Cancer Survivor Says The Same Cashier Keeps Giving Her A Hard Time Over Her ID, But A Comment About Her Hair Was The Last Straw
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Getting carded is one thing, but being treated like you’re doing something wrong is another.
For one woman, that became an issue with a cashier at the gas station she visits all the time.
Most of the employees already knew her and rarely asked for ID, but one cashier seemed determined to make things harder for her.
Then one day, the cashier looked at her ID and started saying the photo didn’t even look like her.
But when she started commenting on the customer’s hair, that’s where she drew the line.
Read on to see what happened next.
WIBTA if I complained about a cashier accusing me of having a fake ID?
I (F26) live in a small town and only go to one gas station to get nicotine products for my boyfriend.
When I first was becoming a regular, I’d get carded a few times, but eventually it stopped because of my frequent trips there.
Every time I go in, the manager (F60s?) and I have a nice conversation, and she never carded me after the first few times I went to her. She is a literal saint. One time, she didn’t recognize me and carded me, just to apologize that she didn’t realize it was me.
Then, a new cashier started.
This is where I should add that my picture on my ID and the way I look now are different. In my ID, I basically have a curly, small red afro because my hair was at the beginning of growing back from receiving chemotherapy. It’s been a few years, and my hair is about shoulder length.
Maybe a year ago, I had my first encounter with the cashier (we’ll call her A, F50s). I went in, asked for the Newports, and A and 2 other employees were standing there who know me from how frequently I stopped in.
I showed her my ID while it was still in my wallet. I didn’t take it out because it took a solid 5 minutes to maneuver it out of its slot. She insisted she needed to scan it, and I told her that the other 2 employees have checked me out multiple times, and they vouched for me.
Unfortunately, the cashier was there alone next time.
The next time I was in, employee A was there alone and refused to sell me the cigarettes if I didn’t let her scan it. So it took the 5 minutes to get it out as a line formed behind me, and I just felt the satisfaction beaming from her.
The time after was great. I went in, and employee A was standing next to the manager. The manager and I had our usual small conversation, and I bought the cigarettes without one mention of an ID.
Since then, they have hired new employees, and at first they carded me, and I complied, no problem. They are new. They don’t know. I also switched wallets to speed it up, and now it’s rare to get carded.
Fed up, she got kinda sassy with the cashier.
Today, I went in to buy my bf a pack of his vape pods, and employee A was there alone. I ask her for it, and she asks for my ID. I comply because I know she’s just not cool like the others.
Then she gets all squinty-eyed and looks at my ID and says, “That doesn’t look like you. You look younger than this picture, and your hair—”
I cut her off at that point and told her if she had a problem, she could ask her manager about me. I told her that her manager and I have a full conversation, and I never get carded with her.
Lucky for the cashier, there was another customer in line.
She responded with a sarcastic, “That’s good to know,” and then told me to have a great day.
The only thing that stopped me from snapping about my hair in my ID was because an older man (60s probably) was standing behind me, and I didn’t want to look like that/make it take longer.
When I lost my hair, it became very triggering for me, especially with how long it’s taking to grow. The only reason why I’d feel like an ******* is because I really don’t want to be a pain in the *** to the manager if I’m just being too sensitive, but I feel like how employee A treats me is malicious at this point.
AITA?
Wow! It seems like that woman has some sort of vendetta against the customer.
Let’s take a look at what the readers over at Reddit think about the whole thing.
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This is a very valid point.
This person thinks the cashier has a right to question the ID.
As this comment explains, she was just doing her job.
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Here’s a 40-year-old who still gets carded.
Some places card everyone under a certain age, and for good reason. It’s a very serious thing.
So, there’s nothing wrong with the cashier asking for ID.
However, it does sound like this cashier has a bit of a vendetta against her.
Still, it may be best for her to just expect it from that cashier and let it go.
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