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My son got carded.

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IndianInlaw:
Not at a bar or club, but at the grocery store!  The sample lady wanted to make sure he was old enough to eat the samples without parental supervision.

Uh..he's 23. 

He was very gracious about it and we all had a good laugh.

Reika:
O.o?

What kind of samples were these?

IndianInlaw:
cookied (baked in a toaster oven) and chocolate candy.

I can't think of anything (short of Geritol) that would be inappropriate for him.

Reika:
!

Wow, just, wow. First time I've ever heard of someone getting carded. Almost as bad as in the bad old days when I worked in a supermarket and carded some poor lady for a case of beer and she was 30, but looked 10 years younger. My manager was mortified, but I made the woman's day.

Sandi Papaya:

--- Quote from: Reika on December 15, 2006, 09:18:35 PM ---O.o?

What kind of samples were these?

--- End quote ---

They always want to make sure that a kid has parental permission to eat samples because of potential liability issues with food allergies (nuts, shellfish, wheat, soy, etc). If you're lucky enough to look really young, it happens all the time.

In fact, it happened to me when I was about 23-24, which was when I still looked about 16. I was with my mom at Costco, I think, and of course they always have all kinds of samples out. So I go to get one - I don't even remember what it was anymore, but the lady asked my mom (who was with me) if I was old enough to have a sample. My mom said, "Why don't you ask her? She's 23 (or was it 24?)."

Fortunately I didn't have to pull out ID, but the sample lady was pretty embarrassed. Funnily enough, I hardly ever get carded when I purchase alcohol or something like that, but when I win at lotto, even if it's just 2 bucks (which is usually what I get), I ALWAYS get carded. Come on. I'm 31; there's NO way I can look under 18 anymore!!!

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