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GReedDiamond

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29. I do not include a lighter in the "smoking products" category...

Tue Aug 18, 2015, 02:34 AM

Aug 2015

...lighters are used for a multitude of reasons, not just evil tobacco smoking.

Since I am not a tobacco products smoker of any kind, ever, I have a different perspective from you, I suppose.

My main point of the OP was - and still is - that I have never, in a grand total of 60+ years - on this planet - in this dimension - have I ever - at any age whatsoever, since the first time I ever bought a lighter - been asked for ID to buy a lighter.

So that registered at the Moment of Impact as a Giant WTF!

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If you go into a Rite Aid to buy a lighter... [View all] GReedDiamond Aug 2015 OP

I would not treat a clerk that way Skittles Aug 2015 #1

I can honestly say, I have never talked that way to... GReedDiamond Aug 2015 #3

Not only do I never react to the clerk, if I do one of those surveys I give 10's Eliot Rosewater Nov 2018 #59

Funny, I stopped going to Walgreens because they wouldn't sell me 20 days of an allergy med. Thor_MN Aug 2015 #2

The only history I have with Walgreens, as a pharmacy... GReedDiamond Aug 2015 #13

I got carded at Rite Aid for trying to buy a 16 oz. can of beer aint_no_life_nowhere Aug 2015 #4

and yet I can go to my locally owned corner grocery store and not get carded for anything. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2015 #6

I hear ya... GReedDiamond Aug 2015 #8

LOL ohheckyeah Aug 2015 #46

Rite Aid also checks everyone's ID for alcohol purchases, no matter what age. demmiblue Aug 2015 #5

On the few occasions that I have bought beer at Rite Aid... GReedDiamond Aug 2015 #7

Those decisions usually come down from corporate. murielm99 Aug 2015 #10

THANK YOU Skittles Aug 2015 #11

Stop being a corporate douche. Thor_MN Aug 2015 #14

Next time tell them "I'm not a smoker, im an arsonist" Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2015 #9

While it is true, I'm not a "tobacco products" smoker... GReedDiamond Aug 2015 #12

I wonder what they do about those big "grill" lighters DawgHouse Aug 2015 #54

... Rhiannon12866 May 2019 #62

I have been in Retail for many years. wilsonbooks Aug 2015 #15

I'm not after anybody losing their jobs... GReedDiamond Aug 2015 #31

I would have left everything on the counter and walked out. femmocrat Aug 2015 #16

All they need is a birthdate to punch into their system Gigabear Aug 2015 #17

Most Places I've Been To. . . ProfessorGAC Aug 2015 #49

I am 76 years old RebelOne Aug 2015 #18

I do not include a lighter in the "smoking products" category... GReedDiamond Aug 2015 #29

As someone who use to work in a bar, we use to know who was underage... LynneSin Aug 2015 #19

I stopped shopping there months ago when they,... mrmpa Aug 2015 #20

I know what you mean I got carded for the same thing at a Cub grocery store I'm 59 but azurnoir Aug 2015 #21

CVS doesn't even sell matches... ailsagirl Aug 2015 #22

I'm 48 and got carded buying beer at BevMo from a clerk in his 20's. Throd Aug 2015 #23

Funny Related Story ProfessorGAC Aug 2015 #50

'Company Policy' trof Aug 2015 #24

If it's smoking it ain't burning fast enough seveneyes Aug 2015 #25

Wow I didn't know it's OK to call a person a "douche" on DU Tom Kitten Aug 2015 #26

Thanks for your reply, Tom Kitten... GReedDiamond Aug 2015 #27

No you didn't! Tom Kitten Aug 2015 #28

That's what I kinda thought, but... GReedDiamond Aug 2015 #30

I wouldn't call a clerk an "automoton." cwydro Aug 2015 #32

My initial reaction was... GReedDiamond Aug 2015 #35

You do sound a bit stressed. cwydro Aug 2015 #41

Don't worry, I'm just fine... GReedDiamond Aug 2015 #42

OK. cwydro Aug 2015 #44

Likewise, cwydro...nt GReedDiamond Aug 2015 #45

Rite Aid does sell a lighter that states "perfect for lighting campfires, barbeques, pilot lights,.. BlueJazz Aug 2015 #33

Yes, those are what I use for my grill and fireplace. cwydro Aug 2015 #34

I don't have any trouble at all... GReedDiamond Aug 2015 #37

Actually our grocery store here in Pa has to check age for that item. DebJ Aug 2015 #47

A lighter isn't a 'smoking product' any more than a drinking glass LeftinOH Aug 2015 #36

Exactly, LeftinOH... GReedDiamond Aug 2015 #38

I got carded once buying red wine vinegar. Liberal Veteran Aug 2015 #39

My Wegmans does that with beer. Gotta show the Drivers License, everyone. WinkyDink Aug 2015 #40

The issue is not regarding alcohol... GReedDiamond Aug 2015 #43

Apparently there is one in So Central Pa. See my response above. DebJ Aug 2015 #48

Target carded me when I bought Nicorette gum (nt) bigwillq Aug 2015 #51

a kind and gentle suggestion.... steve2470 Aug 2015 #52

Kick. I'll get back to ya. n/t for now. Smarmie Doofus Aug 2015 #53

You all are missing the bigger point... alamandar Apr 2016 #55

I cover my month and date with my finger on my license... alamandar Apr 2016 #56

LOL, the same thing happened to me today in Hollywood. Moe12 Nov 2018 #57

Depending on your state it could be a law to card regardless of how old you look for any product Eliot Rosewater Nov 2018 #58

You're getting mad at a cash register Erosion May 2019 #60

Yes it has. But consider, GReedDiamond, PatrickforO May 2019 #61

I agree the policy is stupid alan1855 Jul 2022 #63

welcome to DU gopiscrap Jul 2022 #65

shades of draconian llashram Jul 2022 #64