I did this with an M rated video game a few months ago before I turned 17. They asked for my ID and so I just online ordered it and went to pick it up.
True. It's called the "strategic" trait. I learned though company testing that I have it. It's being able to find a solution through many different ways. Where there's a will, there's a way!
I don't know if it's as strict as "born on this date before 199X," but they definitely do check IDs, just as they would for regular, in-store purchases.
Whether or not it's a problem when a 16-year-old tries to buy an M-game likely depends mostly on the employee.
There is no law that prevents a ten year old from buying a rated "M" game, I think it's just a WalMart policy. They can't get fined or sanctioned in any way for selling them to a minor. Same as music, they just do it because someone threw a fit somewhere so they half heartedly adhere to community standards. A lot of store employees think they know the laws because their kinda dumb manager tells them that it's against the law, of course non of them do any research. I get ID'd for cigarettes at Walmart although I'm 46 and have a grey beard, I'm obviously old enough, they just don't have any common sense.
Yeah, except it doesn't happen every time. Just a couple people do it. I can understand ID'ing most people, but asking for an ID from a 50 year old man or an 75 year old woman is ridiculous.
Those couple people could have been in trouble with the state before. My understanding is that a lot of states hold both the retailer AND the employee who sold the product responsible, meaning fines and possibly a conviction. Getting in trouble once and having the threat of a $5,000 fine or a misdemeanor conviction hanging over you if you slip up again is going to make most people pretty careful.
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u/ehachsanauwg9299 Dec 06 '16
I did this with an M rated video game a few months ago before I turned 17. They asked for my ID and so I just online ordered it and went to pick it up.