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People can get a DUI with or without a license or ID....even if you sell alcohol to someone who shows you an ID they can still get drunk and start driving later to get more liquor...so how is not selling to somone who is obviously not under 21 or not possessing their ID at the time going to help solve "a bigger problem"....that's such a ridiculous argument....plus the store loses money in lost sales...yeah that's good business....I like it when I get those sales slips that direct to a website survey...then I get to tell them how stupid they are...and annoying as hell.
LOL...I like just making my lazy day in bed just that much warmer and cozier...a glass of wine does that and then I just doze off again...no worries...I feel it's justified cuz I work hard all week and on week days I hardly get any sleep...
Any safe places that will serve me a beer in Carlsbad and Alamogordo?
Hello, I am of legal drinking age and I have the under 21 Texas ID still because it has not expired yet.I need to know of good safe restaurants that will serve me in Carlsbad and Alamogordo.I am thinking of Pepper's in Alamogordo but idk if they will serve me. I have had two places in New Mexico that refused to give me a drink on previous trips due to my ID.Thanks in advance.
I was carded every time I bought anything anywhere in NM--be it beer, wine or tequila. I'm very obviously over 50 years old with a head full of white hair.
But I never had any problems at restaurants, ordering wine or beer with my meal. But if I were to guess, you probably would--with the combination of the license and youth!
I even got carded for buying a package of Bic lighters for candles!
I haven't been asked for ID in TX since I was 27 years old, so I found it really strange to be asked for it every time in NM!
While it is legal to sell alcohol to someone with an under 21 ID but a birth date showing they are now legal, most places won't!
I've seen several places that have it posted as such.
I was in line behind a guy in a Walgreens that had to be 80 years old. Clerk carded him! He was so surprised he had trouble finding his license. The older I get, the stupider the world seems to appear.
It all comes down to company policy and how stupid the manager wants to be about it. In general, chain stores and restaurants seem more likely to have strict policies and a disinclination to trust servers'/clerks' judgement.
OP, get a new license and save yourself the hassle. You'll get enough unavoidable aggravation in life without having to put up with that which you can avoid.
It's not stupid to card everyone. It is easier to have one policy and safer to protect your investment. A liquor license in NM is very expensive. $250k +. That is a lot of money to have tied up in a license and take the chance of it being pulled by the state.
Walgreen's is really stupid in Alamogordo as to carding people. Westerntraveler - there's a pub (pretty much the only one in Alamogordo) that serves liquor located just next to Wal*Mart that would no doubt serve you. I'm not a drinker but our son is and he went there all the time. He had a New Hampshire ID, too, and they served him.
It's not stupid to card everyone. It is easier to have one policy and safer to protect your investment. A liquor license in NM is very expensive. $250k +. That is a lot of money to have tied up in a license and take the chance of it being pulled by the state.
There's also a real incentive for the server. NM law can hold servers *personally* liable if they sell booze to someone who's underage or already intoxicated. That includes both criminal charges and civil suits should an intoxicated person get involved in a fatal accident. In other words, both server and business are highly motivated to follow the law to its letter.
A friend who works for the State Department of Health's alcoholism and DUI division recently told me that part of the reason for carding everyone is that it offers a quick way to see if someone's already drunk...if they struggle to fumble their ID out of their wallet, no more beers for them.
As for the original question, quite a few places in NM refuse to accept underage IDs for the reasons outlined above. You're probably better off getting yourself a current ID as soon as you possibly can.
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YAY for wine on an early Sunday morning...
