So i really hate going to walmart and i hardly shop there but i went anyway because its close and i was in a hurry. i went with my brother (who is 19, im 22) along with some baking supplies on xmas eve to go buy some wine for our family dinner. the dumb ***** cashier asks for my ID, checks it, and says ok. then she asks for my brother's ID, and refused to sell us alcohol. Apparently I had the intent to provide to minors. Like i was gonna get smashed with my brother on christmas with a bottle of cheap wine and some browney mix. now, im sure if i went in there with a little kid they would have sold it to me. did they discriminate against me? is there government agency i can report this to?
2007-01-03 01:56:41 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
how is this any different than doing something like refusing to sell a black guy a crowbar because he might use it to pry open a window and steal a TV?
2007-01-03 01:57:25 · update #1
i wasnt trying to slam black people, i was making an analogy to a racial issue because people dont tend to take age discrimination as seriously. i had 1 bottle of wine... and she saw it was my brother when she looked at the ID, i talked to the front lanes manager or whatever, and it should have been pretty obvious the stuff i was buying was for a family christmas party not a frat party
2007-01-03 02:27:31 · update #2
and i dont mind being carded, and i could see where the policy would come into play if i had cart full of beer and hard stuff on friday night but i think it should have been very obvious i wasnt doing anything wrong
2007-01-03 02:29:34 · update #3
Ask to speak to the manager next time. I might understand that situation if your brother was an underaged girl and not related to you, but that sounds like a bunch of bs to me. You should load up a shopping cart with about $1000 worth of goods and one bottle of cheap wine and when they refuse to sell it to you, just walk out so they have a bunch of crap to re-stock. LOL!
2007-01-03 02:09:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 5⤋
Who was paying for the items you purchasing. In many places, if four people get to the register, and they all start "chipping in" money, then all the ID's should be checked. Also, like mentioned, businesses can always refuse to sell if they feel there is something supicious going on.
I'm sure your state has an agency charged with regulating the sell, distribution, and consumption of alcohol. In Texas, is in the TX Alcoholic Beverage Commission. Like everyone said, they will likely side with the business. If a mistake is going to be made, they would rather the business err on the side of caution rather than sell it to someone they shouldn't.
2007-01-03 10:26:54 · answer #2 · answered by ? 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Because it is the Law! If alcohol is being purchased all people that are with you should by law be carded. The cashier should be applauded for doing exactly what her job required. If it had been a sting the cashier depending on his/her age would face a hefty fine and possible jail time. The store also gets a fine and possible revocation of their alcohol license.
Oh and by the way stores have the right to refuse sale of alcohol for ANY reason.
Next time leave little bro. in the car out of sight and your all good. Duh!!!
2007-01-03 10:09:50 · answer #3 · answered by firefly 5 · 4⤊ 3⤋
Under the circumstances, I think Walmart was right. It was a holiday, and a group of young kids came in, even If one was old enough to buy. You read every day about kids getting drunk and wrecking killing themselves and others and it is always either somone bought it for them, or the place did not card. And with brownie mix, sorry, I would have thought partiers off the bat. From the tone of your question, I am willing to bet you gave the casher attitude too. I am 40, and they card ME when I go there. I am no big fan of Walmart, but in this issiue, my 10 pts go to Walmart.
2007-01-03 10:09:18 · answer #4 · answered by Common Sense 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I had a friend who went in a gas station to buy some beer and the clerk refused to sell it to him because there were people in his CAR that looked under 21. Most places have a sign that says they have the right to refuse alcohol to anyone. It sucks, but it's the law.
2007-01-03 10:06:26 · answer #5 · answered by Steph. 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
They must attempt to follow the law. You could simply have asked your brother to wait outside, gone back in line, and bought the wine. The law may be stupid, but the company has to obey it as best they can. You have the right to campaign to have the law changed - that's what citizens do if they disagree with something like this.
2007-01-03 11:57:09 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's different because the legal age for drinking is 21. They can do it. You can't take someone under 21 into a liquor store with you, and they can refuse to sell to you. Actually, they can refuse the sale for any reason, but they can absolutely refuse to sell when you are with someone under age. It's absurd, but they can do it. I don't go to walmart either. I guess, next time, leave him in the car.
2007-01-03 10:03:14 · answer #7 · answered by Angry Daisy 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Similar thing happened to me here in England at Asda (Wal-mart owns it).
It is absurd. None of the other big retailers are as fussy. They (Asda) are even raising tobacco purchase age to 18 and alcohol to 21 in their shops, even though over here they're 16 and 18 respectively. Over here, buying alcohol for someone underage is illegal, but surely it's a matter for the police, not some supermarket employee. Just my opinion.
2007-01-03 10:12:03 · answer #8 · answered by M 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
you have a point but most government agencies would side with Wal-Mart. They are given broad dicression on who they can sell alcohol to.
2007-01-03 10:02:22 · answer #9 · answered by diogenese_97 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I agree with Mikey ..you are an idiot....perhaps that's why she didn't sell it to you guys....."sell a black guy a crowbar".....I think you're more discriminatory then the cashier.....
2007-01-03 10:16:00 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