Unexpected Request
Grocery Outlet, where we buy stuff like milk and other perishables locally, is a store that sells remaindered grocery items. Consequently, they typically have things you don't see in many stores, and for that matter, what they do have may never be there again. While getting milk today, I also saw a few odd canned sodas, including some canned unflavored sparkling water with a European-sounding name. I thought I'd give it a try. The clerk doing the checkout was obviously new at her job. She got to my 4-pack and asked for ID?
"I don't need to show ID to buy water," I said, pointing out that it was labeled "sparkling water." I assume that the odd shape of the package made her think it was hard seltzer or something like that. She apologized, and I waved it off. I told her how Lisa once was asked to show ID when she was buying a bottle of high-end olive oil that was packaged in the same size and shape bottle as wine. In her case, the checker had to call a manager to confirm that yes, just because it looks like a wine bottle, you don't need to show ID to buy olive oil.
"I don't need to show ID to buy water," I said, pointing out that it was labeled "sparkling water." I assume that the odd shape of the package made her think it was hard seltzer or something like that. She apologized, and I waved it off. I told her how Lisa once was asked to show ID when she was buying a bottle of high-end olive oil that was packaged in the same size and shape bottle as wine. In her case, the checker had to call a manager to confirm that yes, just because it looks like a wine bottle, you don't need to show ID to buy olive oil.