID. I repeated tobacco PAPERS. She kept asking for ID. I was getting frustrated as i didn't have any on me and wasn't going to go out to the car to get my license over this. I was more annoyed as to why she was demanding ID for some pieces of paper. I thought she missunderstood what i wanted.

She asked the manager to intervene and she explained that they need to ask for ID for tobacco and tobacco PAPERS. I told her there must be a mistake as they wouldn't be doing anything illegal by selling something that doesn't have tobacco in it.

I told her it was ridiculous and she agreed but said they could lose their license over it and the girl serving me could be fined 3k for selling me the papers. She told me to take it up with the authorities if i had a problem :rolleyes:

The two guys behind me couldn't stop laughing and offered to buy them for me My mate who was in the queue was also declined them (he's about 32) because the girl said he could have been buying them for me. Was that even any of her business?:mad:

I'm actually 24 and don't even look 18 and i wouldn't have minded if it was tobacco or cigarettes i was buying but it was papers. It's like refusing wine glasses to someone without ID.

Bloody ridiculous IMHO but there must be a law regarding it or they wouldn't have made a fuss about it.

Does anyone know?

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#2 07-12-2009 05:55PM

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Haha loser

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#3 07-12-2009 05:55PM

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Unless you have a rather small hole and you use them to wipe your arse with they have no other use..Perhaps a small little love letter or, grease paper for a tiny cake.

Otherwise they are used to fill with tobaco, And you need to be over 18

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#4 07-12-2009 05:55PM

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Yeah she was right. You have to be over 18 to buy cigarette papers, lighters, matches AFAIK. I used to work in a newsagents and our boss used to be quite strict about us IDing people for these things. She's just doing her job, it's mortifying for shop staff when customers cause a big fuss over things like that, especially in front of other customers!

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#5 07-12-2009 05:56PM

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Smokers are jokers!!

I think everywhere is supposed to ask for i.d for any tobacco related parephenalia, but most places dont bother!

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helimachoptor wrote: »

Haha loser

Harsh

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Did you try hitting her?

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snyper wrote: »

Unless you have a rather small hole and you use them to wipe your arse with they have no other use..

They're also used for drying the reeds of certain musical instruments.

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Whopper of the day!!

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Probably wasn't for tobacco now was it?

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#11 07-12-2009 05:59PM

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Not bein funny or anything and I know your going to say it was the principle of it,but would you not have just gone back to your car and get your I'd instead of prob standing there for 10 mins arguing...if they said no they won't change their mind,infact you will prob pi$$ them off even further that they definitly won't change their minds...but goin back to your point,no I never heard of asking for Id for papers..small bit silly really!!

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#12 07-12-2009 06:00PM

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AFAIK its still a tobacco product, and comes under the same legislation.

Bit on the harsh side, but thats the law.

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#13 07-12-2009 06:01PM

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jaffa20 wrote: »

So, i was in supervalu today getting some stuff. I went to the express counter cos i had to buy some rizla. The girl serving me actually asked me for ID. I repeated tobacco PAPERS. She kept asking for ID. I was getting frustrated as i didn't have any on me and wasn't going to go out to the car to get my license over this. I was more annoyed as to why she was demanding ID for some pieces of paper. I thought she missunderstood what i wanted.

She asked the manager to intervene and she explained that they need to ask for ID for tobacco and tobacco PAPERS. I told her there must be a mistake as they wouldn't be doing anything illegal by selling something that doesn't have tobacco in it.

I told her it was ridiculous and she agreed but said they could lose their license over it and the girl serving me could be fined 3k for selling me the papers. She told me to take it up with the authorities if i had a problem :rolleyes:

The two guys behind me couldn't stop laughing and offered to buy them for me My mate who was in the queue was also declined them (he's about 32) because the girl said he could have been buying them for me. Was that even any of her business?:mad:

I'm actually 24 and don't even look 18 and i wouldn't have minded if it was tobacco or cigarettes i was buying but it was papers. It's like refusing wine glasses to someone without ID.

Bloody ridiculous IMHO but there must be a law regarding it or they wouldn't have made a fuss about it.

Does anyone know?

they can also refuse you if your buying a lighter i think

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#14 07-12-2009 06:01PM

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Seriously, you must look REALLY young.

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According to the law, "tobacco product" includes papers, filters and 'tubes'.
Lighters shouldn't be restricted.

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jimi_t wrote: »

They're also used for drying the reeds of certain musical instruments.

And for taking certain drugs.. And you don't need ID for that.

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#17 07-12-2009 06:02PM

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I thought you meant newspapers.

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#18 07-12-2009 06:02PM

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helimachoptor wrote: »

Haha loser

Oi, watch it!

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I only ever use them as cheap post it notes, I never knew you could use them to smoke tobacco or take drugs :eek:

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#20 07-12-2009 06:04PM

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ibarelycare wrote: »

Ye. You have to be over 18 to buy cigarette papers, lighters, matches AFAIK.

Jaysus. Thats a bit much. IYou have to have ID if you are buying matches? What if you just needed them to light the fire in the house?

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jumpguy wrote: »

I thought you meant newspapers.

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Vains tip of the day: Mc Donalds napkins can also be used as smoking paper.

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#23 07-12-2009 06:07PM

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Vain wrote: »

Vains tip of the day: Mc Donalds napkins can also be used as smoking paper.

Ew, good grief no. Do you know what kind of chemicals go into the product of those napkins?

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Just get some tin foil and heroin! Bet they won't refuse to sell that!!

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Your not this guy are you? 'cause that would be unlucky.

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snyper wrote: »

Unless you have a rather small hole and you use them to wipe your arse with they have no other use..Perhaps a small little love letter or, grease paper for a tiny cake.

I just spat tea over my laptop :pac:

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Vain wrote: »

Vains tip of the day: Mc Donalds napkins can also be used as smoking paper.

bible and dictionary pages have served me well in the past.

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Walking Tours of Kilkenny in English, French or German.

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#28 07-12-2009 06:09PM

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minidazzler wrote: »

Just get some tin foil and heroin! Bet they won't refuse to sell that!!

Supervalu sell heroin?

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#29 07-12-2009 06:10PM

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It's worse in off licences, the one I used work in had the policy of not serving anyone under 18 anything at all. This sounded reasonable but every now and again, a small girl would come in looking to buy ice for her mum outside in the car and I was supposed to refuse them?!? I never did refuse them, wasn't worth the wrath of the mum or dad storming in giving out.

On the topic of your friend getting refused after you, I can totally understand why by the way. Used to do that all the time to people, really annoying when you refuse someone because they don't have ID and they just smile and shout back to their mate in the queue to get their stuff, or when a dad and their 16/17 year old child comes in and the child picks everything out in front of you and the dad steps forward to pay for it, expecting it to be okay.

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#30 07-12-2009 06:10PM

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rarnes1 wrote: »

The Daily Spurt !!

Now that would've been hilarious. I'd love to say to a scumbag "Sorry, you can't buy the Times, it's got big words"

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#31 07-12-2009 06:15PM

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jumpguy wrote: »

Now that would've been hilarious. I'd love to say to a scumbag "Sorry, you can't buy the Times, it's got big words"

Now that, that I would dearly love to see. I would vote you man of the year. In fact, thats going into my sig!

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