Interesting happening today....

[westside bengal]

Went to Wallster to pick up a few groceries and a tube of Loctite Blue. Moving from one side of the store to the other takes me past the ammo counter so naturally I take a look and they had a few 325 boxes of Federal Automatch 22LR. Of course I bought my 3 box limit. Checking out, there was no ID/age check or anything. I am 70 but the checkout lady never asked or commented at all, just rang me up. I left the counter, picked up the Loctite and headed up front to the self checkout. When scanning my stuff I noticed it said the Loctite was age restricted and had to be reset by the helper before I could continue.

I know I do not get out much but when did it change that I could buy bullets without an ID but I can't by Loctite?

 

[BigRed3588]

I know I do not get out much but when did it change that I could buy bullets without an ID but I can't by Loctite?

It probably changed when that idiot on Instagram put gorilla glue in her hair and had to have it surgically removed.

 

[BankShot]

That's interesting. I got carded at Walmart last week for buying air gun pellets.

 

[jwleeper]

Big brother is looking out for us. It's all about control and it is going to get a lot worse.
Have a great day.
Jim

 

[KARP]

A couple of months ago I bought a #8 opinel folding knife and two shirts at Cabelas in Hammond, the cashier rang up the items and then asked to see my drivers license. I asked her why and she told me a note popped up on the computer screen saying she had to because of the item I was buying. She pointed to the knife, she didn't even know what it was. A younger cashier came over and whispered something I couldn't hear. She turned to me and said never mind and rang me up . ???

 

[Karl-just-Karl]

I think the key statement in your testimonial was, "When scanning my stuff I noticed it said..."

The machine has no idea who is doing the scanning. Also restricted; spray paint, various DVDs, glues/adhesives, certain OTC medications.

Since purchasers are now expected to be unpaid employees in the procurement process, the computers are being left to enforce store policy...until the yellow-vest shows up to make sure you're legit. Thank you litigious society!

 

[Amishman44]

Computers...'smart' phones...etc., are only as competent as the idiot who programs them and they merely try to 'anticipate' issues.
There's nothing better than having an adult-level human being standing there handing the issues in a competent manner.

 

[fullmetaljesus]

I think the key statement in your testimonial was, "When scanning my stuff I noticed it said..."

The machine has no idea who is doing the scanning. Also restricted; spray paint, various DVDs, glues/adhesives, certain OTC medications.

Since purchasers are now expected to be unpaid employees in the procurement process, the computers are being left to enforce store policy...until the yellow-vest shows up to make sure you're legit. Thank you litigious society!

Man, some of you folks are really pissed off about the self checkout thing.

 

[Karl-just-Karl]

Man, some of you folks are really pissed off about the self checkout thing.

Not pissed off, just acknowledging the shift of values away from personal interaction, admiring the ability to bring us low-low prices by eliminating service, and the ability of a retailer to attempt to protect itself from liability by restricting certain purchases until verified by an actual person the age of the buyer. It seems like an obvious, yet odd development to me.

I didn't intend for this to bleed over from the other thread.

I use the self-check stations when my load is light. I might not like the on-set of a cashless society either, but there isn't anything I'm able to do to stop it.

 

[WebSnyper]

I know I do not get out much but when did it change that I could buy bullets without an ID but I can't by Loctite?

Is it possible the computer is smart enough (programmed properly) that if there is more than one age restricted item, and that age is the same for both items potentially, then it aggregates and only prompts once? (22 LR is considered both a rifle and a handgun round so it's age restriction could be 18 for example, along with loctite)... just a thought.

 

[Cameramonkey]

Is it possible the computer is smart enough (programmed properly) that if there is more than one age restricted item, and that age is the same for both items potentially, then it aggregates and only prompts once? (22 LR is considered both a rifle and a handgun round so it's age restriction could be 18 for example, along with loctite)... just a thought.

They do. Ive been carded for spray paint and when I scanned the beer later it didnt ask for a check again.

 

[TheGrumpyGuy]

Man, some of you folks are really pissed off about the self checkout thing.

Don't even get me started...

 

[foszoe]

They do. Ive been carded for spray paint and when I scanned the beer later it didnt ask for a check again.

spray paint has an age limit? is that locality or state?

 

[Hatin Since 87]

spray paint has an age limit? is that locality or state?

Ya, and they just raised it to 21 because 18 is too young to make a lifelong choice like which color you wanna paint your chicken coop.

 

[KARP]

One more thing to keep in mind, those self checkout machines don't pay into social security like their human counterparts do.

 

[foszoe]

Ya, and they just raised it to 21 because 18 is too young to make a lifelong choice like which color you wanna paint your chicken coop.

you gotta be

 

[Cameramonkey]

Drug addicts. Huffing.

 

[Hatin Since 87]

you gotta be

I am. I think?

 

[ditcherman]

Ya, and they just raised it to 21 because 18 is too young to make a lifelong choice like which color you wanna paint your chicken coop.

You coop your chickens?!? You animal. Next thing we know you’ll be eating them!!! Time for some reprogramming!

 

[Hatin Since 87]

You coop your chickens?!? You animal. Next thing we know you’ll be eating them!!! Time for some reprogramming!

If I don’t they keep crossing the road.