parents denied alcohol purchase

[honkydory]

A couple of weeks ago I was with my parents at a cvs ans we were heading over to my grand parents for a bbq and they wanted to pick up some beer and a bottle of tequila. So when we get up to the register they ask for is (my dad isn't a young looking guy by any means) so he laughs and shows them, then the clerk looks at me and asks for mine, and I explain that I'm his son and not 21 and the alcohol isn't for me (I even showed her my id to prove I was his son) but they informed us that they wouldn't sell us alcohol because I wasn't 21. Has anyone else heard of this or had it happen, to me it seems outright rediculous,

 

[Colt45]

shens

 

[honkydory]

no lie, the cashier said it was company policy too, which seems kind of rediculous if we are family.

 

[QueBert]

Originally posted by: honkydory
A couple of weeks ago I was with my parents at a cvs ans we were heading over to my grand parents for a bbq and they wanted to pick up some beer and a bottle of tequila. So when we get up to the register they ask for is (my dad isn't a young looking guy by any means) so he laughs and shows them, then the clerk looks at me and asks for mine, and I explain that I'm his son and not 21 and the alcohol isn't for me (I even showed her my id to prove I was his son) but they informed us that they wouldn't sell us alcohol because I wasn't 21. Has anyone else heard of this or had it happen, to me it seems outright rediculous,

In California it's law, I worked at a liquor store and could not sell to any person who had someone under 21 with them. I would imagine other states have the same law. Stores generally don't enforce it if a small child though. The store was probably just following the law, even if you were his son, if the state has a law about this the store could face a huge fine if a cop was in the store and saw the sale happen. A few stores in my area have actually been hit for doing this, and in one that I know about at least. It was similar to your situation where it was a parent with their older daughter. And the daughter was not going to drink.

Sucks but laws are laws, stores would be stupid to ignore this, the fine is retardly huge, they could also possibly lose their liquor license.

I was in AM/PM with a few Poker buddies last year, one was under 21 and buying chips, we went up to the check out together, the cashier asked to see his ID, he said he was 20 and the beer wasn't for him. She said she couldn't sell it. He went out the door and she still wouldn't sell me the beer. We ended up having to go to a another store and he stayed outside this time

 

[honkydory]

Originally posted by: QueBert

Originally posted by: honkydory
A couple of weeks ago I was with my parents at a cvs ans we were heading over to my grand parents for a bbq and they wanted to pick up some beer and a bottle of tequila. So when we get up to the register they ask for is (my dad isn't a young looking guy by any means) so he laughs and shows them, then the clerk looks at me and asks for mine, and I explain that I'm his son and not 21 and the alcohol isn't for me (I even showed her my id to prove I was his son) but they informed us that they wouldn't sell us alcohol because I wasn't 21. Has anyone else heard of this or had it happen, to me it seems outright rediculous,

In California it's law, I worked at a liquor store and could not sell to any person who had someone under 21 with them. I would imagine other states have the same law. Stores generally don't enforce it if a small child though. The store was probably just following the law, even if you were his son, if the state has a law about this the store could face a huge fine if a cop was in the store and saw the sale happen. A few stores in my area have actually been hit for doing this, and in one that I know about at least. It was similar to your situation where it was a parent with their older daughter. And the daughter was not going to drink.

Sucks but laws are laws, stores would be stupid to ignore this, the fine is retardly huge, they could also possibly lose their liquor license.

Wow, i had no idea that it was state law, if the cashier had informed us of that it would have been a lot more acceptable but it still seems ridiculous, gotta love laws like that. I mean i understand the not selling to people whom walk in with minors that arnt their childern.

 

[QueBert]

Originally posted by: honkydory

Originally posted by: QueBert

Originally posted by: honkydory
A couple of weeks ago I was with my parents at a cvs ans we were heading over to my grand parents for a bbq and they wanted to pick up some beer and a bottle of tequila. So when we get up to the register they ask for is (my dad isn't a young looking guy by any means) so he laughs and shows them, then the clerk looks at me and asks for mine, and I explain that I'm his son and not 21 and the alcohol isn't for me (I even showed her my id to prove I was his son) but they informed us that they wouldn't sell us alcohol because I wasn't 21. Has anyone else heard of this or had it happen, to me it seems outright rediculous,

In California it's law, I worked at a liquor store and could not sell to any person who had someone under 21 with them. I would imagine other states have the same law. Stores generally don't enforce it if a small child though. The store was probably just following the law, even if you were his son, if the state has a law about this the store could face a huge fine if a cop was in the store and saw the sale happen. A few stores in my area have actually been hit for doing this, and in one that I know about at least. It was similar to your situation where it was a parent with their older daughter. And the daughter was not going to drink.

Sucks but laws are laws, stores would be stupid to ignore this, the fine is retardly huge, they could also possibly lose their liquor license.

Wow, i had no idea that it was state law, if the cashier had informed us of that it would have been a lot more acceptable but it still seems ridiculous, gotta love laws like that. I mean i understand the not selling to people whom walk in with minors that arnt their childern.

