Cholla Cacti are not nice :
Just curious…
I was in line behind a customer purchasing the canned compressed air used for cleaning computer components and the clerk asked for his date of birth since you have to over 18 to purchase. He refused to give it to the clerk and the clerk informed him that he couldn’t continue with the purchase without a date of birth and to make one up for him was against company policy to which the customer said it was against privacy laws for him to ask for his date of birth. They were at a standstill and he ended up not purchasing the product but that got me thinking if there was such a law. You have to provide your date of birth to purchase cigarettes, alcohol, cold medicine and other regulated products so I don’t think there is a law against a business asking for a consumer’s date of birth.
Anyone know for sure?
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If the product is legally regulated (like cigarettes or alcohol), then by law, a customer/potential buyer must provide proof of DOB to be allowed to purchase that item.
If the shelf with compressed air has a notice that “must be over X years old to purchase”, then the customer has nothing to complain about.
Like a 16-year old getting pissed cuz the gas station attendant won’t sell him a pack of smokes…. Tough nuts, kid!
I don’t think so. There are certain products prohibited by law to be purchased by minors for safety reasons. In these cases they have to check the DOB or check your ID. I had to buy model glue for my teenage nephew one time because they were only allowed to sell it to an adult. I think they use it to get high.
I think that it depends on the situation really. But for the most part they can ask.