So, @riteaid just carded me for buying this lighter. The cash register stopped the woman from competing the transaction without confirming my age.pic.twitter.com/tlq8AeX5yr
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So, @riteaid just carded me for buying this lighter. The cash register stopped the woman from competing the transaction without confirming my age.pic.twitter.com/tlq8AeX5yr
I had my ID in hand already, so I obliged, but as she was checking I asked what the age threshold was. She said it was 19.
Mind you, in the US you can but cigarettes at age 18, and there are no federal or Maryland state laws prohibiting the sale of lighters at any age.
So @riteaid is taking it upon itself to restrict the purchase of fire delivery mechanisms to this arbitrary age in this state. Cool.
Wal-Mart, at least when I worked there in high school, required you to be 18 to buy spray paint and white out. My guess is it's the huffing risk, not the fire that is the reason for the age restriction.
Damn kids huffing fire!
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