I got CARDED at Walmart...

gr8tpanther said:
It isn't the cashier or the store that bothers, it is the fact that they HAVE to card for something like White Out. It is the simple fact that we have come to NEED to do this with ANYTHING. And WHY? Who is it that makes the laws on WHAT to and NOT to card for? There are many things that can hurt if misused, are we going to put restrictions on EVERYTHING?

If people won't take responsibility for their own actions or the actions of their children then the answer will be yes...we will have to be hassled to buy white out because the store wants to cover themselves (which I completely understand). I don't think it is a law...I think it is more of a Wal-mart policy...I may be worng though.
 
There are a lot of products that could be used for "huffing." Fingernail polish remover, cold medicines, hairspray, etc.

WalMart is not the only store to have such restrictions ... Here Target has a policy about selling too much cold medicine to one particular customer. I had a limit of 2 per box when I bought some and the register was programmed to not accept more purchases of the same product over the limit.

Some stores are removing certain products from shelves because it's such a problem. You would have to buy them at the customer service desk or "behind the counter," I believe.
 
It is stupid! You know that spray hair glitter they have around Halloween? We wear that with our Color Gaurd uniforms, and some girls and I were not allowed to purchase it! I was the oldest (17, about to turn 18) and they took it away. You would have thought we were trying to buy Vodka or something!! A friend of mine tried to get white out for, imagine this, a PROJECT! If kids are going to huff or sniff or whatever they do, being carded at walmart is NOT going to stop them!!!
 
poohandwendy said:
Am I the only one who has a problem with household items being treated as controlled substances, when it comes to minors? Sorry, but I think retail stores (like Walmart) need to leave the parenting up to the parents.

Nope....I agree 100%

I know that if that were me, I'd have been FURIOUS and probably would have asked to speak to a manager. I don't know how old the OP is, but when I was a teenager (under 18) ... if I would have been denied purchasing white out because they think that I 'might' go home and sniff it instead of correct my research paper like it's manufactured for...I would have lost it!

I'm sorry, I was by no means the "perfect teenager" but my parents were the ONLY ones that told me what SCHOOL SUPPLIES I could and couldn't buy!!
 
sunkissed212 said:
Nope....I agree 100%
I don't know how old the OP is...

I am 36! Well over the "gotta be 18 to buy it" age :rolleyes: Heck, I don't even get carded when I go to a bar! :moped:
 
Twinkles6892 said:
We aren't allowed to have white out or glue/rubber cement at school.
What gets me is that most schools still have those markers that smell like fruits and things...red=cherry, orange=orange, yellow=lemon, green=lime, blue=blueberry, purple=grape, brown=cinnamon, black=licorace. No white out, or glue/rubber cement...but here kids! Sniff these markers!!
 
sunkissed212 said:
Nope....I agree 100%

I know that if that were me, I'd have been FURIOUS and probably would have asked to speak to a manager. I don't know how old the OP is, but when I was a teenager (under 18) ... if I would have been denied purchasing white out because they think that I 'might' go home and sniff it instead of correct my research paper like it's manufactured for...I would have lost it!

I'm sorry, I was by no means the "perfect teenager" but my parents were the ONLY ones that told me what SCHOOL SUPPLIES I could and couldn't buy!!

But I think you are missing the point...I honestly don't think they are doing this as a moral stand. They might be...but I would be willing to bet this is to cover their butts in a lawsuit...one that has probably already happened and they are making sure it won't happen in the future.
 
I've been carded at Wal-Mart for buying Children's Tylenol- apparently it can be used to make meth? (The things you learn!) I've also been carded there for buying R-Rated movies (You're supposed to be 17, I'm 23!)
 
I got carded at Target at Christmas time for buying the Halo II video game. The clerk asked me if I was over 18 (c'mon, I'm 46 and look it) and made me show my driver's license to prove my age.

I was also carded at WalMart for buying the White Out tape. You can't even sniff that but because it is listed as White Out, I was ID'ed.
 
dancergirl said:
You would have thought we were trying to buy Vodka or something!!

Yea, but if people are using it to get high, how is it different than vodka? If you had to use vodka for a school project should you not be carded?

I don't argue that the situation stinks. But you can thank all of the idiot kids who sniff the stuff and all their sue-happy parents for your inconvenience.

Walmarts actions, I'm sure, are purely reactive. There are many examples where we end up paying somehow for the activities of a couple idiots. Car and medical insurance rates, airport security, the removal of swingsets from playgrounds, bla bla bla. It's life anymore.

Heck, if people didn't abuse vodka, perhaps it wouldn't be regulated either.
 
dancergirl said:
If kids are going to huff or sniff or whatever they do, being carded at walmart is NOT going to stop them!!!

