
It always shocks me when servers don’t ID me if I’m with my mom or family. Last night I was at a restaurant with a dress on and pigtails in my hair and they didn’t ID me. Like “yup you look like you are old enough to drink a couple passionate fruit margaritas” Every time it happens I turn to my mom (we both work in restaurants) and whisper “that’s an ABC violation” and she chuckles. She’s a little surprised too
And if you accidentally ever did sell to someone under 21 you could get in legal trouble. I don’t trust how old anyone looks. A guy at my current job got fired and had to go to court for selling underage to someone who genuinely looked about 30 years old based on the security camera 😭
Some places even have a policy where anyone regardless of age must be id’d. I’m 21 but was constantly mistaken for mid 20s even while I was 18 and have been accidentally served champagne at wedding events and offered it dining at wineries that allow minors. Even worse I’d be hanging out with friends my age who look younger and someone would come up asking why I’m 25 surrounded by 19 y/os someone even thought I was 27 and accused me of grooming freshmen on campus while I was a 19 y/o freshman 💀
It’s so interesting to learn about how other states approach alcohol. In TN we are supposed to card anyone who orders alcohol. Additionally, if you’re at a store, everyone with you has to show an ID. I was at Walmart and I was buying alcohol for myself and I had my boyfriend with me and I was 21 and he wasn’t. They had to refuse the sale since he was underage. I didn’t know that was a law here😭
& additionally one time when i was abroad i was trying to buy wine BUT a) i look young 2) i wasn’t wearing makeup this day and 3) i have lost a lot of weight since that photo was taken and they just simply denied it. i was sooo embarrassed bc what does a girl do in that situation when my real ID doesn’t even count 😭
These rules exist for a reason, many bars and restaurants near me closed because all their money came from booze and there was one employee who didn’t follow the rules and served underage friends or one usual that was caught using a fake id for months. If a place with a bar loses their liquor license once (even worse multiple times like the one restaurant near me) they are doomed to close all their staff will lose their jobs and if it’s a family owned business they’ll be hit even harder.
typically what happens if one kid.student / friend will buy a fake for everyone in the friend group to use. or they can go to a bar tab which is paid an org/ soro/frat as an invited guest ect this is where there’s always big worries bc most of them here are underclassman bc they have a lighter school schedule. or maybe even less course work than most students, typically those who have thursday/fridays off or have online classes that could start at later hours….