Other than for buying alcohol or extra strength decongestant....

[Tommy_Carcetti]

...I don’t recall ever being asked for ID at the grocery store, ever. (And sadly for alcohol it’s happening less and less these days...)

Is there someplace where this actually happens on a regular basis?

I guess maybe for people who write checks, but who writes checks for groceries anymore?

[FSogol]

1. In our area, they check ids for spray paint too. n/t

[Lindsay]

2. Yeah, I think he has a vague memory

of writing a check in a grocery store and typically has it muddled in what passes for his brain.

The ID check that freaked me out the most was for buying a glue stick at a kind of general outlet store. This was back when glue sniffing was a thing, so I could understand wanting ID for certain kinds of glue...but a glue stick that is suitable for grade schoolers? Overchecking, I thought, but provided ID and moved on.

[flibbitygiblets]

6. And how did this help? Are you in a glue stick database now?

Is there a limit on how much you can buy?

[Lindsay]

10. I dunno -

it was an extra large glue stick, so I still haven't used it up. We'll see what happens if I need to buy another one.

[marylandblue]

3. It must be for writing checks, which tells you the last time Trump went to a grocery store

[zipplewrath]

4. SNAP

I think some places will ask for ID for purchases associated with SNAP. But it's not a law. Technically its not required by law to check ID's for alcohol either.

[janterry]

5. Sparklers

In FL, I had to produce ID for sparklers.

[MineralMan]

7. A few people still write checks at the supermarket.

And, like they have always done, they wait until the cashier tells them the total before digging out their checkbook, looking for a pen, and scribbling out their check. Meanwhile, there's a line waiting to check out.

I don't see it a lot, but it does happen occasionally. Typically, it is someone my age (73) or older. They just can't get used to those new-fangled debit cards.

[SCantiGOP]

8. To write a check?

I haven’t seen anybody pay with a check in years, but thats the only thing I could think of.
Some stores used to ask for an ID to go along with a debit card but the embedded chips ended that a few years ago.

This is why he doesn’t like to do unscripted press conferences with reporters who aren’t lackeys - he is afraid of being questioned on things like this.

[meow2u3]

9. I show ID when I use my credit card

I print "Please see ID" next to my signature on my credit cards to protect myself against ID theft and other nefarious activities.

[Submariner]

11. Walmart checked my ID for buying HEET Dry Gas for my car

Evidently, the homeless drink the stuff, and I guess I looked like a homeless slob that day from working on my car.

[MarvinGardens]

12. It's why I quit writing checks.

People still wrote them at grocery stores when I was a young adult, and where I lived then, I was rarely asked for ID. When I moved to the east coast, I would be asked for ID every time. They'd carefully compare my check to the ID and scrawl some things on it, then run it through a machine. It didn't take long for me to switch to other forms of payment. It's been years since I've seen anyone write a check for groceries, and I don't think I've ever been asked for ID for using a debit or credit card for groceries. Some electronics stores, like Frys, will check ID for credit cards.