So if you'll serve I'll be on my way

[venta]

Yesterday lunchtime, I popped into the local Sainsbury's to buy a bottle of wine. For the evening, you understand, not to get me through an afternoon in the office.

The lady on the till asked to see my ID. Legal drinking age in the UK is 18 (I'm 39). I obligingly hoiked my driving licence out of my wallet. I've not been ID'd in a really long time and, while rather surprised that anyone would ask (even though Sainsbury's has a policy of challenging anyone who looks under 25) was slightly pleased.

I handed over my licence.

The lady looked at me in vague bewilderment and said "I was only joking".

Comments

[ghoti.livejournal.com]

How does that even make sense as a joke? People are weird.

[feanelwa.livejournal.com]

That's what I was thinking. Also, shops are loud, so how is somebody meant to spot that you're using a tone of voice that indicates you're joking? What a strange person.

[shermarama]

I'm guessing it was one of those things that made sense inside the cashier's head, but shouldn't really have been shared on account of not everyone living inside her head :/

[venta.livejournal.com]

Thing is, the lady did seem genuinely nice and not trying to be mean. And I can see how maybe someone would think it funny to jokingly ask a grey-haired pensioner for ID. I just didn't think I was that old yet!