Well it's kind of a retarded law, I mean I understand it, but if a guy came in the store I worked at with his 8 year old, I technically shouldn't have sold any liquor to him. I can understand if it's somebody with a 20 year old who isn't related to him. And of course since most people in Cali seem to know about the law now, they just have the 20 year old they're buying for wait outside. Doubtful it cuts down on underaged drinking at all. Probably just another BS method for the state to make more money.

 

[alkemyst]

when kids have kids?

 

[olds]

OP
Your speling and grammer are not honkydory.
Also, the expression is "hunky dory".

That is all.

 

[rudeguy]

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
OP
Your speling and grammer are not honkydory.
Also, the expression is "hunky dory".

That is all.

:heart: olds

/me bats eyes

 

[olds]

Originally posted by: NSFW

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
OP
Your speling and grammer are not honkydory.
Also, the expression is "hunky dory".

That is all.

:heart: olds

/me bats eyes

:lips:

 

[leftyman]

Morning wood is always the best.

 

[Linflas]

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
OP
Your speling and grammer are not honkydory.
Also, the expression is "hunky dory".

That is all.

Shouldn't you be using "Bees Knees" like the rest of us oldsters?

 

[geno]

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
OP
Your speling and grammer are not honkydory.
Also, the expression is "hunky dory".

That is all.

REdiculous.

 

[MichaelD]

Assuming that really is the law in CA; it's the dumbest law ever.

What if I really am buying alcohol for a minor and said minor waits in the car/around the corner/back at the motel? It most definitely is just another "income generator law."

It's a sad America that we live in today. When I was in HS, one of my friends' parents would go out one Saturday a month specifically so we could get shitfaced at their house.

The only rules were; be gone by 1:00AM and don't break anything. It was the best time ever. They would rather have us drink at home than out at some club or on a street corner.

Nowadays, you go to jail for supplying al-kee-haul to a minor. :roll:

Nostalgia FTW. :heart:

 

[geno]

Originally posted by: MichaelD
They would rather have us drink at home than out at some club or on a street corner.

That was the philosophy in my house, and it worked out pretty well for me. Teaching responsibility for those who can handle it FTW.

 

[jlee]

State law? It's typically store policy..maybe Cali is different. I wouldn't be surprised.

 

[MichaelD]

Originally posted by: geno

Originally posted by: MichaelD
They would rather have us drink at home than out at some club or on a street corner.

That was the philosophy in my house, and it worked out pretty well for me. Teaching responsibility for those who can handle it FTW.

Yep, and everything turned out fine. Unfortunately, for the past 10 or so years our society has become more and more sue-happy.

Little Bobby gets drunk at my house (even if I don't purchase or supply the booze), crashes his car into a minivan and kills everyone. I get sued for everything I own.

But if Bobby drinks out in the street with the same end result, then it's Bobby's fault. Where's the logic there?

 

[SonnyDaze]

Originally posted by: leftyman
Morning wood is always the best.

I used to work with a girl by the name of Wood. So of course, her greeting each morning was "Morning, Wood." She was a dirty little whore so she just giggled each time.

Oh and OP drinking is bad......

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

Originally posted by: honkydory
no lie, the cashier said it was company policy too, which seems kind of rediculous if we are family.

/thread

 

[Insomniator]

This country is a joke.

 

[joutlaw]

I've had this happen in Alabama. They carded everyone when only one of us were buying beer.

 

[Pegun]

I had the same thing happen to me with my dad before I turned 21. We just left the liquor on the counter and left, I never went back to the store. In CT the law states that someone under 21 can not buy liquor but with permission and presence of their parent they can consume a drink after 16. I figured the guy was just being an idiot and using his own interpretation. We went to another store and they laughed at the ridiculousness.

 

[Joemonkey]

I had this happen to me in KY as well. I was 21, girl in my car (who didn't even drink) was 19. I parked right up front, ran in and grabbed a 12 pack, went to pay, and the guy looked out the window into my car and said "she doesn't look 21" to which I replied "yeah, she's not... so..." to which he replied "so i can't sell unless everyone in the party is 21 or over" and he wouldn't sell to me. I just shrugged it off, went to the next gas station, parked on the side and got my beer there

i think this was very shortly after the law passed because when i remember when I was 19/20 and looked 25 all my underage buddies and i would go get beer at a gas station and when they asked for IDs I'd say "oh crap, i'm the only one over 21, these guys can't carry the beer out can they? do you mind helping?" and they'd totally forget to ask to see my ID and go into eye-rolling mode as they had to carry the beer out for my buddies

 

[Phoenix86]

Parents are legally allowed to give their children alcohol.

Just like 2 people who are married can drink together as long as one of them is 21 (this one is a bit trickier as they may ask for marriage license).

 

[Farang]

That happened to me when I was 18 and my brother was 23. We had done it countless times before. In fairness to the asshole cashier, I was absolutely going to drink half of that beer. Instead we left ~$50 worth of groceries at the register and walked out, stopping by another place to get beer before we hit the mountains.