No, but it is going to make it a little more inconvenient, AND Walmart won't have to deal with the sure-to-follow lawsuit should anything happen to those kids. I don't understand what the big deal about being carded is, Walmart isn't there to be anyone's parent, they're protecting themselves - and actually, if carding keeps a kid from getting high and killing him/herself, good for them. Walmart isn't the only one doing this. Go into Home Depot and buy spraypaint. For some reason, it doesn't happen with all the cans, but many prompt for ID. And you know what? If you look younger than 18, I'm asking for ID - I'm not about to get in trouble because someone doesn't want to be inconvenienced. And if you're not 18? You're not getting the spray paint.
:flower:
 
How about this one. My DH and I were grocery shopping at wal-mart. We bought a 6 pack and naturally she carded us. Now mind you we are both in our 40's and (unfortunatly) look it. I gave her my ID and then asked for my DH's. He didn't have his wallet and since he didn't and couldn't show his ID they wouldn't sell us the beer.

Excuse me???? Since when does everyone present need to be of age? They wouldn't sell to my neighbor either because she happened to be shopping with her teenage son and he wasn't of age.

I'm sorry....but thats idiotic!
 
I am sorry, but I do not see a big deal in carding for this stuff. As a parent, I know I want my child protected. There are many parents who have lost their kids because of "huffing". No one is immune to this sort of thing ...



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While I totally understand all the risks and dangers of huffing, who is walmart to police our childrens actions?
If I'm home sick in bed and my teenager needs white-out towork on a project or something, then I expect he should be able to get. Seems walmarts theory is everyones guilty until proven otherwise.
Its getting to over the top these days and it all boils down to frivolous lawsuits.

Wait, let me edit the lawsuit part so I don't get ripped apart. If we didn't have so many frivolous lawsuits stores would not feel they need to cover their butts. I didn't mean that if somebody died from huffing it is frivolous.
 
I'm not so much against carding. I am just amazed it doesn't happen consistanly
 
phorsenuf said:
While I totally understand all the risks and dangers of huffing, who is walmart to police our childrens actions?
If I'm home sick in bed and my teenager needs white-out towork on a project or something, then I expect he should be able to get. Seems walmarts theory is everyones guilty until proven otherwise.
Its getting to over the top these days and it all boils down to frivolous lawsuits.

Wait, let me edit the lawsuit part so I don't get ripped apart. If we didn't have so many frivolous lawsuits stores would not feel they need to cover their butts. I didn't mean that if somebody died from huffing it is frivolous.
ITA...as far as Walart protecting themselves...um how about fighting the stupid lawsuits by standing up for what is right? NO retailer should be held responsible for household goods used in a manner that they are not intended for. PERIOD. If these big companies would fight these lawsuits, they would succeed in sending a message that you just cannot hold everyone else responsible for your own personal actions.
I am sorry, but I do not see a big deal in carding for this stuff. As a parent, I know I want my child protected. There are many parents who have lost their kids because of "huffing". No one is immune to this sort of thing ...
Sorry, but retailers checking for ID is not going to keep kids who want to huff things from getting a hold of them. These products are found in EVERY household in the nation. They are NOT contraband or controlled substances. Parents need to protect their children, not retailers.
 
poohandwendy said:
They are NOT contraband or controlled substances. Parents need to protect their children, not retailers.

poohandwendy said:
They are NOT contraband or controlled substances. Parents need to protect their children, not retailers.

poohandwendy said:
They are NOT contraband or controlled substances. Parents need to protect their children, not retailers.

poohandwendy said:
They are NOT contraband or controlled substances. Parents need to protect their children, not retailers.

poohandwendy said:
They are NOT contraband or controlled substances. Parents need to protect their children, not retailers.

poohandwendy said:
They are NOT contraband or controlled substances. Parents need to protect their children, not retailers.

Exactly!
 
G00fyDad said:
You can sniff the bottles of white out but since walmart team members enter the item as "White Out" the computer system automatically kicks that message out to the clerk.

Other items would be (but not limited to):

paint
can of compressed air
nail polish remover
rubbing alchohol
wood stain
air fresheners

Air fresheners???? You've got to be kidding!!! I sniff these all the time in the stores :earboy2: .

If anyone finds me in a Walmart in the air freshener aisle with a glazed look on my face, please call my DH at 1-800-WHO-CARES and have him come drag my sorry self out!!!!!!
 
They banned hats in our high school becauseof this...people were putting white out on the brims and smelling it during class.
 
jgmklmhem said:
But I think you are missing the point...I honestly don't think they are doing this as a moral stand. They might be...but I would be willing to bet this is to cover their butts in a lawsuit...one that has probably already happened and they are making sure it won't happen in the future.

You know, you're probably right. That is probably why they are doing it and I do understand that. But that's part of the problem, the justice system lets cases like this through the courts and I think it's absolutely ludacris to blame WALMART for your kids' drug (or huffing whatever!) problem!!! Just like I think it's insane for people to sue the tobacco companies when they're loved ones die from lung cancer. Yes, the company makes the stuff but they're not forcing anyone to use it. I'm suprised that no one has sued Smith & Wesson because someone they knew got killed in a driveby!

TAKE SOME RESPONSIBILITY PEOPLE!!!
 












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