PC Gamer - Got i.d mate ?
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22 Feb 2008, 15:21
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went into wh smiths this morning to get some lunch and saw a recent edition of PC gamer, a magazine i'm quite fond of and decide to pick it up and buy took it to the checkout along with a sandwich and a bottle of water.
I give the items to the clerk where he asks me for id ...
i asked why ... ?
and he pointed to the aparent 18 symbol which true enough was present on the magazine
oh my god
so why does PG Gamer and Total PC Gaming have 18 tags and things like Xbox Gamer have only a 15 ?!
ugh
Really poor call by the ratings authority...
I give the items to the clerk where he asks me for id ...
i asked why ... ?
and he pointed to the aparent 18 symbol which true enough was present on the magazine
oh my god
so why does PG Gamer and Total PC Gaming have 18 tags and things like Xbox Gamer have only a 15 ?!
ugh
Really poor call by the ratings authority...
*no one will ask you id unless you buy some porn*
Cigarettes being raised to 18 was ridiculous for a started, i mean im 19, but it pisses me off having to take my i.d with me everywhere just so i can buy a packet of cigarettes.
Then theres clubs, when even if you DO have id, eg. citizenscard, provisional drivers license, they will still not let you in as they still think 'you look too young' to be in the club.
Ridiculous, it really is. And now this example, rated 18 for a fucking magazine. when theres far more vulgar content available to the younger generations.
Stupid i know mate.
The person that id'ed you must of been a right turd.
i remember showin my ID in the whole USA (supermarket, alcohol store, strip club, bars...) though i´ve been 23 years old
i prefer me showin my IP every time instead of my brother gettin what he wants with the age of 12!
Cigarettes being raised to 18 was a good thing really, although its shit for people who are over 18+ and get asked every time, at least its trying to reduce the number of minors smoking, although the majority of the time they just ask some guy who's outside the shop. The magazine issue is a joke tho, i had no idea you had to be 18 although i've never bought one. As for the clerk, did you know if you sell something to any who is underage you can get fined up to £5000 and fired. I do agree that the British goverment is a pile of wank tho =>
Ye, The Netherlands is far more relaxed about all this, 16 for cigarettes/16 for light alcoholic drinks and even Br33Z4h5 who are 14 can get cigarettes and alcoholic drinks. Only downside is that you have to be 18 for getting some drugs.
Here they don't pay attention at the age tags, mostly.
They wanted to change it here aswell, 18 for all alcoholic drinks and ban drugs, but it didn't turn out quite the way they wanted it to be.
I never showed my ID when buying cigarettes, even though I look like a 12 year old with a glued on beard :P
i don'y buy it for the cd though :(
bummer ://
always take ur id with u :P
well i don't get id'ed for it anyway