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Old 03-12-2009, 04:42 PM
 
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Better not go into B'ham to buy beer MonaLisaVito with your kids unless you can get them a fake ID!!!!

If they asked for my ID that would make my day!!!

I think someone at Walmart misunderstood the rules for checking IDs. I can understand if the person was 21 and buying only beer with an underage teen with them but someone who bought $250.00 in groceries isn't in there buying beer for an underage teen.

Besides if this is there practice you know teens are well aware of it.
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Old 03-12-2009, 09:28 PM
 
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The general rule is to check both, I suppose with the thought that they both might be drinking it. Like I said, it is a bit extreme, but that is Wal-Mart for you.
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Old 03-12-2009, 09:34 PM
 
Location: Chicago, IL
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Pretty crazy in my book.
I work at Wal-Mart and though the issue of a "third party" purchase was mentioned, nothing was mentioned about having to check BOTH people's IDs.
I just have to look for signs that might lead me to believe that an older person is buying beer for a younger person.
Thank goodness I can't sell alcohol anyway...I'm 18.
Most managers probably won't check BOTH people's IDs....they are just trying to get through with your transaction.
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Old 03-13-2009, 05:55 PM
 
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I believe that is a Walmart policy. They've had a lot of problems with alcohol being purchased for minors or illegals (illegals don't have an id to show in order prove thier age).
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Old 03-13-2009, 07:00 PM
 
Location: Brentwood, TN
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Better not go into B'ham to buy beer MonaLisaVito with your kids unless you can get them a fake ID!!!!
I wonder if their county pool passes will work!
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Old 03-13-2009, 07:05 PM
 
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
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Yesterday my daughter (age 17) and I went to WalMart for our weekly trip. I spent over $250 on groceries, etc. I was buying an 18 pack of beer for hubby and a 6 pack for me - in addition to the full cart of groceries. The cashier said he had to see both mine and my daughter's i.d. Said it was a new law - - if anyone is purchasing alcohol and an underage person is accompanying that person, then both must be carded. I have never heard of this nor has anyone I've mentioned this to since it happened. Has anyone heard of this? When was this enacted? Is it just WalMart? I would hate that I couldn't get my child to help me with my grocery shopping just because me and my husband want to buy beer.
Ya gotta love the bible belt. Enjoy !!
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Old 03-24-2009, 12:30 PM
 
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Default also refused beer with minor present

Yes, I have had it happen to me too, with my daughter present-new Wal-Mart in Eastwood, cart full of groceries one 6 pack of beer. Also, had it happen in Portland, Oregon a few years back at a posh Hagen grocery store-although nothing Portland does surprises me...
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Old 06-07-2013, 11:16 AM
 
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I think walmart needs to have a taste of their own medicine the next time they ask the person that is with me to see their ID and they are not even buying beer they better get ready to put everything back on their shelves. This happen to me at the walmart in Alma Michigan I spoke with the manager and he said they were told by the state police to do this and it is a new law does anyone know when this law came in to effect I can not find it anywhere. But they sold beer to me two weeks ago when my granddaughter was with me isn't that a HOOT!!
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Old 06-09-2013, 11:36 AM
 
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I think walmart needs to have a taste of their own medicine the next time they ask the person that is with me to see their ID and they are not even buying beer they better get ready to put everything back on their shelves. This happen to me at the walmart in Alma Michigan I spoke with the manager and he said they were told by the state police to do this and it is a new law does anyone know when this law came in to effect I can not find it anywhere. But they sold beer to me two weeks ago when my granddaughter was with me isn't that a HOOT!!

Stupid indeed...I am not aware of any State statute that restricts this type of purchase...that said, a store is not "required" to sell you anything.

It's stupid because it's bogus not to sell it...you can send your child to the car before checkout and buy the crap...it's moralistic and primitive reasoning to refuse the sale, but WalMart has gotten sued for getting into the personal lives and even dating lives of its own employees....years ago they fired a new executive who moved to the Bentonville area and was building a house....his supervisor exec thought the house was "ostentacious" and "too big"....they trumped up justification to separate the newly hired exec and he returned to the NE......

A manufacturer's rep who lived in a suburb of Memphis had WalMart as a customer...it was let known that the buyers did not want to "see" reps calling on them, driving highline, expensive cars such as Caddy's BMWs and Mercedes....the rep who I know well said he had to "drop off" his Benz at the dealership for "service" and pick up a "rental type car" to drive and park it on WalMart's parking lot....
These WallyWorld idiots had no business attempting to dictate what a free hard working person drives, but they purposefully tried to intimidate outside suppliers.....imagine that.....and this really happened !
It amounts to coercion and bribery (in reverse), I might have told them it was none of their business what I "drove"....for all they knew, I could have inherited a fortune or a car or two, own my own manu/rep firm and work harder than their own low-paid buyers...Screw them and the horse they rode in on....who cares what someone "drives" ...hell it could be one cheap-azz company paid LEASED BMW for 399/mo.....lol.....stupid stupid crap they are
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