My daughter went to the shops to buy a spray deodrant - 'Impulse' was on special, buy one get one free so she took the 2 cans to the check-out, do you have any id? she was asked, well no she replied - Well I can't sell this to you if you are under 18. Had she been trying to buy a bottle of Vodka, glue, spray paint or similar I would welcome this check, but deodrant, is this not crazy? If this is a policy of the shop, should this rule be on show at the shops entrance?
2007-10-07 12:12:00 · 25 answers · asked by gregoryr 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
i was also shocked to find this out a fortnight ago,when my 15yr old sister told me, i agree that a sign should be on display, it is due to solvent abuse, i lost my 14yr male friend to solvent abuse(but he was sniffing gas),how i hate the b*stards that continued to serve him,and the group of friends that encouraged him, but its a sad life that we live in that we cant even by a can of deodorant or hairspray without ID.
2007-10-07 12:23:23 · answer #1 · answered by stokies 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There could be state or local ordinances against selling an aerosol product to anyone under 18 because of the young people abusing aerosol products by 'huffing'. As a mother of a teen you need to educate yourself about these things. Be thankful the shop owner is up on the laws. He may have saved some other teen's life who WOULD abuse the aerosols. We had a 7th grader here in town a few years ago who died when she put WHITE OUT in a paper bag and sniffed the fumes!
2007-10-07 14:13:42 · answer #2 · answered by AmericanPatriot 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to educate yourself on this. Anything in a spray can is used by those who sniff it. I worked in a restaurant and everytime we got whip cream in none of the cans worked. Upon investigation the kitchen help had sniffed the cans. My next question is why your 15 yr old daughter wants spray deoderant. Most girls that age would rather not use any than to use a spray, maybe better check it out?
2007-10-07 12:18:54 · answer #3 · answered by Brianne 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is a new one for the books...there is a craze called "huffing" that the store clerk maybe misinformed about. It is a very addictive and dangerous behavior with poisonous chemical compounds. children as young as 8 have been found, trying to achieve a high from spray paints and other noxious chemicals.. It's so very sad, that's what happens in a Nanny State of Mind society.
2007-10-07 12:18:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Stupid kids have ruined it for the good ones. They can and have used it as an inhalant. You would be amazed how many kids have fried their brains trying to find something new to get high on. You cant sell spray paint to kids in some states unless they have an id showing they are over 18. I worked at Wal-Mart for 4 years and they carded ME for a vicks inhaler... I'm 36 and they knew me... its the law.
2007-10-07 12:14:42 · answer #5 · answered by JackAcid 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Anything with pressurized contents like spray deodorant can be potentially abused as an inhalant. This particular shop may have gotten into trouble in the past. You could always call and ask the management why the policy exists.
2007-10-07 12:16:09 · answer #6 · answered by RayeKaye 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It's terrible..but this is the modern day i'm afraid. Kids nowadays sniff the fumes of those things to get high. It's called solvent abuse.
This is probably why they asked your daughter for an ID. I am sure if you had been there with her at the time though there wouldn't have been a problem.
2007-10-07 19:52:14 · answer #7 · answered by Jock 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The issue with spray paint isn't the paint so mcuh as the aerosol propellants. Which are pretty much the same in deodorant.
I didn't know they even made that stuff anymore!
Try a differnt shop if you wnat to get it, and if you can, then patronize them instead.
2007-10-07 12:15:43 · answer #8 · answered by Barry C 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Is "Huffing", a serious problem in your area? I would check with the police department.Explain to them what happened,they should be able to tell you if there have been an increase or not.
I don't know what type of "household items",the teens these days are using.But it wouldn't surprise me.I'm still wondering who would have ever thought of spray paints to get high???
Take care!
2007-10-07 12:17:23 · answer #9 · answered by need2know 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because you can still get a high off the gases in a can of the stuff....
what would you of done if your daughter had bought them gone off and inhaled them and (heaven forbid) died from it????...probably sued the shop!
Its called covering their ar'ses and in this day and age i dont blame them.
2007-10-07 12:23:44 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