meauxna

Not at all. If you don't have a DL, use another form of ID.
People figured out how to professionally abuse the system & this is how merchants fight it.

Bluegrass Lass

When the merchants ask for your ID when you purchase alchohol, the only data they are entering is your birthdate (because they can't do the math to determine if you're 21) - at least, that's what they do here in KY. No other personal data is entered.

However, what really peeves me that when I want to buy a package of Sudafed, I have to practically sign over my first born. First, I can only get the Sudafed by going to the Pharmacy and asking for it, then I have to sign in 2 different places in 2 different log books, then I have to hand over my DL so they can enter my info into some database...this is all to make sure I'm not some fracking meth-head looking to cook up some drugs.

When it comes to customer returns, I admit I've handed over my DL without a thought. This thread has made me re-think that though.

meauxna

omg, you're still in an easy State. It got so bad here that you now must have a prescription for any psuedophedrin product. And then you still have to give ID!
Nevermind that we can drive 5 miles over the state line if we wanted...

Ridski

It's about 15 minutes' walk away. Less if I cycled it.

Ridski

Crikey, that's harsh! In NY and NJ, you just need to fill out one log book, or they'll scan your DL.

Bluegrass Lass

I just about spit my drink out reading that. You're kidding me!! Can you bill the state for making you pay for an office visit and your lost wages, in order to get the Rx? That's going to the extreme!

neil

That's very un-American of you. I suppose you steal their shopping trolley to get your stuff home too.

meauxna

Bill the State? Then the terrorists would WIN! For gods' sake woman! I mean the meth cooks would win. I mean, the criminals. Sheesh, cats laying down with dogs and all that!


We had a big problem with "the meths" (as my DH says) and a year or two of having to buy it through the pharmacist wasn't enough I guess. I think we are the only state that went this far. Results so far: unverified improvement.

MsElui

just on the deposit fronts - as i was arranging utils and didnt at the time have an ssn to give even if i wanted to - i got hit by 1 or 2 deposits.

the first rental we had a deposit of 150 for elec and about 100 for gas. when we moved out 4 months later we got both back without an issue. In the second rental we got hit with 75 for city water/trash and another 100 for electricity. I dont anticipate any problems getting the trash one back AND the last elec bill actually returned our deposit without asking!

so deposits are not always that big - and so far no hassle to get back.

neil

I had something similar when I first came over. As far as I recall the deposit was returned after the first year. I believe they even added interest.

Ridski

Of course not. As a Brit, I simply borrow it for an as-yet-undeclared period of time.

neil

My local supermarket has a sign up saying "Do not remove carriages from the parking lot". It took me a while to realise they meant the trolleys. It's also the only place in the US I've seen where the trolleys make you put a coin deposit in a slot to get it. I'm pretty sure that it's because we are in a walking town.

tamms_1965

Where I used to live you had to put a quarter in so the carts wouldn't end up crashing into traffic at the bottom of the hill. The supermarket (& other shops) and parking lot sat atop a very large hill and on a windy day the trolleys went hara kiri into parked cars and moving cars.

cindyabs

One thing though, when I was cashiering at Kroger for anyone purchasing either alcohol or cigs, when you scan the item it asks for a birthdate, you have to put one in or it won't go any further.

Bluegrass Lass

Yep. I had to do the same thing when I was a cashier at Kroger and Winn-Dixie. I would enter in a dummy DOB if the person was definitely over 18/21. I wasn't going to ask a 30, 40 or 50 y/o for their id.